JAY — The Regional School Unit 73 board unanimously accepted the resignation of Superintendent Todd LeRoy on Thursday evening, effective immediately. Directors were expected to appoint an interim replacement later Thursday. More than 100 teachers, parents, students and community members attended the board meeting, some asking why the board hadn’t taken formal action since LeRoy’s decisions […]
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Jay murder trial: Autopsy revealed numerous injuries
FARMINGTON — A former state medical examiner testified Thursday in the murder trial of James “Ted” Sweeney that Wendy Douglass suffered many serious head injuries that caused her death July 11, 2017, at her home in Jay. Sweeney, 58, formerly of Jay, is accused of striking his former, longtime girlfriend with a softball bat while she […]
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Union: Superintendent to resign from RSU 73
LIVERMORE FALLS — Regional School Unit 73 Superintendent Todd LeRoy will submit his resignation, according to the president of the teachers’ union. “I will be submitting my resignation as soon as the final details are hammered out, most likely later today,” LeRoy wrote in an email to RSU 73 Education Association President Nathan Harnden on Tuesday. Attempts […]
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Farmington firefighters save house, cops save cat
FARMINGTON — A pair of police officers are credited with saving a pet cat Wednesday night at a blaze on Davis Road that burned a family of three out of their home. The 6 p.m. fire at 382 Davis Road was confined to a bedroom, fire officials said, but when crews entered the upper floors of […]
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Transition team forms in Wilton to assist Barclaycard US employees
WILTON — The Board of Selectmen held an emergency meeting Wednesday to discuss ways to assist those affected by the loss of the town’s largest employer, Barclaycard US. The company announced Tuesday it will close its Wilton call center March 31, leaving 227 people without jobs. Barclaycard US, operated by UK-based Barclays Bank, is a credit card and payment services provider and one of […]
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Strong selectmen approve employee raises
STRONG — Selectmen voted unanimously Tuesday night to give employees a 2.8 percent pay raise this year, offsetting it by having them pay for an increase in their health insurance premiums starting Feb. 1. The vote came as the board continued developing a budget for 2019. Selectman Rodney Cook suggested a combined percentage and merit-based […]
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Verso employees, contractors leave Jay mill after gas leak
JAY — Four contractors at the Verso Androscoggin Mill were taken to a hospital and employees working on paper machines left the mill Wednesday morning after a valve was left open allowing chlorine dioxide gas to be released. Company spokeswoman Kathi Rowzie said the gas was detected by sensors and the four contractors were taken to the […]
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Farmington to swtich to LED streetlights
FARMINGTON — Selectmen on Tuesday night unanimously authorized entering an agreement with Central Maine Power to convert the town’s streetlights from sodium bulbs to more-efficient LEDs. Town Manager Richard Davis said the cost to power the sodium fixtures is about $77,000 annually. After converting to LEDs, the annual cost should decrease to about $55,000. Davis said concerns over decreased […]
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Jay murder suspect jealous, state says
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 […]
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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 […]