End of Era as NY Paper Mill is Dismantled

Trucks loaded with scrap metal that has been removed from inside the Newton Falls Fine Paper Mill (in Newton Falls, NY) are a regular sight as mill owners, Scotia Investments, continue dismantling the mill's paper machines and proceed with scrapping operations.

"It's sad for the whole community. It's gonna have a terrible effect on the community in the coming years," said Mark Hall, town of Fine supervisor.

Despite the paper mill's demise, officials say a plan to use nearly $10 million to rehabilitate a 46-mile railroad line running through St. Lawrence, Lewis and Jefferson Counties has not been scrapped.