The fire department responded to several reports of telephone poles on fire, as well as associated grass fires, throughout the day.
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 inOxford Hills
Paris Cape Historical Society curator since 1981, Ben Conant, dies
The Paris resident was described as a ‘walking encyclopedia of area history.’
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
‘He brought joy to so many’: Arnold McLean, beloved Walmart greeter, dies
When you wandered into Arnold McLean’s sphere of influence, you weren’t just another Walmart shopper in a herd of many. Arnold made you feel like someone special.
Posted inbPlus, Lewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
Mark LaFlamme: The Colisee is haunted and other breaking news
Talk of the town: Given the current situation with manliness, I’ll be Mothman over Butterflyman any day.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Lewiston weight loss surgeon agrees to settlement after prescribing ‘not medically necessary’ braces
The U.S. government charged that Jamie P. Loggins prescribed orthotic braces that were not medically necessary to individuals with whom he had no valid prescriber-patient relationship.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Police: Accusations against former Lewiston school principal were bogus; complainant is charged
The woman who made the claims against former Principal Donald Ferrara Jr. has been charged in two counties with making false statements.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
Mark LaFlamme: In Clown World, everything is in short supply
The shortage of lawyers to defend indigent criminal suspects in our area has turned deadly. And this on top of a labor shortage that finds people scrambling for doctors, dentists, veterinarians, auto mechanics and other professionals who can’t keep up with demand for their services.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Shots fired, houses burning and gunman holding police at bay in Auburn
Leein Amos Hinkley, 43, was shot dead by police during the hourslong standoff on Russell Avenue in Auburn early Saturday morning.
Posted inbPlus, Mark LaFlamme
Mark LaFlamme: A column by Mark LaFlamme, PhD and possibly Esq.
Talk of the Town: Quicksand, massive flying venomous spiders and a college degree, oh my!
Posted inbPlus
Maine’s ‘No Buy’ movement is helping neighbors and building community one hand-me-down at a time
‘Sharing is caring,’ says one local contributor to the area’s very active ‘No Buy’ effort, which fulfills needs, reduces waste and even lessens loneliness.