Winter is expected to be marked by intense cold and a lot of precipitation, with extremes so wild they’re comparing it to an amusement park ride.
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 inMaine, News
Rumford man, 88, drowns when boat overturns in Livermore pond
Henry Zinck did not make it to shore near Route 108, officials say.
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Posted inMaine, News
Video: Floatplane crashes in Rangeley Lake
Two men were injured when the plane hit the water Thursday afternoon near Russell Cove.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Auburn School Committee addresses Boston Globe allegations
‘I don’t want people to believe that we’re a racist school, or that people don’t feel welcome,’ Faith Fontaine said.
Posted inMaine, 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.
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, Maine, 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, Maine, 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.’