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West Paris church offers Christmas Eve service
WEST PARIS The public is invited to a candlelight service at 6 p.m. Christmas Eve, Thursday, Dec. 24, at West Paris Baptist Church, Church Street. Masks are required and there will be social distancing.
Church Christmas Eve service going virtual
AUBURN The annual Christmas Eve worship service from the First Universalist Church of Auburn will take place on Zoom at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 24. The link opens at 5:30 p.m.
The service will be led by the Rev. Dr. Jodi Hayashida, in Auburn UU’s historic sanctuary decorated in holiday regalia. Choir Director Pam Weeks, Organist Phil House and the Auburn UU choir will share traditional holiday music from a safe distance.
Workers displaced by explosion to use community college fund
December 18, 2020 GMT
JAY, Maine (AP) Workers who lost jobs as a result of an explosion at a paper mill in Jay are now eligible for free training and classes at a pair of community colleges.
The explosion at Androscoggin Mill in April kept a paper machine offline for months, and the owner said earlier in December that it plans to keep the machine idle. The mill has eliminated dozens of jobs since the explosion.
The owner, Pixelle Specialty Solutions of Pennsylvania, has created a $1 million education fund for the workforce. Officials with the company and the Maine Community College System said Friday that workers can use the funds at Central Maine Community College in Augusta and Kennebec Valley Community College in Fairfield and Hinckley.
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A $1 million grant to Kennebec Valley Community College from the Lunder Foundation will boost a fund that awards need-based scholarships, particularly to students whose families are connected to the Dexter Shoe Co.
The foundation, founded by Peter and Paula Lunder, strengthens the KVCC Foundation Lunder Scholars Endowment, which helps to reduce financial barriers for students, the college said in a news release. Since its inception in 1991, the KVCC Foundation has provided more than $2.2 million in scholarship awards to more than 2,500 students, including 256 students in the current academic year. I am deeply touched by the kindness and foresight of the Lunder Foundation to invest in our students who graduate to become the backbone of our local communities and economy, said Richard Hopper, KVCC president.
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A massive explosion at the Androscoggin Mill in April 2020 left the paper mill unable to produce pulp, which it requires to make paper.
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Workers who lost their jobs after the explosion at the paper mill in Jay last spring can enroll for free at two nearby community colleges to help them find new jobs.
Pixelle Specialty Solutions, the mill owner, and the Maine Community College System announced Friday that 177 displaced workers have until next July to access the free classes.
The chief workforce development officer for the community college system, Dan Belyea, said in a prepared statement that Pixelle’s $1 million education fund presents an amazing opportunity.
Workers laid off after mill explosion to use community college fund for training Share Updated: 11:22 AM EST Dec 18, 2020 The Associated Press SOURCE: WMTW Share Updated: 11:22 AM EST Dec 18, 2020 The Associated Press Workers who lost jobs as a result of an explosion at a paper mill in Jay are now eligible for free training and classes at a pair of community colleges. The April explosion at Androscoggin Mill kept a paper machine offline for months, and may stay idle. The mill has eliminated dozens of jobs since the explosion, and mill officials announced last week that one of the mill s three paper machines would be shut down permanently. The owner, Pixelle Specialty Solutions, has created a $1 million education fund for the workforce. Officials with the company and the Maine Community College System said Friday that workers can use the funds at Central Maine Community College in Augusta and Kennebec Valle