JAY — Monday, April 20, marked the first day of what should have been spring break for most students in Maine. “Typically, we go visit my family in Massachusetts but we are going to have to get creative this week,” Liz Smith of Jay said. The first Maine coronavirus cases were announced in March. As schools […]
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Jay officials begin cleanup after explosion amid concerns about air quality
Residents instructed on clearing away debris safely.
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Investigators try to pinpoint cause of Jay mill explosion
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.
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Videos show explosion and the damage it caused at the Androscoggin Mill
No serious injuries were reported in Wednesday’s digester explosion that rocked the paper mill and showered the town of Jay with debris.
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Brief timeline of Jay’s Androscoggin Mill
• 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 […]
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2012 Verso mill explosion in Minnesota was deadly
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 […]
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Androscoggin Mill explosion in Jay causes no serious injuries
In the moments following the Wednesday morning blast at the Androscoggin Mill, many feared the worst.
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Staying at home with the Smith’s
JAY — “We got the call that school is probably done for the rest of the school year,” Liz Smith of Jay said on Wednesday, April 8. “It kind of hurt to hear and dropped my mood. That was a hard hit.” “It made it more real,” her husband Josh Smith said. That was the day Superintendent […]
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RSU 73 meal schedule for vacation week
RSU 73 will be delivering some meals during vacation, April 20-24.
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RSU 73 to finish year remotely, making tentative plans for year-end activities
Last week RSU 73 Superintendent Scott Albert announced the district would follow state recommendations to finish the 2019-20 school year using remote learning, with plans being made for traditional end-of-year activities at the high school.