This week, Mark LaFlamme ponders snarling, seasonal denial, The Incident and Santa’s naughty list.
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 inLife & Culture, Maine, Mark LaFlamme, News
Lewiston moms worry teacher ruined magic of Christmas | Column
At Montello Elementary School, a substitute teacher left students in tears, and their parents angry, Mark LaFlamme writes.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Greene man charged with animal cruelty says the cat was ‘suffering’
A man was charged last weekend with shooting a cat five times in Greene.
Posted inMaine, News
5 arrested in Livermore Falls drug operation
Maine Drug Enforcement officials said the arrests were made after tips led to an investigation that spanned several months.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, Schools & Education
Historic images light up Lewiston’s Lisbon Street: ‘A Street of Stories’
The project is described as a digital storytelling event, one that uses archival images to weave tales of Lewiston’s downtown in the days of old.
Posted inMaine, Mark LaFlamme, News
Wendell Strout and the hunt for the Turner Beast | Column
Wendell Strout wasn’t just Lewiston’s animal control officer, Mark LaFlamme writes. He was an animal protector, a character and an adventure waiting to happen.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, Mark LaFlamme, News
Lost and sleeveless in the wilds of Auburn! | Column
Mark LaFlamme ponders what vest life will look like. Loin cloth? Tire iron? Hoverboard? Whatever, it will for sure come with a side of mayo.
Posted inMaine
Norway man charged Friday in apartment fire; officials probe two others overnight
Local, state and federal investigators are searching three scenes in Norway and Paris.
Posted inMaine, News
Lewiston animal control officer Wendell Strout dies: ‘An absolute gem’
Tributes were pouring in Tuesday for Strout, a colorful personality known as much for his human connections as his 25-plus years of handling troublesome animals.
Posted inFood, Life & Culture, News
The sheriff missed his favorite sandwich. An Auburn pizzeria has his back | Column
Androscoggin County Sheriff Eric Samson couldn’t forget the Fergy, so 84 Court Pizza & Restaurante is making their own, Mark Laflamme writes.