When Jalbert punches out for the last time on Feb. 21, she’ll be taking with her the vast, institutional knowledge of the news business accumulated during a long career.
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, Mark LaFlamme
Calling in sick is just as bad as the disease preventing you from working
To call in sick to work, one has to admit to another human being that his flesh is so weak that he can be taken down by wee little invaders not even visible to the naked eye, Mark LaFlamme writes.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Greene man charged in Sunday night shooting outside Lewiston bar
Nathan Breton, 28, is charged with shooting a man during an argument outside The Cage.
Posted inbPlus, Local & State, Mark LaFlamme
Getting a tooth crowned doesn’t make you the king of anything
Mark LaFlamme swears he didn’t act like a wimp at the dentist.
Posted inbPlus, Local & State
‘Misery for dinner’ and other facts that lifted my Franco pride
Camden Martin’s local class on the history of French Canadians in Maine is full of interesting information … and answers to why I’m here.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Maine Crime, Oxford Hills
Buckfield man found guilty of manslaughter in death of 2-month-old daughter
After two days of deliberations, the jury unanimously found 31-year-old Trevor Averill guilty of manslaughter, but not murder.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Oxford Hills
Attorney General rules police justified in shooting during chase, shootout in Paris last May
In all, 11 police officers from five departments fired on the man after the theft of two police vehicles and a chase that ended in a crash.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Livermore Falls man charged with sexual exploitation of a Colorado child
The U.S. Marshals Service arrested 29-year-old Patrick Byrne on two counts of sexual exploitation of a child and a charge of being a fugitive from justice.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Maine Crime
Police respond to report of home invasion in Lewiston
Police officers detained at least one man in a parking lot while other officers rushed to the fourth floor apartment where the attack was reported to have occurred.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
Lewiston church pastor confronts early-morning stranger in rectory
The Rev. Daniel Greenleaf chased away a suspected burglar who was later arrested on charges of breaking into two homes and stealing a purse and a car from one of them, Mark LaFlamme writes.