Jerry Thibodeau was originally charged with murder in the fatal shooting of 40-year-old Anthony Ayotte in November 2023.
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 inMaine, News
Farmers’ Almanac to end publication after 208 years
‘Like losing a cherished friend’: The iconic guide based in Lewiston has provided weather forecasts, gardening tips and old-fashioned advice since 1818.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Lewiston man taken into custody after canal standoff
As police gave chase, the man jumped over a fence next to the canal near the hydroelectric project, police said.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Lewiston man arrested in Tuesday night shooting
A witness told police that the occupants of the vehicle were pointing a green laser at surrounding buildings.
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Rumford man dies in ATV crash
Investigators believe that Jeffrey Lang’s attempt to ride up steep, uneven terrain was the main factor in the crash.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Hundreds gather in Lewiston to remember 2023 mass shooting: ‘Like it happened yesterday’
No matter how big the crowd got, it still seemed like everyone there had a personal connection to the tragedy of Oct. 25, 2023.
Posted inMaine, News, Obituaries
Sabattus remembers JP Normand LaPlante: ‘He was always out doing something for somebody’
LaPlante, who died last month at age 89, is being remembered as one who worked nearly nonstop for the good of his neighbors and family.
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The Legend of Tom Roth, Auburn’s drive-by shooting avenger | Column
The shooting on Pownal Road this week brings back memories of a similar case that ended quickly in 1998, Mark Laflamme writes.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, Mark LaFlamme
The political season and my trick-or-treating tips | Column
Writer Mark LaFlamme muses on dental picks, raisin trauma, political animals and more.
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St. Dom’s group looking for location for new high school
Plans are in the works for a ‘fully independent private high school, in the Catholic tradition, starting in the fall of 2026.’