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X I J U N E 1 , 2 0 1 5 4 PUBLISHER PUBLISHER PUBLISHER PUBLISHER PUBLISHER PUBLISHER PUBLISHER PUBLISHER PUBLISHER PUBLISHER PUBLISHER PUBLISHER Donna Brassard Donna Brassard Donna Brassard Donna Brassard Donna Brassard Donna Brassard Donna Brassard Donna Brassard Donna Brassard Donna Brassard Donna Brassard Donna Brassard Donna Brassard Donna Brassard Donna Brassard EDITOR EDITOR EDITOR EDITOR EDITOR EDITOR EDITOR EDITOR Peter Van Allen Peter Van Allen Peter Van Allen Peter Van Allen Peter Van Allen Peter Van Allen Peter Van Allen Peter Van Allen Peter Van Allen Peter Van Allen Peter Van Allen Peter Van Allen Peter Van Allen Peter Van Allen ONLINE EDITOR ONLINE EDITOR ONLINE EDITOR ONLINE EDITOR ONLINE EDITOR ONLINE EDITOR ONLINE EDITOR ONLINE EDITOR ONLINE EDITOR ONLINE EDITOR ONLINE EDITOR ONLINE EDITOR ONLINE EDITOR ONLINE EDITOR ONLINE EDITOR Dylan Martin Dylan Martin Dylan Martin Dylan Martin Dylan Martin Dylan Martin Dylan Martin Dylan Martin Dylan Martin Dylan Martin Dylan 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P H O T O / T I M G R E E N WAY Operator Dylan Marsh drills a hole as he prepares to assemble a mold for a rotatable target casting at Soleras Advanced Coatings in Biddeford. 30 36 Helen's owners David and Julie Barker. A table by Artas in Town & Country Federal Credit Union's Scarborough headquarters. P H O T O / DAV E C L O U G H P H O T O / A R T T I M O F E J E V