Police say girl bitten by the family’s pit bull terrier.
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 inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Lewiston couple charged with child endangerment after drug bust
Police said the five children were from ages 1 to 7.
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Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World
‘This is not who we are as Americans and it certainly is not who we are as Mainers’
Some found understanding in the desperation behind the violence that erupted at the U.S. Capitol. Others decried the actions and called it ‘unsettling.’
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Rangeley woman seriously hurt in crash
Janet House was trapped in her SUV, the fire chief said.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Sabattus fire department thriving in the pandemic
When Troy Cailler was hired as chief in March at the age of 27, he hit the ground running with a list of priorities in hand. Among them, a new fire engine to replace the rickety 1991 model in active service.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine says billionaire’s donation to aid mission
The organization expects to receive its gift, part of a $4 billion series of donations from MacKenzie Scott, early in 2021.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Pedestrian struck by car in Wales
The woman, estimated to be in her mid-20s, was said to have suffered minor injuries.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Dempsey Center: Wendy Tardif stepping down
Tardif took on the job in 2011 after serving for a time as interim director. Before that, she had served as event manager of the Dempsey Challenge, the center’s primary fundraising vehicle.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Man charged with attempted murder after morning shootout in Lewiston
Police officers and a suspect exchanged gunfire around 4:30 a.m. Later, they surrounded a Horton Street apartment building for about four hours, arresting two men in the afternoon.
Posted inLocal & State
Who are Mainers Against Mask Mandates?
The group’s 1,500 members, often derided as being violently opposed to the use of face masks, passionately believe — for a variety of reasons — that nobody should be forced to wear a mask.