Witnesses said the back of Roger Gauthier hay cart went up in flames and the flames spread quickly
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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Livermore biker killed when car collides with 2 motorcycles in Turner
Matthew Houle, 32, died at the scene, police say.
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Poland motorcyclist dies in Casco crash
Robert Hollingshead, 52, collided with a pickup truck a the intersection of routes 11 and 121.
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Lewiston watches closely as migrants flow into Portland
LEWISTON — Portland is experiencing an influx of migrants that some worry could spread into Lewiston. On Tuesday, Portland City Manager Jon Jennings set up an emergency shelter to accommodate more than 200 asylum seekers heading to the city from the South. As Jennings prepared to get the emergency shelter staffed, he said he would […]
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Man killed in Lewiston motorcycle crash
LEWISTON – A man was killed on North Temple Street early Thursday night when he lost control of his motorcycle, crashing through a row of bushes before coming to rest at the side of a house. Several witnesses said it appeared that the rider had been heading toward Sabattus Street when he lost control of […]
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Lewiston: Fatal motorcycle crash investigated
Police say speed was a likely factor in the crash.
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Maine Oxy employees file suit against owner
Lawsuit claims company owner Daniel Guerin harassed and threatened employees to get them to sell back their stock shares.
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Rangeley Plantation: Firefighters pull couple from burning home
RANGELEY PLANTATION – Firefighters pulled a man and his wife out of their burning home at 4 Swains Road on Friday. Rangeley Fire Chief Mike Bacon and Sgt. Jared Austin went into the home to retrieve the couple at about 3 p.m. and found fire in the upper floor. “When we got there, flames […]
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Lewiston High School student seeking asylum in Maine competes in national poetry finals
Joao Rodrigues Victor was one of nine finalists to read poetry Wednesday night at Washington University in Washington, D.C.
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Three detained after police chase, crash in Lewiston
Three people are taken into police custody after a police chase and car crash in the parking lot of a Sabattus Street business Wednesday night.