She was 81 years old and climbed to Chimney Pond more times than she could remember, and I didn’t even get her name, writes Mark LaFlamme.
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, Local & State, Maine Crime
Shots fired at Bartlett Street mosque Friday in Lewiston
It was the third time in a week the downtown has been rattled by gunfire and the second shooting at the mosque since the start of the year.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Maine Crime
Man arrested after downtown Lewiston shooting, 5-hour standoff
Whali Ahamed Henry was charged with reckless conduct with a firearm after he surrendered to police at about 10 p.m. Tuesday.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Maine Crime
Stepfather charged with manslaughter in death of 4-year-old shot in head
Police say that the bullet that killed Jasper Smith in May was fired from Robert McCoy’s 9 mm handgun.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Maine Crime, Mark LaFlamme, News
Oh, the people you’ll meet at a scene of mayhem | Column
He’s said it before and he’ll say it once more. The absolute coolest part of his current job is mingling with the rabble when things get rocking, says Mark LaFlamme.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Maine Crime
5-hour police standoff ends on Elm Street in Lewiston after shots fired downtown
Shortly after 3 p.m., police were called out to the area of Pine Street in Lewiston after a gunman in an SUV opened-fire on a group of men standing in front of Webb’s Market.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Maine Crime
Man shot on Bartlett Street in Lewiston survives his injuries
Police said Malik Hollis was shot sometime around 5:30 p.m. Saturday in the area of Bartlett and Walnut streets. In 2018, Hollis was part of a controversial self-defense decision in Maine Supreme Judicial Court.
Posted inbPlus, Mark LaFlamme
Quicksand on the beach but none to be found at Sabattus Town Hall | Column
Mark LaFlamme finds joy on Stevens Street. At the Sabattus town meeting? Not so much.
Posted inbPlus, Lewiston-Auburn
Lewiston cheerleader Dottie Perham-Whittier talks about life after City Hall | Face Time
We wondered what such a busy lady might do with herself after a job she’s had since Ronald Reagan’s second term. No surprise: She has a lot going on.
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Underground blasts cause ruckus on Park Street in Lewiston
Nobody was hurt in the explosion, fire officials said, but the cause of the blast was unknown as of Friday afternoon.