JGT2 Redevelopment plans to restart the cogeneration plant and sell power while redeveloping the mill site.
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Jay mill developer says sale, details of plans in process
Filing to transfer of environmental permits from former Jay paper mill to a JGT2 Redevelopment LLC of Kansas is the first step in proposal to buy mill property and cogeneration facility.
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Delaware company plans to buy Jay mill for industrial use
JGT2 Redevelopment proposes to buy the paper mill and cogeneration plant from Pixelle Specialty Solutions, according to an application filed with the state.
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Jay, Livermore Falls officials seek help to get hydroelectric plants connected to New England grid
Eagle Creek Renewable Energy owns four hydroelectric facilities in Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls. It was licensed only to supply power to the paper mill, which is now closed.
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Jay father mourns son’s murder in Florida, hopes to bring changes to court system
Aiden Hutchins, 10, was supposed to start fifth-grade on Wednesday at Spruce Mountain Elementary School in Jay.
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Florida mother kills 2 children, herself over court order to return son to father in Maine, sheriff says
Brandy Hutchins killed her children after a court ordered her to turn over custody of 10-year-old Aiden Hutchins to her ex-husband, Nick Hutchins, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd says.
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Spruce Mountain directors approve chaga mushroom project
JAY — Regional School Unit 73 directors on Thursday conditionally approved a contract for JustNiks Micosilva to work with teachers and students to raise chaga mushrooms on district land. “The Spruce Mountain mycoforestry outdoor research project gives Spruce Mountain High School students the opportunity to learn about fungi in an outdoor environment,” teacher Rob Taylor […]
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Franklin County preliminary damage estimate over $4.6 million from June 29 flooding
Jay reports nearly $4 million in damage; Chesterville $19,094; Wilton $9,000.
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Jay progressing on road repairs after torrential rains, flooding
The preliminary estimated damage is about $4 million, not including state roads or the rail trail.
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Motorists ignore road closed signs and barricades on heavily damaged roads in Jay
About 5-6 inches of rain fell in a 3-hour span Thursday afternoon – leaving several roads flooded and closing many throughout Jay and other parts of Franklin County.