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| UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE |
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| VALUE | SHRS OR | SH/ | PUT/ | INVESTMENT | OTHER | VOTING AUTHORITY | |||||
| NAME OF ISSUER | TITLE OF CLASS | CUSIP | (x$1000) | PRN AMT | PRN | CALL | DISCRETION | MANAGER | SOLE | SHARED | NONE |
| APPLE INC. | COM | 037833100 | 9,446,061 | 37,721 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 37,721 | 0 | 0 | |
| ABBVIE INC. | COM | 00287Y109 | 7,590,415 | 42,715 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 42,715 | 0 | 0 | |
| ABBOTT LABORATORIES | COM | 002824100 | 11,981,082 | 105,924 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 105,924 | 0 | 0 | |
| ADOBE INC. | COM | 00724F101 | 2,261,642 | 5,086 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 5,086 | 0 | 0 | |
| AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING, INC. | COM | 053015103 | 6,737,181 | 23,015 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 23,015 | 0 | 0 | |
| AUTODESK, INC. | COM | 052769106 | 2,452,049 | 8,296 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 8,296 | 0 | 0 | |
| AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC. | COM | 025537101 | 412,268 | 4,470 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 4,470 | 0 | 0 | |
| APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. | COM | 038222105 | 457,803 | 2,815 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 2,815 | 0 | 0 | |
| AMGEN INC. | COM | 031162100 | 566,371 | 2,173 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 2,173 | 0 | 0 | |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. | COM | 023135106 | 6,988,668 | 31,855 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 31,855 | 0 | 0 | |
| AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS, INC. | COM | 009158106 | 1,744,400 | 6,014 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 6,014 | 0 | 0 | |
| ASML HOLDING N.V. | COM | N07059210 | 237,033 | 342 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 342 | 0 | 0 | |
| BROADCOM INC. | COM | 11135F101 | 2,270,409 | 9,793 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 9,793 | 0 | 0 | |
| AVERY DENNISON CORP. | COM | 053611109 | 2,770,460 | 14,805 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 14,805 | 0 | 0 | |
| AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY | COM | 025816109 | 14,335,551 | 48,302 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 48,302 | 0 | 0 | |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP. | COM | 060505104 | 687,993 | 15,654 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 15,654 | 0 | 0 | |
| BALL CORP. | COM | 058498106 | 356,691 | 6,470 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 6,470 | 0 | 0 | |
| BECTON, DICKINSON & COMPANY | COM | 075887109 | 5,853,644 | 25,802 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 25,802 | 0 | 0 | |
| BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES | COM | 066849100 | 213,662 | 6,987 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 6,987 | 0 | 0 | |
| BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY | COM | 110122108 | 1,121,472 | 19,828 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 19,828 | 0 | 0 | |
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. - CL B | COM | 084670702 | 6,577,546 | 14,511 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 14,511 | 0 | 0 | |
| CAMDEN NATIONAL CORP. | COM | 133034108 | 273,536 | 6,400 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 6,400 | 0 | 0 | |
| CARRIER GLOBAL CORP. | COM | 14448C104 | 602,668 | 8,829 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 8,829 | 0 | 0 | |
| CHUBB LTD. | COM | H1467J104 | 650,963 | 2,356 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 2,356 | 0 | 0 | |
| CHURCH & DWIGHT COMPANY, INC. | COM | 171340102 | 3,036,066 | 28,995 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 28,995 | 0 | 0 | |
| CIGNA GROUP | COM | 125523100 | 286,909 | 1,039 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 1,039 | 0 | 0 | |
| CLEAN HARBORS, INC. | COM | 184496107 | 207,126 | 900 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 900 | 0 | 0 | |
| COMCAST CORP. - CL A | COM | 20030N101 | 2,490,979 | 66,373 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 66,373 | 0 | 0 | |
| CUMMINS INC. | COM | 231021106 | 387,992 | 1,113 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 1,113 | 0 | 0 | |
| CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP. | COM | 14040H105 | 794,237 | 4,454 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 4,454 | 0 | 0 | |
| COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP. | COM | 22160K105 | 2,306,252 | 2,517 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 2,517 | 0 | 0 | |
| SALESFORCE.COM, INC. | COM | 79466L302 | 1,179,182 | 3,527 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 3,527 | 0 | 0 | |
| CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. | COM | 17275R102 | 669,374 | 11,307 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 11,307 | 0 | 0 | |
| COTERRA ENERGY INC. | COM | 127097103 | 354,980 | 13,899 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 13,899 | 0 | 0 | |
| CHEVRON CORP. | COM | 166764100 | 8,154,347 | 56,299 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 56,299 | 0 | 0 | |
| DASSAULT SYSTEMES SE - ADR | COM | 237545108 | 1,472,827 | 42,765 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 42,765 | 0 | 0 | |
| DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC. | COM | 24703L202 | 1,687,114 | 14,640 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 14,640 | 0 | 0 | |
| DIAGEO PLC - ADR | COM | 25243Q205 | 2,625,235 | 20,650 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 20,650 | 0 | 0 | |
| DANAHER CORP. | COM | 235851102 | 9,434,964 | 41,102 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 41,102 | 0 | 0 | |
| WALT DISNEY COMPANY | COM | 254687106 | 3,239,840 | 29,096 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 29,096 | 0 | 0 | |
| DUKE ENERGY CORP. | COM | 26441C204 | 4,455,695 | 41,356 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 41,356 | 0 | 0 | |
| ECOLAB INC. | COM | 278865100 | 5,949,960 | 25,392 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 25,392 | 0 | 0 | |
| EMERSON ELECTRIC COMPANY | COM | 291011104 | 7,800,030 | 62,939 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 62,939 | 0 | 0 | |
| EMERA INC. | COM | 290876101 | 2,143,930 | 57,355 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 57,355 | 0 | 0 | |
| EARTH SEARCH SCIENCES INC. | COM | 270313208 | 1 | 10,000 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 10,000 | 0 | 0 | |
| FORTUNE BRANDS INNOVATIONS, INC. | COM | 34964C106 | 644,352 | 9,430 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 9,430 | 0 | 0 | |
| FIRST GRAPHENE LTD. | COM | Q3860H107 | 167 | 10,000 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 10,000 | 0 | 0 | |
| FISERV, INC. | COM | 337738108 | 843,865 | 4,108 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 4,108 | 0 | 0 | |
| FORTIVE CORP. | COM | 34959J108 | 3,116,850 | 41,558 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 41,558 | 0 | 0 | |
| GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP. | COM | 369550108 | 3,686,225 | 13,990 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 13,990 | 0 | 0 | |
| GE HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES INC. | COM | 36266G107 | 3,983,662 | 50,955 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 50,955 | 0 | 0 | |
| GE VERNOVA INC. | COM | 36828A101 | 288,143 | 876 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 876 | 0 | 0 | |
| GENERAL MILLS, INC. | COM | 370334104 | 3,885,697 | 60,933 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 60,933 | 0 | 0 | |
| ALPHABET INC. - CL C (Non-Voting) | COM | 02079K107 | 8,558,374 | 44,940 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 44,940 | 0 | 0 | |
| ALPHABET INC. - CL A (Voting) | COM | 02079K305 | 18,044,455 | 95,322 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 95,322 | 0 | 0 | |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. | COM | 38141G104 | 651,069 | 1,137 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 1,137 | 0 | 0 | |
| HOME DEPOT, INC. | COM | 437076102 | 8,477,259 | 21,793 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 21,793 | 0 | 0 | |
| HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. | COM | 438516106 | 4,925,983 | 21,807 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 21,807 | 0 | 0 | |
| HERSHEY COMPANY | COM | 427866108 | 201,527 | 1,190 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 1,190 | 0 | 0 | |
| INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP. | COM | 459200101 | 3,673,139 | 16,709 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 16,709 | 0 | 0 | |
| ISHARES CORE MSCI INTL DEVELOPED MARKETS - ETF | CONV BONDS | 46435G326 | 214,667 | 3,330 | PRN | SOLE | 0 | 3,330 | 0 | 0 | |
| ISHARES CORE S&P MID-CAP ETF | CONV BONDS | 464287507 | 4,161,429 | 66,786 | PRN | SOLE | 0 | 66,786 | 0 | 0 | |
| ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. | COM | 452308109 | 8,890,828 | 35,064 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 35,064 | 0 | 0 | |
| ISHARES CORE S&P 500 ETF | CONV BONDS | 464287200 | 1,010,764 | 1,717 | PRN | SOLE | 0 | 1,717 | 0 | 0 | |
| ISHARES RUSSELL MID CAP ETF | CONV BONDS | 464287499 | 238,857 | 2,702 | PRN | SOLE | 0 | 2,702 | 0 | 0 | |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON | COM | 478160104 | 9,900,979 | 68,462 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 68,462 | 0 | 0 | |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & COMPANY | COM | 46625H100 | 2,333,097 | 9,733 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 9,733 | 0 | 0 | |
| KYNDRYL HOLDINGS, INC. | COM | 50155Q100 | 3,056,391 | 88,335 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 88,335 | 0 | 0 | |
| KIMBERLY-CLARK CORP. | COM | 494368103 | 5,330,707 | 40,680 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 40,680 | 0 | 0 | |
| COCA-COLA COMPANY | COM | 191216100 | 8,601,392 | 138,153 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 138,153 | 0 | 0 | |
| L3 HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | COM | 502431109 | 333,084 | 1,584 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 1,584 | 0 | 0 | |
| LINDE PLC | COM | G54950103 | 11,544,825 | 27,575 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 27,575 | 0 | 0 | |
| ELI LILLY & COMPANY | COM | 532457108 | 1,141,016 | 1,478 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 1,478 | 0 | 0 | |
| MASTERCARD INC. | COM | 57636Q104 | 12,305,941 | 23,370 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 23,370 | 0 | 0 | |
| MASCO CORP. | COM | 574599106 | 2,456,857 | 33,855 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 33,855 | 0 | 0 | |
| MCDONALD`S CORP. | COM | 580135101 | 9,453,479 | 32,611 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 32,611 | 0 | 0 | |
| BARINGS CORPORATE INVESTORS | CONV BONDS | 06759X107 | 3,474,566 | 170,489 | PRN | SOLE | 0 | 170,489 | 0 | 0 | |
| MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL, INC. | COM | 609207105 | 2,824,673 | 47,291 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 47,291 | 0 | 0 | |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. | COM | 30303M102 | 9,470,104 | 16,174 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 16,174 | 0 | 0 | |
| MCCORMICK & COMPANY, INC. | COM | 579780206 | 345,901 | 4,537 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 4,537 | 0 | 0 | |
| MERCK & COMPANY, INC. | COM | 58933Y105 | 8,102,149 | 81,445 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 81,445 | 0 | 0 | |
| MICROSOFT CORP. | COM | 594918104 | 36,909,454 | 87,567 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 87,567 | 0 | 0 | |
| MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. | COM | 620076307 | 394,744 | 854 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 854 | 0 | 0 | |
| M & T BANK CORP. | COM | 55261F104 | 5,868,356 | 31,213 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 31,213 | 0 | 0 | |
| NETFLIX, INC. | COM | 64110L106 | 239,765 | 269 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 269 | 0 | 0 | |
| NIKE, INC. | COM | 654106103 | 484,530 | 6,403 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 6,403 | 0 | 0 | |
| NESTLE S.A. - ADR | COM | 641069406 | 5,873,086 | 71,886 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 71,886 | 0 | 0 | |
| NETAPP, INC. | COM | 64110D104 | 310,514 | 2,675 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 2,675 | 0 | 0 | |
| NVIDIA CORP. | COM | 67066G104 | 38,804,573 | 288,961 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 288,961 | 0 | 0 | |
| ORACLE CORP. | COM | 68389X105 | 1,619,741 | 9,720 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 9,720 | 0 | 0 | |
| OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP. | COM | 68902V107 | 226,061 | 2,441 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 2,441 | 0 | 0 | |
| PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. | COM | 697435105 | 1,859,631 | 10,220 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 10,220 | 0 | 0 | |
| PEPSICO, INC. | COM | 713448108 | 11,524,796 | 75,791 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 75,791 | 0 | 0 | |
| PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY | COM | 742718109 | 11,240,817 | 67,049 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 67,049 | 0 | 0 | |
| PROGRESSIVE CORP. | COM | 743315103 | 672,106 | 2,805 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 2,805 | 0 | 0 | |
| PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC. | COM | 718172109 | 10,045,006 | 83,465 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 83,465 | 0 | 0 | |
| PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC. | COM | 693475105 | 6,533,758 | 33,880 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 33,880 | 0 | 0 | |
| PAYPAL HOLDINGS, INC. | COM | 70450Y103 | 319,806 | 3,747 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 3,747 | 0 | 0 | |
| INVESCO QQQ TRUST SERIES 1 ETF | CONV BONDS | 46090E103 | 260,128 | 509 | PRN | SOLE | 0 | 509 | 0 | 0 | |
| ROCHE HOLDINGS AG - ADR | COM | 771195104 | 714,098 | 20,473 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 20,473 | 0 | 0 | |
| INVESCO S&P 500 EQUAL WEIGHT ETF | CONV BONDS | 46137V357 | 481,532 | 2,748 | PRN | SOLE | 0 | 2,748 | 0 | 0 | |
| RTX CORP. | COM | 75513E101 | 9,342,191 | 80,731 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 80,731 | 0 | 0 | |
| STARBUCKS CORP. | COM | 855244109 | 1,806,064 | 19,792 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 19,792 | 0 | 0 | |
| CHARLES SCHWAB CORP. | COM | 808513105 | 380,781 | 5,145 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 5,145 | 0 | 0 | |
| SHELL PLC - ADR | COM | 780295305 | 1,952,801 | 31,170 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 31,170 | 0 | 0 | |
| SOUTHERN COMPANY | COM | 842587107 | 6,729,578 | 81,749 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 81,749 | 0 | 0 | |
| SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUST | CONV BONDS | 78462F103 | 3,474,704 | 5,929 | PRN | SOLE | 0 | 5,929 | 0 | 0 | |
| SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS, INC. | COM | 78467J100 | 204,606 | 2,700 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 2,700 | 0 | 0 | |
| STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC. | COM | 854502101 | 1,404,352 | 17,491 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 17,491 | 0 | 0 | |
| STRYKER CORP. | COM | 863667101 | 5,474,200 | 15,204 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 15,204 | 0 | 0 | |
| SYSCO CORP. | COM | 871829107 | 6,058,155 | 79,233 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 79,233 | 0 | 0 | |
| TORONTO-DOMINION BANK | COM | 891160509 | 457,651 | 8,596 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 8,596 | 0 | 0 | |
| THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC. | COM | 883556102 | 9,401,597 | 18,072 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 18,072 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. ROWE PRICE GROUP, INC. | COM | 74144T108 | 5,963,349 | 52,731 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 52,731 | 0 | 0 | |
| TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC. | COM | 89417E109 | 551,879 | 2,291 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 2,291 | 0 | 0 | |
| TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO. LTD. - ADR | COM | 874039100 | 408,804 | 2,070 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 2,070 | 0 | 0 | |
| TRANE TECHNOLOGIES PLC | COM | G8994E103 | 341,649 | 925 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 925 | 0 | 0 | |
| TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC. | COM | 882508104 | 8,465,139 | 45,145 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 45,145 | 0 | 0 | |
| TEXTRON INC. | COM | 883203101 | 309,785 | 4,050 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 4,050 | 0 | 0 | |
| UNILEVER PLC - ADR | COM | 904767704 | 350,973 | 6,190 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 6,190 | 0 | 0 | |
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC. | COM | 91324P102 | 6,730,973 | 13,306 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 13,306 | 0 | 0 | |
| UNION PACIFIC CORP. | COM | 907818108 | 1,430,495 | 6,273 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 6,273 | 0 | 0 | |
| UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. | COM | 911312106 | 4,258,901 | 33,774 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 33,774 | 0 | 0 | |
| U.S. BANCORP | COM | 902973304 | 1,597,331 | 33,396 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 33,396 | 0 | 0 | |
| VISA INC. | COM | 92826C839 | 2,294,134 | 7,259 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 7,259 | 0 | 0 | |
| VERALTO CORP. | COM | 92338C103 | 372,465 | 3,657 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 3,657 | 0 | 0 | |
| VANGUARD S&P 500 ETF | CONV BONDS | 922908363 | 601,851 | 1,117 | PRN | SOLE | 0 | 1,117 | 0 | 0 | |
| VERISK ANALYTICS, INC. | COM | 92345Y106 | 466,854 | 1,695 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 1,695 | 0 | 0 | |
| VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. | COM | 92343V104 | 2,004,099 | 50,115 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 50,115 | 0 | 0 | |
| WABTEC CORP. | COM | 929740108 | 218,029 | 1,150 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 1,150 | 0 | 0 | |
| WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORP. | COM | 947890109 | 286,371 | 5,186 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 5,186 | 0 | 0 | |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY | COM | 949746101 | 540,848 | 7,700 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 7,700 | 0 | 0 | |
| WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC. | COM | 94106L109 | 1,717,838 | 8,513 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 8,513 | 0 | 0 | |
| WALMART INC. | COM | 931142103 | 1,862,372 | 20,613 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 20,613 | 0 | 0 | |
| TECHNOLOGY SELECT SECTOR SPDR ETF | CONV BONDS | 81369Y803 | 348,082 | 1,497 | PRN | SOLE | 0 | 1,497 | 0 | 0 | |
| EXXON MOBIL CORP. | COM | 30231G102 | 9,044,701 | 84,082 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 84,082 | 0 | 0 | |
| ZOETIS INC. | COM | 98978V103 | 3,627,443 | 22,264 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 22,264 | 0 | 0 | |
