The crash was one of many throughout the region Thursday as a snowstorm moved through Maine.
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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Cat requires more surgery after taking bullet in Lewiston
LEWISTON – A cat that was shot in the face and chest earlier this week will require further surgery to repair the damage, according to the animal’s owners. The 4-year-old cat named Griffon needs a leg amputated after it took a round from what police say was a small caliber firearm in an area of […]
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Lewiston police say cat should survive shooting
Police are looking for the person who shot Griffon, a 4-year-old cat, near the 300 block of Pleasant Street in Lewiston.
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Auburn School Committee talks safety, solar power
Superintendent Katy Grondin was authorized to explore energy options.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Lewiston prostitution sting nets 8 suspects Tuesday
LEWISTON — Law enforcement agents arrested eight people from eight municipalities Tuesday in a prostitution sting on Pleasant Street. The Human Trafficking Task Force used online escort sites to target suspects soliciting sex for money, according to a statement from the Lewiston Police Department. According to Lewiston police, eight people were charged with engaging a […]
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Julie Shackley, former Androscoggin Home Healthcare + Hospice CEO, dies
“Julie had big dreams and visions for what home health care and hospice could achieve for the community,” Chief Financial Officer Kathy Applin said.
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SJ columnist 100 years ago mused about life, freedom
Arthur G. Staples wrote about the cost of newspapers and advocated for women’s abilities.
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Frequently axed questions
Here are some FAQs from the Axe Pit’s website. How old do you have to be to throw an ax at the Axe Pit? 18 years old or 13 years old with a parent’s signature on our release form. Am I too old or too weak to throw an ax? No. What if I’m no […]
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‘Chopping firewood across the room:’ Ax throwing is catching on
“There is not a demographic that I have found who are more predisposed to throwing axes than others,” Connor Winn tells us. “This is a sport for everybody.”
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Keep your hands where I can see ’em
This, that and the utter thing So last week I complained, in a delirious ramble, that I never got a meaningful tattoo, such as one featuring a cow with a palm tree growing where it’s utter should be. Ask and ye shall receive, my bros. Some enterprising tattooist, who’s clearly been huffing his ink, sent […]