SKOWHEGAN — Donald Rene Laverdiere, 71, a resident of Embden and formerly of Jay, passed away peacefully with his wife by his side Tuesday, Sept. 11, at Redington-Fairview General Hospital. He was born Aug. 5, 1947, in Lewiston, the son of Armand P. and Carolyn (Scott) Laverdiere. Donald graduated from Jay High School in 1965, and […]
International Paper
Posted inConnections, sj-web
Manufacturing students tour Lewiston, Auburn plants
LEWISTON — Students enrolled in the Northeast Technical Institute Manufacturing Training Program recently toured Elmet Technologies in Lewiston, as well as International Paper’s corrugated box plant and Modula, both in Auburn. Students were accompanied by training partners NTI classroom teacher Scott Moran; and Christina King, Lisa Hartnett and Monica Millhime of Western Maine Community Action (WMCA). […]
advertisement
Posted inObituaries, sj-web
Karen Maberry Albert
NEW GLOUCESTER — Karen Maberry Albert, 53, of New Gloucester, passed away Wednesday, July 11, at home surrounded by her loving family after a five-year valiant battle with metastatic breast cancer. She was born in Lewiston, raised in the Oxford area and graduated from Oxford Hills High School in 1983. She graduated from Thomas College in […]
Posted inObituaries, sj-web
Donald L. Bryant
FARMINGTON — Donald L. Bryant, 85, a resident of Jay, passed away Monday morning, June 18, at Sandy River Center in Farmington, where he had been patient for three days, surrounded by his loving family. He was born July 31, 1932, in Chisholm, the son of Lauriston Bryant and Arlene (Tweedie) Bryant. He attended Jay High […]
Posted inObituaries, sj-web
Peter A. Marble Sr.
WILTON — Peter Aaron Marble Sr., 67, passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus on June 7. He was born on Dec. 11, 1950, in Farmington, the son of Harlan and Nathalie (Spiller) Marble. A 1969 graduate of Wilton Academy and a 1972 machine tool graduate of Central Maine VTI, Peter’s years of employment were largely […]
Posted inObituaries, sj-web
Richard A. Roderick
LEWISTON — Richard Arthur Roderick passed away peacefully in his sleep on Saturday, Nov. 4. Richard was born on Jan. 7, 1939, to Aurore (Meunier) Roderick and Louis P. Roderick of Augusta. After his mother passed away when he was four, Richard was raised by his father and his “forever” mother, Jacqueline Roderick. He attended […]
Posted inObituaries, sj-web
Kenneth A. Lothrop
AUBURN — Kenneth “Stinger” A. Lothrop, 81, of Minot passed away on Thursday, July 20, 2017 at the Hospice House in Auburn with his family by his side. He was born in Lewiston on July 17, 1936, the son of the late Alton C. and Maude (French) Lothrop. He lived most of his life in […]
Posted inFranklin
IP strike 30 years later: Bitterness, memories linger
JAY — Thirty years ago, Cindy Bennett and her late husband, Rick Rush Jr., bought a freezer, stocked it with food and stopped unnecessary spending when it appeared union workers would strike against International Paper Co. Workers in unions at other mills the company owned in other states were also considering going on strike. Bennett, […]
Posted inFranklin
During 1987 labor strike in Jay, selectmen’s meetings drew crowds
JAY — Terry Bergeron was a selectman in June 1987 when 1,200 workers at the Androscoggin Mill took to the picket lines in a strike against International Paper Co. It was his first year in office. Bergeron did not work at the mill. Thirty years later, Bergeron is again in office and is chairman of […]
Posted inFranklin
Portland woman learned from Jay strike
Delia Gorham, 32, of Portland was a child when she attended weekly meetings with her family during the Jay labor strike against International Paper Co. Her mother, brother and her father, Eddie Gorham, who was secretary-treasurer of the Maine AFL-CIO at the time, would make the long drive to Jay from Randolph. “They always stopped […]