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North Merrick has joined a growing list of school systems where teachers and administrators have given up next year's pay raises -- saving the district about $350,000.
As a result, local school officials have agreed not to lay off teachers next year, or eliminate school orchestras, theater programs and other services that earlier were at risk.
"They're important to children -- we didn't...
