Police spotted car going 100 mph on Washington Street minutes before crash.
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.
A Call for Kindness: Lewiston anti-bullying forum emotional
Students, adults share their experiences, receive encouragement, validation.
Lewiston man among three arrested in Topsham drug bust
State police found $60,000 worth of meth and cocaine at Topsham traffic stop.
New York fugitive arrested in Lewiston
Clifton Thomas is accused of violating his parole on an assault charge.
Fine dining and how to avoid it
You people with your blooming onions, your volcano bowls, your various meats on sticks. I see you in there. You’re cracking jokes with the waitress, hitting her with soaring one-liners such as, “My name is Bob and I’ll be your customer tonight!” You’re buttering bread, negotiating over side dishes, ordering a fifth refill of chips […]
Throwing signs all over the place
Meg Griffin admitted to Bowdoin College A pity she didn’t choose Bates, instead. We don’t have nearly enough cartoon characters struttin’ around here. Although I did see a guy who looked an awful lot like Dagwood plucking something out of a dumpster behind 7-Eleven the other day. I think he might be on the pipe. […]
Die-hard horseshoe players keep pitching through the winter
For four winter months, the Maine Indoor Horseshoe Courts in the Pepperell MillI in Lewiston is the home of a typically summer sport and a big ‘horseshoe family.’
Rangeley, Baxter crashes kill two snowmobilers
A woman from Pennsylvania and a man from Massachusetts died.
Fire damages Sabattus businessman’s home; no injuries reported
Sabattus Disc Golf Course and Pro Shop was not threatened by flames.
Western Maine Transportation receives emergency grant
The $10,000 grant means services will continue in Franklin County.