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 18, 2019
Rumford police reassure public about bobcat hanging out near High Bridge
RUMFORD – If you happen to be crossing High Bridge any time soon, keep your eyes out to see if there’s a cat in your midst. A very big cat. Rumford police Thursday night announced that a bobcat has been seen in the area, but stressed that there’s no reason for alarm. “According to our […]
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PublishedJuly 18, 2019
Giusti case: Teen suspect charged with assault in youth lockup
Emmanuel Nkurunziza is charged with assault after a fight his lawyer described as “a racially-charged incident.”
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PublishedJuly 17, 2019
Shed burns in Lewiston; cause unknown
No one was injured at the scene on Howe Street and the cause was under investigation.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2019
Fire rousts tenants in Auburn
The blaze at 46 High St. started on the first floor at the back of the building.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2019
Vermont woman injured when motorcycles, car collide in Auburn
Police said the motorcyclists were traveling south in the northbound lanes of Washington Street.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2019
PHOTO: New Lewiston school superintendent gets to work
Todd Finn attended his first official School Committee meeting Monday night.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2019
Mark LaFlamme: The skunk, the pothole and the voluntary wedgie
They say there was a secret chord On Nichols Street in Lewiston, near the Sabattus Street end, is a funky pothole in the shape of a guitar. If you hit it at appreciable speed, the tragic clank of your shocks blowing apart sounds a bit like the opening of Jimi Hendrix’s “Are You Experienced.” Ask […]
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PublishedJuly 12, 2019
Three buildings burn in Wales
WALES – Firefighters from Wales and Sabattus saved a home Thursday afternoon when three outbuildings caught fire at 237 Oak Hill Road. Wales fire officials said crews aggressively attacked the flames to keep them from the mobile home nearby. No one was hurt and other than melted siding, the home was spared. Fire officials said […]
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PublishedJuly 12, 2019
Flying high: Mrs. Maine headed to national competition
AUGUSTA — Sabattus native Allison Tribou was never much for the hustle and bustle of travel. She had never been on an airplane. She didn’t care for hotels, and running all over the place just seemed like an overwhelming prospect. Look at her now. Tribou, 33, was named Mrs. Maine America in May, and in […]
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PublishedJuly 11, 2019
Stephen King, the mystery woman and the unlocked window: Methodist Church burglarized in Durham
DURHAM — In the Durham Historical Society archives is an old newspaper photo of author Stephen King giving a sermon at the Methodist Church not far from his childhood home. In that photo, several items can be seen. Among them: a flag, a cross and a memorial plaque hanging on a wall. All of those […]
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