Mark LaFlamme: On UFOs, wilted roses and subterranean cannibal spiders

Mark LaFlamme Sun Journal

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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Published
February 19, 2023

Mark LaFlamme: On UFOs, wilted roses and subterranean cannibal spiders

Lewiston relining 7 miles of sewer lines Welp, I hope these sewer workers have their affairs in order because we all know how this kind of thing goes in the movies. Once they’re down in those dank, pitch-black Hell portals they’re going to encounter a nest of man-eating spiders the size of pianos, a shuffling […]
Published
February 17, 2023

Auburn approves zoning rules for government buildings

An ordinance was put in place stating that any governmental building constructed in Auburn will require neighborhood impact studies and Planning Board approval.
Published
February 17, 2023

Androscoggin County arrest logs: Feb. 8-16, 2023

Lewiston • Crystalle Bolduc, 40, of 115 College St., on a charge of criminal trespass, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8, at 20 Howard St. • Kyle Cathey, 38, of 127 Richmond Road, Litchfield, on charges of criminal trespass and violating conditions of release, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8, at 20 Howard St. • […]
Published
February 16, 2023

Albany Township man arrested on drug charges

Police said the search of a Hunts Corner Road home turned up quantities of fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine, Ketamine and prescription drugs, with a street value estimated at $23,000.
Published
February 16, 2023

Public rallies to help Mr. Drew and His Animals Too

The fundraiser was launched Wednesday afternoon. By early evening Thursday it had brought in over $5,000 toward the $25,000 goal.
Published
February 16, 2023

Mark LaFlamme: Abused feline has found a home, wanted in another

Street Talk: For the cat named Harlow, the long road to recovery was just beginning. But for the young woman who rescued the animal, all that awaited was frustration.
Published
February 12, 2023

Mark LaFlamme: T-Rex vs. spy balloon vs. Walmart pole vs. Omar from ‘The Wire’

It’s like a B-movie marathon all up in here as Talk of the Town prepares for battle.
Published
February 12, 2023

Domestic abuse shelters are going to the dogs and saving more lives

With half of all domestic abuse survivors saying they delayed leaving their abusers because they worried about the fate of their pets, Safe Voices expanded to accommodate furry loved ones.
Published
February 10, 2023

Video: Fire extinguished at River Valley Village apartments in Lewiston

One woman, the only occupant home when the fire started, suffered burns in the blaze at 65 Tall Pines Drive which was reported at about 9:45 a.m. She was taken to a local hospital for evaluation.
Published
February 10, 2023

Fans pay tribute to last games at Edward Little High School’s ‘old gym’

Whether it was basketball or ceremony taking place on the court, the gymnasium was a raucous place as the last games ever to be played there got underway. It was an important night and everybody knew it.