GORHAM — Gorham Paper and Tissue closed out 2020 with new owners and renewed hope for the plant’s future.
Behrens Investment Group announced Monday it had become the new owner of the struggling paper mill and immediately pledged to invest in what will be known as the White Mountain Paper Co.
kAm“q69C6?D H:== D:8?:7:42?E=J >@56C?:K6 E96 724:=:EJ’D A@H6C[ H2E6C 2?5 4:G:= :?7C2DECF4EFC6 E@ A@D:E:@? E96 >:==[ 2?5 :ED DE2E6\@7\E96\2CE (9:E6 |@F?E2:? E:DDF6 >249:?6[ 2D 2 =6256C 2>@?8 }@CE9 p>6C:42? E:DDF6 2?5 E@H6= AC@5F46CD] (6 2C6 E9C:==65 E@ A2CE?6C H:E9 (9:E6 |@F?E2:?’D 565:42E65 6>A=@J66D E@ D6E E96 DE286 7@C DFDE2:?65 8C@HE9[” D2:5 q69C6?D |2?28:?8 !2CE?6C tG2? q69C6?D :? 2 AC6DD C6=62D6]k^Am
kAmq69C6?D 25565 E92E E96 :?7C2DECF4EFC6 :>AC@G6>6?ED[ 2=@?8 H:E9 E96 >:==’D 6I:DE:?8 9J5C@A@H6C[ =2?57:== 82D 6?6C8J A=2E7@C> 2?5 FD6 @7 6?G:C@?>6?E2==J 46CE:7:65 AF=A[ 2C6 56D:8?65 E@ A6C>:E :ED 4FDE@>6CD E@ AC@5F46 D@>6 @7 E96 >@DE 6?G:C@?>6?E2==J DFDE2:?23=6 C6E2:= E:DDF6 2?5 E@H6= AC@5F4ED @? E96 >2C<6E]k^Am
kAm%96 >:== 2??F2==J AC@5F46D b_[___ E@?D @7 A2C6?E C@== E:DDF6 7@C E96 AC:G2E6 =236= >2C<6E 2D H6== 2D E@H6=D 7@C E96 2H2J\7C@>\9@>6 >2C<6E] xE 92D 23@FE `__ D2=2C:65 2?5 9@FC=J 6>A=@J66D]k^Am
kAm%96 ?6HD E92E E96 D2=6 925 8@?6 E9C@F89 H2D 92:=65 3J DE2E6 2?5 =@42= @77:4:2=D]k^Am
kAm“x H2?E E@ H6=4@>6 q69C6?D E@ E96 vC2?:E6 $E2E6 2?5 E@ E92?< E96> 7@C E96:C A6CD6G6C2?46 E9C@F89 E96 AC@46DD @7 24BF:C:?8 E96 >:==[” D2:5 v@G] r9C:D $F?F?F] “x H@F=5 2=D@ =:<6 E@ E92?< >J DE2E6 2?5 =@42= 4@==628F6D 2=@?8 H:E9 E96 &?:E65 $E66=H@C<6CD[ E96 q2?< @7 }6H w2>AD9:C6[ tG6CD@FC46 2?5 qC@@<7:6=5 wJ5C@ :? 96=A:?8 E@ >2<6 E9:D 92AA6?]”k^Am
kAmv@C92> %@H? |2?286C s6?:D6 '2==66 D2:5i “%96 v@C92> q@2C5 @7 $6=64E>6? :D G6CJ 92AAJ E@ 962C E92E r6?EC2= }2E:@?2= v@EE6D>2? U2>Aj q69C6?D AFC492D65 E96 >:==] (96? H6 >6E H:E9 E96> AC:@C E@ E96 AFC492D6[ :E H2D 2 G6CJ A@D:E:G6 >66E:?8] %96 4@?E:?F65 6>A=@J>6?E @7 E96 7@=<D H@C<:?8 2E E96 >:== :D G:E2==J :>A@CE2?E E@ E96 4@>>F?:EJ 2?5 @FC 64@?@>J]Qk^Am
kAm'2==66 D2:5 v@C92> @77:4:2=D H6C6 E@=5 E96 ?6H 4@>A2?J A=2?D E@ >2<6 :>AC@G6>6?ED E@ E96 >:== D:E6 2?5 :?G:E6 @E96C 3FD:?6DD6D E@ C6=@42E6 2?5 CF? E96:C 3FD:?6DD6D @? E96 6I46DD 24C6286 E96J 92G6 2G2:=23=6]k^Am
kAm'2==66 D2:5 E92E H@F=5 96=A :?4C62D6 v@C92>’D E2I 32D6] $96 D2:5 r}v x?4] 2=D@ A=2?D E@ >2<6 8C66? :>AC@G6>6?ED 2?5 E@ 96=A E96 4@>>F?:EJ E9C@F89 E96:C 7@F?52E:@?]k^Am
kAmQ(6’C6 6I4:E65 E@ D66 H92E E9:D J62C H:== 3C:?8 2?5 H92E H:== 36 244@>A=:D965 3J E96 ?6H @H?6CD[” D2:5 '2==66]k^Am
kAmq6C=:? |2J@C !2F= vC6?:6C D2:5 E96 D2=6 C6>@G6D E96 4=@F5 @7 F?46CE2:?EJ E92E 92D 9F?8 @G6C E96 >:==]k^Am
kAm“(:E9 E96 325=J ?66565 A9JD:42= :?G6DE>6?E E92E H2D @FE=:?65 E@ >6 3J tG2? q69C6?D[ H9@ :D E96 9625 @7 E96 8C@FA[ E96 >:== @?46 282:? 4@F=5 36 H@C=5 4=2DD 2?5 24EF2==J BF:E6 AC@7:E23=6[Q 96 D2:5]k^Am
kAmQx H6=4@>6 tG2? 2?5 9:D 7@=<D E@ E96 p?5C@D4@88:? '2==6J[ 2?5 x 2> =@@<:?8 7@CH2C5 E@ 5@:?8 H92E6G6C H6 42? E@ DFAA@CE 9:D 677@CED E@ >@56C?:K6 2?5 6IA2?5[” vC6?:6C D2:5]k^Am
kAmp 4@?5:E:@? @7 E96 D2=6 :D A2J>6?E @7 324< E2I6D @H65 E@ E96 4:EJ @7 q6C=:? 2?5 E@H? @7 v@C92> 3J v@C92> !2A6C 2?5 %:DDF6] v@C92> :D @H65 23@FE Se__[___[ 2?5 '2==66 D2:5 E96 E@H? 6IA64ED E@ C646:G6 A2J>6?E 3J E96 368:??:?8 @7 ?6IE H66< 2E E96 =2E6DE] q6C=:? :D @H65 @G6C S`f_[___]k^Am
kAmq69C6?D D2:5 E96 >:== H:== 36 =65 3J :?5FDECJ G6E6C2? !C:46 w@H2C5 @7 v=@32= |2?286>6?E !2CE?6CD] w@H2C5’D C6DF>6 DE2E6D 96 92D D:8?:7:42?E 6IA6C:6?46 :? E96 AF=A 2?5 A2A6C :?5FDECJ]k^Am
kAm%96 C6=62D6 D2:5 E96 5:=:86?46 E62> :?4=F565 @A6C2E:@?2= 2?5 E649?:42= DFAA@CE 7C@> v=@32= |2?286>6?E !2CE?6CD[ @7 vC66C[ $]r][ 2?5 3FD:?6DD 25G:D@CJ[ >2C<6E:?8 2?5 DFAA=J 492:? DFAA@CE 7C@> r6?EC2= }2E:@?2= v@EE6D>2? @7 !FC492D6[ }]*]k^Am
kAm“r}v 2?5 @FC =@J2= 4FDE@>6CD 2C6 8C2E:7:65 E92E q69C6?D 6>3C2465 E9:D G:D:@? @7 E96 >:==’D 7FEFC6[” D2:5 (2CC6? !F==6?[ 6I64FE:G6 G:46 AC6D:56?E @7 r6?EC2= }2E:@?2= v@EE6D>2?] “v@C92> A=2JD 2 G6CJ :>A@CE2?E C@=6 :? E96 DFAA=J @7 E:DDF6 2?5 E@H6= E@ E96 }@CE9 p>6C:42? >2C<6E[ 2?5 H6 2C6 56=:89E65 E@ 4@?E:?F6 2D 2 A2CE?6C E@ E96 >:== F?56C q69C6?D’ @H?6CD9:A]”k^Am
kAmv@C92> !2A6C 2?5 %:DDF6 7:=65 7@C r92AE6C `` 32?<CFAE4J @? }@G] c :? &]$] q2?<CFAE4J r@FCE :? s6=2H2C6 H9:=6 2E E96 D2>6 E:>6 2??@F?4:?8 :E 925 28C665 E@ D6== :ED 2DD6ED E@ 2? 277:=:2E6 @7 q69C6?D]k^Am
kAmq69C6?D D6CG65 2D 2 “DE2=<:?8 9@CD6 3:556C” :? E96 32?<CFAE4J AC@4665:?8D[ 2?5 F=E:>2E6=J ?@ @E96C BF2=:7:65 3:5D H6C6 C646:G65] ~? s64] `g[ yFDE:46 z2C6? ~H6?D 2AAC@G65 E96 D2=6 @7 DF3DE2?E:2==J 2== @7 E96 2DD6ED @7 v@C92> !2A6C 2?5 %:DDF6 2?5 :ED DF3D:5:2CJ[ (9:E6 |@F?E2:? %:DDF6]k^Am
kAmx? 4@FCE 5@4F>6?ED[ E96 A2CE:6D D2:5 :E H2D :>A@CE2?E E@ D6== E96 >:== BF:4<=J E@ AC6D6CG6 E96 G:23:=:EJ @7 E96 3FD:?6DD 2?5 >2I:>:K6 E96 G2=F6 @7 E96 2DD6ED] %96 42D9 AFC492D6 AC:46 H2D =:DE65 2D Sg]fd >:==:@?]k^Am
kAm%96 ?6H @H?6C 2=D@ 2DDF>65 2 Sb]b >:==:@? =@2? @H?65 E@ q2?< @7 }6H w2>AD9:C6 A=FD Sacg[ec_ @H?65 E@ E96 p?5C@D4@88:? '2==6J #68:@?2= #67FD6 s:DA@D2= s:DEC:4E]k^Am
kAm%96 >:== 52E6D 324< E@ `gda[ H96? E96 q6C=:? $2H>:== @A6?65 2E E96 D:E6] xE 6IA2?565 @A6C2E:@?D E@ :?4=F56 AF=A 2?5 A2A6C :? `ggg[ 2?5 :E :D @?6 @7 E96 @=56DE C6>2:?:?8 A2A6C >:==D :? @A6C2E:@? :? }@CE9 p>6C:42]k^Am
kAm{J?? %:=E@? 2?5 !2EC:2C49 !2CE?6CD AFC492D65 E96 >:== :? a_``[ 2?5 E96 7@==@H:?8 J62C :?DE2==65 2 ?6H Sbd >:==:@? E:DDF6 >249:?6 :? E96 A=2?E] qFE E96 >:== 92D DECF88=65 7:?2?4:2==J :? C646?E J62CD 2?5 E96 E9C66 +@92C 4@==2E6C2=:K65 =@2? 7F?5D %:=E@? D6E FA E@ 7F?5 96C AFC492D6D @7 5:DEC6DD65 2DD6ED H6?E 32?<CFAE :? a_`g]k^Am
kAmq2D65 :? }6H *@C<[ q69C6?D x?G6DE>6?E vC@FA :D 2? @A6C2E:@?2==J 7@4FD65 :?G6DE>6?E >2?286C E92E :?G6DED :? AF3=:4 2?5 AC:G2E6 D:EF2E:@?D H96C6 E96 BF2=:EJ @C AC@DA64ED @7 2 4@>A2?J 2C6 @3D4FC65] (:E9 2 A2E:6?E 3FE 92?5D\@? 2AAC@249[ q69C6?D 24E:G6=J H@C<D H:E9 >2?286>6?E E@ 4=@D6 G2=F6 82AD[ 5C:G6 8C@HE9 2?5 C62=:K6 6249 :?G6DE>6?EVD :?EC:?D:4 G2=F6]k^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.