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Long Island's Hidden Past: Modern Times Schoolhouse

Brentwood's first schoolhouse that was a part of Long Island's modern currency and government is now in trouble. The Modern Times Schoolhouse, currently located on the grounds of the Brentwood School

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Sep 2, 2015, 2:34 PM

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