Talk of the Town: Are you like me? Do you like to go out to shovel the yard at 3 a.m. and pull one over on Ma Nature and her cohorts?
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Mark LaFlamme: A beloved fire investigator is leaving, and reporting will never be the same
Street Talk: At every fire scene I went to in Lewiston over the years, the first guy I looked for was Paul Ouellette.
‘A passion for pets’: With animals needing good homes, there’s no dogging it at the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society
‘It’s such a teamwork environment that it’s more like a family around here, and I feel like we make a huge impact on not only our team’s lives, but the animals’ lives.’
‘It’s me or the dog’: Sandy Graul adopts a(nother) pet
Nina the pit bull ‘put on the dog’ day after day without success. Finally, Sandy Graul had enough.
Mark LaFlamme: Boil some water and put on some boots!
Talk of the Town: Slush Puppies, frozen headlights, boiling water, an avalanche of food and so many more temperature-related matters to ponder.
Mark LaFlamme: Shocked, embarrassed and afraid of bugs
Talk of the Town: Remember that time I confessed to watching ‘Blossom’ and all the fun you had calling me little girl names for the rest of the month?
Mark LaFlamme: Editors ain’t so bad . . .
Street Talk: Editors have the magic to make bad writing good and to make good writing better. When they’re not sending you off to do stupid stuff, that is.
Talk of the town: The purloined fire truck and a selfishly devoured meat pie
Got flu meds? You either pay ridiculous prices for the brand stuff or you find yourself out in Kennedy Park in the wee hours going: ‘Psss, hey buddy. Got any fizz?’
Mark LaFlamme: Some heartwarming Christmas stories
Talk of the Town: St. Nicholas’ bail set at $50,000 or $150,000 surety.
Mark LaFlamme: Lewiston-Auburn police radios remain silent — for us
Street Talk: It’s been a year-and-a-half of police radio silence now in the Twin Cities. In other parts of the country, compromises have been reached but in Lewiston-Auburn, police have dug in their heels.