Talk of the Town: Spiders, and North American semi-aquatic murder editors, and bears, oh my!
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
Lewiston mayor announces committee to address homelessness
Saying the city needs to rise above “toxic rhetoric,” Carl Sheline said the newly formed committee will make recommendations to the City Council.
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Posted inOxford Hills
Five arrested in Oxford drug bust
The search of an Oxford home Wednesday is related to a state police investigation into a chase involving Ethan Rioux-Poulios of Woodstock that critically injured a Portland driver.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Auburn Water District trustees votes for changes to septic design standards, rezoning
Discussion about a $2 million design for a water filtration plant at Lake Auburn was tabled.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Camper goes up in flames in Lewiston
A homeless man lost all his possessions, Lewiston Fire Investigator Paul Ouellette said.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
Mark LaFlamme: Shamelessly trolling for column ideas
Street Talk: Some very fine ideas were floated by me over the course of the day, and I’d like to get to each and every one of them, but as you can see, I’m almost out of space.
Posted inbPlus, Lewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
Mark LaFlamme: Do you hear what I hear?
Talk of the Town: I can’t afford to go anywhere, but my toilet light provides all the entertainment I need, by golly.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Lewiston’s Bates Mill No. 5 gets $1 million boost for cleanup efforts
The money will pay for removing contaminants from the roof and replacing it.
Posted inFranklin
Kingfield man admits to child sexual exploitation
Richard Hinkley faces between 15 and 30 years in prison.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Congress gives Auburn $2.5 million for new public safety building
The proposed $27 million project will likely head to a vote in November.