The players might talk about that grim night now and then, but they tend to do it in private circles. This band of cornhole players like to keep things to the inner circle.
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.
Mark LaFlamme: Grab your slingshots, kids; it’s scary movie time
While I’ll never experience the kind of soul-deep terror that a kid feels when sitting bug-eyed for a scary flick, I do still enjoy a good spine-tingler; so much, in fact, that I’ve compiled you a list.
Mark LaFlamme: Talk of the Town: Long underpants and a time machine
Talk of the Town: People are reaching out with some interesting ideas.
Fire destroys home of retired surgeon, wife in Greene
Fire crews were called out about 1 p.m. for a report that the two-story home off North River Road was on fire.
Fire reported at manufacturing plant in Auburn; 2 workers injured
Fire crews from Auburn and Lewiston responded to a fire Thursday afternoon at the M.S. Ambrogio plant on Rodman Road.
Auburn man arrested on drug charges
Charles Devin Bradrick, 37, was charged with two counts of aggravated drug trafficking and multiple counts of possessing scheduled drugs.
Mark LaFlamme: ‘Something weird in a tree:’ A mystery that ended too soon
Street Talk: The real mystery here wasn’t what was contained in that strange, plump bundle. The real mystery to me is how it got up there in the first place.
Lewiston man charged with dealing methamphetamine; 2 others charged in separate drug case
Muktar Abshir Aden, 25, of 210 Blake St., was arrested at his home and charged with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Several others were escorted out of Aden’s apartment in handcuffs, although there was no information on them.
Sabattus man charged in Wales assault
One of the victims, police said, was later transferred to Maine Medical Center in Portland due to the extent of his injuries.
Lewiston man charged with sex trafficking
Investigators say 57-year-old Frederick Jackson subjected a woman to dangerous situations, including one instance where she was jumped by a man on Pierce Street while the woman was two months pregnant.