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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.
Posted inBicentennial, Lewiston-Auburn
The horrors of child labor is the focus of new Museum L-A exhibit
‘All Work and No Play’ exhibit opening Jan. 30 features photos by ground-breaking photographer and sociologist Lewis Hine.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn
Brunswick man injured in Lisbon crash
Logan Moulton, 22, was treated at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston with apparent head injuries after losing control of his car on Lisbon Street late Wednesday night.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Oxford Hills
Otisfield store demolished by speeding truck
Zachary Mercier, 31, sped away from deputies in Raymond.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Edward Little High School architects seeing ‘building take shape’
The plans from Harriman Associates for the new Edward Little High School in Auburn are on schedule with construction expected to start in 2021, aiming for fall 2023 to open.
Posted inMark LaFlamme
Confessions of an unpainted man
We’re friends, you and I. Chums. We have some laughs, we have deep conversations and none of it’s heavy because we’re pals. Amigos. It would be nice if you’d take me somewhere nice now and then, but hey, I’m not complaining. We’re buds. And because we’re such compadres, I’m going to let you in on my deepest, most shocking […]
Posted inbPlus, Lewiston-Auburn
Face Time: Carol Gordon’s green thumb
They say that a visit to Carol’s Green Thumb in Turner is a delightful experience, if a little bit surreal. It’s not just the sheer number of plants in the place, although there are hundreds of them tucked into every corner, nook and shelf. It’s not simply variety, either, although Carol Gordon keeps a pretty […]
Posted inbPlus, Mark LaFlamme
Did you see what Pa did?
The invasion has begun Those lighted orbs in Lewiston’s Kennedy Park are pretty and all, but they kind of remind me of the pods in “Invasion of the Body Snatchers.” I’ll bet if I were to shinny up a tree and hit one with a stick, Donald Sutherland would fall out. Of course… If pod […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Politics
Michelle Malkin speaks to standing-room-only crowd in Sabattus
The conservative political commentator spoke about immigration policy and free speech Friday while addressing a gathering sponsored by the University of Maine College Republicans group.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Lewiston’s Franco Center cancels conservative commentator’s appearance
The Gendron Franco Center offered no explanation for the abrupt cancellation of the Friday event with Michelle Malkin, whose appearance in Portland was also canceled this week.