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
May 29, 2019

Lewiston police to take public comment for accreditation

LEWISTON — Got something to say about your local Police Department? Now’s your chance. As part of the accreditation process, the Police Department has invited its employees and members of the public to have their say. The department is scheduled for an on-site assessment as part of a program to retain its accredited status with […]
Published
May 27, 2019

Two injured in Casco motorcycle crash

CASCO – A man and woman from New Hampshire were seriously hurt Monday afternoon when a car and motorcycle collided at the intersection of routes 11 and 121. The couple were taken to a Lewiston hospital, one of them by LifeFlight helicopter, following the 5:30 p.m. crash. Police said Adam White, 59, of Gorham, New […]
Published
May 27, 2019

Larry Raymond, former Lewiston mayor, dies at 87

AUBURN — Laurier T. Raymond, a former Androscoggin County attorney, probate judge and Lewiston mayor, died Saturday at a hospice in Auburn. He was 87. Raymond, who was known as Larry, practiced law for 61 years in the area, and for a time served on the board of directors for the Franco American Heritage Center. […]
Published
May 26, 2019

Mark LaFlamme: Get off my lawn!

Lord of the ring. The crispy, delicious ring. You know what’s good? Humpty Dumpty Sour Cream & Onion Rings. They’re like Funyuns! Only, they’re not Funyuns! It’s just madness! Delicious, crunchy madness! Grub-a-dub So a nice lady called me up earlier in the week and reported that grubs were destroying her lawn. “I’ve got grubs,” […]
Published
May 25, 2019

Memorial Day: What’s Happening?

Memorial Day events in the area: Lewiston-Auburn: Monday 10 a.m., parade, veterans ceremony and more Billed as the largest Memorial Day parade in Maine, more than 80 units will march through Auburn to Veterans Memorial Park in Lewiston for the Twin Cities’ annual Memorial Day ceremony. The parade starts at 10 a.m. on Mill Street […]
Published
May 24, 2019

Lewiston: Fatal motorcycle crash investigated

Police say speed was a likely factor in the crash.
Published
May 23, 2019

‘Nice to see her outside again:’ Ramp built for ailing Poland woman

POLAND — It is done. The ramp is done. A few weeks ago, what a 12-year-old girl named Lily wanted more than anything in the world was a simple ramp so her ailing great-grandmother could get in and out of her house. This week, Lily got to see her dream all the way through as […]
Published
May 23, 2019

Patio chair swiped from cafe under Auburn Public Library

AUBURN — The owners of the Cibo cafe figured they were doing a nice thing by putting chairs outside so diners could enjoy the spring weather. Nope. As the cafe handled a breakfast rush of customers Wednesday morning, someone made off with one of the chairs roughly five hours after it had been placed outside. […]
Published
May 23, 2019

Local entrepreneurs reach Top Gun finals

PORTLAND — A trio of Lewiston-area entrepreneurs made it to the final round of the Top Gun business pitch-off in Portland on Thursday night but failed to take home the top prize. My Waffle, a waffle-oriented kitchen-on-wheels created by a pair of local men, and i-Tell Alert, technology from a Winthrop occupational therapist, lost to […]
Published
May 22, 2019

Auburn schools: Superintendent Grondin recognized by peers

AUBURN — School Superintendent Katy Grondin has been selected to receive this year’s Outstanding Leadership Award from the Maine School Superintendents Association. Grondin, an Auburn school teacher since 1988 and superintendent since 2011, will receive the award next month at the association’s annual conference June 24 at the Atlantic Oceanside Hotel & Event in Bar […]

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