Flooding was reported all over the region as a storm passed through the area, dumping as much as 2-inches of rain per hour in some areas.
Mark LaFlamme
Staff Writer
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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Woman seriously injured when utility pole crashes through windshield in Lewiston
The driver was taken by a LifeFlight of Maine helicopter to Maine Medical Center in Portland, where she was listed in serious condition Thursday.
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Wardens concerned after woman took a baby raccoon to an Auburn pet store — where it was kissed and cuddled
Wardens on Thursday were seeking information about a woman who took a juvenile raccoon into an Auburn pet store, where the animal was said to have been kissed by a few in the store.
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Mark LaFlamme: A former ‘putz’s’ graduation lament
Street Talk: After graduation, I spent eight or nine years just wandering in kind of a shabby, hedonistic daze.
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Mark LaFlamme: Online ugliness is the rule, not the exception
Street Talk: In the day when public discourse was conducted in a real-world environment, one could expect a punch in the nose if he resorted to the kind of trash talk we see as a matter of course online.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Woman severely burned after falling into campfire in Auburn
The 40-year-old woman suffered burns over roughly half of her body and was listed in critical condition Monday at Maine Medical Center in Portland.
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Fire severely damages Lee Auto Mall building in Auburn
By the time flames were brought under control at the Auburn car dealership, a section of the empty building had collapsed.
Posted inCops & Courts, Lewiston-Auburn
Three arrested in commercial burglary ring investigation
AUBURN — Three area people were arrested Thursday and charged in what police describe as a spree of commercial burglaries that stretched across Androscoggin County and possibly beyond. Arrested were: • Charles York, 46, listed as transient, on four counts of burglary, five counts of theft and charges of criminal mischief and a charge of […]
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn
Central Maine Healthcare, St. Mary’s end mask mandates
The healthcare system will convert to a mask optional organization effective May 1.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State
Police search for Windham man in connection with fatal crash in Turner
Police believe two men were racing along Route 4 on Dec. 11 in the seconds before the crash that killed 79-year-old Carol Ivers, who was delivering Christmas cookies to her loved ones.