By early Friday night, as the grounds at Simard-Payne Memorial Park were very quickly filling up, the balloon festival was already on a roll, thanks to a near-flawless morning launch.
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.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Woman accidentally shot in Lewiston while grabbing Windham officer’s gun, police say
The woman managed to get her hands on a Windham police officer’s gun. She squeezed the trigger and a round was fired, officials said.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
Mark LaFlamme: How NOT to remove a bat from your house
Street Talk: By the time I pulled myself up and scraped the potting soil out of my ears, the bat was in the kitchen, flitting about in those crazy parabolas bats like so much.
Posted inbPlus, Lewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
Mark LaFlamme: We’ve got enough problems with Target balls and earwigs
Talk of the Town: Target is almost here. I can hardly wait to see if Target’s iconic red orbs are going to get the same treatment Walmart’s maligned yellow poles get.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Bail set for suspect in shooting on Androscoggin River trail
Kody Ouellette told police he didn’t intend to hit or kill anybody when he fired off a round from a .22 on the walking trail Thursday morning.
Posted inAndroscoggin County
Sabattus man charged in Thursday night’s 3-vehicle crash on Crowley Road
Police say speed and alcohol were factors in the crash.
Posted inAndroscoggin County
Several people injured in Sabattus crash
Early reports were that 10 people were hurt in the wreck, some of them seriously. More than a half dozen ambulances were sent to the scene.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
One person hurt in bridge rollover crash in Auburn
As fire and rescue crews treated the patient, traffic was backed up in the lanes headed from Auburn into Lewiston.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Gunman shoots at woman while chasing her on Lewiston walking trail
The woman was not struck by gunfire or otherwise seriously injured. A man from Tall Pines Drive was arrested.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Two injured in Hotel Road crash in Auburn
One vehicle flips onto its side at the intersection of Hotel Road and Kittyhawk Avenue.