In Berwick, Lisa would sit on the hammock and wait for nature to entertain her. In Lewiston, it’s very much the same, although the nature of the wildlife has changed.
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Mark LaFlamme: We had joy, we had fun
Heads up You know what’s cool about the self checkout lines at Hannaford? They have cameras pointing down from the ceiling so finally you get to see what the top of your head looks like. I mean, haven’t you always wondered? My God I have a handsome scalp! Well, dog gone Saw a man walking […]
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Volunteer firefighters: Heroes you have never heard of
Here were teams of firefighters doing things that most of us would not do on our bravest days.
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Talk of the town: Blue days, black nights
Voices carry In Lewiston on Thursday a man called 911 to report there were two women in his apartment who would not be quiet. Smart move all around, bro. I’m sure the cop AND the ladies in question won’t be mad about this at all. Maybe tomorrow, you can call the po po because your […]
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Mark LaFlamme: You mad, bro?
Call me paranoid, but I get the sense that any minute now, an editor is going to slither over and demand that I write a story about the arctic blast headed in our direction. Arctic air is pretty intense and all, but it isn’t the coldest thing in the world – there is nothing quite […]
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Mark LaFlamme: Would you like a car wash today?
Don’t blink during wintertime in Lewiston What’s this? You say 41 vehicles were towed for on-street parking in Lewiston after a recent three-incher of a snowstorm? You say nearly four dozen people didn’t know better in spite of that fancy flashing lights system they installed in the City Hall tower? Clearly what we need next […]
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Street Talk: A song of ink and paper
On those nights of really big news, you waited around for the paper to come sliding off the press, and to hell with dinner or whatever you’d had planned that night.
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Street Talk: Snow days then vs. snow days now
Getting ready to do something truly stupid with a roof rake and a saucer sled.
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Mark LaFlamme: I don’t see how that’s any of your business
This, that and the other thing
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Mark LaFlamme: The five (or so) stages of a head cold
Your head feels as though some cruel sadist has stuffed a hose in each of your ears and pumped it full of pea soup.