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13 October
5:41 pm

Matawas has a mill with five hundred and ten people working at it, and the pulp for that mill comes across the river from Canada.

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Susan Collins, at Maine U.S. Senate General Election Debate 3 (WABI/WAGM)

5:41 pm
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Why we checked itSpecific employment figure (510 workers) and supply chain claim about a named mill are verifiable and material to her argument about tariff impacts on Maine.
What we foundThe Madawaska mill receiving pulp from Canada via cross-river pipeline is well-documented and supported, but the specific figure of 510 employees is not confirmed by any source — official state records put the count at 471, while company materials say '500+.'
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