WICO Morning  News  For: JUL 29,2010        Md. teachers no longer get early peak at tests          Maryland teachers are no longer allowed to review test booklets before the annual reading and math examinations are given to students.          The state had allowed teachers to review test booklets up to two weeks ahead of time.   The early look was meant to help testing go smoothly by letting teachers familiarize themselves with directions and see how many questions were in each section and where breaks were.          But officials say changed the practice ahead of this year's Maryland School Assessments after questions were raised about whether teachers were reviewing the test for content, which would not be appropriate.          Test scores in reading and math were generally flat this year. But officials say the has had no effect on test results and was not linked to a testing scandal at a Baltimore elementary school.  ( )        Cambridge Creek drawbridge to close for months          The State Highway Administration says it will close the Cambridge Creek drawbridge so the span can be repaired and painted.          The closure of Route 795 (Maryland Avenue) at Cambridge Creek will take place from Sunday to Oct.   31.          The drawbridge, which connects Route 50 to downtown Cambridge, will be locked in an upright position for much of the time so work can be done on the underside.          Work will include cleaning and repainting structural steel and mechanical components of the movable spans, and repairing the drawbridge and bridge approaches.          An SHA spokesman said the work is routine maintenance.  ( )        Del. man charged in shooting, robbery          State police say a suspect in a June robbery and July shooting has been arrested in Georgetown.          Twenty-two-year-old Damarius Turnage of Harrington, was arrested Friday after leaving a motel.   He is charged with robbery, reckless endangering and other offenses in the two crimes.   He is being held after failing to post $92,100 bail.          Police say Turnage and another man lured a pizza deliveryman to a vacant residence in Harrington on June 8 and robbed him at gunpoint.          Troopers say Turnage pulled up beside a car on July 14 in Seaford and pointed a handgun at the occupants.   As the car fled, the passengers heard a gunshot and what appeared to be a bullet hole was found in the car's trunk.  ( ) © July 29, 2010 Delmarva Broadcasting Company - All Rights Reserved - Copyrighted Material. Advanced permission required for publication or rebroadcast from Delmarva Broadcasting Company.

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