It was a few weeks before Christmas and the parade of people hauling money into the newsroom showed no sign of slowing. One by one they came with envelopes stuffed with cash, coffee cans full of coins or crumpled dollar bills tugged from pockets on the spot. Some gave big, some gave small, most gave […]
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Mark LaFlamme: Jeepers! Mysteries of Cooper Spring
Every trip to the spring – where the water is crisp and clean and sparkling with fairy dust – turns into some kind of Scooby Doo adventure.
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Mark LaFlamme: A Song of Slush and Mud
All’s well that ends well 9:15 p.m. Wednesday night, a woman reported she had received a notice from Publishers Clearing House that she’d hit the jackpot and she suspected it might be a scam. Police went over and looked into it. The Publishers Clearing House thing was bogus, but it turns out the woman was […]
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Mark LaFlamme: Hoping for a summer of big news without tragedy
2018 was full of sad news. Give me a werewolf, an Elvis Presley sighting or anything featuring the term “alien baby” and we’ll have a summer of news without any heartache.
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Street Talk: My eye! Adventures in fishing
I had been sitting calmly on that rock when it occurred to me that maybe the fish would be more apt to bite if I climbed a tree and cast from a high branch. I mean, that’s straight physics right there.
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Mark LaFlamme: Boy, that’s going to smart in the morning
So, now what? So, I’ve been on vacation for a week and once again, I’ve completely forgotten how to write Talk of the Town. Is this a space for quiet reflection and somber discussions about the important matters of the day? Am I supposed to write sonnets in here so that we may explore the […]
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Country girl chronicles life in Lewiston
In Berwick, Lisa would sit on the hammock and wait for nature to entertain her. In Lewiston, it’s very much the same, although the nature of the wildlife has changed.
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Mark LaFlamme: We had joy, we had fun
Heads up You know what’s cool about the self checkout lines at Hannaford? They have cameras pointing down from the ceiling so finally you get to see what the top of your head looks like. I mean, haven’t you always wondered? My God I have a handsome scalp! Well, dog gone Saw a man walking […]
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Volunteer firefighters: Heroes you have never heard of
Here were teams of firefighters doing things that most of us would not do on our bravest days.
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Talk of the town: Blue days, black nights
Voices carry In Lewiston on Thursday a man called 911 to report there were two women in his apartment who would not be quiet. Smart move all around, bro. I’m sure the cop AND the ladies in question won’t be mad about this at all. Maybe tomorrow, you can call the po po because your […]