When the incident was first reported, police were told that a shot had been fired and that the man who fired it was outside with the gun.
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, Mark LaFlamme
Grocery baggers deserve all the glory
Street Talk: The brave men and women who bag groceries, many of them teenagers, routinely endure misdirected verbal abuses all while taking great care to never bruise the bananas or squish the bread.
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Posted inbPlus, Mark LaFlamme
These are dark days indeed without a toilet light
Talk of the Town: Nothing says ‘supply chain failure’ like waiting three or four days for a replacement.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme, Oxford Hills
A heaping helping of a mother’s gratitude for Thanksgiving Day
Street Talk: Two weeks ago, it seemed there was a strong chance that the boy named Felix would never see another Thanksgiving at all, let alone this one.
Posted inbPlus, Lewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
Talk of the town: Business advice that’s totally not stupid
To whom am I speaking? Oh, this is spooky. Apparently, the Sun Journal provides an audio service where some robotic voice will read the day’s news to you, the “reader.” I tried it the other day with one of my columns and I’ve got to admit, the narrator sounded pretty authentic. The creepiest part was […]
Posted inFranklin
Fundraiser established for family of Dixfield crash victim
Brian Carrol, 15, was killed in the Nov. 14 wreck in Phillips that also injured two others.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Man burned out of home in Lewiston
Lewiston Fire Inspector Paul Ouellette said the fire started on an outside wall of the single-family home and then burned into the attic and through the roof.
Posted inFranklin
Michelle Tranten to resign as principal at Mt. Abram High School, superintendent says
Tranten, principal of the school since 2015, had been the target of a “no confidence” vote reportedly signed by half of the student body earlier this month.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
Woman says she was ‘just a mom’ when she comforted injured toddler
For many long minutes, Kim Dupuis crouched beside the battered truck in Auburn and held the hand of the 3-year-old.
Posted inbPlus, Mark LaFlamme
Tale of a Halloween home intruder…sort of
Talk of the Town: By the way, for the second time in around five years, I accidentally walked into the ladies room at a local business. In my defense …