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Jay officials begin cleanup after explosion amid concerns about air quality

by Donna M. Perry April 16, 2020April 20, 2020

Residents instructed on clearing away debris safely.

Franklin, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Oxford Hills, River Valley

Most municipalities avoid furloughs … so far

April 16, 2020April 17, 2020

Some are on the job, some are working from home during pandemic.

Business, Franklin, Maine

Investigators try to pinpoint cause of Jay mill explosion

by Steve Collins and Kathryn Skelton April 16, 2020April 17, 2020

The State Fire Marshal’s Office and others probed the wreckage in Jay on Thursday to determine what caused a big blast at the paper mill Wednesday.

Franklin

Videos show explosion and the damage it caused at the Androscoggin Mill

April 16, 2020April 17, 2020

No serious injuries were reported in Wednesday’s digester explosion that rocked the paper mill and showered the town of Jay with debris.

Business, Franklin

Brief timeline of Jay’s Androscoggin Mill

by Kathryn Skelton April 15, 2020April 17, 2020

• International Paper, then the largest paper company in the world, builds the Androscoggin Mill in 1965. At peak under IP, 1,500 people worked there. • Roughly 1,200 workers leave their jobs in 1987, part of a historic 16-month strike. • IP sells the mill in 2006 to CMP Holdings LLC, a subsidiary of Verso […]

Franklin, Maine

2012 Verso mill explosion in Minnesota was deadly

by Steve Collins April 15, 2020April 16, 2020

In 2012, an explosion and fire ripped through a Verso mill in Minnesota, killing one employee and injuring five others. The Sartell mill, which burned for days, suffered $60 million in damages and lost about $18 million worth of material, according to a report by the Minnesota State Fire Marshal. In that case, the blast […]