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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 inAndroscoggin County, Bethel, bPlus, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Mahoosuc Land Trust: Preserving for ‘everyone’
Whatever one hankers for when heading outdoors, Mahoosuc Land Trust and its ever-growing conserved lands probably have something for them. ‘We would like people to understand that we conserve properties with everyone in mind.’
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Posted inLocal & State, Oxford Hills
Police issue Silver Alert for missing Oxford woman
Virginia Slicer, 70, was last seen in the Dover-Foxcroft area about 4 p.m., police said, and may be trying to get to Newport.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
‘A fun-filled summer’: Maine Bicentennial Parade is a go
The parade celebrating Maine’s 200th birthday is slated to be held in the Twin Cities on Saturday, Aug. 21, kicking off at 10 a.m.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, Mark LaFlamme, Op-Eds
Street Talk: Even pilgrims made the police log
I have never had any sort of personal link to the logs, other than the philosophical demand that if you’re going to run the arrests, you have to do it fairly.
Posted inbPlus, Mark LaFlamme
Talk of the town: If my cat calls, tell her I’m not here
The Great Leaning Pole of Walmart OK, what IS the deal with that leaning pole in the Walmart parking lot? Every day there’s a new picture of somebody’s car either tipped over on its side or just leaning comically because somebody drove into that pole again and at appreciable speed. Either we’ve got some strange […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
‘A star for one night:’ Adult ed teen can’t go to Poland prom
As it is with so many things over the past year, the villain in this story is COVID-19.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Man killed in Auburn motorcycle crash
Police said there are no indications that speed or alcohol were factors in the wreck.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Traffic sensors coming to Route 4 in Turner
TURNER — The Maine Department of Transportation will install new traffic count sensors on Route 4 next week. The work will involve lane closures south of Harlow Hill Road. Work is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. Monday and require closure of the southbound lane. Work requiring the closure of the northbound lane will begin […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Sabattus-based school board moves toward restructuring schools
Officials say moving from five buildings to three will reduce current and long-term costs.