Whether donating clothes, offering support or even doing laundries, she’s providing for others year-round without fanfare.
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.
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Fatal shooting of Hartford man deemed justified
Eric Newell, 52, was fatally shot March 29 after police were called to a home for a report that an 80-year-old man had been assaulted.
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Deadly Sabattus shooting, Hells Angels option in Buckfield among top local stories of 2025
Here’s a look and some updates on the Sun Journal’s most-read stories of 2025.
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Auburn’s New Year’s Eve bash a hit, as always
Some danced. Others mingled. Many crowded around tables to taste some of the beer and food offered up at the increasingly popular New Year’s Auburn bash.
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Cooper Spring: Magical water or a placebo effect? | Column
Mark LaFlamme decided not to fill his water jugs at a Buckfield spring and now he’s paying the price.
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Vienna sausages, a one-eyed cat and Sydney Sweeney for Christmas | Column
Mark LaFlamme ruminates on his eyes: scorched, fluttering at Olympic speed, and desperate for spring.
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Lewiston Grove Street fire is an active crime scene, officials say
A week earlier, a Lewiston man was arrested at the same location after allegedly vandalizing the house and starting a fire there.
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The Fergy moves to Auburn, pilfered store bags and the future comes for Lewiston
Nothing beats a good paper airplane, Mark Laflamme writes, among other things.
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Driver charged in head-on collision in Canton
No serious injuries were reported, but when police first responded, they found the occupant of one vehicle trapped inside the wreckage.
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Double-wide home destroyed in Lewiston blaze
The occupant at 7 Russell St. was able to safely flee from the burning building.