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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PublishedSeptember 6, 2020
Talk of the town: Must be the season of the witch
How does my garden grow? Writing about local gardens all last week, I sure learned a lot about vegetables and flowers and possibly chickens. Mostly, though, the experience helped me to finally conquer a lifelong fear of string beans and for that I’m grateful. Maybe now the nightmares will stop. Time flies. Or doesn’t. It’s […]
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2020
The fruits of a pandemic
Prompted by COVID-19, many Mainers who never thought of gardening are now reaping the rewards, including more time with family.
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PublishedSeptember 3, 2020
Auburn Middle School staffer tests positive for COVID-19
The news comes as officials wrestle with options for returning students to classrooms.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2020
Mark LaFlamme: Maybe the Roomba is making 911 calls from the future
The Roomba made me do it Somewhere in Lewiston, or possibly Auburn, last week, police went to a home after receiving a 911 call with nobody on the line. According to the man who lives at the home, it was his robot floor sweeper that sent out the call. I don’t know the technical ins […]
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PublishedAugust 29, 2020
Police identify Sabattus man killed in Friday motorcycle crash
Jason Cyr, 40, of Sabattus was identified by police as the man killed Friday afternoon after he crashed his motorcycle into an oncoming vehicle in Sabattus.
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PublishedAugust 28, 2020
Crews battle woods fire in Hartford
Flames covered about 10 acres and were spreading about 8:30 p.m.
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PublishedAugust 28, 2020
Motorcycle rider killed in Sabattus crash
Passersby stopped to help the injured biker.
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PublishedAugust 28, 2020
Lewiston woman charged with sexually exploiting 4-year-old
Laura Rideout, 45, of 26 Knox St., charged during Computer Crimes Task Force investigation.
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PublishedAugust 27, 2020
Man accused of killing Natasha Morgan in a Lewiston driveway has violent history
Jaquille Coleman was awaiting trial on several charges including for allegedly kicking in a Lewiston woman’s door and assaulting two people inside the home in 2019.
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PublishedAugust 26, 2020
Mississippi police arrest suspect in Lewiston woman’s death
Jaquille Coleman is accused of fatally shooting Natasha Morgan, 19, outside a Lewiston home Friday afternoon.
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