JAY — Florence (LaPointe) Cronkhite, 78, passed away Thursday, Sept. 27, at her home in Jay. She was born Oct. 28, 1939, the daughter of Roland and Dorothy (Willett) LaPointe. She was a graduate of Jay High School. On Oct. 10, 1958, she married Lee Cronkhite. After marriage, she was employed at International Paper Co. for […]
International Paper Co.
Timeline: IP strike
1987 Leading up to the strike, contract negotiations were not going well at the Androscoggin Paper Mill in Jay. International Paper Co. sought concessions of lower labor costs, reduction of jobs and more manager flexibility. It wanted to take the union contract’s grievance procedure clause out and wanted workers to give up their Christmas holiday, […]
Erma Miriam Grimaldi
JAY — Erma Seamon Grimaldi, 93, of Jay died Saturday morning, April 1, at Franklin Memorial Hospital. She was born Feb. 23, 1924, in Jay, a daughter of Twining J. and Nettie (Gross) Seamon, where she grew up on the family farm. A graduate of Jay High School, she worked at International Paper Co. during […]
Andre V. Ouellette
1926 – 2015 AUBURN — Andre V. Ouellette, 88, of Franklin Road, Jay, died Wednesday, June 24, at the Hospice House in Auburn. He was born in Chisholm, on Dec. 2, 1926, a son of John B. and Claudia “Laura” (Groleau) Ouellette. He attended St. Rose School and Jay High School. He left high school […]