‘I don’t want people to believe that we’re a racist school, or that people don’t feel welcome,’ Faith Fontaine said.
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 inLocal & State, Uncategorized
Lewiston chicken owners confused about ordinance
A little-known 30,000-square-foot requirement has residents in the city wasting money on coops, and having to lay off their birds.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Former Sabattus woman settles lawsuit in prisoner transport case
Meghan Quinn was forced to kneel in a blood- and urine-soaked cage during a five-day extradition from Florida to Maine, her lawsuit against a Florida company contends.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
‘Not a gun control problem:’ Son of man shot to death at Auburn Walmart defends right to carry
Justin Karcher, 19, was in the parking lot with his father, Jean Donald Fournier, on July 27 when an argument ended with the fatal shooting.
Posted inCops & Courts, Lewiston-Auburn
Police charge Auburn man with murder in Walmart shooting
Gage Dalphonse, 21, is accused in the killing of Jean Fournier, 42, and police say the attack was not random.
Posted inAnimals, Local & State, News
Bobcat in Rumford ‘fascinated’ by bridge; police say ‘people should not panic.’
The bobcat seems healthy and is exhibiting an unusual interest in the High Bridge.
Posted inCops & Courts, News
Teenager charged in Lewiston man’s death now accused of assault at Long Creek
Emmanuel Nkurunziza is charged with assault after a fight that his lawyer describes as ‘a racially-charged incident.’
Posted inCops & Courts, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Stephen King, the mystery woman and the unlocked window: Methodist Church burglarized in Durham
DURHAM — In the Durham Historical Society archives is an old newspaper photo of author Stephen King giving a sermon at the Methodist Church not far from his childhood home. In that photo, several items can be seen. Among them: a flag, a cross and a memorial plaque hanging on a wall. All of those […]
Posted inDo This, Local & State, News
Maine festival celebrates all things Moxie and beyond
A recipe contest, giant hamster wheel, art show and parade are among the events for Friday, Saturday and Sunday in Lisbon.
Posted inCops & Courts, Lewiston-Auburn
Police investigate shooting in Lewiston late Thursday night
Victim on Bartlett Street reportedly shot multiple times in the stomach.