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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PublishedDecember 29, 2023
Farmington women remembered as ‘amazing, kind, loving souls’
Allison Joy Cumming and her mother, 76-year-old Jean Robinson, were found dead Wednesday. Maine State Police were investigating, but have not disclosed how the pair died.
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PublishedDecember 29, 2023
Police charge Temple man after surrounding Day Mountain Road home
Police didn’t find the suspect at the surrounded home when they entered about 4 a.m. They later arrested a man on Intervale Road.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2023
Police surround Temple home after threats made
Shortly after 7 p.m., a Maine State Police spokeswoman confirmed that the department was assisting at the Day Mountain Road scene with its tactical and crisis negotiations teams.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2023
Mother, daughter found dead at Farmington dog kennel
The two bodies were found at the business Wednesday, among them a woman who lives at and runs Pawsitive Dog Kennel.
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PublishedDecember 27, 2023
Bodies found at home on Red Schoolhouse Road in Farmington
Police, fire and rescue crews were called to the home at about 11 a.m. after the bodies were found.
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PublishedDecember 27, 2023
Firefighters save 2 people, a dog in Tuesday night fire in Lewiston
Three people were evaluated at the scene but none required hospital treatment, fire officials said.
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PublishedDecember 9, 2023
Principal of Connors Elementary School in Lewiston responds to sex assault allegations
Donald Ferrara’s attorney, Walter McKee, firmly denied all allegations and said his client plans to appeal the protection order.
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PublishedDecember 8, 2023
Connors Elementary School principal in Lewiston served with protection from abuse order
After a hearing in District Court in Wiscasset on Monday, Donald Ferrara Jr. was served with the protection order prohibiting him from having any contact with the woman who filed for the order.
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PublishedNovember 17, 2023
‘What a legacy:’ Hundreds attend funeral for Joe Walker
The service was a mix of lightheartedness and anguish. When Joe’s daughter, Bethany Welch, shared her memories of her Dad, so many people wept in the pews that several boxes of tissues were passed around and a whole lot of people needed them.
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PublishedNovember 16, 2023
State officials warn of potential for Lewiston shooting scams
After a shooting that left 18 dead in two locations on Oct. 25 in Lewiston, several fundraiser pages have appeared to help the victims and their families to recover from the emotional trauma and financial strains.
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