Firefighters put out the fire near the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge in Lewiston.
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
‘Circle Electrik’: Local band Skösh pays homage to 80s Turner nightclub with new song
The Circle Electrik bottle club was located on Route 4 in Turner. In the 1980s, it was considered one of THE places to be, if you lived in the Twin Cities area.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
Street Talk: Old time sleuthing with Ma Bell
Say what you want about the archaic nature of phone books, but with one of them, I found exactly what I was looking for in about six seconds.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Perspective
Voices of the Sun Journal press
The men and women who worked alongside the newspaper’s Goss Urbanite press over its 42 years in service share their memories.
Posted inPerspective
Timeline: 174 years of printing news from Lewiston.
Key dates in the history of printing the Sun Journal and the publications preceding it.
Posted inbPlus, Lewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
Talk of the town: Ode to the potato
Target coming to Auburn Lord, I hope they don’t put up yellow poles to control parking. Stick with those giant red balls, Target. Only a fool would ram into one of those. (Wait for it …) Maine Legislature torches Viking-style funeral pyres bill Waddaya mean? Are you telling me these rituals are illegal at the […]
Posted inFranklin
Police: Child dies by accidental, self-inflicted gunshot wound in town of Temple
Early reports were that the child who died was 4 years old.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
‘Trust me, sweetheart’: Turner woman sniffs out sweepstake scam
“They said they were bringing the news media and that I’d be presented with a check for $3.5 million,” said Sher Blevins. “These people are so convincing that my heart almost skipped a beat.”
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
Those yellow poles in the Walmart parking lot; they’re out to get us
Street Talk: I think we can all agree on this: In the war between Walmart’s yellow poles and our cars, trucks and minivans, the poles are winning on every front.
Posted inbPlus, Lewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
Talk of the Town: Do you smell that?
“Lobster lovers feeling the pinch of high prices” “Feel the pinch!” I get it! Because lobsters have pincers. Ha! That’s a good one! I am laughing out loud. But as far as the craving for lobster, count me out. I lost my taste for them a few years ago when it occurred to me — […]