Talk of the town: I’m dreaming of a Fort Lauderdale Christmas, just like the ones I used to … ah fuhgeddaboudit.
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 inLewiston-Auburn
Robert V. Connors Elementary principal responds to sex assault allegations
Donald Ferrara’s attorney, Walter McKee, firmly denied all allegations and said his client plans to appeal the protection order. He also noted that the woman who filed the order has made unfounded claims about Ferrara dating back more than 10 years.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Two arrested after traffic stop in Auburn
Police said 40-year-old Jovan Calhoun, the driver of the car that was stopped, is a habitual offender who was free on a half dozen bail contracts following a slew of earlier charges for drug and driving offenses.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Connors Elementary School principal in Lewiston served with protection from abuse order
After a hearing in District Court in Wiscasset on Monday, Donald Ferrara Jr. was served with the protection order prohibiting him from having any contact with the woman who filed for the order.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Two pedestrians hurt in separate collisions in Auburn on Friday morning
Two morning crashes occurred first on Court Street, and less than two hours later, on Hampshire Street.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
Mark LaFlamme: If I ask your age, an editor is making me do it
Street Talk: The man in question is doing math in his head. He’s calculating the pros and cons of giving out his real age and trying to deduce how this might trip him up down the road.
Posted inbPlus, Lewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
Mark LaFlamme: I had my November removed and man, I feel good
Talk of the town: Aw, come on. Can we hear ‘Dominick the Donkey’ just one more time?
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Lewiston police investigate report of shots fired
At about 1:15 a.m., at least four gunshots were heard in the area of Dee’s Market at 248 Blake St.
Posted inAndroscoggin County
Camper burns in Turner; police investigate possible arson
Witnesses said it appeared a young woman started the fire and then fled on foot, saying somebody was after her. Police later located the woman along with her boyfriend.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
Mark LaFlamme: My name is Mike, and I’d like to sell you something
Street Talk: My inability to sell should have been obvious by the time I was 10 years old, when I was convinced I could become the richest kid on the block by selling the weekly newspaper known as Grit. Spoiler: I never became the richest kid on the block.