Another section of the defunct Otis Mill in Jay is removed Thursday, a month after the steam plant at the former paper mill was torn down. The mill closed in 2009, and the property was purchased by MAC Development in 2015. (Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal)
Otis Mill
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Crews tear down Otis paper mill steam plant
JAY — Half of the steam plant at the defunct Otis paper mill on Route 4, which straddles the Livermore Falls line, was torn down Monday and the rest will be shortly. John Clark III of Farmingdale, owner of several scrap metal recycling facilities, including Clark’s Riverside Scrap on the former mill property, formed MAC Development […]
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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 […]
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Jay scrap metal dealer opens in Otis paper mill site
JAY — A new scrap metal business at the former Otis paper mill is expected to save the town as much as $270 a trip, said John Johnson, supervisor of the Jay Transfer Station and Public Works Department. “Business is great,” said Leon Dorr, project and site manager for Riverside […]
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Lawrence Williams
1923 – 2015 ROCKPORT — Lawrence Williams, 91, formerly of Wilton, died Saturday, Sept. 5, at home in Rockport. Lawrence was born Oct. 1, 1923, in Farmington, a son of Dearborn and Gladys (Eaton) Williams. He received his education in local schools. Lawrence was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served during World War […]
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Jay officials tour proposed junkyard, auto recycling business
JAY — Several people toured the proposed site and operation of Clark’s Riverside Scrap Monday at the former Otis paper mill property. The Board of Selectpersons were taking up an application for a junkyard and automobile recycling permits on Monday night. The Planning Board will consider a shoreland zoning permit application because part of the […]
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Jay board to consider shoreland zoning permit for metal recycling company
JAY – The Planning Board on Tuesday will consider a shoreland zoning permit application for Clark’s Cars & Parts at the site of the former Otis Mill paper mill on Mill Street. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. July 14 at the Town Office. MAC Development LLC, the new owner of the former Otis […]
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Otis Falls Mill sold to scrap-metal dealer
JAY — After years of trying to revive and redevelop the historic Otis Falls Mill, the owners have sold it to a scrap-metal dealer. Mary Howes and Tim DeMillo bought the 600,000-square-foot mill in 2009 after it was closed by Wausau Paper Corp. The new owners had hoped to bring life back to the property […]
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Former Jay mill workers have moved on after the paper mill closed
JAY — Many Wausau Paper Corp. workers took advantage of training offered and changed careers when the Wisconsin-based company closed the century-old mill that straddles Jay and Livermore Falls in 2009. Former workers encourage the people who lost their jobs at Verso Paper Corp.’s mill in Bucksport in December to take advantage of all of […]
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Frantasia, renowned out music and arts festival, to be held Aug. 22-24
To see a music festival which draws world-renowned performers from places such as Ethiopia, Argentina and Switzerland and the United States, you might expect you’d have to travel to New York City, or at the very least, Boston. But I have good news for you. All you’ll have to do is put a gallon or […]