Ed Boucher was co-founder of the Pal Hop dances and recorded his first record in 1961, squeezing his bandmates from the Royal Knights into the back of Maurice’s Music Mart in downtown Lewiston.
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
Just-In-Time Recreation reopens for business 6 months after deadly Lewiston shooting
More than 6 months after a deadly shooting at the business, the lanes were open again and bowling clans were reunited.
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Body discovered in woods near Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge in Lewiston
Police, fire and rescue crews were called to the area about 4:30 p.m. Friday after a caller reported finding the body in the woods under the bridge.
Posted inSchools and Education
Maine author Monica Wood to speak at UMF graduation in Farmington
The ceremony will be held Saturday at the outdoor amphitheater behind Narrow Gauge Cinemas downtown.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Lewiston Strong: Hundreds come to mark anniversary of mass shooting
Roughly 300 people assembled to celebrate the 18 people killed in the Oct. 25, 2023, shooting, the many who were hurt and the families of the victims.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Police investigate ‘large marijuana grow’ in New Sharon
Police seized evidence from the home, although it was not disclosed what that involved.
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More than 200 evacuated from ski lift at Sunday River
Some skiers reported being rescued from the Aurora lift within 20 minutes, others nearly two hours.
Posted inNation & World, News
Police: Former Buckfield woman slain in Denver, but body has not been found
Police believe Naudiaerella ‘Naudia’ Wesley, 27, was killed just before Thanksgiving. Her body has not been found, no arrests have been made and police believe the person who killed her is dead.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Massachusetts driver killed Tuesday by police in Fryeburg
Police say a knife-wielding Massachusetts man was shot after a chase involving several departments and approaching an officer with a knife.
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Andover snowmobiler dies in Franklin County crash
Investigators believe Frank Clifford, 69, likely died on impact when his sled went off a trail and struck several small trees.