There was a time when life-changing decisions were made by a group of people huddled around a fire. The tradition continues today with every manner of fire pit imaginable . . . and some you may never have thought of.
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
Fire burns through apartment house in Auburn
Two cats were rescued; 11 people were left homeless.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine Crime, Oxford Hills
Suspect in drug trafficking ring arrested again after crash in Poland
Appleby was found in possession of a stolen gun and numerous illegal drugs, in violation of conditions set after his previous arrest in March, police say.
Posted inOxford Hills
Bethel man dead after crash in Albany Township
Police were called out to the area of 929 Hunts Corner Road at about 1:30 p.m. When they arrived, police found that one occupant had been ejected from the vehicle.
Posted inMaine, News
New Gloucester crews douse brush fire
Investigators said it appeared the cause was ashes from a fireplace.
Posted inbPlus
Face Time: Sigrid Sibley takes Flight thanks to musical ‘eureka’ moment
Since 2016, Sibley and her band Flight have played more than 50 gigs, including fronting for national and international touring acts. Now they’ve released an album and we got the inside scoop.
Posted inbPlus, Lewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
Mark LaFlamme: Two-ply thoughts on Chris Rock and things
Talk of the Town: Meditations on Minions, The Oscars, vacations, toilet paper and so much more.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
‘C’est cheese!’ New restaurant landing at Auburn-Lewiston airport
Dan Caron, renowned chef at The Green Ladle in Lewiston, is launching a new restaurant, The Cheesy Skillet, at the Auburn-Lewiston Municipal Airport this month, with more to come.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
A modern ‘Lord of the Flies’ in Auburn’s Bonney Park
The video out of Bonney Park shows a pair of girls stomping, kicking, punching, kneeing, slapping and generally pummeling a man and a woman who are seated on the ground, offering no threat and putting up no defense.
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Will you marry me? The stories behind 7 readers’ unique marriage proposals.
They were on golf courses. In elevators. In ski lodges. In noisy clubs. Leaning over birthday cakes. At someone else’s wedding. And even in churches. How they popped the question.