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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PublishedApril 14, 2019
‘Amazing.’ ‘Exciting.’ ‘Fascinating.’ ‘Reassuring.’ Bird-watching.
Like Zane Baker of North Yarmouth, most birders can recall the precise moment – and often the exact bird – that launched them headlong into the world of bird-watching. “It was like a highway of falcons, hawks, eagles. I just thought it was awe-inspiring. I fell in love with it.”
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PublishedApril 12, 2019
‘Absolutely a yearly tradition:’ Kora Shrine Circus back in Lewiston
LEWISTON — Asked what they like best about the Kora Shrine Circus, Soleil Joly and her brother, Parker, didn’t hesitate to answer, not even for a moment. “Johnny Rocket,” said 12-year-old Soleil, speaking of the zany showman with the Mohawk who does everything from tuba to dancing to dangling from the back of a tow […]
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PublishedApril 12, 2019
Donald Giusti’s family: ‘We forgive the sinners but not the sin’
Now that charges have been filed, relatives of the slain man have mixed emotions.
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PublishedApril 11, 2019
Red Cross honors local heroes who helped save a boy at Sabbathday Lake
PORTLAND — A trio of local women were recognized with Good Samaritan awards Thursday for teaming up in August to rescue a young boy at Sabbathday Lake in New Gloucester. Janelle Alpizar of Lewiston, Nicole Hall of Lisbon and Brittany Waterhouse of Casco were saluted for their efforts in saving the 4-year-old boy who fell […]
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PublishedApril 11, 2019
Police: Teen charged with manslaughter says he threw rock during fatal fight
Police arrested two juveniles and an adult Thursday in the June 12 killing of Donald G. Giusti in Lewiston.
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PublishedApril 11, 2019
Three arrested in Donald Giusti’s killing
One of the suspects is arrested for manslaughter in the June 2018 beating death of Donald Giusti.
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PublishedApril 9, 2019
Street Talk: My eye! Adventures in fishing
I had been sitting calmly on that rock when it occurred to me that maybe the fish would be more apt to bite if I climbed a tree and cast from a high branch. I mean, that’s straight physics right there.
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PublishedApril 7, 2019
Mark LaFlamme: Boy, that’s going to smart in the morning
So, now what? So, I’ve been on vacation for a week and once again, I’ve completely forgotten how to write Talk of the Town. Is this a space for quiet reflection and somber discussions about the important matters of the day? Am I supposed to write sonnets in here so that we may explore the […]
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PublishedApril 5, 2019
President of health care systems to retire
Timothy Churchill has been the leader of Franklin Community Health Network for three years and Western Maine Health for more than 20.
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PublishedApril 5, 2019
‘Lock in your Kindness’ project spreads positive messages at Lewiston High School
LEWISTON – The task was simple: Write down a whole bunch of positive messages on sticky notes and then slap them onto every single locker at Lewiston High School. How to go about it was a different matter. Allison Beane, for instance, consulted an online list of motivational messages so she could jot dozens of […]
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