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36 Sweetser Dr., Belfast, ME 04915 (CLOSED)<\/div><\/div>\n\n
50 Moody St. Saco, ME 04072<\/div><\/div>\n\n
1181 N Main St, Winterport, ME 04496<\/div><\/div>\n\n
\ud83c\udd98<\/span>, \ud83d\udcf0<\/span>, \ud83e\uddd1\u200d\u2708\ufe0f<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n
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Founded: 1828<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Previous names: Sweetser Home for Boys, Sweetser Children’s Home<\/div><\/div>\n\n
Founded by Cornelius Sweetser III<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Sweetser plans Maine\u2019s first secure psychiatric facility for children<\/div>
A new facility aimed at helping children with severe behavioral and mental health needs is coming to Maine.<\/div>
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Saco agency to establish state\u2019s 1st locked residential psychiatric treatment center for children<\/div>
Sweetser was awarded a $2 million contract from the state to build a center at its campus. It\u2019s expected to open next April, filling a crucial gap in services for at-risk children, advocates say.<\/div>
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Employee at Maine treatment facility allegedly sexually assaulted teen<\/div>
BELFAST, Maine (BDN) — A girl whom a Sweetser employee allegedly sexually assaulted while the teen was living at the residential treatment facility in Belfast is suing the nonprofit organization for negligence, negligent supervision and more. The teen, identified as “Jane Doe,” and her mother also are suing former Sweetser employee Trey Knof.<\/div>
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Sweetser to close group homes in Bangor and Belfast<\/div>
The nonprofit announced Friday morning it would discontinue developmental programming.<\/div>
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