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JAY — The Select Board accepted an offer from Pixelle Specialty Solutions for a $5,000 cash match for economic development efforts. The offer, contained in a written letter of support, was made in light of this month’s closing of the Androscoggin Mill. A acceptance was with the understanding that the town would match the $5,000 […]
The offer, contained in a written letter of support, was made in light of this month's closing of the Androscoggin Mill.
The offer, contained in a written letter of support, was made in light of this month's closing of the Androscoggin Mill.
While Maine's pegmatite can be prettier and may become the state's official rock, its tougher cousin, granite, has been creating and beautifying buildings and monuments across the country for centuries.
300 feet: Depth of deepest granite quarry in the U.S. (Barre, Vermont) 72 feet: Length of longest sheets of granite quarried in the U.S. (Vinalhaven) 1902: Year in which Maine ranked No. 1 in granite production in the U.S. 4,500: Number of quarrymen working on the coast of Maine that year 4: Number of men […]