Street Talk: Unsolved deaths of a suspicious nature are specters that gnaw at the collective memories of the community. They haunt and haunt and haunt.
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.
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Mark LaFlamme: There’s a disturbing lack of fireworks and fireflies
Talk of the Town: We apparently have given up on lighting off firecrackers and hindquarters.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Auburn police investigate Thursday morning shooting
Witnesses said it appeared that three young men fired off at least a dozen rounds at about 3 a.m. Thursday.
Posted inOxford Hills
Paris crash kills 3 people on Route 26
Investigators were working late Friday to identify the victims and make notifications to family members. The ages of the victims were not disclosed.
Posted inOxford Hills
Wardens explain decision to euthanize bear punched in nose by Porter woman
Maine wildlife officials Friday offered several reasons why the decision to euthanize the bear that bit the woman was the right one.
Posted inNews, Oxford Hills
Pets perish in fire at Oxford grooming business
Oxford firefighters who first responded reported that the home at 72 Roller Rink Road was fully ablaze. Two dogs and a cat perished in the blaze.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Police investigate hit and run in Auburn
Video from a local business shows an injured female was the victim of a hit and run, police said.
Posted inNews, Oxford Hills
Police investigate a death in Norway
Police say a person of interest has been detained and there is no risk to the public.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, River Valley
State police respond to lawyer’s criticisms in case against Seth Carey
Maine State Police defended their investigation into Rumford lawyer Seth Carey, who was charged with a host of sex crimes that were dropped by a Hancock County prosecutor.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston authorities investigating how a BMW ended up in the river
It appeared that the vehicle had rolled through a chain link fence somewhere before it crashed into the water.