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Edward French

2022

Jonesboro biomass plant set to restart operations

The idle Jonesboro biomass plant is expected to restart in February or March of the coming year, following the sale of the plant, along with six other biomass plants in Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts, under an agreement approved by a bankruptcy court judge on November 23.

2022

Woodland mill strike averted with new vote

Over 130 union workers at the Woodland Pulp mill will not be going on strike after all, following a vote to accept a new offer made by the company.

2022

Woodland mill union planning to go on strike

More than 130 workers at the Woodland Pulp mill in Baileyville could be facing a bleak holiday season, after the mill's United Steelworkers (USW) union voted to go on strike, which could happen the week before Christmas.

2022

Fish lift to help restore alewife run on St. Croix River

Efforts to restore the alewife runs on the St. Croix River, which once supported one of the largest runs of alewives in the northeastern U.S.

2022

Stored Solar bankruptcy filing stirs questions

The bankruptcy filing by the company that owns an idle Jonesboro biomass plant and received millions in state subsidies, while not paying logging contractors, has some hoping that the development could lead to a restarting of the plant.

2022

Union at Woodland mill seeks higher wages, threatens strike

The rising cost of living caused by inflation has led one of the unions at the Woodland Pulp mill in Baileyville to consider calling a strike by the end of this month, if a new contract with higher wages is not agreed to by the company.

2022

Mills reelected as Moore, Perry, Davis and Granger win locally

Democratic Governor Janet Mills was reelected to a second term, decisively defeating former Republic Governor Paul LePage, and Congressman Jared Golden appeared to be headed to another victory over Bruce Poliquin in the November 8 midterm election in Maine.