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Education advocate Fred Breithut of Melville dies

Fred Breithut, 84, of Melville, the founder and president of the School-Business Partnerships of Long Island Inc., who was credited with helping to spark an interest in science for thousands of students, died Monday.

He died at Huntington Hospital, where he was hospitalized for injuries from a fall about a month ago.

Breithut founded the nonprofit organization, also known as SBPLI,...

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