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PublishedFebruary 1, 2019
Maine man found guilty of murdering former girlfriend with bat
James E. 'Ted' Sweeney had used an insanity plea, but the judge rejected it.
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2019
Man injured when snowmobile collides with car in Jay
Mark Given, 33, of Jay was driving a Ski-Doo when he pulled out in front of a vehicle on Route 4, police say.
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2019
Attorneys make closing arguments in murder trial of former Jay man
The judge says he will announce a verdict Feb. 1 in the trial of James 'Ted' Sweeney, 58, who is accused of beating his former girlfriend to death with a softball bat.
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2019
Psychologists offer differing views of Jay man on trial for murder
The defense expert says James Sweeney, accused of killing his former girlfriend, suffers from schizophrenia, while the prosecution's witness says he suffers from anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder.
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2019
Former state medical examiner testifies in Jay man’s murder trial
James Sweeney is accused of striking longtime girlfriend Wendy Douglass in the head as she slept in July 2017.
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PublishedJanuary 9, 2019
Verso paper machine employees evacuate Jay mill after chemical released
Chlorine dioxide gas is released when a valve is left open.
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PublishedJanuary 8, 2019
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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PublishedJanuary 7, 2019
Former Jay man accused of killing girlfriend goes on trial
The prosecution cites James Sweeney's intense jealousy as a motive in Wendy Douglass' beating death, while Sweeney's defense attorney says his client's deafness and mental illness "profoundly" affect the case.
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PublishedOctober 25, 2018
Former Jay man accused of killing girlfriend enters insanity plea
James Sweeney waives a jury trial and pleads not criminally responsible to a murder charge in the death of Wendy Douglass in July 2017.
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PublishedOctober 14, 2018
Maine’s paper industry ‘positioned to have a revitalization’
There's no question papermakers have struggled, but insiders are sanguine as mills adapt to specialty products and the demand for pulp exports soars.
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