Through her artwork, Kate Katomski has celebrated quarry ruins in Vermont and Tennessee, and now she’s on to Maine. She’s interested in the natural environment, who worked there and what the stones built. An exhibition of her collages, sketches and watercolors will appear at Kimball Street Studios in Lewiston through June 27, and this Tuesday, […]
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Polycor to conduct blasting at quarry in North Jay
JAY — Swenson Curbing by Polycor will blast Friday, Jan. 13, at its quarry. Another blast is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 17. If you have questions, call the company at 645-2843. The company’s granite-curbing fabrication plant in North Jay opened Sept. 23, 2016, next to its quarry.
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Blasting to be done throughout Wednesday at Jay quarry
JAY — Polycor, a Canadian-based company, will be blasting at its North Jay White Quarry operation throughout the day on Wednesday. Blasting in the quarry area will be done between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 10, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said Thursday. The Canadian company is in the process of developing the […]
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Jay considers request for quarry development, granite curbing plant
JAY — A company proposing to develop a North Jay quarry and build a plant to make granite curbing has asked that a half-mile of Old Jay Hill Road not be posted to vehicle weight restrictions this spring. Polycor, based in Quebec, Canada, proposes to build a private road off Old Jay Hill Road and […]
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Sullivan family loses home to fire for second time in six years
SULLIVAN — For the second time in the past six years, fire has destroyed the home of a family that lives on Quarry Road. On Friday, multiple pets, a truck, two cars and a boat were destroyed along with the house at 67 Quarry Road, the local fire chief said. No one was home at […]