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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.
Mainers continue to dig out and wait for power to be restored
People without electricity Friday struggled to keep their homes warm and their food from going bad.
Storm brings all sorts of weather mayhem to western Maine
Lewiston Public Works Highway Operations Manager Reggie Poussard described an all-hands-on-deck scenario as dispatchers and road crews worked overnight to take on the storm.
April storm plowing into Maine on schedule
State offices closed, business canceled, police advising people to stay home. The coming storm doesn’t seem to know that it’s spring.
Lisbon police investigating body found Wednesday in Androscoggin River
Police said there did not appear to be any threat to the public.
Mark LaFlamme: How many Mark LaFlammes does it take to write a column?
Talk of the Town: No joke. There’s another writer by the same name who probably will change it when he reads this column.
‘This work is our passion:’ Inside Lewiston’s warming center
The overnight shelter opened in mid-February and homeless people showed up in droves for food served at 10 p.m., for sleep in an upstairs room, or for help with their addictions or mental health problems.
Crews douse blaze in a Durham field
Crews were called out shortly after 1 p.m. for reports of a large brush fire near the 300 block of Pinkham Brook Road.
Mark LaFlamme: Forever in search of the perfect sleep concoction
Street Talk: When you have trouble accessing sleep on the reg, you end up searching endlessly for the perfect panacea that you remain convinced is out there.
Mark LaFlamme: Royal mysteries and Twin Cities plumbing secrets revealed
Talk of the town: ‘Holy __, what if __ is even better than __?! I may not have to move to __ after all!’