Police say 31-year-old Amanda Hayes was intoxicated when she ran over two mailboxes in Lewiston while riding with two children in her Ford Explorer.
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 inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Sabattus votes, again, to keep its Police Department
Through a secret ballot Monday night, Sabattus residents voted 83-73 to stick with the local police force instead of turning coverage over to the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Department.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, News
Fire marshal investigating cause of James Street fire in Auburn
No one was reported injured in the Monday fire, which destroyed the upper level interior of a James Street apartment building.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Auburn fire burns former mechanic’s garage
At about 4:30 p.m., firefighters were called out to Washington Street for a report of flames inside the building.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
Death of homeless woman inspires vigils in Lewiston | Column
Though police say no foul play was involved, there are some who continue to believe the death of 36-year-old Caitlin Grautski is suspicious.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
State police investigating death in Lewiston
Maine State Police wrote in a press release that there is no threat to the public.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State, News
Who killed a Sabattus mom 50 years ago in Lewiston? Maine author tackles mystery
The author provides facts never before publicized about the early morning beating death in Lewiston of the 27-year-old Dorothy Milliken.
Posted inbPlus, Mark LaFlamme
The contents of my pockets and other Lewiston street mysteries | Column
Strange notes, noogies, Paul Bunyan, jonesing for a Boston Post cane . . . Yes, it was that kind of week.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Mexico man charged in Rumford robbery
Suspect Bryan Wood was once charged in a string of arson fires that brought down several downtown Lewiston buildings in 2013. The charges were later dropped when Wood was declared unfit to stand trial.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Sabattus prepares for annual town meeting
Voters on Monday, June 9, will decide whether to disband the Police Department.