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The Iron Man movie franchise made the art of welding hot again — literally. Steve Valle, owner of Valle’s Forge, is a third generation blacksmith who didn’t need a super hero movie to show him the art and craft of working with iron, steel, silicon bronze or any other metal. Valle has always been an iron man, as were his paternal ancestors, going all the way back to central Europe more than a century ago. Valle’s Forge is a small iron shop in Wales, Mass. “We started here in the early 1990s, but that is not where it all began,” said Steve Valle. A Blacksmithing Apprenticeship Valle’s Forge still does ornamental metal, but the bulk of its work at this In the early 1900s, his grandfather, time is miscellaneous iron fabrication and heavy equipment repair. August Valle, started his blacksmithing apprenticeship in Cortina, Austria. He quickly rose to the top 1924 with his brother and cousin. “They are responsible for much of the beautiful old iron and became a master blacksmith. August moved to America around 1920 and, after fulfilling his commitment for spon- you see through Boston’s churches and elite homes,” said sorship, started Brighton Iron Works in Brighton, Mass., in see VAllE page 6
Federal Highway Administration Kicks Off Sarah Mildred Long Bridge Replacement The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) participated in the ceremonial launch of the new Sarah Mildred Long Bridge spanning the Piscataqua River between Maine and New Hampshire. The project, estimated to cost $170 million, relies on $25 million from the U.S. DOT’s Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant program. Acting Federal Highway Administrator Gregory Nadeau was on hand for the kickoff event.
“We’re putting Americans to work building bridges, like this one, not just for the next generation but for decades to come,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. “We need more projects like this in every state, to fix our aging infrastructure — and we need Congress’ help to pass the President’s Grow America Act to make that possible.” President Obama’s Grow America Act, a four-year, $302 billion transportation reauthorization proposal, would see BrIdgE page 4