The woman was hospitalized and expected to survive after being shot on Blake Street.
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, Maine Crime
Lewiston police search apartment house for fourth time; more drug arrests made
Investigators seized methamphetamine, crack cocaine, fentanyl and oxycodone pills.
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Mark LaFlamme: Another day, another car fire
Street Talk: You can’t blame a firefighter for being less excited about a burning car than the rest of us — some departments average at least one vehicle fire, not per day, but per shift
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Farmers’ Almanac: ‘Brace yourself for a wet winter whirlwind’ in 2025
The latest Farmers’ Almanac is expected to hit the shelves this week and, as always, provide a near-endless supply of tips on everything from gardening by the moon to grating cheese and being prepared for the next power outage.
Posted inbPlus, Mark LaFlamme
Mark LaFlamme: Who wears short shorts? Read on and find out!
Talk of the Town: I could wear my current wife’s culottes, but fuchsia doesn’t work with my skin tones.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine Crime, News
One dead following shooting Friday night in Poland
One person is dead after a Friday night shooting at a White Oak Hill Road address in Poland.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Nowhere to go? Lewiston councilor explains why he peed in parking garages, alleys
Scott Harriman insists his confession was meant to illustrate the need for public toilets in the downtown area. Nobody, he said, wants to have to pee in a garage or alley.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
Mark LaFlamme: Wiffle ball memories and grass-stained knees
Street Talk: We’d come away from every game with an awesome variety of injuries. Our knees would be bleeding through the grass stains after making diving catches even when diving wasn’t necessary.
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Mark LaFlamme: Talk of the town: Wherefore art thou, Optimus Prime?
Moving a giant transformer across the Twin Cities? Psych! We’re not doing it!
Posted inbPlus, Lewiston-Auburn
Face Time: Wildlife rehabilitator Jennifer Marchigiani
A wildlife rehabilitator over the past 20 or so years, Marchigiani has saved more critters — and more TYPES of critters — than anyone can count.