Investigators believe Frank Clifford, 69, likely died on impact when his sled went off a trail and struck several small trees.
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 inAndroscoggin County, Maine, News
Ongoing saga of missing dog’s 80-mile trek galvanizes Maine communities
When the dog went missing Nov. 19 in Greene, his owner was distraught. When word got around on the Citizens of Greene community Facebook page, many locals were distraught right along with him. Then, this week, the dog was spotted 80 miles away.
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Posted inNews, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Cat colony discovered in construction trailer in Canton
It is estimated there may be over 50 feral cats in the community, some of them pregnant. The trailer is considered a biohazard and has been condemned by the town.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Charges filed in Auburn animal neglect case
Police had been investigating conditions at the Seventh Street home since August when neighbors began complaining about hordes of cats and unhealthy conditions at the home.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
Mark LaFlamme: The Christmas Eve beggar
On the unsteady march to the car, weaving around abandoned shopping carts and stomping through dirty slush, I pondered the great question of the day. Honest-to-God woman in need? Or just another scam artist looking to make mucho dope bucks off the naivete and generosity of good-hearted souls at Christmastime?
Posted inbPlus, Mark LaFlamme
Mark LaFlamme: Magical mice shoveling my driveway
Talk of the town: If I got rid of my driveway would winter go away?
Posted inbPlus, Schools & Education
Lewiston High School’s Mock Trial Team is the real deal
In December, the team took the state championship for the second year in a row and third time in six years. Some marvel at their success given the city’s makeup, but no one questions there could be a dynasty in the making.
Posted inAndroscoggin County
Police identify woman killed in Poland crash
POLAND — Police identified a local woman Wednesday who died Tuesday morning after her car collided with a tractor-trailer on Route 26. Janelle Sperdakos, 23, of Poland died at the scene of the wreck, investigators said. A preliminary investigation showed that about 7:10 a.m., Sperdakos’ 2018 4-door Hyundai was traveling north on Route 26 — […]
Posted inbPlus, Lewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
Mark LaFlamme: Snakes in the toilet and mean old ladies on bikes
Talk of the town: Holiday regrets? Yeah, I got a few. Put down the dish scrubby and enjoy the big moments.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
‘Marty on the Mountain’: Longtime Mount Washington weatherman Marty Engstrom dies at age 86
It wasn’t so much the weather reports themselves that longtime viewers remember — it was the way Marty Engstrom read them.