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PublishedOctober 27, 2022
Neighbors sue owner of Old Town pulp mill, saying it ‘has never smelled so bad’
A class-action lawsuit alleges ND Paper has been negligent by allowing the mill to emit a rotten-egg odor that's getting worse.
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PublishedDecember 30, 2021
Belfast-based company secures $85 million in financing to launch manufacturing operation at Madison mill
GO Lab announced Thursday that Cianbro construction will move forward to install three manufacturing lines at the former Madison Paper Industries complex.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2021
Maine’s highest court sides with town of Madison in battle over former paper mill’s valuation
The decision ends a years-long battle that has cost Madison taxpayers nearly $200,000 in legal fees.
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PublishedMarch 7, 2021
Fairfield man files class-action lawsuit against Sappi paper mill over ‘forever chemicals’
The lawsuit alleges Sappi's Somerset Mill in Skowhegan is the source of the PFAS found in Somerset County water wells and at other sites.
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PublishedJuly 22, 2020
East Millinocket buys former paper mill site
Town plans to redevelop the site of the former Great Northern Paper Company mill for industrial users.
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PublishedMay 14, 2020
Private equity firm involved in failed Maine mill project files for bankruptcy
Cate Street Capital was behind the effort to reopen the East Millinocket paper mill with help from a state tax credit program.
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2020
Sappi Somerset Mill in Skowhegan receives new food safety certification
The certification means the company meets a Food Safety Management Standard that applies to all products produced at the paper mill after its rebuild of its Paper Machine 1.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2019
Skowhegan announces new property tax rate
The town's new tax rate has dropped 12.6% from the previous year because the state reimburses the town for exemptions the mill receives under the Business Equipment Tax Exemption program.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2019
Fire damages kiln at newly reopened Old Town pulp mill
Two firefighters suffer minor injuries battling the second blaze reported at the Nine Dragons Paper mill this summer.
