While the Jay mill has had to lay off employees after shutting down one machine, the success of a different machine has Verso Paper seeing more opportunity.
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Jay man charged with arson
JAY — State fire investigators arrested a local man on a felony charge of arson early Tuesday morning. Sgt. Kenneth Grimes of the Office of the State Fire Marshal said the man started a small fire in a garage at an Intervale Road home. He said Devin C. Penney, 21, lit cloth or paper on fire with a […]
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Livermore Falls man arrested for setting fire in garage of his mother’s home
No motive has been released why Devin Penney, 21, set a small fire in the garage of the home where his mother lives.
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Laid-off Jay mill workers largely finding new work, training
Sen. Thomas Saviello said he and Maine Senate President Michael Thibodeau called Verso officials last winter and asked for a meeting to see what the legislators could do to help, but ‘they never met with us.’
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Jay mill to shut down paper machine permanently, cut 120 jobs
The announcement Wednesday by Verso Corp. came after the company had said in November it would idle the key papermaking machine temporarily because of declining customer demand.
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Jay man allegedly beat girlfriend to death with baseball bat
In a note police found, James Sweeney had accused his girlfriend, Wendy Douglass, of cheating on him; while in another note, he wrote, ‘I did wrong,’ according to police.
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Jay man charged with murder to appear in Auburn court Thursday
James Sweeney, 56, was charged Tuesday with the murder of his longtime girlfriend.
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Three arrested in Jay on drug possession, prostitution charges
A man and two women from Oakland, Penobscot and Skowhegan were arrested on multiple charges after a traffic stop Wednesday night, police said.
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Jay woman charged with theft in connection with road association check forgery
Bobbie Dawes, 45, allegedly forged thousands of dollars’ worth of checks from the Mile 10 Owners Road Association in The Forks plantation, police said.
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Maine paper mills look for a niche as they fight to stay open
A changing market is calling for labels, filters and packaging rather than just paper for magazines and catalogs.