Owner taken to hospital suffering smoke inhalation.
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.
Rescuers pull ice skater out of Thompson Lake in Oxford
Mark Simpson of Oxford was rescued and taken to a Norway hospital.
Murder! What the crows are trying to tell us. Probably.
If you see five crows, sickness will follow; see six crows and death will follow. If you see seven crows or more, you probably need to wash your car.
Talk of the Town: Feed the kitty. Or else.
Avert your eyes! Did you know that in Turner, they have something called a “view tax?” I kid you not, my incredulous friends. I visited a family out there earlier this week and when I commented on their view of the mountains, all white-capped and rolling and whatnot, I was told that they have to […]
‘Gardening begins in January, with the dream’
For many gardeners, January and February are very fertile months — for gathering seeds, planning their gardens and dreaming of spring.
11-year-old Auburn girl charged with stabbing her father
The girl, who has not been identified, was taken to the Long Creek Youth Development Center in South Portland.
‘What about us?’ Older folks wait for vaccine
For the seniors living at the Esplanade and places like it, these are bleak and uncertain times.
Auburn police say girl stabbed father in chest Wednesday morning
Police spent several hours collecting evidence and interviewing potential witnesses.
Dog bites Sabattus toddler in face
Police say girl bitten by the family’s pit bull terrier.
Lewiston couple charged with child endangerment after drug bust
Police said the five children were from ages 1 to 7.