Dragonflies dance in New Gloucester This was the headline on a very nice photo from Russ Dillingham in Tuesday’s Sun Journal. Dancing dragonflies are fun and all, but don’t expect it to last. There’s a group of crusty old people in New Gloucester who despise this kind of dancing and they won’t hesitate to institute […]
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
The plane! Vietnam-era jet coming to Lewiston
LEWISTON — This time the plane is coming to Lewiston, for sure. Parts of it, anyway. For two long years, the L&A Veterans Council has been working to get a Vietnam-era Corsair A-7D fighter jet shipped to Lewiston from Helena, Montana. There have been setbacks and delays and even some controversy. But now, with American […]
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Police arrest 7 suspects and seize drugs in Lewiston
LEWISTON — Seven people were arrested, drugs were seized and at least one fight was broken up Thursday night during a police operation. The effort involved Lewiston, Auburn and Maine State Police along with drug agents and officers from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. In all, 33 officers took part in the […]
Posted inNews, River Valley
Rumford police reassure public about bobcat hanging out near High Bridge
RUMFORD – If you happen to be crossing High Bridge any time soon, keep your eyes out to see if there’s a cat in your midst. A very big cat. Rumford police Thursday night announced that a bobcat has been seen in the area, but stressed that there’s no reason for alarm. “According to our […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Giusti case: Teen suspect charged with assault in youth lockup
Emmanuel Nkurunziza is charged with assault after a fight his lawyer described as “a racially-charged incident.”
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Shed burns in Lewiston; cause unknown
No one was injured at the scene on Howe Street and the cause was under investigation.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Fire rousts tenants in Auburn
The blaze at 46 High St. started on the first floor at the back of the building.
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Vermont woman injured when motorcycles, car collide in Auburn
Police said the motorcyclists were traveling south in the northbound lanes of Washington Street.
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PHOTO: New Lewiston school superintendent gets to work
Todd Finn attended his first official School Committee meeting Monday night.
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Mark LaFlamme: The skunk, the pothole and the voluntary wedgie
They say there was a secret chord On Nichols Street in Lewiston, near the Sabattus Street end, is a funky pothole in the shape of a guitar. If you hit it at appreciable speed, the tragic clank of your shocks blowing apart sounds a bit like the opening of Jimi Hendrix’s “Are You Experienced.” Ask […]