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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PublishedJanuary 17, 2021
Talk of the Town: Feed the kitty. Or else.
Avert your eyes! Did you know that in Turner, they have something called a “view tax?” I kid you not, my incredulous friends. I visited a family out there earlier this week and when I commented on their view of the mountains, all white-capped and rolling and whatnot, I was told that they have to […]
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2021
‘Gardening begins in January, with the dream’
For many gardeners, January and February are very fertile months — for gathering seeds, planning their gardens and dreaming of spring.
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2021
11-year-old Auburn girl charged with stabbing her father
The girl, who has not been identified, was taken to the Long Creek Youth Development Center in South Portland.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2021
‘What about us?’ Older folks wait for vaccine
For the seniors living at the Esplanade and places like it, these are bleak and uncertain times.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2021
Auburn police say girl stabbed father in chest Wednesday morning
Police spent several hours collecting evidence and interviewing potential witnesses.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2021
Dog bites Sabattus toddler in face
Police say girl bitten by the family’s pit bull terrier.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2021
Lewiston couple charged with child endangerment after drug bust
Police said the five children were from ages 1 to 7.
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PublishedJanuary 8, 2021
Fire guts home in Oxford
The house, located in the village of Welchville, was gutted. The cause was still being investigated on Friday.
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PublishedJanuary 7, 2021
Home burns in Oxford
Firefighters battled a smoky blaze at 554 Main St. early Thursday evening.
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PublishedJanuary 6, 2021
‘This is not who we are as Americans and it certainly is not who we are as Mainers’
Some found understanding in the desperation behind the violence that erupted at the U.S. Capitol. Others decried the actions and called it ‘unsettling.’
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