Look out below! So, this week I was assigned to cover an Androscoggin County commissioners meeting, a fact that would typically send me into a Ricky Gervais level tantrum that would last all night and into morning. My rage was subdued, somewhat, by the fact that by covering the commissioners, I got to enjoy the […]
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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The sounds of sleep: How white — or brown — noise brings peace to the night
Come on, feel the noise: For many people, an acoustic distraction — Tibetan bowls anyone? — is the only way to get a good night’s sleep.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Auburn man battles grizzly bears for Discovery Channel program
Jesse Erickson’s appearance on “Man vs. Bear” premieres at 8 p.m. Saturday on the Discovery Channel.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Buckfield tractor-trailer rolls in Greene; driver OK
The accident occurred on North River Road near Allen Pond Road.
Posted inFranklin
Wilton homeowner escapes fire on Main Street
Flames from the basement burned through the first floor.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Androscoggin County withdraws support for CMP transmission line project
Roughly a dozen people spoke at the meeting to voice their opposition to Central Maine Power’s proposed plan, which ended with commissioners voting to rescind a previous show of support.
Posted inMark LaFlamme
Here’s looking at you, 2020
Where DID that decade go? I just wrote a date with 2020 for the first time. Felt kind of cool. Tingled a little bit and in all the right places. It’s going to be a good year. The kid ain’t mine, I tells you So, on New Year’s Day, my responsibilities included checking in with […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Misfits Rehab plans to rebuild from fire
Nine chickens died when flames consumed their coop Thursday in Auburn.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Chickens die in fire at animal rescue center in Auburn
The coop at 850 Garfield Road is on the property of Misfits Rehab run by wildlife rehabilitator Jennifer Marchigiani.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Police say storage unit burglar used a U-Haul truck and storage unit to handle stolen loot
Power tools, air conditioners, fishing gear, ceiling fans, camping equipment, appliances, a motorcycle and other items were recovered as Auburn police investigated a spree of storage unit burglaries.