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School Renovations Celebrated
On Saturday, Sept. 21, the Portland Public Schools held ribbon-cutting celebrations of the beautiful new renovations at Presumpscot, Longfellow and Reiche elementary schools. If you were unable to attend these Buildings for our Future ceremonies, you can watch each ceremony on YouTube:
· Presumpscot: https://youtu.be/xmu_fDyg1MI
· Longfellow: https://youtu.be/ctSpnZZ6ctE
· Reiche: https://youtu.be/sdS17Zt5yWM
In addition, TVstations were there to capture the excitement. Check out these stories:
· WMTW-TV, Channel 8, Sept. 21, 2024: Portland elementary schools celebrate new renovations with ribbon cutting ceremony
· WCSH-TV, NewsCenter 6, Sept. 21, 2024: Renovations to three Portland elementary schools are complete
· WGME-TV, Channel 13, Sept. 23, 2024: Portland celebrates completion of elementary school renovations with ribbon-cutting
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