In late 2015, 29 years after working as a stock boy at Bourque’s market, he bought the business. The store officially became Ward’s Neighborhood Market on New Year’s Day, 2016.
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, Mark LaFlamme
Mark LaFlamme: Awaiting the last press run on Park Street
Street Talk: In its way, the press is the very symbol of how news is supposed to work.
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Posted inbPlus, Mark LaFlamme
Talk of the Town: Break out the Daisy Dukes, boys. It’s spring.
Lisa’s long-distance pizza Our good friend Lisa, who lives in downtown Lewiston, is at it again. The other night, she got a hankering for piping hot pizza so she placed her order, gave her address and provided all the necessary directions so she could get that pie as quick as possible. The delivery guy called […]
Posted inAndroscoggin County
Poland voters OK spending, elect officers
Voters approved all measures by overwhelming numbers.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Local & State
COVID-19 cases are creeping up in Maine
In Androscoggin County, health officials reported that roughly 5 percent of people tested for coronaviruses were confirmed or presumed positive.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Religion & Values
Holy Week: Area churches celebrate Easter in a variety of ways
Some leaders in the Lewiston-Auburn area are hankering for a return to live gatherings even while online services might be easier to manage.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn
Lewiston police investigate reports of gunfire
Several people reported about midnight that they heard five or six shots being fired along Pine Street in the area of Shawmut and Howard streets.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Car flips in Walmart parking lot
Police said a leaning pole caused the Jeep to flip onto its side.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
Spring brings loose boats, gunfighting dickcissels
Street Talk: Potshots, potholes, public nudity and pond passion: Ahhhhhh, spring!