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Darien Democrats Elect Committee Members
DARIEN, Conn. – Darien Democrats elected 12 members to the Democratic Town Committee in a caucus held last week at the Town Hall, according to the Darien Times.
The members elected were interim chairman David Bayne, caucus chair Frank Adelman, Christine Castles, Sharad Samy, Charles Baldwin, Pamela Sparkman, Barbara Thorne, Barbara Yantorno, Michael Klein, Michael Yantorno, Randall Klein, and Jennifer Hardt, the Times said.
Each member will serve the Committee until 2018, reported the Darien Times.
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Dutchess County HS Graduation Rates Dip, Still Higher Than State
DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. – Recently released state figures show that 2015 graduation rates for Dutchess County students dipped slightly from 2014, yet remain higher than statewide numbers, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal.
Overall, the number of county students who graduated fell from 83 percent in 2014 to 82.3 percent in 2015, the Journal noted.
Statewide, 78.1 percent of students graduated on time, an increase of less than two percent over 2014, reported the Poughkeepsie Journal.
Seven school districts in the area saw their rates rise, including a one percent rise for the Poughkeepsie …
