Presque Isle school board votes to close Zippel Elementary

Presque Isle school board votes to close Zippel Elementary

The MSAD 1 Board of Directors voted Tuesday night to close Zippel Elementary School, beginning the formal process toward shuttering the nearly 70-year-old building at the conclusion of the school year. The district has also received approval of the closure from the commissioner of the Maine Department of Education, another necessary procedural step, superintendent Ben Greenlaw said during the board meeting. The move is a part of a larger restruc…