The chemical DEET was developed for the U.S. Army in 1946 to provide protection for soldiers engaged in jungle warfare. Now the most common ingredient in commercial insect repellents, DEET has been used by the general public since 1957. That’s pretty amazing considering the fact that scientists don’t know exactly why the stuff sends insects […]
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 inbPlus, Lewiston-Auburn
How to kick bug during insect season
Maine loggers, landscapers, guides and gardeners tell us how they repel the bugs.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, News
The Moxie Festival is ready for this weekend; are you?
A recipe contest, giant hamster wheel, art show and parade are among the events for Friday, Saturday and Sunday in Lisbon.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Photo: Crews battle dryer fire in Lewiston
No one was injured and flames were contained to the apartment building on Oxford Street.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Police investigate shooting in Lewiston late Thursday night
Victim on Bartlett Street reportedly shot multiple times in the stomach.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Auburn man collapses while fighting hay fire in Route 136 field
Witnesses said Roger Gauthier had been haying his 3 acres next to Penley Corner Church at about 5 p.m. when the back of his hay cart went up in flames.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
Street Talk: A midsummer night’s scream
Writer Mark LaFlamme attends this year’s Fourth of July festivities as good-old Yankee Doodle Downer.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
Street Talk: Eyes wide shut and stuff
The Order of Streets It’s incredibly sad. For more than a quarter-century I’ve been working the crime beat in downtown Lewiston. For more than a quarter century, I’ve failed to memorize the order of streets that run between Pine and Ash. Is it Blake, Pierce, Bartlett, Howard, Howe, Shawmut, Horton? Does Pierce come before Blake? […]
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Face time: Spinning tunes with Bill Lepack
Not long ago, while trawling YouTube, I discovered the music of Slade, a band that dates back to the late ’60s and yet somehow I’d never heard of them. Absolutely floored by their tunes, I consulted with Bill Lepack, a fellow who lives in Livermore and who I consider an expert on music, the obscure […]
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One person dead after car collides with motorcycles in Turner
Police say Matthew Houle died when a car crossed the centerline into the path of two motorcycles.