A long-planned $81 million renovation of Twin Towers Middle School in the City of Middletown, New York, will start construction in June. 
Built around 1940, and currently serving about 1,000 students, the middle school building is deemed by school officials to be operating above functional capacity. 
Student enrollment at Twin Towers has been declining by a few dozen per year since 2019, a trend that is estimated to continue in the near future, according to school data and projections. 
Through the renovation, the old building will take on new spaces, including three general classrooms, three special subject classrooms, one music room, a science lab, and a cafeteria. …