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
March 10, 2019

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 […]
Published
March 8, 2019

LHS to go to all blue gowns

LEWISTON — All the high school principal did was to send out a routine memo on the matter of caps and gowns for graduation. “Reminder that payment for caps and gowns goes up monthly,” he wrote. “Don’t forget to get your payment in to Mrs. Thompson in the main office.” Simple. Then he just happened […]
Published
March 8, 2019

Eight homeless after Sabattus blaze

A firefighter was hurt in a slip on the ice during the Thursday night blaze
Published
March 7, 2019

Fire sweeps through Sabattus home

Firefighters battle flames Thursday night at 40 Sabattus Road.
Published
March 7, 2019

Stubborn fire sweeps through Sabattus home

Firefighters battle flames Thursday night at 40 Sabattus Road.
Published
March 7, 2019

Teen charged after Auburn car wreck

The 18-year-old driver from Jefferson and his passenger were not hurt.
Published
March 6, 2019

Mark LaFlamme: You mad, bro?

Call me paranoid, but I get the sense that any minute now, an editor is going to slither over and demand that I write a story about the arctic blast headed in our direction. Arctic air is pretty intense and all, but it isn’t the coldest thing in the world – there is nothing quite […]
Published
March 6, 2019

Lewiston woman accuses Mayor Shane Bouchard of election crime

Mayor Shane Bouchard denies allegations of impropriety in 2017 election.
Published
March 3, 2019

Mark LaFlamme: Would you like a car wash today?

Don’t blink during wintertime in Lewiston What’s this? You say 41 vehicles were towed for on-street parking in Lewiston after a recent three-incher of a snowstorm? You say nearly four dozen people didn’t know better in spite of that fancy flashing lights system they installed in the City Hall tower? Clearly what we need next […]
Published
March 1, 2019

No one injured when SUV goes up in flames in Norway

NORWAY – A pair of women escaped without injury Friday night after the SUV they were riding in went up in flames on Pikes Hill Road. It happened at about 8:30 p.m., said Norway Fire Chief Dennis Yates. The woman who was driving the 2004 Dodge Dakota pulled over after smelling smoke. The women got […]

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