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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PublishedApril 22, 2025
Human factor missing from plight of the rising rents
Having worked with the homeless for a good chunk of his life, Jessy Kendall got an up-close look at how easy it is for a person to land on the streets, Mark LaFlamme writes.
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PublishedApril 20, 2025
My hostile takeover of Buckfield and an exciting new doctor in town | Mark LaFlamme
Talk of the Town: The upside of my new office massage chair: no need for quarters. The downside: typos.
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PublishedApril 18, 2025
Serious injuries reported in Sabattus crash
Early reports were that the vehicles had collided head-on on Route 132. One of the vehicles was reportedly on its side and on fire with at least one occupant still trapped inside.
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PublishedApril 18, 2025
Rollover crash involving two women ties up traffic in Auburn
Each of the women suffered minor injuries in the afternoon crash on Center Street.
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PublishedApril 18, 2025
Paul Dionne, lawyer, author, former Lewiston mayor, dies
‘Paul loved Lewiston and Lewiston loved him right back,’ Mayor Carl Sheline said. ‘We have lost a pillar in our community.’
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PublishedApril 17, 2025
Two arrested during drug raid in South Paris
Because the occupants of the home were considered dangerous, police said, the Maine State Police Tactical Team assisted as the home was entered and the suspects arrested.
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PublishedApril 17, 2025
Auburn pair arrested on charges of drug trafficking, possessing methamphetamine
Jeffrey Bartos and Miranda Loggans were charged with aggravated drug trafficking and drug possession just over a year after being charged with animal cruelty when 60 cats were removed from their Seventh Street home.
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PublishedApril 17, 2025
Seppala Siberian nears finish line to be Maine’s state dog
The breed is descended from Togo, who a century ago led a team through the Alaskan wilderness to deliver diphtheria serum to the children of Nome. The dog later lived in Poland Spring.
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PublishedApril 16, 2025
Minot man charged in crash that injured 4, including Monmouth police lieutenant
Police said Sean McNeil was drunk and driving recklessly on the early evening of Jan. 6 when his Ford pickup truck crossed the centerline on Turner Center Road and into the path of a truck.
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PublishedApril 14, 2025
Mr. Drew and His Animals, Too searching for new location. Again.
Drew Desjardins, owner of the business, announced Monday that he has been told that he needs to leave his spacious spot at the Lewiston Mall by the end of July.
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