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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.
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Mark LaFlamme: Weird scenes inside the B Section
Street talk: When I went to work for the B Section, my editors at last had their chance to punish me for all the misbehaving I’d done from my relatively safe perch on the police beat.
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Mark LaFlamme: I promise I won’t talk about Taylor Swift
Talk of the Town: One drama ends on TV (bad), but another made-for-TV drama continues at City Hall (good).
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From ‘Endless Love’ to ‘I Shot the Sheriff’: Area couples share the soundtracks of their lives
Sometimes a couple will set out specifically to find a song that suits them just right. More often, it seems, the song finds the couple.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
North Carolina fugitive wanted in stabbing arrested in Lewiston
U.S. marshals, along with Lewiston and Maine State Police, said they found Alyalia Chaibounmingkhouan, 19, in Lewiston arrested her on a warrant charging her with trying to kill a man.
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Mark LaFlamme: Lost souls from the golden age of characters in downtown Lewiston
Street talk: When Howard stopped to talk, it was a by-God event, because Howard was one of the friendliest fellows I’ve ever met.
Posted inNation / World, News, Oxford Hills
Police: Former Buckfield woman slain in Denver, but body has not been found
Police believe Naudiaerella ‘Naudia’ Wesley, 27, was killed just before Thanksgiving. Her body has not been found, no arrests have been made and police believe the person who killed her is dead.
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Mark LaFlamme: It’s a blanket! With sleeves!
See, if the Snuggie was a piece of clothing, it would be taxed differently and then . . . oh never you mind. It’s really all about the fine leopard print.
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Missing an urn? Contact Lewiston redemption center
The small, egg-shaped container is sealed at the top, and when it is lightly shaken, it is clear there are cremains inside.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News, Oxford Hills
Massachusetts driver killed Tuesday by police in Fryeburg
Police say a knife-wielding Massachusetts man was shot after a chase involving several departments and approaching an officer with a knife.