With an economy built on union jobs, Jay was once the epitome of a Democratic bastion. Then former President Donald Trump came along. The Androscoggin Mill, which once employed 1,500 people, is shutting down next year and will lay off 230 after a massive digester explosion in April 2020.
Gov. Janet Mills issued a statement saying the state offered its support to try to keep the mill open, but company leaders said there was nothing they could do.
Gov. Janet Mills issued a statement saying the state offered its support to try to keep the mill open, but company leaders said there was nothing they could do.
Gov. Janet Mills issued a statement saying the state offered its support to try to keep the mill open, but company leaders said there was nothing they could do.