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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PublishedOctober 9, 2019
Study: Lewiston one of the worst cities for police?
What’s not clear in the report is how Lewiston ended up on the worst cities list.
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PublishedOctober 8, 2019
Mark LaFlamme: A very scientific study of Lewiston crime
There are nights in Lewiston where it seems like no trouble could ever befall a single soul clutched within its tender embrace. Lovers glide along sidewalks hand in hand. Children play on grass turned gold by the sun’s fading light. Every person you pass on the street has a song upon his or her lips […]
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PublishedOctober 6, 2019
Mark LaFlamme: This town stunk so bad, the goat screamed
Tell me how you really feel Last week, when the scent of chicken “leavings” wafted across the Twin Cities, so many people wrote me about it that I was initially confused about the nature of their unhappiness. “It stinks!” declared one man. “It’s crap!” snapped another. One lady complained, “It makes me want to gag!” […]
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PublishedOctober 6, 2019
Face Time: Sally Townsend Theriault — free falling through her bucket list
You know how it is. You start getting on in years and you begin to think about all the things you’ve never done. Lots of people keep a tally of these things – a bucket list, if you will – and vow to get them done one at a time. It’s simple, really. Maybe you […]
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PublishedOctober 4, 2019
Bethel woman killed in Stoneham crash
STONEHAM — A Bethel woman was killed Friday night in a vehicle crash on Main Street near Keeywadin Lake. Ashley Gordon, 31, of Bethel, was a passenger in a pickup truck that hit a tree at about 6:30 p.m. Friday and died in the crash, according to the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. Two children who […]
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PublishedOctober 3, 2019
Volunteer steps in for ‘probably the worst homeless situation I’ve ever seen’
LEWISTON – The man’s name is Avner David Ring and watching him move about, one might suspect he was simply drunk. He weaves from one side to the other, and staggers when he tries to take a step. His clothes are covered with grime and his own waste. His words are garbled and it’s hard […]
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PublishedOctober 3, 2019
Grab and go: Police nab teen suspects in Lewiston pizza shop
Drinks were stolen Thursday night from Angelo’s Pizzeria on Sabattus Street.
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PublishedOctober 3, 2019
Victor News to close after 114 years in business
The owners announced the closure in a Facebook post Wednesday.
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PublishedOctober 2, 2019
Driver found after car hits school bus in Waterford
The hit-and-run crash occurred on Mill Hill Road early Wednesday.
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PublishedOctober 2, 2019
‘Some amazing films’: Emerge Film Festival gets underway
The public will be able to watch for free at venues in Lewiston and Auburn.
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