FARMINGTON — Testimony on day two of the murder trial of James “Ted” Sweeney on Tuesday focused on his jealous behavior in the months leading up to the death of his former longtime girlfriend at the home they shared in Jay. Sweeney, 58, is accused of killing Wendy Douglass, 51, with a softball bat while she […]
2019
Posted inGirls Hockey, sj-web, Varsity Maine
Girls’ hockey: Lewiston has a Landry for every line
Three skaters with the last name Landry play for the Blue Devils. None of them are related.
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Posted inMaine, sj-web
Shutdown affects Maine breweries
Maine’s craft brewing industry is concerned that sales could go flat during the federal government shutdown because the agency that processes licenses and approves labels for out-of-state beer sales has been closed since the shutdown began three weeks ago. In York, an expansion of SoMe Brewing Co. — York Beach Beer Co. — has been […]
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser
RSU 73 staff votes ‘no confidence’ in Superintendent Todd LeRoy
Staff members in Regional School Unit 73 have overwhelmingly approved a vote of no confidence in Superintendent Todd LeRoy, shown here at his office. RSU 73 includes Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls. (Livermore Falls Advertiser file photo) LIVERMORE FALLS — By a tally of 155-4, staff members from the four schools in Regional School Unit 73 […]
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
Doing the work is pure joy for Clemson’s coach
Dabo Swinney is thrilled about winning another title but already eager to get started on next season.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Fresh tracks in Auburn
Hannah Wilson of Auburn skis on the Auburn Nordic Ski Association trails Tuesday. The association trails are groomed and maintained by volunteers to provide a place for community members, including the high school and middle school ski teams, to ski. (Sun Journal photo by Daryn Slover)
Posted inBusiness, sj-web
Lewiston mom: From welfare to a million-dollar business in three years
LEWISTON — Three years ago, Laura Catevenis’ daughter was a year old, they were living on $367 a month in welfare benefits and Catevenis told state workers she didn’t want to go back to work. She wanted to be the boss. “They looked at me like, ‘You’re out of your mind,’” said Catevenis, 27. “I […]
Posted inBusiness, Politics
Shutdown is felt in Maine, from small business loans to housing vouchers
The Washington stalemate has left multiple federal government agencies unfunded, and the effects are far-reaching.
Posted inRiver Valley
Rumford Hospital welcomes first baby of 2019
RUMFORD — Scarlett May Pingree is the first baby born at Rumford Hospital in 2019, arriving at 2:15 a.m. Sunday. She is the first child of Tyler Pingree and Cheyenne May of Rumford and weighed 8 pounds and measured 19½ inches. The family received a bag filled with newborn essentials and a onesie with the […]
Posted inRiver Valley
Roxbury wind project seen as 'eyesore' for hikers
Bob Iles of Bethel, a member of the Mahoosuc Land Trust, provided testimony during a Maine Department of Environmental Protection hearing Monday on a proposed wind project in Roxbury that he said would hinder views from popular Whitecap Mountain in Rumford. Looking on is Kevin Martin, presiding officer of the hearing for DEP, and Assistant […]