Millworkers enter the Verso mill in Bucksport on Thursday morning.
The Verso mill in Bucksport as seen on Thursday morning. Verso announced Wednesday that they will close the mill and lay off over 500 workers in December.
Verso Paper workers leave the Bucksport mill at the end of their shift on Wednesday after the company announced it would close the mill by year's end.
Verso mill worker Tim Craig makes a paper rose for the bartender as he sips beer at Ramona's in Bucksport on Wednesday. Craig, a 36-year veteran of the mill will be one of 570 workers out of work when the mill closes its doors for good in December 2014. Kevin Bennett Photo
Verso production workers Raye Rolston, left, and Anthony Milano discuss the closing of the Verso mill in Bucksport as they leave their shift at the mill Wednesday.
BUCKSPORT, ME - SEPTEMBER 30: Verso Paper has announced they are closing the Bucksport paper mill, displacing 500 workers. Photo taken on August 29, 2014. (Photo by Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer)
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