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
April 25, 2021

Mark LaFlamme: The Desert of Maine could use some whip cream

The Talk of the Town clears up some confusion over the Freeport tourist attraction, celebrates Canal Draining Day, asks people to take off their shirts and clears up some confusion over scintillating scotoma.
Published
April 21, 2021

Lewiston dog attack victim still hospitalized, thankful for support

The victim of a vicious dog attack at her home last week, Constance Veilleux remains at Central Maine Medical Center where she will likely undergo further surgeries to repair damage to both arms suffered in the attack.
Published
April 20, 2021

Street Talk: Hankering for a small-town gig

There’s a certain kind of salt-of-the-earth charm about local scuttlebutt that is exclusive to the American small town. If that’s where I ended up for my remaining reporter days, I’d have no complaints.
Published
April 20, 2021

Outcome of jury verdict in Chauvin trial unsurprising to local attorneys, officials

As stunning as the verdict was for many, it was not an outright surprise for local attorneys who have been following the case closely.
Published
April 18, 2021

Face Time: Carolyn Tucker — Searching for aha moments and $20,000

Tucker is one of many people looking for clues as part of a treasure hunt organized by a company called Dirigo Treasure out of Newcastle.
Published
April 18, 2021

Talk of the town: Dragons, unicorns and a spot of tea

So, a dragon and a bright pink unicorn are walking up Lisbon Street, right? That’s not the start of a joke, it really happened.
Published
April 16, 2021

Ward’s Neighborhood Market in Lewiston reopening Saturday

Leon Ward’s family posted a message to the store Facebook page announcing the 8 a.m. opening.
Published
April 16, 2021

For some, spring storm brings winter problems; for others, it was just another day in New England

How the storm appeared Friday depended on where you were and what time it happened to be.
Published
April 16, 2021

Lewiston woman mauled by dog remains hospitalized

An animal control officer said he expects the results of a rabies test on the pit bull this weekend.
Published
April 13, 2021

Street Talk: A long-ago fire burned into memory

Fire, I would come to accept, is as cruel and indiscriminate as any force on earth. It will take without compunction a child not yet old enough to walk on his own or an old woman too infirm to save herself.

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