MAINE PUBLIC • December 4, 2020
The owners of the Androscoggin Mill in Jay have terminated employment for more than 170 people this year, drastically reducing their workforce after an explosion that destroyed the paper mill’s pulp digester. Some of those who lost their jobs have said they would look for work out of state. The cuts, which began following the devastating explosion of the mill’s pulp digester, have stirred speculation that the mill could close and elevated concerns about how the region could manage that kind of blow to its economy. Even if the mill stays open, he says those who have lost their jobs may no longer be spending money at local businesses.