Mark LaFlamme

Sun Journal

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
October 21, 2020

Juvenile charged with terrorizing related to Lisbon High School threats

Police said extra officers will remain at the high school through the rest of the week.
Published
October 21, 2020

Two more COVID-19 cases reported at UMF

The school has five weeks left until Thanksgiving break, at which point they will shift to full remote learning.
Published
October 19, 2020

Street Talk: Trick or treat in the New Normal

On Halloween night, the rules are that there ain’t no rules. Except, you know. This year. This year, there are nothing BUT rules
Published
October 18, 2020

Detail oriented pros always find a way to get your car clean

Grime. Mold. Hair. Toenails. Maine pros talk about the art and expertise of rehabbing dirty cars.
Published
October 18, 2020

Mark LaFlamme: Your guide to fancy shopping

Peak foliage or something Yes, yes. The dying leaves are very pretty. Makes me want to put on one of those button-up sweaters, drink a steaming cup of pumpkin-flavored whatever, hang some dead corn on my door and talk about how, when you get right down to it, it really IS the best time of […]
Published
October 17, 2020

Rumford man charged with attacking woman, police

One officer sustains broken nose and black eye and another officer sustains rib injuries before they subdued the suspect.
Published
October 16, 2020

Patients recovering after Wednesday night’s crash in Lewiston

A hospital spokeswoman listed 65-year-old Rosemarie Murphy’s condition as fair at the hospital Friday afternoon.
Published
October 16, 2020

Rumford: Seven arrested for unlawful entry into U.S.

RUMFORD — Two traffic stops, seven arrests. Rumford police on Thursday said a pair of unrelated stops within town limits led them to seven people, most of them from Brazil, believed to be in the country illegally. Two of those arrested are teenagers. On Thursday morning, while conducting focused highway safety patrols, Rumford police stopped […]
Published
October 15, 2020

Lewiston police investigate head-on collision that injures two

Police say Merlin Raven, 81, and Rosemarie Murphy, 65, both of Lewiston, were taken to Central Maine Medical Center after the Wednesday evening crash near Montello Heights.
Published
October 14, 2020

Double rollover crash shuts down Pleasant Street in Mechanic Falls

Police and emergency crews responded at about 3:30 p.m. after two vehicles had collided. Police said speed and alcohol appear to be factors in the crash.

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