At about 5:45 p.m., fire crews were sent to the senior living community at 200 Stetson Road for a report that fire in the laundry room was spreading to the structure itself.
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 inLewiston-Auburn
Virginia man charged with trying to steal Auburn firetruck
The suspect was chased off by a firefighter and later rounded up by police.
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Mark LaFlamme: Some heartwarming Christmas stories
Talk of the Town: St. Nicholas’ bail set at $50,000 or $150,000 surety.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Big winds cause chaos Friday; ice and cold next
By about 7 p.m., the retail district in Auburn was without power, with traffic lights out along Turner Street and Mount Auburn Avenue. Winds were expected to keep gusting as the temperatures dropped significantly early Friday night. More than 200,000 CMP customers were without power by 7 p.m.
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Storm slams Maine today: This could be a messy one
With the big holiday just around the corner, weather forecasters are warning that the storm moving in Friday, with high winds, cold temperatures and flooding, is apt to disrupt a whole lot of Christmas plans.
Posted inMaine Crime, River Valley
Rumford man dies from gunshot wound; brother faces manslaughter charge
Shay McKenna, 27, of Rumford is accused of shooting his 23-year-old brother Drew on Monday.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
‘Solutions, not just thoughts and prayers’: Vigil for the Homeless held in Lewiston
The gathering marked National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day on or near the winter solstice: the first day of winter and the longest night of the year.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, New England
Jury deadlocked in Auburn man’s Boston rape trial
A new trial for Charles Bergeron, 32, is scheduled to begin Sept. 21, 2023.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
Mark LaFlamme: Lewiston-Auburn police radios remain silent — for us
Street Talk: It’s been a year-and-a-half of police radio silence now in the Twin Cities. In other parts of the country, compromises have been reached but in Lewiston-Auburn, police have dug in their heels.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime
Suspect from Sabattus standoff arrested in Waterville after more than a month of searching
Police had been searching for Diego Martinez on charges connected to three vehicle chases within 12 hours.