Covering the plight of Ghost reminded me a lot of a different dog named Abby who, in 2016, was abandoned in the cold along Strawberry Avenue in Lewiston.
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Mark LaFlamme: She said WHAT?
Talk of the town: Unexpected offers, busy signals, celebrity friend requests and a desire to watch the city council in action. Winter has truly set in.
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Mark LaFlamme: Expensive McMuffins, the evils of Florida and other secrets revealed in mystery mail
Street Talk: Once you start reading one of this mystery man’s letters, it all starts to make sense, like one of those crazy photos with mystery image hidden behind the pixels.
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Mark LaFlamme: Things I found at Marden’s but didn’t get and now I’m sad
Talk of the Town: It’s time for a government investigation into song lyrics that don’t quite rhyme. Mr. Marden, are you listening?
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Mark LaFlamme: The Christmas Eve beggar
On the unsteady march to the car, weaving around abandoned shopping carts and stomping through dirty slush, I pondered the great question of the day. Honest-to-God woman in need? Or just another scam artist looking to make mucho dope bucks off the naivete and generosity of good-hearted souls at Christmastime?
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Mark LaFlamme: Magical mice shoveling my driveway
Talk of the town: If I got rid of my driveway would winter go away?
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Lewiston High School’s Mock Trial Team is the real deal
In December, the team took the state championship for the second year in a row and third time in six years. Some marvel at their success given the city’s makeup, but no one questions there could be a dynasty in the making.
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Mark LaFlamme: Snakes in the toilet and mean old ladies on bikes
Talk of the town: Holiday regrets? Yeah, I got a few. Put down the dish scrubby and enjoy the big moments.
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Mark LaFlamme: Poetry readin’ with George Bailey and Marty McFly
Talk of the town: Let me get this straight: Every time a bell rings an angel gets his flaming rum punch?
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Face Time: Thomas ‘Bummah’ Gurney on Punk Icee, Lewiston and finding inspiration
One music video, titled ‘The Dirty Lew,’ was praised by some, denounced by others. He’s working on a song with a more positive message about the city.