Mark LaFlamme

Sun Journal

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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Published
January 13, 2021

Dog bites Sabattus toddler in face

Police say girl bitten by the family’s pit bull terrier.
Published
January 13, 2021

Lewiston couple charged with child endangerment after drug bust

Police said the five children were from ages 1 to 7.
Published
January 8, 2021

Fire guts home in Oxford

The house, located in the village of Welchville, was gutted. The cause was still being investigated on Friday.
Published
January 7, 2021

Home burns in Oxford

Firefighters battled a smoky blaze at 554 Main St. early Thursday evening.
Published
January 6, 2021

‘This is not who we are as Americans and it certainly is not who we are as Mainers’

Some found understanding in the desperation behind the violence that erupted at the U.S. Capitol. Others decried the actions and called it ‘unsettling.’
Published
January 6, 2021

Suspects arrested in Lewiston burglary sprees

Money, a child’s hat and mittens, electronics and at least one gun taken.
Published
January 5, 2021

Street Talk: Winter lies I tell myself

Come late summer, I’m typically sanguine about my chances of finally enjoying winter for a change — enjoying it the way I did when I was a boy and every day was a thrill of sleds and skates and snowballs hucked at the unwary.
Published
January 3, 2021

Block party: The Lego universe calls to Mainers young and old

With something like 1,300 Lego pieces being produced every second, local Lego buffs say the ‘healthy habit’ appeals to their love of design, architecture, engineering, community building, control and simple fun.
Published
January 3, 2021

Building momentum: The Lego universe calls to Mainers young and old

With something like 1,300 Lego pieces being produced every second, local Lego buffs say the ‘healthy habit’ appeals to their love of design, architecture, engineering, community building, control and simple fun.
Published
January 3, 2021

Talk of the Town: Cleaning up my act

Mark LaFlamme got a new washing machine and fancy key fob for his truck. And now he’s seeing life in a whole new way. Except on the passenger side of his truck. Let him explain.

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