There was music, a catered dinner, crafts, games, latkes and jelly donuts for the annual Festival of Lights.
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 inLewiston-Auburn
‘A nice challenge:’ Writers, artists, students team up for LHS diversity exhibit
Organizers say they’d like to make “Consider This: Lewiston” a yearly event.
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Water main bursts in Lewiston
LEWISTON – A section of Farwell Street was closed to traffic Wednesday night after a water main burst beneath the street. City workers closed down a section of the street at about 5:30 p.m. in the area Warren Avenue. Several people passing by reported a large crack in the pavement and water was gushing out […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Turner woman sentenced to a year and a day in prison for embezzlement
Melissa Greelaw pleaded guilty to stealing more than $100,000 from a health care company’s pension plan.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
Shine on, you lost diamond
Her name is Ann and she came to the newspaper with all the earnestness of a woman come to pay her taxes. We went inside, found a quiet little conference room and took chairs across from each other. An older lady, is Ann. Perhaps in her 70s, perhaps a little older. When she sat across […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment, bPlus
Star Wars: A Last (fan) Hope
As the final movie in the saga approaches, anger and disappointment with the last ‘Star Wars’ movie in 2017 have many Maine fans wanting to be in a galaxy far, far away.
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Best order to watch the ‘Star Wars’ movies
Want to binge watch the series before you go see ‘The Rise of Skywalker?’ Be careful, son. Opinions vary on the proper way to do it.
Posted inbPlus, Mark LaFlamme
Drop the light saber, punk
Geeking I’m sure that most of you are just dying to hear how, on Sunday night at 8:36 p.m. EST, I managed to convert my humble home computer into a sweet Linux-Windows dual boot machine in spite of earlier problems booting in legacy mode. Who can blame you? This story is WAAAAY more thrilling than […]
Posted inLocal & State, Oxford Hills
Despite rescue attempt, man dies after car crashes into West Paris brook off Route 26
Three men jumped into the water and pulled the victim to shore in an attempt to save him.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Gunfire outside Lewiston apartment building hits a refrigerator
LEWISTON — Police are investigating after shots were reported fired early Thursday on Walnut Street. Police said one shot passed through a tenement wall and struck a refrigerator inside a home at 21 Walnut St. No one was hurt and no arrests were made as of late Thursday afternoon. It happened shortly after midnight, police […]