Street Talk: Fire is one of the most powerful forces on earth and yet, at best, we have two synonyms suitable for use when writing about it.
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 inbPlus, Lewiston-Auburn
‘Good street eats’: Lewiston-Auburn food trucks and the people who run them
The food truck scene is cookin’ in the Twin Cities and throughout Maine these days, and there are a few tasty theories on why.
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Posted inbPlus, Lewiston-Auburn
So, you want to start a food truck business . . .
Lewiston’s public health inspector dishes some good advice for those thinking about rolling out a food truck.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, News, Schools & Education
‘This community is tight:’ Poland Regional High School graduates 113
A total of 113 students from Poland, Minot and Mechanic Falls receive diplomas Friday night.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Woman charged with stabbing another Lewiston woman
Police say Hollie Skolfield, 36, was stabbed and suffered other injuries Wednesday morning when Karie Ann Lessard, 31, burst into Skolfield’s home and assaulted her.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Talk of the town: Mother Nature. You scary.
The fear is real. But which fear? There are so many to choose from. Let me think a minute.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Lewiston man charged with attempted murder in Mechanic Falls
Police from Mechanic Falls, Norway and the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office were called out to the Elm Street area at about 6 p.m. Thursday after it was reported that a man had fired a gun in a heavily populated area.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
Saint Dominic Academy graduates Class of 2023
As St. Dom’s graduated its 2023 class, lots of people looked back in the weirdness of the pandemic and how it seemed to strengthen people and bring them together.
Posted inMaine Crime, River Valley
Three arrested after fentanyl found during Rumford traffic stop
Rumford Police Chief Tony Milligan said targeting people who traffic in fentanyl remains a priority for his department.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, News
Wardens concerned after woman took a baby raccoon to an Auburn pet store — where it was kissed and cuddled
Wardens on Thursday were seeking information about a woman who took a juvenile raccoon into an Auburn pet store, where the animal was said to have been kissed by a few in the store.