The item, described as both a package and a device, was being investigated near the New Gloucester town line, according to a police bulletin.
Mark LaFlamme
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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 Crime
Police arrest 2 men after foot chases in Lewiston
A search of the suspect’s backpack revealed a 45 caliber, 1911-style handgun with a serial number that had been obliterated.
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Lewiston to receive $500,000 federal grant to improve school safety
The Oxford Hills School District in Paris, Rangeley and Rumford also are included in grant program.
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Mark LaFlamme: Does music hath charms to soothe downtown Lewiston?
Every Friday, Chase rides his scooter to Dufresne Plaza to play his violin for the masses.
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Mark LaFlamme: Signs of the coming apocalypse spotted in Lewiston parking garage
Talk of the Town: The view on top of Streaked Mountain is dazzling. And I’m not talking about when I finally climbed to the top and disrobed. Or am I?
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Public put to work to find solutions to recent violence in Lewiston
Julia Sleeper-Whiting, founder and director of Tree Street Youth in Lewiston, broke the crowd of about 60 into eight different groups and then spent the next hour running from table to table to keep those groups motivated.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine Crime
Lisbon Falls man arrested after 9-hour standoff
Sometime after midnight, Thomas Bayne came out of the home and was arrested without incident. There were no reports of gunfire or any injuries during the long standoff.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
New York man charged after police raid massage parlor in Lewiston
Richard Qiu, 58, was being held Wednesday at the Androscoggin County Jail in Auburn on two counts of sex trafficking and a charge of forced labor, according to a jail official. Qiu’s bail is set at $100,000.
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Mark LaFlamme: The fall of the house at 149 College St. in Lewiston
Street talk: After 150-plus years of enjoying a reputation as one of the finest showpieces in the area, the house became a place of disease and despair.
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Auburn apartment building fire under investigation
The building on Mount Auburn Avenue was nearing completion.