Mark LaFlamme

Sun Journal

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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Published
August 2, 2022

Shake, shiver and shovel: 2023 Farmers’ Almanac to hit shelves early

In a world where self-sufficiency has become more a requirement than a hobby, we might need the Farmers’ Almanac this year more than ever.
Published
July 28, 2022

Former Farmington woman identified as Jane Doe killed in 1981

Investigators tried several methods to identify the woman struck and killed by a car, but it was DNA analysis that has now brought closure to the family of Michele ‘Mimi’ Oakes Boutilier-Gautreaux.
Published
July 16, 2022

Presque Isle man arrested in Litchfield fires at gas station

Just before midnight on Thursday, investigators from the Office of State Fire Marshal responded to two trash can fires at the gas pumps at Gowell’s Shop n’ Save on Richmond Road.
Published
June 23, 2022

Farmington man found dead behind Lewiston courthouse

Police said the 27-year-old was found by a passerby. When police and emergency crews arrived shortly after, they determined that the man was dead.
Published
June 10, 2022

Police: New Vineyard murder suspect dies from self-inflicted gunshot wound

The Maine State Police sought 43-year-old Wilfred Daggett Jr. of New Vineyard in the death of his wife last year.
Published
June 8, 2022

Auburn woman killed in Lewiston crash; Sabattus man arrested

Shari Williams, 60, died after the car she was in was struck on Lisbon Street.
Published
May 11, 2022

Kari Morissette, director of Church of Safe Injection, dead at 33

In announcing Morissette’s passing, peers described her as “a fierce advocate and friend to people who use drugs, fighting for their health, rights and dignity.”
Published
April 19, 2022

Lewiston man charged with kidnapping in Auburn

Antonio Rembert has an extensive criminal history in the Twin Cities dating back to the 1990s.
Published
April 10, 2022

The season of backyard fires is warming up in Maine

Wendy Cavers of Litchfield is among those who have made a DIY fire pits out of household appliances.
Published
April 1, 2022

‘C’est cheese!’ Chain of cheese skillet restaurants planned for Maine, with first in Auburn

Dan Caron, renowned chef at The Green Ladle in Lewiston, is launching a new restaurant, The Cheesy Skillet, at the Auburn-Lewiston Municipal Airport this month, with more to come.