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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PublishedMay 18, 2021
Street Talk: Even pilgrims made the police log
I have never had any sort of personal link to the logs, other than the philosophical demand that if you’re going to run the arrests, you have to do it fairly.
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PublishedMay 16, 2021
Talk of the town: If my cat calls, tell her I’m not here
The Great Leaning Pole of Walmart OK, what IS the deal with that leaning pole in the Walmart parking lot? Every day there’s a new picture of somebody’s car either tipped over on its side or just leaning comically because somebody drove into that pole again and at appreciable speed. Either we’ve got some strange […]
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PublishedMay 14, 2021
‘A star for one night:’ Adult ed teen can’t go to Poland prom
As it is with so many things over the past year, the villain in this story is COVID-19.
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PublishedMay 14, 2021
Man killed in Auburn motorcycle crash
Police said there are no indications that speed or alcohol were factors in the wreck.
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PublishedMay 13, 2021
Traffic sensors coming to Route 4 in Turner
TURNER — The Maine Department of Transportation will install new traffic count sensors on Route 4 next week. The work will involve lane closures south of Harlow Hill Road. Work is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. Monday and require closure of the southbound lane. Work requiring the closure of the northbound lane will begin […]
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PublishedMay 12, 2021
Sabattus-based school board moves toward restructuring schools
Officials say moving from five buildings to three will reduce current and long-term costs.
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PublishedMay 11, 2021
Street Talk: Kimberly Moreau and the cruel unknown
Kimberly Moreau deserves rest. Her family deserves it even more.
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PublishedMay 9, 2021
Talk of the town: Dirty pillows and purloined potato sticks
Wicked excited about baseball I was driving by the baseball field near the Colisee in Lewiston the other day when I noticed, with great glee, that the field was actually abuzz with ballplayers. I mean, dozens of them were out there chasing down flies, fielding grounders, warming up the pitcher or just getting stretched out […]
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PublishedMay 7, 2021
Mobile vaccination clinic opens in Lewiston, will remain in town for a week
The site was set up around noon. By 2 p.m., roughly 30 people had come in to get a dose of the free Moderna vaccine
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PublishedMay 7, 2021
Students want answers after St. Dom’s principal dismissed
Marianne Pelletier, superintendent of Maine Catholic Schools, said Tim Gallic was let go because of budget cuts that eliminated his position.
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