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News Nearby: Neighbors Continue Search for Robert Mayer

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From Hauppauge: Hauppauge Takes a Dive in State Test Scores

After New York State education officials released test scores suggesting that Hauppauge students were significantly less proficient in math and English that previously thought, school administrators said that the scores no not reflect a decline in teaching or learning.

From Commack: Neighbors Continue Search For Robert Mayer

Friends and neighbors continued their search parties Sunday for Robert Mayer, the local man who went missing in June.

Mayer's wife, family and neighbors scoured the Long Island Rail Road station in Deer Park, where Mayer's car was found, to search for clues of his disappearance.

From Kings Park: Supe: State Tests Implemented Too Quickly

While results for state test scores indicate in Kings Park and for the state, a sharp decline, Kings Park Superintendent Susan Agruso said the results do not represent the proficiency of its students.


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