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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 7 N OV E M B E R 1 5 , 2 0 2 1 behind Lakeland, Fla. (1.97 years), and Bremerton, Wash. (2.79 years). Nationwide, the average time between buying and reselling was 6.31 years. e rankings take into account property tax, deed, mort- gage, foreclosure, environmental risk, natural hazard and neighbor- hood records for more than 155 mil- lion U.S. properties, covering 99% of the country's population. N O T E W O R T H Y S O U T H E R N The city of Portland announced that its Social Services division and General Assistance program moved to 39 Forest Ave. Saco & Biddeford Savings gifted $50,000 to support the Biddeford expansion of My Place Teen Center. The funds will be used toward renova- tion and furnishings for the location at 75 Bacon St., which is projected to open in 2023. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families' Office of Head Start awarded $1.7 million to the York County Community Action Corp. for its Head Start and Early Head Start Programs. The Maker's Galley, a tasting lounge, café and marketplace, opened at 5 Commercial St. in Portland. The Maine Public Utilities Commission in Hallowell launched a redesigned and restructured website. Western Foothills Land Trust in Oxford, in conjunction with the Conservation Fund, said it purchased the first of three former Chadbourne Tree Farm tracts from White Pine Forest LLC, a subsid- iary of the Conservation Fund. The tract comprises three wooded parcels totaling 494 acres in Oxford near to the Webber school house neighborhood. Staples Connect opened at 89 Union St. in Auburn. C R E D I T S & D E B I T S ELIZABETH BANWELL 207.747.9308 ebanwell@legacysir.com legacysir.com 49-55 Water Street, Eastport This building contains four distinct commercial spaces, including two, two-bedroom short-term rental suites with decks & water views; and two street-level businesses. Completely renovated ''down to the studs'' in 2003/2004. 4,313 square foot, two-story commercial building in the heart of the historic district. This 1886 landmark stands among the other striking red-brick buildings in the national historic business district of Eastport as a symbol of its owners' tenacity & commitment. Offered at $889,000 618 West Street, Rockport Versatile usage commercial building in prime location on West Rockport's commercial row. Light manufacturing, furniture garage, nursery, landscaping, boat building, auto repair, retail, storage, warehouse, framing and gallery. Endless potential. Intersection of Routes 90 and 17. Offered at $384,000 Peter van der Kieft 207.592.9366 Maine nursing homes fare well in national ranking — A comforting thought for state with the nation's oldest population Two historic wharves on Portland's working waterfront face pending sales — We're talking ownership that goes back to the mid-1800s. Portland homebuyers are reselling quicker than almost anywhere in the US — With just over 3 years of ownership, Portlanders' tenure is half national average By a clear-cut vote, Mainers say 'no' to CMP's power transmission corridor — Meanwhile, Maine's largest power plant, in Yarmouth, generates electricity from No. 6 fuel oil American Aquafarms CEO talks about industry's future as wild marine stocks decline — But can he convince critics of his company's Frenchman Bay proposal? Former BIW employee sentenced, fined for workers' comp fraud — Lesson learned? N O T E W O R T H Y C E N T R A L & W E S T E R N C E N T R A L & W E S T E R N

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