Police said Thomas Owens was not wearing a helmet when his motorcycle crashed on Route 142.
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.
Posted inCops & Courts, Lewiston-Auburn
Man shot on Bartlett Street in Lewiston
Victim listed in critical condition four hours after being wounded.
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Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
‘Calm amidst a storm:’ Popular Edward Little teacher dies
The announcement that Matt Closson had died set off a fury of grief and shock on social media, particularly on the Auburn School Department Facebook page.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Court issues injunction against Sunday River Brewing reopening
Rick Savage is defying state orders to keep his Bethel restaurant closed and says he prepared to go to prison.
Posted inLocal & State
Sunday River Brewing owner gives in to state after licenses seized, but restaurant remained open late Friday
Despite Rick Savage announcing on Facebook earlier in the day that he’d close, a GoFundMe page was launched to raise money for his and other businesses that may face fines and legal fees due to opening early.
Posted inCops & Courts, Lewiston-Auburn
Woman shot in Lewiston; suspects in custody
Police say someone fired a bullet into an apartment through a window late Friday, striking a woman in the back.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Two arrested after drive-by shooting in Jay
Police charged a Bangor woman and a Connecticut man after witnesses said they saw them drive away toward Livermore Falls in a white SUV after the shooting on Otis Street in Jay.
Posted inLocal & State
Video: Explosion rocks Androscoggin Mill in Jay but no one seriously injured
In the moments after the blast at the Androscoggin Mill on Wednesday morning, many feared the worst.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
‘One to remember’: Storm causes chaos across region
In Auburn, falling trees took down power lines and four poles in the area of Hotel Road and Lake Street during Thursday’s fast and furious snow storm. Two hours later in Lewiston, a tree came down on a propane tank while another crashed down onto a trailer and a third onto a car.
Posted inNews
‘So happy!’ Larry Lord is going home
The building supervisor severely burned in the Farmington propane explosion is being discharged Friday.