The unseasonable weather, with temperatures reaching for 50 degrees, made being a spectator for the Special Olympics Maine Winter Games a delight, according to the mother of one athlete.
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.
Massachusetts men arrested in PayPal scam in Rangeley Plantation
Police said the men posed as Department of Justice employees when they approached the woman.
Transient out of Augusta charged after Lewiston homeowner chases him from home
Police used home surveillance footage to track down Jason Folkner, who was arrested on charges of burglary, vehicle burglary and two counts of theft.
Deadly force panel weighs in on 2021 hostage situation in Livermore Falls
The state panel recommended that the Maine Criminal Justice Academy use its reports when developing scenario-based training for law enforcement officers.
Is Santa real? Maine readers reveal their true thoughts
We asked our readers to recall when they first believed Santa might not be real. Their answers ranged from hilarious to sad.
Jimmy Fallon gifts this southern Maine teen ugly sweater
Brady Knight, a 16-year-old from Lisbon Falls, collected an ugly sweater directly from Jimmy Fallon on the “The Tonight Show.”
Watch: Christmas light show dazzles Monmouth, and every other town within miles
This is not your traditional Christmas decorating. The display is all encompassing, from the spotlights on the roof to the animated Christmas trees and candy canes on the front lawn.
Police arrest Phillips man, recover items after series of burglaries
An array of items retrieved were identified as stolen from a series of camp breaks, storage facility breaks and a residential burglary within the last four months.
Greene says no to latest power plan to build 600-acre solar array
The ‘overwhelming’ vote to limit solar energy systems in town put and end to Swift Current Energy’s plan to build a 600-acre solar array along parcels of private property in the CMP corridor.
This Androscoggin County town is asking residents to consider one of the largest solar array projects ever in Maine
Project planners say the solar array would provide the town ‘a significant influx of new revenue the town can put toward its general fund without requiring any new town services.’