Mark LaFlamme

Sun Journal

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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Published
October 15, 2019

Farmington family surprised with Disney World trip

Orion Nile, 9, who was diagnosed with leukemia, was surprised to learn Friday that he and his family were given a free trip to Walt Disney World in Florida.
Published
October 13, 2019

Mark LaFlamme: I see the want to in your ears

The most important thing you’ll hear today Stop whatever you’re doing at once and take note. This is big news. I have a new favorite local pizza. I’ll give you a minute to argue with your wife about it over the breakfast table as you try to make a guess. Think you got it? Nice […]
Published
October 13, 2019

Here’s looking at you: Surveillance cameras go mainstream

Low prices, ease of setup, extra security and the ability to discipline your pesky cats remotely are leading to a surge in high-tech cameras in local homes and businesses.
Published
October 11, 2019

Pedestrian hurt in hit-and-run crash in Auburn

A 19-year-old woman from Wellesley, Massachusetts, suffered serious leg and ankle injuries.
Published
October 11, 2019

Store clerk assaulted during Lewiston robbery

Police looking for three young girls who wanted cigar wraps.
Published
October 9, 2019

Study: Lewiston one of the worst cities for police?

What’s not clear in the report is how Lewiston ended up on the worst cities list.
Published
October 8, 2019

Mark LaFlamme: A very scientific study of Lewiston crime

There are nights in Lewiston where it seems like no trouble could ever befall a single soul clutched within its tender embrace. Lovers glide along sidewalks hand in hand. Children play on grass turned gold by the sun’s fading light. Every person you pass on the street has a song upon his or her lips […]
Published
October 6, 2019

Mark LaFlamme: This town stunk so bad, the goat screamed

Tell me how you really feel Last week, when the scent of chicken “leavings” wafted across the Twin Cities, so many people wrote me about it that I was initially confused about the nature of their unhappiness. “It stinks!” declared one man. “It’s crap!” snapped another. One lady complained, “It makes me want to gag!” […]
Published
October 6, 2019

Face Time: Sally Townsend Theriault — free falling through her bucket list

You know how it is. You start getting on in years and you begin to think about all the things you’ve never done. Lots of people keep a tally of these things – a bucket list, if you will – and vow to get them done one at a time. It’s simple, really. Maybe you […]
Published
October 4, 2019

Bethel woman killed in Stoneham crash

STONEHAM — A Bethel woman was killed Friday night in a vehicle crash on Main Street near Keeywadin Lake. Ashley Gordon, 31, of Bethel, was a passenger in a pickup truck that hit a tree at about 6:30 p.m. Friday and died in the crash, according to the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. Two children who […]

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