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Improving test scores good news - June 29, 2008

Called teaching to the test, such curriculums may indeed be better, but we're not sure how to know their ultimate impact on students until years down the road.
http://www.topix.net/city/laurens-ny/2008/06/improving-test-scores-good-news?fromrss=1

Search for farmer is back on - June 27, 2008

LAURENS _ State police returned to the Arbas farm in Laurens on Wednesday with a search warrant.
http://www.topix.net/city/laurens-ny/2008/06/search-for-farmer-is-back-on?fromrss=1

Students in area fare well on tests - June 25, 2008

A better school curriculum and greater familiarity with the exams are two reasons cited by area educators for improving scores on state standardized testing.
http://www.topix.net/city/laurens-ny/2008/06/students-in-area-fare-well-on-tests?fromrss=1

2 charged with coke possession - June 23, 2008

A 22-year-old New York City man and a 57-year-old Laurens woman were arrested on felony cocaine possession charges Monday.
http://www.topix.net/city/laurens-ny/2008/06/2-charged-with-coke-possession?fromrss=1

Step Back in Time - June 21, 2008

Step Back in Time features community news from The Daily Star 25 andor 50 years ago.
http://www.topix.net/city/laurens-ny/2008/06/step-back-in-time?fromrss=1

All hail Morris' king for a day - June 8, 2008

Tim Sullivan had vacillated about his high school prom. First, he said he'd be there, then he changed his mind.
http://www.topix.net/city/laurens-ny/2008/06/all-hail-morris-king-for-a-day?fromrss=1

Girls on the Run events planned - June 4, 2008

Girls On The Run Otsego County will host its sixth annual family one-mile walk and 5K runwalktrot for the community at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Clark Sports Center in Cooperstown.
http://www.topix.net/city/laurens-ny/2008/06/girls-on-the-run-events-planned?fromrss=1

Line went live 20 years ago - June 2, 2008

Twenty years or more from now, either myself or a successor will likely recall the outcome in the battle over the proposed New York Regional Interconnect power-line project, designed to deliver cheaper ...
http://www.topix.net/city/laurens-ny/2008/06/line-went-live-20-years-ago?fromrss=1