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Freeport students deliver the goods: Supplies get to storm-damaged NY schools

FREEPORT — Freeport High School students and staff made their first in-person delivery to the Hurricane Sandy-ravaged New York coast Monday, delivering supplies to schools damaged by last October’s storm. Organized by senior Abigail Smith, the group collected donations of notebooks, rulers, backpacks, binders and other supplies from schools and businesses, and delivered them to […]

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Yarmouth schools face revenue-gap challenge

YARMOUTH — A draft School Department budget predicts a 22 percent decline in revenues, suggesting there could be cuts to staffing, textbooks and technology. The fiscal year 2014 draft budget could mean an estimated 5.4 percent tax increase, based on the current property tax rate, due to more than $400,000 in lost revenue and other […]