Street Talk: Words like ‘overturned’ and ‘into the building’ and ‘upside down’ were used.
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.
Mark LaFlamme: The bat is back!
Talk of the town: Riverside buffiness, tag-less T-shirts, mustard memos and more.
Face Time: Shhh — Melanie B. Gerard eases in as librarian at Geiger Elementary
The former special ed teacher from Oregon is grateful to be the new librarian in a place where ‘we are all kind to each other.’
Auburn Police say speed was a factor in the car crash at the Burger King drive-thru
“We looked up and we see this car flying through the air and coming right at us,” said Gary Girard, whose car was struck at the drive-thru.
Car flips in drive-thru at Burger King in Auburn after Center Street crash
Several Samaritans rushed to the scene to help the victims as rescue crews were on the way.
Gun removed from student’s backpack at Lewiston elementary school
Superintendent Jake Langlais advised an investigation is underway.
Lewiston police investigate shooting; man treated for gunshot injuries
Police said the victim was taken to Central Maine Medical Center for what were described serious injuries.
Bates College student reportedly assaulted on Lewiston campus
The victim was struck by an unidentified man Wednesday in what was described as an unprovoked assault.
Mark LaFlamme: Talk of the town — Spiders, ducks and Tommy Lee
Duck! So, I was happily riding my motorcycle out in the boonies of Minot, or possibly Buckfield, when I spotted two huge ducks at the side of the road. Now, you may think of ducks as innocuous creatures, but when you’re doing 55 on a bike, you definitely don’t want Daffy and co. waddling out […]
Kingfield man to serve 20 years for possessing child sexual assault material
According to court records, between May 2009 and April 2010, Hinkley coerced a minor child to engage in sexually explicit conduct through online video chat communications.