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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, Lewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
Street Talk: Roll up the windows, kids, we’re heading to Leeds
The messages used to come in like clockwork. “Golly,” the caller or letter writer would say. “You sure picked the right city in which to do your crime reporting.” “Sure did, Bucko,” I’d respond, because that’s the way we talked back then. “It’s keen.” Those out-of-town folks would be reacting to the latest atrocity to […]
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, bPlus, Lewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
Stray dogs and pale green pants
All bark, no bite Some safety minded folks were disturbed, apparently, over my description of my abandoned play with strange dogs. I hang my head and tuck my tail with shame. The fact is, I exaggerated in that column, if you can imagine it, for dramatic effect. I have two rules when it comes to […]
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State
‘Completely changed my life:’ A year of COVID
We talk to area residents about the losses and the lessons one year after COVID hit Maine.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Minot to vote on broadband issue
Elections for selectmen and School Committee on the March 12 warrant.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Cold and wind batters central and western Maine; thousands lose power
Some homeless men and women sought shelter from the weather Tuesday while others chose to ride it out at homeless encampments.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
Street Talk: May I pet your dog and/or cat?
It’s no secret that I have what is known in zoology circles — and by my own team of therapists — as dog envy. If I see a strange dog on the street, on a hiking trail, or eating from of an overturned trash can at the curb, I immediately want to play with it, giving no thought at all as to where it’s been.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, River Valley
Former Auburn lawyer Seth Carey arrested in Florida, charged with sex crimes
Police said their investigation began in March 2018, when a 34-year-old woman reported to Rumford police that Carey, now 46, had sexually assaulted her.
Posted inbPlus, Mark LaFlamme
Talk of the town: I love what you’ve done with your hair
Take a seat Another poignant observation from my downtown friend Lisa: “It was on Super Bowl Sunday that I saw a guy walking down Pine Street carrying a recliner over his head. I guess he was bringing his own lucky chair to his friend’s house to watch the game.” Makes me wonder what this dude […]
Posted inbPlus
Lost pet? Search the right way
Here are some tips on finding a missing pet, from the pros at Maine Lost Dog Recovery and its cousin Maine Lost Cat Recovery.