BUCKSPORT — It’s been a tough year so far for the Raymond family in Bucksport. Days before the New Year, Geoff Raymond, 27, fell from a ladder and broke both of his feet. The father and husband was out of work until July. Then, just three months after returning to work, he found out he’d […]
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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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Bucksport wrestles with what to do next
BUCKSPORT — While there are many questions and few solid answers now swirling about the future of the Verso paper mill and the 500-plus people employed there, lots of folks in Bucksport can agree that their community is at a crossroads. Many vacant storefronts dotted the business block of Bucksport long before last week’s announcement […]
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Cutler: Maine should buy Verso’s Bucksport energy plant if new paper mill operator not found
PORTLAND — Eliot Cutler has called and written to the CEO of Memphis-based Verso Paper, asking the company to sell its Bucksport mill to a buyer that would continue to make paper there. If not, the independent gubernatorial candidate said that as governor he would promote a plan to have the state buy Verso’s energy […]
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Cutler says state should buy Verso’s energy plant at Bucksport
PORTLAND, Maine — Eliot Cutler has called and written to the CEO of Memphis-based Verso Paper, asking for the company to sell its Bucksport mill to a buyer that would continue to make paper there. If not, the independent gubernatorial candidate said that as governor he would promote the state purchasing the energy assets to […]
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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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Verso mill in Bucksport to close by year’s end; 570 employees to lose jobs
UPDATE: Jay, Livermore Falls managers sympathize with Bucksport mill workers, community BUCKSPORT — In an announcement that caught many people off guard, Verso Paper officials indicated Wednesday afternoon the local mill will shut down by the end of this year, laying off about 570 employees. Verso president and CEO Dave Paterson said in a statement the […]
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Bucksport drowning: Bodies of 5-year-old boy, would-be rescuer recovered
BUCKSPORT — A 5-year-old boy died after going into the Penobscot River while fishing Friday morning, and a Maine State Police diver has recovered what is believed to be the body of the man who jumped in to help the boy. Sgt. Colin MacDonald of the Maine Marine Patrol said at a media briefing mid-afternoon […]
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Verso CEO says NewPage acquisition still on track
PORTLAND — Verso Paper’s chief executive said his company’s bid to acquire NewPage, the country’s largest coated paper producer, is on track after taking steps to restructure the company’s debt. Verso owns mills in Jay and Bucksport that employ roughly 1,450 people. NewPage owns a mill in Rumford that employs 850 people. More than half […]
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Red Sox honor Bucksport native for military service in Hats Off to Heroes program
BOSTON — Bucksport native Ben Arnold was honored by the Boston Red Sox for his military service during their game Wednesday night against the Chicago Cubs at Fenway Park in Boston. Arnold, 29, is a decorated Navy and Army National Guard veteran who was selected for the Red Sox’s “Hats Off to Heroes” program. He […]