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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PublishedOctober 7, 2020
Pedestrian killed on Route 4 in Turner
Police said Dillon Jordan, 33, of Turner was walking in the middle of the northbound lane, wearing dark clothing, when he was struck by an SUV driven by Sandra Shirley, 64, of Auburn on Monday night.
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PublishedOctober 6, 2020
Mark LaFlamme: Anything but politics
Just thinking about the act of writing about the politics of the day triggered a gag reflex so powerful, it nearly made me throw up on my cat again.
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PublishedOctober 6, 2020
Wales: Seized cats to be returned to owner
A Lewiston District Court judge dismissed the case for lack of merit.
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PublishedOctober 4, 2020
Mark LaFlamme: Low-hanging fruit and other afflictions
Crack in a bag You know what’s an abomination? Unshelled pistachios. They sell them in all the grocery stores now — they might as well sell pure heroin right there in the produce section. If you don’t have the mouth-watering, finger-bleeding agony of trying to open the shells to get at the delicious nut, your […]
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PublishedOctober 4, 2020
‘He’s awesome!’ Walking the beat with Officer Ryan Gagnon
All summer long, Gagnon, a Lewiston-native and former Portland cop, has been walking his new downtown Lewiston beat. Residents and business owners say he has quickly created a noticeable improvement to the area.
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PublishedOctober 4, 2020
Face time: Top Scholar Katelyn Ellis
After graduating with a full scholarship from the University of Maine, the Dixfield native is off to earn her master’s degree.
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PublishedOctober 1, 2020
‘We’re running out of time:’ Groups reflect on river pollution
At one time, the Androscoggin was considered among the most polluted rivers in the nation.
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2020
Former Lewiston and Auburn Mayor John Jenkins dies
The Bates College grad got into politics in Lewiston in 1993.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2020
Mark LaFlamme: Missing kids and worst-case scenarios
These were the days before the internet and cellphones, but I tell you, rumors of a missing kid still had a way of spreading like wildfire. Word spread through corner stores, laundromats, lumber yards, hair salons . . .
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2020
Mark LaFlamme: Where are the hula hoops, harmonicas and pogo sticks?
A good day to castrate farm animals Hey, don’t look at me like that. This wasn’t my idea. I ain’t castrating anybody. I’m just pointing out that, according to The Farmer’s Almanac, now is a good time if you’re into this sort of thing. And let’s face it: is anything more embarrassing than performing a […]
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