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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PublishedJuly 15, 2020
Lewiston school committee approves departure of superintendent
The Lewiston School Committee on Wednesday night voted to accept the resignation of Todd Finn while naming Jake Langlais as his temporary replacement.
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PublishedJuly 13, 2020
Mark LaFlamme: The mystery of Todd Finn
It got to the point where I cringed every time I heard the man’s name. All day and into the night, people wrote or called or tapped on my shoulder to say things about the beleaguered school superintendent, Todd Finn. “A wonderful man,” one would declare. “A saint, really. A heroic figure utterly dedicated to the education […]
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PublishedJuly 12, 2020
Face Time: Lisbon auctioneer Daniel Soules and a new record?
The painting, which came out of an estate in Rhode Island after it had been passed down through four generations, was not expected to be such a popular item.
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PublishedJuly 12, 2020
Mark LaFlamme: Surly reporter ready to put on pants
Spot of teeeeea? I tell you people, I’ve been misunderstood about the matter of my shameful foray into tea drinking, as I described in a recent column. In one recent letter, received on Monday, the writer commiserates on the miseries of “refraining from coffee,” and goes on to write, “you mustn’t be despondent, dear one.” […]
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PublishedJuly 10, 2020
Turner postpones annual Town Meeting
Town Manager Kurt Schaub said the town will await the return of traditional meetings, and will operate in the meantime with a budget identical to last year’s.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2020
Maine’s Twitter users among top for anti-mask feelings
Maine ranked fifth in a list of states where heavy opposition to face coverings were observed on the social media platform.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2020
Greene man arrested after high-speed chase
Chad Michael Nichols was arrested by Lewiston police on warrants for multiple drug and weapons charges, as well as a slew of traffic offenses by Maine State Police who pursued him through Greene to Lewiston.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2020
Jay mill to reduce workforce related to April explosion
Nearly 60 people will be laid off as a result of the April explosion that interrupted pulp manufacturing at the Androscoggin Mill.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2020
VIDEO: Watch a tree burn from the inside after a lightning strike
WALES — Thunderstorm not enough to wow you? Need more dazzling effects? The Wales Fire Department on Wednesday posted a video of flames burning within a tree trunk after a lightning strike in the afternoon. Firefighters were sent to the fire near Leeds Junction Road where they found the tree glowing from within. According to […]
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PublishedJuly 6, 2020
Police log
Charges Lewiston • Liban Mohamad, 18, of 55 Tall Pines Drive, on charges of criminal trespass and theft, 7 p.m. Sunday, at that address. • Mustaf Abdille, 33, of 55 Tall Pines Drive, on charges of public consumption of alcohol and violating conditions of release, 11:10 a.m. Monday, on Lisbon Street. • Bryan LeClair, 28, […]
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