177 ex-employees are eligible for retraining at two area community colleges.
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Logging organization disappointed Jay pulp mill will not be rebuilt
Members report a 30% to 40% reduction in wood markets this year.
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Jay mill to permanently idle paper machine, not rebuild pulp mill
Pixelle establishes $1 million fund to support retraining for employees laid off after the Androscoggin Mill pulp digester exploded in April.
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Androscoggin Mill in Jay to lay off 67 more workers
It is the third time since July the workforce has been reduced after April’s explosion.
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Wilton man pleads guilty to theft from Gould’s Service Station
Six former employees of the Wilton station were involved in a fraudulent points scheme resulting in theft of more than $100,000.
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Bear kills goats, destroys beehives in Franklin and Kennebec counties
Eight animals killed, two survive maulings in the past three weeks.
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OSHA inspection at Jay paper mill continuing
A digester blew up at the Androscoggin Mill and caused significant damage to that area.
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Two arrested after drive-by shooting in Jay
Police charged a Bangor woman and a Connecticut man after witnesses said they saw them drive away toward Livermore Falls in a white SUV after the shooting on Otis Street in Jay.
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Loggers, truckers uncertain about future after Jay mill explosion
The loss of the pulp operation directly impacts between 254 to 382 logging/trucking jobs, the head of the Professional Logging Contractors of Maine said.
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Jay paper mill restarts two paper machines a week after explosion
It is using pulp from other Pixelle Specialty Solutions mills and supplemental pulp to make paper goods.