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 […]
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 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.
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Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
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.
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School bus, dump truck collide Monday morning in Turner
Police said indications were that the bus driver, approaching the intersection, did not see the oncoming dump truck and pulled into its path.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
L.L. Bean has second-best year in its history
Wicked Good Slippers continued to be the company’s top-performing product, with eight pairs sold per minute during the holiday season.
Posted inMaine
Maine receives nearly $5 million in additional LIHEAP funding
In total, Maine has received nearly $54 million this winter season through LIHEAP to help eligible households facing significant increases in their utility bills this winter.
Posted inMaine
Game warden trainees rescue family stranded on Moosehead Lake
Investigators from the Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife said the situation on the storm-swept lake quickly went from bad to worse.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
‘Don’t let it be in vain:’ Memorial held for slain Lewiston teen
At least 200 people attend a memorial service to honor the life of 16-year-old Mohamed Aden, known as “Prada” by those who knew him most affectionately.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Poland murder suspect has long criminal history
The people who have known Aldrich since his youth say these charges stem from his longtime involvement in drugs and the culture of crime that goes with it.
Posted inNews
Sumner man arrested after police standoff
Dean Hall was taken into custody at about 8 p.m., roughly eleven hours after police were called for a man reported to be throwing debris in the roadway.