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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PublishedApril 30, 2023
Mark LaFlamme: Just do it! It will amuse me.
Talk of the Town: The more this person wrote me to trumpet the many joys of the presumably stinky cheese, the more it began to feel like some practical joke.
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PublishedApril 29, 2023
Police: Auburn man arrested after receiving $3 million worth of fentanyl in mail
Jeremy Mercier, 41, was arrested after the owners of Mac’s Grill called police to report they had discovered what appeared to be drugs after opening a crate mailed to the restaurant.
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PublishedApril 28, 2023
Three arrested in commercial burglary ring investigation
AUBURN — Three area people were arrested Thursday and charged in what police describe as a spree of commercial burglaries that stretched across Androscoggin County and possibly beyond. Arrested were: • Charles York, 46, listed as transient, on four counts of burglary, five counts of theft and charges of criminal mischief and a charge of […]
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PublishedApril 28, 2023
Lewiston police, mental health workers take on homeless problem
Lewiston police have been employing various programs to keep the peace between business owners and the homeless. Their efforts have been paying off, according to most, although many business owners remain wary.
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PublishedApril 26, 2023
Central Maine Healthcare, St. Mary’s end mask mandates
The healthcare system will convert to a mask optional organization effective May 1.
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PublishedApril 25, 2023
Mark LaFlamme: Brother, can you spare a column idea?
Street Talk: I may not have the intellectual gusto to generate ideas of my own today, but plenty of you weirdos were happy to step up and do it for me.
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PublishedApril 23, 2023
Mark LaFlamme: May the glory of Garfunkel shine upon you. Or something.
Talk of the town: Seasonings, sensors, sunglasses and sad, confused daffodils.
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PublishedApril 23, 2023
Face Time: Alyson Poland of Leeds — Barefoot North and the journey toward self-sufficiency
“Anyone that lives this life knows it isn’t for the faint of heart. It’s work. It’s sacrificed time. It’s loss. To some it might seem ‘archaic’ even. But . . .”
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PublishedApril 21, 2023
Auburn man among game wardens honored at banquet
Several Maine game wardens were honored Friday at the Maine Warden Service annual banquet.
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PublishedApril 21, 2023
‘Wind and wave’ art to be unveiled in Lewiston
Dubbed ‘Wind and Wave,’ the Jesse Salisbury exhibit consists of a multi-stone sculpture with a wave-shaped carving pattern.
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