Supermarket flaggers, the state of the economy and too many poles: The view from writer Mark LaFlamme’s desk.
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 inbPlus, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
Face Time: Chasing Bigfoot (except in Turner) with Michelle Souliere
Bigfoot? The Turner Beast? If it’s strange, mysterious or creepy, Michelle Souliere probably knows a thing or two about it.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Car slams into Lewiston house
LEWISTON — A car slammed into a house on Pleasant Street on Thursday night, rattling a woman who lives inside. Nobody was hurt when the Hyundai Accent skidded across the lawn and struck the corner of a the house at 295 Pleasant St. shortly after 7 p.m. Immediately after the crash, witnesses reported seeing three […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Torrential rain hits Maine as Tropical Storm Elsa arrives in the Northeast
Weather forecasters say between 3 and 5 inches of rain per hour are possible at times.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Auburn police charge 2 employees at McDonald’s where Suboxone fell into a Happy Meal
Police say video surveillance showed the drug falling out of a worker’s shirt pocket into the food container.
Posted inbPlus, Lewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
Mark LaFlamme: Don’t step on any sparklers
Talk of the Town: Readers know a lot about pedaling pet passengers and names that rhyme with mayor. But do they know what NOT to do with fireorks?
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Auburn police continue investigating source of drugs found in McDonald’s Happy Meal
Oxford mother says Suboxone was in box with chicken nuggets and fries.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn
Sabattus officials mull plan to ship sewage to Lewiston
The Sanitary/Water District has upgraded the treatment plant, but it doesn’t meet state discharge limits.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Report: Suboxone, drug used to treat opioid dependence, found in McDonald’s Happy Meal in Auburn
Police investigating after a mother from the Oxford area spotted the drugs inside the Happy Meal box she ordered for her son.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
Eureka! Walmart pole mystery solved!
Street Talk: Behold the A-pillar blind spot, the cause of so much woe and/or hilarity.