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The paper mill was everything to the people of Jay, Maine. Then it exploded
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Since the late 19th century, Jay, Maine, has focused its economic energies on making logs into paper. Then, on April 15, the paper mill's digester exploded.
A sliver of luck underlay that horrible afternoon: No workers were near the digester when it exploded. No one was seriously injured.
In 2009, the mill accounted for 70 percent of Jay’s tax revenue. Last year it covered 46 percent. And now there’s a fear that the number may soon plummet to zero.
In town, the question on everyone’s mind is: How will Jay survive this?
Read the full story from the Globe Magazine.
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