Employees at Pixelle Androscoggin Mill were told Wednesday morning that doors would be closing as early as March 6 rather than later in the spring as previously announced.
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: 21 years of blither
Street Talk: It’s downright strange to me that a person sitting next to me, drinking legally at a bar, could have been born the year I started writing Street Talk.
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Mark LaFlamme: On UFOs, wilted roses and subterranean cannibal spiders
Lewiston relining 7 miles of sewer lines Welp, I hope these sewer workers have their affairs in order because we all know how this kind of thing goes in the movies. Once they’re down in those dank, pitch-black Hell portals they’re going to encounter a nest of man-eating spiders the size of pianos, a shuffling […]
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Auburn approves zoning rules for government buildings
An ordinance was put in place stating that any governmental building constructed in Auburn will require neighborhood impact studies and Planning Board approval.
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Albany Township man arrested on drug charges
Police said the search of a Hunts Corner Road home turned up quantities of fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine, Ketamine and prescription drugs, with a street value estimated at $23,000.
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Public rallies to help Mr. Drew and His Animals Too
The fundraiser was launched Wednesday afternoon. By early evening Thursday it had brought in over $5,000 toward the $25,000 goal.
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Mark LaFlamme: Abused feline has found a home, wanted in another
Street Talk: For the cat named Harlow, the long road to recovery was just beginning. But for the young woman who rescued the animal, all that awaited was frustration.
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Mark LaFlamme: T-Rex vs. spy balloon vs. Walmart pole vs. Omar from ‘The Wire’
It’s like a B-movie marathon all up in here as Talk of the Town prepares for battle.
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Domestic abuse shelters are going to the dogs and saving more lives
With half of all domestic abuse survivors saying they delayed leaving their abusers because they worried about the fate of their pets, Safe Voices expanded to accommodate furry loved ones.
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Video: Fire extinguished at River Valley Village apartments in Lewiston
One woman, the only occupant home when the fire started, suffered burns in the blaze at 65 Tall Pines Drive which was reported at about 9:45 a.m. She was taken to a local hospital for evaluation.