The falcon had apparently chased a pigeon into the old mill before becoming lost and disoriented in the roughly one acre of mill space. It was estimated the bird had been inside the mill, away from its food and water sources, for nearly a week.
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 inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime
Mechanic Falls man gets 23 years for shooting deputy in 2024
Corey Hamel, 43, was sentenced to 23 years for shooting at police, striking an Androscoggin County Sheriff’s deputy, in February of 2024.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Crisis workers to join police in Auburn
Project Support You, first rolled out in late 2018, pairs crisis workers with police officers to help treat those suffering from mental health issues and substance misuse disorder.
Posted inbPlus, Maine, Mark LaFlamme
Dreaming of snowshoeing on the beaches of Greenland to the sound of pornographic poetry
Once we own Greenland, the family and I can finally have a little place by the water. Maybe plant some palm trees.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Coyote hangs out at Bates campus in Lewiston
A coyote is wandering about the Bates College area in the heart of Lewiston.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Mark LaFlamme
Another co-worker sails away on the Ship of Theseus
Chris Williams was my closest work bud, and I suspect that all of you understand how important work buds are, since without them, we’d go mad from our daily toil, and that applies to all professions, Mark LaFlamme writes.
Posted inbPlus
Bob Marley says ‘Don’t make rocket science out of it.’
The Maine comedian longs for some time to visit Maine’s small comedy venues. “I’d just find one of those younger comics, grab them by the shoulders and say, ‘Kill it bud. You’re doing great.'”
Posted inbPlus, Mark LaFlamme
Isn’t it obvious? It’s not real poetry unless it rhymes
Mark LaFlamme: Spurned lovers, unwanted Facebook guests and the hazards of a good education (meeting).
Posted inbPlus
Local comedians keep Maine’s comedy scene red hot
Area comedians say Maine is fertile ground for standup comedy, offering lots of opportunities, a nurturing environment, good material and some of the best stress-relieving laughs anywhere.
Posted inbPlus
On the road with Karen Morgan, lawyer, mom and busy comedian
The Yarmouth woman was a finalist on Nickelodeon Television’s ‘Search for the Funniest Mom in America,’ kicking off her professional career.