RUMFORD — Shut down since May 2015, Catalyst Paper Co.’s No. 12 paper machine was restarted Tuesday, allowing 51 employees who were laid off in May 2015 to return to their jobs. Tony Lyons, spokesman for the mill, said the machine resumed production at a reduced schedule, and all 51 workers who were laid off […]
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Kermit M. Beane
1928 – 2015 FARMINGTON — Kermit M. Beane, 87, of Industry passed away on Monday, Oct. 5, at Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington. He was born Sept. 7, 1928, in Bingham, the son of Donald and Marie Beane. He graduated from Skowhegan High School. He was proud to be an Eagle Scout, and to serve […]
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Verso files second tax abatement request on paper mill property in two years in Jay
JAY — Verso Androscoggin is requesting the town issue a tax abatement for the April 1, 2014, tax year for a reduction of at least $193.78 million in valuation. Verso’s abatement application states the mill and properties should be valued no higher than $400 million. It is the second year in a row that the […]
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Paper mill’s temporary layoffs set to begin
MADISON — A paper mill is set to begin a temporary layoff of many of its employees as it cuts production. Company officials say Madison Paper Industries will close from Saturday until about Feb. 9. The company employs about 220 people and company representatives have declined to say exactly how many will be out of […]
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Bucksport mill gets three new suitors before court hearing
BUCKSPORT — Three companies have stated an interest in restarting Verso’s shuttered mill, filing letters notifying a federal judge that they would like time to evaluate the facility, which is set to be sold to a scrap dealer. Each of the companies filed letters before a hearing Tuesday where U.S. District Court Judge John Woodcock […]
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Bucksport to hold public forum in wake of mill shutdown
BUCKSPORT — Bucksport residents are discussing the future of their town in the aftermath of the shutdown of the Verso paper mill. The mill shut down production this month, putting more than 500 people out of work. Its owner has announced plans to sell the facility to a Canadian metal recycler. The town of about […]
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Jay board grants Verso Paper $829,258 abatment in taxes
JAY — Selectpersons unanimously voted Tuesday to reduce the valuation of Verso Paper Corp.’s Androscoggin Mill and its property from $815 million to $591.9 million for 2013 and granted the company an $829,258 tax abatement for that year. The action followed nearly an hourlong executive session with the town’s attorney, Michael “Mike” Sheehan, of Preti […]
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The Sun Journal asked: Does the news out of Bucksport last week make you nervous for your local mill?
“I don’t think so. I work with a lot of people who work in the Jay mill and the Rumford mill, and I’ve heard people that work in those mills express concern, because (when) one mill goes down that could affect others. There’s a couple clients I’ve had that have seemed a little concerned about […]
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Jay, Livermore Falls managers predict hard times for Bucksport
JAY — A day after Verso Paper announced it would close its Bucksport mill by the end of the year, people here said they sympathize with the 570 workers who will lose their jobs. They know the effects of a mill closing. Wausau Paper closed its Otis Mill, which straddled the Jay and Livermore Falls […]
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Revaluation report on Verso mill in Jay expected by end of August
JAY — Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere is anticipating receiving the revaluation report on the Verso Paper Corp.’s mill and properties within the next two weeks. “We hope to set the tax rate by the end of August,” she said. Earlier this year, voters approved transferring $425,000 from the town’s surplus to conduct the revaluation of […]