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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Video: Floatplane crashes in Rangeley Lake
Two men were injured when the plane hit the water Thursday afternoon near Russell Cove.
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Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Auburn School Committee addresses Boston Globe allegations
‘I don’t want people to believe that we’re a racist school, or that people don’t feel welcome,’ Faith Fontaine said.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Positive attitudes come out on top … even though balloons didn’t
“Look at everybody down here. Everybody’s having a good time. We’re going to have so much fun this weekend, it’s just awesome,” said Paul Englehart, Raspberry Ripple crew chief.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
At least one seriously hurt in Lewiston crash
Fire and rescue crews worked to free a woman trapped in her vehicle Friday after a car and truck collided on Lisbon Street.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Lewiston chicken owners confused about ordinance
A little-known 30,000-square-foot requirement has residents in the city having to lay off their birds.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Maryland woman drowns after canoe tips over in Bethel
Xiaolian Ding, age 75, of Silver Spring, Maryland drowned after becoming trapped underneath a canoe on the Androscoggin River in Bethel Wednesday.
Posted inLocal & State
Sky’s the limit for Maine balloon festival
The balloon festival, held each year on the banks of the Androscoggin River, was launched in 1993 as a way of attracting tourists and enabling various nonprofit groups to raise awareness to their causes.
Posted inLocal & State
Garbage truck plows into five vehicles in Farmington
Police said the garbage truck, owned by Archie’s Disposal and driven by Thomas Davenport, 50, of Canton slammed into the back of a Ford F-250 pickup truck.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Former Sabattus woman settles lawsuit in prisoner transport case
Meghan Quinn was forced to kneel in a blood- and urine-soaked cage during a five-day extradition from Florida to Maine, her lawsuit against a Florida company contends.