Mark LaFlamme: The sad and mysterious death of Jason Lavoie

Street Talk: Some deaths hit particularly hard in the local community and this was one of those from the start. And the sad news was compounded a great deal by the inexplicable nature of Lavoie's death. 

Mark LaFlamme: This newspaper office needs a pole

Talk of the Town: Not the kind of pole that wrecks cars in a Walmart parking lot. But the kind that lets crime reporters escape the newsroom and chase down breaking news.

Mark LaFlamme: Justin Butterfield’s dark night of the soul

Mark LaFlamme: RIP Mike LaFlamme

Talk of the Town: No one has died. Just an old joke. Try not to be sad.

Mark LaFlamme: 104 Park St. has always felt like home

Street Talk: This is what a newspaper should look like — a temple where one could worship and study all the great mysteries that local history had to offer.

Talk of the town: Cold, snow and a red-hot union suit

Mark LaFlamme: Cat twirling, fugitive-chasing, fox-brawling drama like you read about

Recent troubling news offers convincing proof the traditional Halloween vacation is over.

Mark LaFlamme: My malevolent and execrable column slithering onto your doorstep

Talk of the Town: Halloween still haunts the columnist's notebook.

Mark LaFlamme: I conquered my fears and so can you

Talk of the Town: For Halloween, a short list of things I used to be afraid of but ain't no more.

Mark LaFlamme: The only Halloween movie watching guide you’ll ever need, probably

Street Talk: This year, instead of watching the classics I usually do, I've been taking a chance on some more obscure movies in order to get my sleep-with-the-lights-on thrills.