Street Talk: A lot of rumors have absolutely no basis in reality, and yet they still have value.
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 inbPlus, Lewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
Mark LaFlamme: Swearing about the cold in German
Talk of the Town: An unusual tour of Deutschland featuring boots, Greene sand, Reddy Kilowatt, heroes, late-night accidents and so much mehr. Want some schnitzel with that?
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Posted inMaine, News
Snow a’coming. But how much?
Forecasts called for between 12-18 inches along the coast and 8-12 inches farther inland.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Lewiston police investigate gunfire in several locations
Four shooting incidents over two days reported in Lewiston. Random reports of gunfire have vexed the city since winter began.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Police investigate shots fired in Auburn
At least one person was injured, but it wasn’t clear if it was by a gunshot.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Police search for missing Litchfield woman
Kaitlyn Danforth, 26, is known to have connections in the Lewiston-Auburn area. Lewiston police have assigned a detective to help in the search.
Posted inFranklin, Oxford Hills
Wardens rescue ‘ill equipped’ hikers from mountain
Two men began their hike at about 8 a.m. Tuesday, and were quickly slowed by the deep snow, and only made it halfway through their hike once darkness came, wardens said.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Aerial performance coming to Lewiston on Friday
Aerial Jade will perform at 22 Park St.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Police: Additional drugs, guns found in case of pair who tried to pass counterfeit money at the Androscoggin County Jail
Investigators estimated the street value at roughly a quarter million dollars.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
Street Talk: What is the ghastliest news of all?
For me, the most dreadful stories of them all are those where, in the glow of the police and ambulance lights, the pain is only just beginning.