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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
    December 13, 2019

    Despite rescue attempt, man dies after car crashes into West Paris brook off Route 26

    Three men jumped into the water and pulled the victim to shore in an attempt to save him.

  • Published
    December 12, 2019

    Gunfire outside Lewiston apartment building hits a refrigerator

    LEWISTON — Police are investigating after shots were reported fired early Thursday on Walnut Street. Police said one shot passed through a tenement wall and struck a refrigerator inside a home at 21 Walnut St. No one was hurt and no arrests were made as of late Thursday afternoon. It happened shortly after midnight, police […]

  • Published
    December 10, 2019

    Demolishing monuments to local journalism

    Progress is a thing that has to happen everywhere sooner or later. Now it’s Lewiston’s turn to transform generations of memories into shopping, green space and modern housing. 

  • Published
    December 8, 2019

    So vivid it must be real

    Several people who wrote us with their dreams insist that sometimes the action gets so wild in there, they wish they could record their dreams and turn them into blockbuster movies. But we all know how it is. Dreams are slippery things and near impossible to control. “I often have dreams that wake me up […]

  • Published
    December 8, 2019

    Sleep with the lights on:

    A short list of movies about dreams

  • Published
    December 7, 2019

    My truck is ready to go in case war breaks out…. or a bull

    You shouldn’t have Some incredibly nice person sent me a note along with a significant amount of cash to help with my truck repairs. The gesture is unbelievably kind and it’s another sign that there are still plenty of good people left in the world. The problem is that I’m extremely uncomfortable accepting money from […]

  • Published
    December 7, 2019

    Killer broccoli? Missing teeth? Two-timing Tom Brady? Your wild dreams and what they mean. Maybe.

    Experts say readers’ dreams can reveal insights, but the meaning is often elusive.

  • Published
    December 6, 2019

    Twin Cities celebrate Christmas

    Snow adds festive air to Lewiston and Auburn events

  • Published
    December 6, 2019

    Break-in reported at Lewiston House of Pizza

    LEWISTON — Someone cut phone lines and entered the Lewiston House of Pizza on Lincoln Street on Friday morning. Restaurant employees discovered the break-in when they arrived for work. Police were called about 9 a.m. and detectives collected evidence. It was not immediately clear what was taken in the burglary. The business was operating later […]

  • Published
    December 5, 2019

    Man arrested, deputy injured in Canton scuffle

    Shane Edwards charged with assault and obstruction of justice.