Investigators said it appeared the cause was ashes from a fireplace.
Mark LaFlamme
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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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Lewiston’s Bates Mill No. 5 gets $1 million boost for cleanup efforts
The money will pay for removing contaminants from the roof and replacing it.
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Fiery crash in Paris leads to police chase
A crash on Oxford Street left several people injured and was followed by a chase before the suspect was arrested in Oxford.
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Skier escapes with minor injuries after gondola blows over at Sunday River
A 17-year-old was the only occupant; wind cited as the cause of the accident.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Litchfield man killed in Lewiston rollover
Police are still investigating the Friday morning crash in the area of 1140 Sabattus St.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Six years after it was revived, Whiting Farm in Auburn has closed
A shortage of workers along with persistent funding concerns prompted John F. Murphy Homes, which has been running the farm, to close up shop.
Posted inCops & Courts, Lewiston-Auburn
‘He was dropped at my door with a face full of blood’: Two teens injured in Lewiston attack
Jennifer Banton, mother of an injured 14-year-old, said the attackers armed with bats, machetes and metal pipes “beat my son and another boy nearly to death.”
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Police: Lewiston man’s severed arm apparently self-inflicted
Police and Occupational Health and Safety Administration officials have ended their investigation into the Jan. 21 incident.
Posted inCops & Courts, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
Police: Additional drugs, guns found in case of pair who tried to pass counterfeit money at the Androscoggin County Jail
Investigators estimated the street value at roughly a quarter million dollars.
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Lewiston Public Works, police come to aid of man with severed arm
Witnesses said that shortly after 9 a.m., a man was seen stumbling along Maple Street carrying his severed arm, which had been cut off near the shoulder.