Only 2 Maine Districts Make the Cut for School Construction Funds

Only 2 Maine districts make the cut for school construction funds

This story appears as part of a collaboration to strengthen investigative journalism in Maine between the BDN and The Maine Monitor. Read more about the partnership. Loranger Memorial School in Old Orchard Beach, which serves grades three through eight, is one of Maine’s “worst functioning” school buildings, according to Regional School District 23 Superintendent John Suttie. One wing of the school is nearing 90 years old, and the other wing is …

Only 2 Maine districts make cut for school construction funds

Schools based in Bath and Frenchville can get state funding to rebuild after both were damaged by fire, while a long list of other schools await funding for construction projects. Loranger Memorial School in Old Orchard Beach, which serves grades three through eight, is one of Maine’s “worst functioning” school buildings, according to Regional School District 23 Superintendent John Suttie.