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WESTERLY, R.I. (WJAR) — Multiple Westerly homes are damaged from rocks flying from a nearby quarry during blasting. Town officials said it happened on Ashaway Road Thursday morning during a scheduled ...
WESTERLY, R.I. (WJAR) - Multiple homes in a Rhode Island town sustained damage after rocks flew from a nearby quarry during blasting on Thursday. Officials say it happened during a scheduled blast. It ...
WESTERLY – The first words that crossed Alex McColl’s mind when he walked into his kitchen on the afternoon of Thursday, April 17 cannot be printed in this paper. But what he saw can be described: ...
MILTON — A blast at a local quarry registered on a local seismograph, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The minor earthquake was detected at 2 p.m. in the area around Adams Road and Rowland ...
Spring has brought a fresh flurry of complaints about blasting at Buffalo Crushed Stone's big quarry in south Cheektowaga, despite a seismic mapping study designed to reduce ground vibrations. "Please ...
Garden Ridge residents packed the Municipal Complex last week seeking answers over a quarry blast that rocked their city in late January. Approximately 90 residents attended the Feb. 3 special meeting ...
SOUTH BURLINGTON A planned explosion at a rock quarry owned by Burlington International Airport went awry Wednesday, spraying rocks onto cars, planes and buildings. No one was hurt, officials said.