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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: The mystery of the soggy green couch with bonus fungal infection
Talk of the Town: A new daddy, unmentionable ring worms and unclaimed cocaine.
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Woman burned in Lewiston cooking fire
Crews were called to 23 Spofford St. shortly before 7 p.m. for a report of fire in a kitchen.
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Red Cross assisting tenants of Thursday blaze in Auburn
The cause is being investigated by Auburn fire and police departments.
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Downtown apartment building burns in Auburn
As firefighters fought the fire from above, below and within, they also contended with 85 degree temperatures and thick humidity. Several pets were rescued, including one cat firefighters plucked from the roof of the burning building.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Lewiston police investigate 2 gunshot reports; teen charged in one
Five cars were damaged by gunfire on Knox Street. A 17-year-old has been arrested.
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Mark LaFlamme: There are ghosts walking among us
Street Talk: Unsolved deaths of a suspicious nature are specters that gnaw at the collective memories of the community. They haunt and haunt and haunt.
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Mark LaFlamme: There’s a disturbing lack of fireworks and fireflies
Talk of the Town: We apparently have given up on lighting off firecrackers and hindquarters.
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Auburn police investigate Thursday morning shooting
Witnesses said it appeared that three young men fired off at least a dozen rounds at about 3 a.m. Thursday.
Posted inOxford Hills
Paris crash kills 3 people on Route 26
Investigators were working late Friday to identify the victims and make notifications to family members. The ages of the victims were not disclosed.