Saturday marks 45 years since Dorothy Milliken was beaten to death in Lewiston. Her family is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible.
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.
Posted inLocal & State
‘Nightmare scenarios’ Emergency medical responders contend with vaccine mandates
Emergency medical providers say vaccine mandates have made a bad situation worse and some are reaching the breaking point.
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Posted inMaine Crime, News
Buckfield man charged in 2020 infant death
Trevor Averill was arrested as his home Wednesday afternoon.
Posted inNews, Schools and Education
Parents come to the rescue during bus driver shortage in RSU 4
Schools in Litchfield, Sabattus and Wales will be in session, and parent groups are organizing to help with transportation.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Auburn landlord finds 19 tarantulas and a python abandoned in apartment
A former tenant left 15 living tarantulas, four dead ones and a ball python behind.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Rescuers aid stranded boaters on Sabattus Pond
The three adults and three children were cold from wind and rain but otherwise unhurt, Sabattus Fire Chief Troy Cailler said.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Maine Bicentennial Band prepares to celebrate 200 years in a big way
On Friday night, the musicians and band leaders were polishing their instruments and their performance for the Maine Bicentennial Parade, set for Saturday morning.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Maine Crime
Auburn fugitive, charged with sex crimes in Michigan, captured in Harpswell
Michael J. Bernard, a lobsterman, was caught by federal officials as he departed a lobster boat Thursday afternoon.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Cynthia Crocker, philanthropist and former Seltzer & Rydholm owner, dies
Crocker, 95, made a significant impact on the region, and leaves behind a legacy of quiet generosity.
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Farmers’ Almanac predicts a flip-floppy winter
The newest edition of the Farmers’ Almanac declares that this year’s winter will be mild. And then cold. And then stormy, and then mild again.