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.
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PublishedJune 1, 2023
‘This community is tight:’ Poland Regional High School graduates 113
A total of 113 students from Poland, Minot and Mechanic Falls receive diplomas Friday night.
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PublishedJune 1, 2023
Woman charged with stabbing another Lewiston woman
Police say Hollie Skolfield, 36, was stabbed and suffered other injuries Wednesday morning when Karie Ann Lessard, 31, burst into Skolfield’s home and assaulted her.
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PublishedMay 28, 2023
Talk of the town: Mother Nature. You scary.
The fear is real. But which fear? There are so many to choose from. Let me think a minute.
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PublishedMay 26, 2023
Lewiston man charged with attempted murder in Mechanic Falls
Police from Mechanic Falls, Norway and the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office were called out to the Elm Street area at about 6 p.m. Thursday after it was reported that a man had fired a gun in a heavily populated area.
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PublishedMay 26, 2023
Saint Dominic Academy graduates Class of 2023
As St. Dom’s graduated its 2023 class, lots of people looked back in the weirdness of the pandemic and how it seemed to strengthen people and bring them together.
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PublishedMay 26, 2023
Androscoggin County arrest logs: May 19-25, 2023
Lewiston • Carlos Quiala, 23, of 123 Howe St., on a charge of domestic assault, 1 a.m. Friday, May 19, on Strawberry Avenue. • Samuel Warner, 34, homeless, on a charge criminal trespass, at 8:45 a.m. Friday, May 19, at 146 Pierce St. • Michael Perry, 43, homeless, on a charge of violating bail, at […]
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PublishedMay 25, 2023
Three arrested after fentanyl found during Rumford traffic stop
Rumford Police Chief Tony Milligan said targeting people who traffic in fentanyl remains a priority for his department.
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PublishedMay 25, 2023
Wardens concerned after woman took a baby raccoon to an Auburn pet store — where it was kissed and cuddled
Wardens on Thursday were seeking information about a woman who took a juvenile raccoon into an Auburn pet store, where the animal was said to have been kissed by a few in the store.
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PublishedMay 24, 2023
Sabattus approves police, fire, public works budgets while declining other items
While approving most department budgets, voters declined to pay for an excavator for public works and agreed to shell out for one police cruiser instead of three.
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PublishedMay 22, 2023
Mark LaFlamme: Sure is quiet around here but don’t you dare say that around police
Street Talk: Police are a superstitious lot and as far as they’re concerned, any utterance of the Q-word is bound to cause mayhem and ought to be a felony.
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