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V O L . X X X N O. I I JA N UA R Y 2 2 , 2 0 2 4 8 B U S I N E S S M A I N E B U S I N E S S M A I N E B U S I N E S S N E W S F RO M A RO U N D T H E S TAT E operating budget and a $48.6 million capital budget for 2024 in November. The capital budget allocates $13.4 million to water projects, $9.4 million of that to replace aging water mains. An additional $32.8 million is tar- geted at wastewater projects. LearningWorks, an education non- profit, has found a new location for its facility in a 6,300-square-foot lease of office and retail space at 190 Riverside St. in Portland. The nonprofit has been at 181 Brackett St., a 13,020-square-foot building on Portland's West End, since 1967, but has said the building no longer fits its needs. Jay mill redevelopment enters first phase After a 59-year history that most recently included changes in ownership, a devastating explo- sion, layoffs and its ultimate shutdown, the Androscoggin Mill in Jay has sold to an investment group that plans to auction off the paper-making equipment and find new uses for the real estate. e mill was purchased from owner Pixelle Specialty Solutions by JGT2 Redevelopment LLC, a joint venture of New Mill Capital Holdings, Infinity Asset Solutions and Camjay LLC. Terms were not disclosed. e deal includes the 1,000-acre site of the mill as well as all mill equipment, an onsite wastewater treatment plant and a cogeneration power plant. e new owner said it plans to sell unusable equipment at an auction scheduled for May 7-10. After that, the prop- erty will be available for tenants. It features a building with almost 1 million square feet of space, most of it served by heavy-duty over- head cranes. Auburn plans PAL community center Auburn expects to break ground this May on a $9 million commu- nity center run by the city's Police Activities League. e project includes demolition of an exist- ing center at 24 Chestnut St. that opened in 2013. "e Auburn PAL Center has been very successful C E N T R A L & W E S T E R N P H O T O E S S AY P h o t o s b y J i m N e u g e r , J a n . 1 3 , 2 0 2 4 The fishing vessel Tara Lynn II foundered off the coast of Cape Elizabeth amid powerful winds and record-breaking tides. The crew was rescued. Huge waves and record-breaking tides swamped low-lying areas at Higgins Beach in Scarborough. A woman walks her dog near Willard Beach in South Portland. A swamped low-lying coastal road near Fort Williams Park in Cape Elizabeth. Debris at Willard Beach in South Portland, where three historic fishing shacks were washed away.

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