James Sweeney, 56, was charged Tuesday with the murder of his longtime girlfriend.
Kate McCormick
Kate McCormick is the Franklin County reporter for the Morning Sentinel. She previously worked as a general assignment reporter for the Portland Press Herald. Before moving to Maine, Kate interned with the Washington Post's investigative team, traveling to Wichita, Kan. to report for the 2016 rollout of the Post's Pulitzer Prize-winning Fatal Force series on police shootings. At the Post, Kate also worked on metro investigations including a story on evictions in the District of Columbia that led to changes in the district's eviction policies. While in D.C., Kate had the opportunity to work with a D.C.-based Frontline team on their upcoming investigative documentary and intern with American University's Investigative Reporting Workshop. A native New Yorker, she relocated to Maine just in time for winter.
Boyfriend charged with murder of woman in Jay
James Sweeney, 56, is charged with killing his girlfriend, Wendy Douglass, 51, police say.
Portland man accused of spraying girlfriend with lighter fluid, trying to set her on fire
Tristan Cuthbert, 42, is charged with domestic violence assault, criminal threatening and criminal mischief.
Farmington’s Narrow Gauge Cinema to unveil new drive-in theater
The theater will offer $25 per vehicle double features on weekends and $15 single features on weekdays
Australian developer agrees to buy Saddleback ski resort
The Majella Group pledges to turn Maine’s third-largest ski area ‘into the premier ski resort in North America.’
First Maine case of measles in 20 years confirmed in Farmington area
The person with the highly contagious respiratory disease contracted it overseas, officials said Tuesday.
Early childhood education expert speaks at UMF about encouraging spiritual development in the classroom
Deborah Schein argues that spiritual development underpins all other forms of learning
Readfield doctor’s shift to direct primary care prioritizes patient, cuts out insurer
While no substitute for coverage, such a plan can eliminate waits and ensure treatment for $60 a month.
Maine State Police seek information in Newport teacher’s 1975 unsolved homicide
Robert McKee was killed while working a night shift at McNally’s Texaco Station in Newport.
Mainers hope their artwork can help lobbyists’ effort to combat climate change
Work from a Canton and Winslow artist is featured in a conference in Washington, D.C., devoted to public awareness of global warming.