While I’ll never experience the kind of soul-deep terror that a kid feels when sitting bug-eyed for a scary flick, I do still enjoy a good spine-tingler; so much, in fact, that I’ve compiled you a list.
Mark LaFlamme
Mark LaFlamme: Talk of the Town: Long underpants and a time machine
Talk of the Town: People are reaching out with some interesting ideas.
Mark LaFlamme: ‘Something weird in a tree:’ A mystery that ended too soon
Street Talk: The real mystery here wasn’t what was contained in that strange, plump bundle. The real mystery to me is how it got up there in the first place.
Mark LaFlamme: Nostradamus predicts weird stuff in my backyard
Talk of the Town: Everyone’s a critic. Especially that opossum with the long face.
Auburn community rallies around 67-year-old homeless woman
Street Talk: She doesn’t drink, she doesn’t do drugs, she’s friendly with police. That’s made this 67-year-old woman a target for the other homeless in and around Auburn’s Bonney Park.
Mark LaFlamme: Too slow to catch bears and too poor to afford peanuts
Talk of the town: There are vicious, limb-ripping bears and then there are the blessed creatures that look and smell just like bears but get you out of covering political candidates.
When it comes to Halloween, some say go big or go home
We went looking for the 12-foot skeletons that are all the rage these days, but we found so much more. In mid-September!
Mark LaFlamme: Creepy dolls and things in my backpack that are none of your business
Talk of the Town: There seems to be a lot of judgment going on and, well … a lot of throwing out to. Take that judgers!
Mark LaFlamme: Leaves in the street and bees in my shoes
Talk of the Town: Yes, I expect a letter soon from Mr. Mom about the wisdom of riding a motorcycle with shorts on. I’m waiting and ashamed.
Mark LaFlamme: Does music hath charms to soothe downtown Lewiston?
Every Friday, Chase rides his scooter to Dufresne Plaza to play his violin for the masses.