JAY — Several students gathered at Spruce Mountain High School before 6 a.m. Monday, Jan. 7, to welcome back their principal. “Oh my goodness! I’m super. This is so good. Thank you guys, I am so happy,” TJ Plourde said. One student said everyone was so happy when it was announced Thursday that Plourde would […]
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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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Trial begins for former Jay man accused of killing girlfriend
FARMINGTON — The murder trial of James “Ted” Sweeney opened Monday with the prosecutor focusing on Sweeney’s obsessive jealousy and the defense pointing to mental illness and deafness as factors in the beating death of Wendy Douglass at her home in Jay last year. Sweeney, 58, formerly of Jay, is accused of killing his former longtime girlfriend […]
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Jay making plans for sled-in, family festival
JAY — Planning is underway for the seventh annual Spruce Mountain Sled-In and Winter Family Festival on Feb. 16. It is scheduled at French Falls Park from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The town Recreation Committee will hold a planning meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Town Office. Anyone interested in helping is […]
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RSU 73 won’t transform Spruce Mountain schools after all
JAY — It was announced Thursday afternoon that administrative leadership changes at several district schools would be rescinded after some Regional School Unit 73 officials met behind closed doors Wednesday, Jan. 2. TJ Plourde was removed as principal of Spruce Mountain High School on Dec. 21. On Dec. 24, Superintendent Todd LeRoy said by email Plourde’s removal […]
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Income survey collection to begin Jan. 7 in Jay
JAY — An income survey was mailed in December to sewer users in an attempt to get more grant money to offset a $3.9 million sewer conversion of the North Jay sewer system. Survey will be collected door to door between Jan. 7 and Jan 25. The North Jay Wastewater Treatment Plant will be decommissioned and […]
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Canadian company finalizes purchase of area hydroelectric stations
JAY — A Canadian company finalized its acquisition of four hydropower stations along the Androscoggin River in this town, Livermore and Livermore Falls. The four were among 63 around the U.S. bought by Ontario Power Generation from a New Jersey company on Nov. 28. The purchase price was $298 million and was subject to customary working […]
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RSU 73 board mum on Spruce Mountain transformation plan
JAY — Two days after RSU 73 Superintendent Todd LeRoy released word of a plan to merge the Spruce Mountain middle and high schools, details were hard to come by Wednesday. Leroy mentioned the school merger plan in an email to the Sun Journal on Monday when asked about the rumored firing of high school Principal TJ […]
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Students gain experience at VEX robotics event
Spruce Mountain High School pre-engineering students showed grit and determination during a recent VEX robotics competition in Dover-Foxcroft, said instructor Daniel Lemieux.
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Spruce Mountain principal TJ Plourde no longer employed in district
JAY — In a surprise move Friday, Spruce Mountain High School Principal Thomas J. Plourde was removed from his position by the district superintendent. Superintendent Todd LeRoy, who has been with RSU 73 since August, said Plourde’s removal was part of a process to reduce the district’s administrative team by one position in order to […]