Julia Sleeper-Whiting, founder and director of Tree Street Youth in Lewiston, broke the crowd of about 60 into eight different groups and then spent the next hour running from table to table to keep those groups motivated.
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, Maine Crime
Lisbon Falls man arrested after 9-hour standoff
Sometime after midnight, Thomas Bayne came out of the home and was arrested without incident. There were no reports of gunfire or any injuries during the long standoff.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn
New York man charged after police raid massage parlor in Lewiston
Richard Qiu, 58, was being held Wednesday at the Androscoggin County Jail in Auburn on two counts of sex trafficking and a charge of forced labor, according to a jail official. Qiu’s bail is set at $100,000.
Posted inMark LaFlamme
Mark LaFlamme: The fall of the house at 149 College St. in Lewiston
Street talk: After 150-plus years of enjoying a reputation as one of the finest showpieces in the area, the house became a place of disease and despair.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Auburn apartment building fire under investigation
The building on Mount Auburn Avenue was nearing completion.
Posted inbPlus, Mark LaFlamme
Mark LaFlamme: There’s no way editors are going to let a certain phrase stay in this column
Talk of the Town: Cats don’t have many facial expressions, but I swear mine seems extremely relieved.
Posted inbPlus
Face Time: Spinning the wheel again with Auburn’s Julie Bennett Latuscha
We thought it was time to check in with ‘Wheel’ winner Latuscha after ‘Wheel of Fortune’ host Pat Sajak retired from the gig.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn
Lisbon Water Department issued a violation after arsenic testing results released by Maine CDC
Water is safe to drink in Lisbon but officials from the Maine CDC’s Drinking Water Program and the Maine Rural Water Association remain in Lisbon to ensure the safety of the public drinking water supply.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Man in custody after brief standoff with Lewiston police
Police were called to the area of Blake and Oak streets shortly before 5:30 p.m. for a report of a man acting strangely in the area.
Posted inOxford Hills
Police identify dead couple found in Norway home
Norway police said Amanda Perkins, 32, of Norway, and Richard ‘Rick’ Emery, 39, of South Paris were found dead in a home at 16 Summer St. when police were called to the home Tuesday night.