These were the days before the internet and cellphones, but I tell you, rumors of a missing kid still had a way of spreading like wildfire. Word spread through corner stores, laundromats, lumber yards, hair salons . . .
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.
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Mark LaFlamme: Where are the hula hoops, harmonicas and pogo sticks?
A good day to castrate farm animals Hey, don’t look at me like that. This wasn’t my idea. I ain’t castrating anybody. I’m just pointing out that, according to The Farmer’s Almanac, now is a good time if you’re into this sort of thing. And let’s face it: is anything more embarrassing than performing a […]
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
MSAD 52 officials address coronavirus cases at Turner schools
Four confirmed cases of COVID-19 at three Turner schools over the past week have forced the closure of all town schools for a week. Additionally, more probable cases have emerged at the schools, which could mean a longer period of closure.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
MSAD 52 closes Turner schools for a week after 4 COVID-19 cases
According to the district, Turner Primary School, Turner Elementary School, Tripp Middle School and Leavitt Area High School will go to fully remote teaching and learning for the next week.
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Mark LaFlamme: The truck makes the man
I’m pretty sure that simply by thinking real hard, I could grow a mustache on the spot.
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Mark LaFlamme: Gourd fondling enthusiasts rejoice!
Thinking before you speak ain’t no fun You know what else stinks about this work-from-home business? The constant threat of private moments being shared through Zoom or whatever god-forsaken technology presently has its giant eyes and ears open in your house. My wife, working from her home office in the living room, is always engaged […]
Posted inOxford Hills
Crews battle woods fire in Buckfield
About 2.5 acres burned in a fire contained around 6 a.m.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Feds file civil action against Maine Oxy
The civil action alleges that three men schemed to conceal the true value of the stock shares so that participants in the employee stock plan received only a fraction of the value of those shares.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Maine Crime
Randolph man charged with home repair fraud
Jason Alec Pratt, 43, is accused of scamming an elderly Sabattus woman by accepting a down payment for home repairs he never performed.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Breakfast be praised! The Holy Donut is coming to Auburn
No date has been set for the doughnut shop to open on Minot Avenue.