Police believe Darren Douin may have been manufacturing and selling narcotics from his Happy Days Diner for nearly a decade.
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: Just more mid-February derangement
Talk of the Town: If you see me wandering along Lake Shore Drive …
Face time: Tyla Davis of Poland — upping her game for everyone’s enjoyment
Davis knits her competitive spirit, support for local business, and love for a ‘good multi-tabbed spreadsheet’ into a fun time at several area venues.
Lewiston to upgrade phone system Saturday
Those who need to contact the fire and/or police departments should call the nonemergency number at 207-784-6421 or in an emergency, call 911.
Mark LaFlamme: Weird scenes inside the B Section
Street talk: When I went to work for the B Section, my editors at last had their chance to punish me for all the misbehaving I’d done from my relatively safe perch on the police beat.
Mark LaFlamme: I promise I won’t talk about Taylor Swift
Talk of the Town: One drama ends on TV (bad), but another made-for-TV drama continues at City Hall (good).
From ‘Endless Love’ to ‘I Shot the Sheriff’: Area couples share the soundtracks of their lives
Sometimes a couple will set out specifically to find a song that suits them just right. More often, it seems, the song finds the couple.
North Carolina fugitive wanted in stabbing arrested in Lewiston
U.S. marshals, along with Lewiston and Maine State Police, said they found Alyalia Chaibounmingkhouan, 19, in Lewiston arrested her on a warrant charging her with trying to kill a man.
Mark LaFlamme: Lost souls from the golden age of characters in downtown Lewiston
Street talk: When Howard stopped to talk, it was a by-God event, because Howard was one of the friendliest fellows I’ve ever met.
Police: Former Buckfield woman slain in Denver, but body has not been found
Police believe Naudiaerella ‘Naudia’ Wesley, 27, was killed just before Thanksgiving. Her body has not been found, no arrests have been made and police believe the person who killed her is dead.