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Kruger Claims Victory As Mayor Restores City's School Districts
      State Senator Carl Kruger (D-Brooklyn) today claimed victory after Mayor Bloomberg announced that he will abolish the large regions that have been responsible for overseeing the city schools system in favor of the 32 community school districts that had been overshadowed while the controversial regional model was in place - a move that Senator Kruger has sought to achieve since he first sue
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An 'L' Of A Sign
     While 'L' line commuters have been frustrated over years of detours and delays due to upgrading of the line, some were relieved last fall when the 14th Street-Canarsie subway line, with a hub at Rockaway Parkway, resumed normal weekend service.
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Few Attend Downtown DOE Meeting On Local H.S. Closings
      Dozens of parents, students, teachers and staff from the communities of South Shore High School joined their counterparts from Tilden and Lafay-ette high schools at a Department of Education (DOE) meeting last Thurs-day evening to discuss the proposed phasing out of these schools due to long term poor student performance as reported in the Courier last month.
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