He’s said it before and he’ll say it once more. The absolute coolest part of his current job is mingling with the rabble when things get rocking, says Mark LaFlamme.
Mark LaFlamme
Staff Writer
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, Maine Crime
5-hour police standoff ends on Elm Street in Lewiston after shots fired downtown
Shortly after 3 p.m., police were called out to the area of Pine Street in Lewiston after a gunman in an SUV opened-fire on a group of men standing in front of Webb’s Market.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime
Man shot on Bartlett Street in Lewiston survives his injuries
Police said Malik Hollis was shot sometime around 5:30 p.m. Saturday in the area of Bartlett and Walnut streets. In 2018, Hollis was part of a controversial self-defense decision in Maine Supreme Judicial Court.
Posted inbPlus, Mark LaFlamme
Quicksand on the beach but none to be found at Sabattus Town Hall | Column
Mark LaFlamme finds joy on Stevens Street. At the Sabattus town meeting? Not so much.
Posted inbPlus, Lewiston-Auburn
Lewiston cheerleader Dottie Perham-Whittier talks about life after City Hall | Face Time
We wondered what such a busy lady might do with herself after a job she’s had since Ronald Reagan’s second term. No surprise: She has a lot going on.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Underground blasts cause ruckus on Park Street in Lewiston
Nobody was hurt in the explosion, fire officials said, but the cause of the blast was unknown as of Friday afternoon.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime
Lewiston woman charged with child endangerment after intentionally mowing down mailboxes, police say
Police say 31-year-old Amanda Hayes was intoxicated when she ran over two mailboxes in Lewiston while riding with two children in her Ford Explorer.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
Sabattus votes, again, to keep its Police Department
Through a secret ballot Monday night, Sabattus residents voted 83-73 to stick with the local police force instead of turning coverage over to the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Department.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Fire marshal investigating cause of James Street fire in Auburn
No one was reported injured in the Monday fire, which destroyed the upper level interior of a James Street apartment building.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Auburn fire burns former mechanic’s garage
At about 4:30 p.m., firefighters were called out to Washington Street for a report of flames inside the building.