At 14,000 square feet, the new recreation facility is five times the size of the original it replaces at 24 Chestnut St.
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
Popular Lewiston police detective placed on leave
Detective Joe Philippon has been placed on administrative leave with pay from the Lewiston Police Department.
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Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, News
Litchfield Fair to host day for the deaf and hard of hearing
The day will offer enhanced accessibility for a range of offerings people expect from a Maine fair.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Prosecutors drop Lewiston man’s drug charges, citing investigative errors by authorities
Steven Braggs had been charged with trafficking more than $100,000 in cocaine.
Posted inHealth, Maine, Mark LaFlamme, News, Outdoors
New COVID Shots
Boxes for the updated COVID-19 vaccine, shown earlier this month. (Pfizer via AP)
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine’s worst tick season ever is on its way. This writer knows what’s at stake.
The troubling part, says writer Mark LaFlamme, is that most Mainers sending diseased ticks to the state lab are finding them in their yards and gardens, not forests and fields.
Posted inMark LaFlamme, Op-Eds
Fashion tips and dance lessons from one who knows | Column
No need to fret about possible back-to-school fashion faux pas. Writer Mark LaFlamme has been there, done that and is ready to help.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News, The Bethel Citizen
Greenwood man sentenced to 45 years in wife’s 2024 murder
When first police and rescue crews arrived at the scene of a crash in Peru on May 28, 2024, they discovered a blue Hyundai on the side of the road with 59-year-old Dale Gaudreau dead in the driver’s seat.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
3 Lewiston teens charged with conspiracy to commit murder
According to court documents, a 17-year-old Lewiston teen being held at a South Portland detention facility tried to coerce a father and son to take the blame for an Aug. 12 shooting on Blake Street.
Posted inMaine, News
At City Hall, public weighs in on search for new Lewiston police chief
As the Tuesday night meeting progressed, an image began to form of the kind of person the public would like to see replace police Chief David St. Pierre, who announced his retirement three weeks ago.