PORTLAND — The City Council and voters must ultimately approve after the School Board last week OK’d a $70 million renovation plan for five elementary schools. The board’s plan highlights the School Department’s facilities needs, with many aging buildings in serious need of repair or replacement. The renovation plan includes betting on $31 million in […]

PORTLAND — Portland Adult Education moved its academic classes into a former elementary school building on Douglass Circle in what was intended to be a temporary home. Nearly 27 years ago. Now the public program, which annually serves approximately 2,500 students who are seeking to finish high school or refresh job skills, needs a permanent […]