Talk of the Town: Cats don’t have many facial expressions, but I swear mine seems extremely relieved.
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
Face Time: Spinning the wheel again with Auburn’s Julie Bennett Latuscha
We thought it was time to check in with ‘Wheel’ winner Latuscha after ‘Wheel of Fortune’ host Pat Sajak retired from the gig.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn
Lisbon Water Department issued a violation after arsenic testing results released by Maine CDC
Water is safe to drink in Lisbon but officials from the Maine CDC’s Drinking Water Program and the Maine Rural Water Association remain in Lisbon to ensure the safety of the public drinking water supply.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Man in custody after brief standoff with Lewiston police
Police were called to the area of Blake and Oak streets shortly before 5:30 p.m. for a report of a man acting strangely in the area.
Posted inOxford Hills
Police identify dead couple found in Norway home
Norway police said Amanda Perkins, 32, of Norway, and Richard ‘Rick’ Emery, 39, of South Paris were found dead in a home at 16 Summer St. when police were called to the home Tuesday night.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, Oxford Hills
Dixfield man remains jailed after infant overdose in Mexico
Timothy Child was arrested Monday afternoon after police and rescue crews went to the home and found the 9-month-old unconscious and having difficulty breathing, her skin bluish in color.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
Mark LaFlamme: Another life-or-death visit to the veterinarian
The spiel from the vet was dire; talk of blood work and ultrasounds and the potential for abscesses, tumors and God only knew what other deadly formations that might exist down deep in the guts of my beloved cat. Hope for the best, was the general idea, and prepare for the worst.
Posted inAndroscoggin County
Low dose of chlorine to be added to Sabattus water
The same notice was put out in July after the coliform bacteria was first detected.
Posted inbPlus, Mark LaFlamme
Mark LaFlamme: How can it be Labor Day when, by my math, it’s only the 3rd of June?
Talk of the Town: Your load of furniture would have arrived fine, Mrs. Harris, but I jumped when the lane departure alarm went off and . . .
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Locals react to proposals to combat violence in Lewiston
“I’m just a mom that worries about bullets penetrating my walls in the middle of the night,” Beth Matthews said after listening to a press conference where police and others announced plans to combat violence.