There’s a new crime-fighting duo in town and at least one would-be porch pirate has been sent packing because of it, Mark Laflamme writes.
Mark LaFlamme
Staff Writer
Mark LaFlamme is a Sun Journal reporter and weekly columnist. He's been on the nighttime police beat since 1994, which is just grand because he doesn't like getting out of bed before noon. Mark is the author of eight published novels and rides a dual sport motorcycle everywhere he goes. Unless it's winter, in which case he just sulks a lot.
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Feds investigating Maine’s practice of placing transgender inmates in women’s prison
The U.S. Justice Department says it will also investigate the practice in California, citing reports of sexual harassment and assault by transgender inmates in both states.
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Leeds farmer found guilty of murder in 2023 shooting death of Windham man
Prosecutors said Joseph Chute killed Alex Jackson over a debt in May 2023.
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Androscoggin County union lashes out over building conditions
The majority of Androscoggin County commissioners have declared that the price tag for a new sheriff’s office is too high.
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A dead truck, a purloined coat and a baby kangaroo walk into a bar… | Column
Always willing to help his fellow citizens out of a jam, writer Mark LaFlamme is willing to take one (coat) for the team. And a balaclava.
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Former Sun Journal journalists receive Yankee Quill Awards
Judy Meyer and Rex Rhoades were honored for their commitment to journalism and for their defense of the First Amendment
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Turner residents chip in on reward after dog dies from pellet wound
The damage from the pellet was so severe, the animal had to be euthanized.
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Leeds man on trial for 2023 killing of Windham man whose body was found in barrel
Joseph Chute is accused of shooting 34-year-old Alex Jackson in the back of the head on May 12, 2023.
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My stunning wardrobe and other poetic thoughts on the weather | Column
Columnist Mark LaFlamme changes into his mesh tank top and stews about the annoyances of sudden warm weather.
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Town says George Stanley’s junkyard in Greene will be cleaned up. Eventually.
Stanley, a longtime thorn in Greene’s side, is living elsewhere now, but the town said it will still proceed carefully with plans to address his Route 202 property.