Prompted by COVID-19, many Mainers who never thought of gardening are now reaping the rewards, including more time with family.
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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Auburn Middle School staffer tests positive for COVID-19
The news comes as officials wrestle with options for returning students to classrooms.
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Mark LaFlamme: Maybe the Roomba is making 911 calls from the future
The Roomba made me do it Somewhere in Lewiston, or possibly Auburn, last week, police went to a home after receiving a 911 call with nobody on the line. According to the man who lives at the home, it was his robot floor sweeper that sent out the call. I don’t know the technical ins […]
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Police identify Sabattus man killed in Friday motorcycle crash
Jason Cyr, 40, of Sabattus was identified by police as the man killed Friday afternoon after he crashed his motorcycle into an oncoming vehicle in Sabattus.
Posted inOxford Hills
Crews battle woods fire in Hartford
Flames covered about 10 acres and were spreading about 8:30 p.m.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Motorcycle rider killed in Sabattus crash
Passersby stopped to help the injured biker.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Lewiston woman charged with sexually exploiting 4-year-old
Laura Rideout, 45, of 26 Knox St., charged during Computer Crimes Task Force investigation.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Man accused of killing Natasha Morgan in a Lewiston driveway has violent history
Jaquille Coleman was awaiting trial on several charges including for allegedly kicking in a Lewiston woman’s door and assaulting two people inside the home in 2019.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Mississippi police arrest suspect in Lewiston woman’s death
Jaquille Coleman is accused of fatally shooting Natasha Morgan, 19, outside a Lewiston home Friday afternoon.
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Mark LaFlamme: Kids these days have a way of making us feel inadequate
I was just a terrible kid. I mean, no. I wasn’t really. All things considered, I was all right. I had a paper route and sometimes actually delivered the papers. I was generally nice to animals, babies and old people. I said please and thank you and I ate all my vegetables, unless I could get the […]