Sections of Route 302 were closed for a time Friday afternoon.
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
Driver escapes with minor injuries after crash in Lewiston
The first fire crew on scene reported the passenger side of the vehicle was ripped off.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
Mark LaFlamme: Inmate says the stories about him are wrong. Dead wrong
Street Talk: This jail correspondent swears he was just in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Posted inOxford Hills
Fire destroys mobile home in Hebron; 2 people escape injury
The cause is being investigated with help from the Office of the State Fire Marshal.
Posted inbPlus, Mark LaFlamme
Mark LaFlamme: Follow me for more tips on healthy living!
Talk of the Town: Award-winning columnist Mark LaFlamme ruminates on easy-access fires, extraterrestrial ball armies, the halcyon days when Lewiston and Auburn were going to unite, working his gluten, and so much more.
Posted inbPlus, Lewiston-Auburn
What about smokeless fire pits?
A fairly recent innovation based on a very old method of fire building has resulted in a line of ‘smokeless’ fire pits to cut down on the amount of smoke released by a backyard fire.
Posted inbPlus, Lewiston-Auburn
‘I must have a fire pit always’: The season of backyard fires is warming up in Maine
There was a time when life-changing decisions were made by a group of people huddled around a fire. The tradition continues today with every manner of fire pit imaginable . . . and some you may never have thought of.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Fire burns through apartment house in Auburn
Two cats were rescued; 11 people were left homeless.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine Crime, Oxford Hills
Suspect in drug trafficking ring arrested again after crash in Poland
Appleby was found in possession of a stolen gun and numerous illegal drugs, in violation of conditions set after his previous arrest in March, police say.
Posted inOxford Hills
Bethel man dead after crash in Albany Township
Police were called out to the area of 929 Hunts Corner Road at about 1:30 p.m. When they arrived, police found that one occupant had been ejected from the vehicle.