Just before midnight on Thursday, investigators from the Office of State Fire Marshal responded to two trash can fires at the gas pumps at Gowell’s Shop n’ Save on Richmond Road.
Mark LaFlamme
Sun Journal
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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Farmington man found dead behind Lewiston courthouse
Police said the 27-year-old was found by a passerby. When police and emergency crews arrived shortly after, they determined that the man was dead.
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Posted inMaine Crime
Police: New Vineyard murder suspect dies from self-inflicted gunshot wound
The Maine State Police sought 43-year-old Wilfred Daggett Jr. of New Vineyard in the death of his wife last year.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Auburn woman killed in Lewiston crash; Sabattus man arrested
Shari Williams, 60, died after the car she was in was struck on Lisbon Street.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Kari Morissette, director of Church of Safe Injection, dead at 33
In announcing Morissette’s passing, peers described her as “a fierce advocate and friend to people who use drugs, fighting for their health, rights and dignity.”
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Lewiston man charged with kidnapping in Auburn
Antonio Rembert has an extensive criminal history in the Twin Cities dating back to the 1990s.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State
The season of backyard fires is warming up in Maine
Wendy Cavers of Litchfield is among those who have made a DIY fire pits out of household appliances.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
‘C’est cheese!’ Chain of cheese skillet restaurants planned for Maine, with first in Auburn
Dan Caron, renowned chef at The Green Ladle in Lewiston, is launching a new restaurant, The Cheesy Skillet, at the Auburn-Lewiston Municipal Airport this month, with more to come.
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Litchfield man killed in Lewiston rollover
Police are still investigating the Friday morning crash in the area of 1140 Sabattus St.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
‘He was dropped at my door with a face full of blood’: Two teens injured in Lewiston attack
Jennifer Banton, mother of an injured 14-year-old, said the attackers armed with bats, machetes and metal pipes “beat my son and another boy nearly to death.”