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District addresses asbestos fears at Eagle Elementary

Patchogue-Medford school officials and their consultants sought Tuesday night to reassure a standing-room-only crowd that Eagle Elementary School was safe for students. They acknowledged earlier in the day that attendance had fallen sharply because of fears of asbestos contamination. About one-third of the school's 630 students were absent Tuesday when classes resumed after the weekend, a former...

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