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 2, 2021

Poland voters OK spending, elect officers

Voters approved all measures by overwhelming numbers.
Published
April 2, 2021

Woman dies in Rangeley fire

State fire officials are investigating.
Published
April 2, 2021

COVID-19 cases are creeping up in Maine

In Androscoggin County, health officials reported that roughly 5 percent of people tested for coronaviruses were confirmed or presumed positive.
Published
April 1, 2021

Holy Week: Area churches celebrate Easter in a variety of ways

Some leaders in the Lewiston-Auburn area are hankering for a return to live gatherings even while online services might be easier to manage.
Published
April 1, 2021

Lewiston police investigate reports of gunfire

Several people reported about midnight that they heard five or six shots being fired along Pine Street in the area of Shawmut and Howard streets.
Published
March 31, 2021

Car flips in Walmart parking lot

Police said a leaning pole caused the Jeep to flip onto its side.
Published
March 30, 2021

Spring brings loose boats, gunfighting dickcissels

Street Talk: Potshots, potholes, public nudity and pond passion: Ahhhhhh, spring!
Published
March 28, 2021

Face Time: Mary Bunnell — Working to protect K9 police dogs

Bunnell has since expanded her efforts to equip police K9s all over the state with gear.
Published
March 21, 2021

You can’t kill rock ‘n’ roll: Area musicians stream, practice and hang on to get through the pandemic

The ‘new normal’ was starting to take shape after COVID-19 struck, and as Toby McAllister played his guitar that night, it felt like the end of something, and maybe like the beginning of something else.
Published
March 21, 2021

Talk of the Town: Spring any which way you want

Time to change OK, mea culpa. I’ve learned my lesson and my shame is great. No more joking about that spring forward, fall back business. A couple people wrote in to scold me for getting it backward, in spite of the fact that I’ve been running that gag for years. The irony is that I […]

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