Some speculate about illness among staff, but no officials would comment.
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 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.
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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.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
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.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Wales: Seized cats to be returned to owner
A Lewiston District Court judge dismissed the case for lack of merit.
Posted inbPlus, Mark LaFlamme
Mark LaFlamme: Low-hanging fruit and other afflictions
Crack in a bag You know what’s an abomination? Unshelled pistachios. They sell them in all the grocery stores now — they might as well sell pure heroin right there in the produce section. If you don’t have the mouth-watering, finger-bleeding agony of trying to open the shells to get at the delicious nut, your […]
Posted inbPlus
‘He’s awesome!’ Walking the beat with Officer Ryan Gagnon
All summer long, Gagnon, a Lewiston-native and former Portland cop, has been walking his new downtown Lewiston beat. Residents and business owners say he has quickly created a noticeable improvement to the area.
Posted inbPlus
Face time: Top Scholar Katelyn Ellis
After graduating with a full scholarship from the University of Maine, the Dixfield native is off to earn her master’s degree.
Posted inLocal & State
‘We’re running out of time:’ Groups reflect on river pollution
At one time, the Androscoggin was considered among the most polluted rivers in the nation.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Former Lewiston and Auburn Mayor John Jenkins dies
The Bates College grad got into politics in Lewiston in 1993.