This new emphasis on remote learning and online everything could forever change the laws of the social jungle that is the schoolyard.
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: What did I miss?
Home alone So, I’m just back from vacation and looking around, it doesn’t look like I missed much. You know, just the standard summertime fare: A stabbing at McDonald’s, a stabbing in Kennedy Park, a massive manhunt in some place called Wilton, a fatal shark attack and a hurricane, for starters. And here I thought […]
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Posted inBethel
Coming soon: ‘Couples of Wife Carrying’
The feature film shot in Newry follows two couples competing for beer and glory.
Posted inOxford Hills
Boy recovering after ATV wreck in Oxford
Six-year-old seriously injured near New Oxford Dragway.
Posted inMaine Crime, River Valley
Rumford man charged in sex assault of young girl
Izayha Walsh, 19, was arrested Tuesday in the April incident.
Posted inOxford Hills
Fire crews battle blaze at South Paris trailer
A woman and two children who live there were no injured.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
Auburn schools to offer options for in-classroom and remote learning this fall
A 4-2 vote would give parents and students several options.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
Mark LaFlamme: An ode to Piso Mojado
Would Johnny Cash have written lurid love songs about a car that parks itself, brakes on its own and complains about lane changes?
Posted inbPlus, Mark LaFlamme
Talk of the town: Have you been working out?
Let’s get physical In downtown Lewiston one recent night, somebody called police to report some guy doing push ups in the middle of the road. Whenever I hear reports like this, I find myself wondering if the caller is using a euphemism. Like, maybe he’s saying, “Yeah, the guy is out there doing ‘push-ups in […]
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Smart homes: The rise of the machines
Washers that fraternize with dryers, refrigerators that nag you about expired milk, ventilation systems that whisper sweet nothings to your smartphone. Avoiding smart technology altogether may soon be impossible.