Police say Merlin Raven, 81, and Rosemarie Murphy, 65, both of Lewiston, were taken to Central Maine Medical Center after the Wednesday evening crash near Montello Heights.
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
Double rollover crash shuts down Pleasant Street in Mechanic Falls
Police and emergency crews responded at about 3:30 p.m. after two vehicles had collided. Police said speed and alcohol appear to be factors in the crash.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Woman injured in Lewiston crash
Police shut down a section of College Street between Montello Street and Stetson Road as fire crews freed the driver from the wreckage.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
Mark LaFlamme: Tattered signs of things to come
Around here, people are ripping up campaign signs in the dark of night. In other parts of the country, they have advanced to burning down businesses, toppling statutes and shooting one another on the streets over differences of opinion.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Two people associated with Turner post office test positive for COVID-19
The U.S. Postal Service has offered “liberal leave” to postal employees who may have been in contact with the confirmed cases.
Posted inbPlus, Mark LaFlamme
Mark LaFlamme: Hocus pocus, your money is gone!
Keyed up So, I got this new truck — the Nissan Titan, you may bow in worship now — but it came with just one key, so I figured I’d go have a couple new ones cut. You know, fork over five or six bucks and the nice lady will chop up some new keys […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Turner mystery: Complaints arise about local post office
Some speculate about illness among staff, but no officials would comment.
Posted inFranklin, Schools & Education
COVID-19 reported at Academy Hill School in Wilton
School officials are working with the Maine CDC to ensure that their response to the positive test aligns with the current safety guidelines.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Pedestrian killed on Route 4 in Turner
Police said Dillon Jordan, 33, of Turner was walking in the middle of the northbound lane, wearing dark clothing, when he was struck by an SUV driven by Sandra Shirley, 64, of Auburn on Monday night.
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Mark LaFlamme: Anything but politics
Just thinking about the act of writing about the politics of the day triggered a gag reflex so powerful, it nearly made me throw up on my cat again.