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Smithtown superintendent wants school cuts
Photo credit: John Paraskevas | A first grade classroom at Smithtown's Branch Brook Elementary School is empty at the end of the day.
Smithtown's schools superintendent urged the district's board to consider closing an elementary school and cutting transportation costs as it wrestles with declining enrollment and a potential $5 million decrease in state aid.
Some 225 residents attended the Tuesday night meeting, mostly in opposition to the potential closure of either Branch Brook, Dogwood or Nesconset elementary schools,...
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