Waterville’s Corpus Christi Parish, Jay’s St. Rose of Lima Parish two of the local host parishes to take part.
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Murder case of former Jay man in judge’s hands
Sweeney, who is deaf, pleaded not criminally responsible by reason of insanity in October 2018.
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Defense rests in Jay murder case, closing arguments to be heard Monday
Dr. Robert Q. Pollard Jr., who testified for the defense, said that after reviewing all of the data and conducting tests, he deemed James “Ted” Sweeney, 58, to be suffering from schizophrenia.
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Verso paper machine employees evacuate Jay mill after chemical released
The gas was detected by sensors in the mill. Evacuating the employees and sending the contractors to the hospital were both precautionary measures.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Witnesses in murder trial recount defendant’s jealousy leading up to slaying
James ‘Ted’ Sweeney is accused of killing longtime girlfriend, Wendy Douglass, with a bat at the home they shared in Jay.
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Trial for former Jay man accused of killing girlfriend starts
Trial opened Monday with the prosecutor focusing on Sweeney’s obsessive jealousy and the defense pointing to mental illness and deafness.
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RSU 73 won’t transform Spruce Mountain schools after all
TJ Plourde was removed as principal of Spruce Mountain High School on Dec. 21.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Spruce Mountain principal TJ Plourde no longer employed in district
Superintendent Todd LeRoy says Thomas Plourde was not fired, only moved as part of a process to reduce the administrative team.
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NAMI giving Kennebec Behavioral Health’s administrator award; Central Maine growth Council names Bill Mitchell Developer of the Year
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Farmington and Waterville teams blast into space
Two teams blew the competition out of the water at LEGO League qualifier in Jay.