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Nutley Med School Lands $20M Gift to Fight Burnout in New Doctors, Nurses
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine — Existing Student Wellbeing Office. An anonymous donor has handed Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine $20 million to build a new program aimed at keeping medical students, resident physicians and early-career nurses from burning out before their careers even get rolling. The school announced the gift on Wednesday, earmarking it to launch what it's calling the Healthcare Professionals' Wellbeing Academy.
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This Newark, New Jersey Deli Has Piled Its Pastrami Sandwiches So High Since 1962 That One Is Plenty
Some sandwiches are lunch, and some sandwiches are a two-day plan. In downtown Newark, one family deli has been stacking pastrami on rye since 1962, and the portions are so big that many people walk out with half of it wrapped for later. The menu boldly calls it the best...
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New Jersey Globe
Chalkbeat
Newark scores on state tests could increase scrutiny of tutoring and literacy initiatives
Did you know search engines like Google are changing the way you see news? Keep Chalkbeat’s valuable education coverage at the top of your feeds by clicking here and checking the box next to our name. The share of Newark students meeting state English language arts standards dropped last school year, while the share meeting math standards rose, newly released test results show. Across the city’s traditional public and charter schools, 35.7% of students met grade-level expectations in English language arts, down from 41.7% last year, according to a Chalkbeat analysis. In math, proficiency rose to 30.1%, up from 27% in 2025. The results, which the state released earlier this month, offer a mixed picture of academic performance in Newark, where schools have spent years working to help students recover from pandemic learning disruptions . The scores could lead to closer scrutiny of tutoring and literacy initiatives that have tried to assist in that recovery. Newark Public Schools officials presented preliminary results at an October school board meeting , acknowledging that most district students continued to fall short of grade-level expectations. The state’s more-detailed release also shows substantial differences in proficiency between Newark Public Schools, the state’s largest school district,
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The Montclair Pod
What’s Happening in Montclair This Weekend: VegFest, a JAWS Musical and a Scavenger Hunt
New Jersey VegFest brings two days of plant-based food, live music and vegan cocktails to Lackawanna Station, and kids 13 and under get in free. Saturday also has a scavenger hunt, leaf crafts at Van Vleck and a “Jaws” parody musical that opens the Montclair Comedy Festival. Here’s what’s worth your time November 13 through 15.
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Artisan Cheese Shop is Coming to Bergen County Downtown
Cheese Nomads, a new specialty cheese shop, is preparing to open in Rutherford next month. The shop will be located at 104 Park Avenue and will focus on artisan cheeses, operating as a counter-service retail concept that will also offer catering. According ownership, Cheese Nomads aims to provide a selection...
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Montclair Local
Let’s Take a Comprehensive, Forward-Looking Approach to Infrastructure (Letter to the Editor)
Before any decision is made about whether the town should allow a PSEG substation at 205 Claremont Ave–a location that I and many residents see as problematic–I would like to make good use of this spotlight on our crumbling infrastructure. Our community needs reliable electricity. Our existing substation...
The Bergen Record
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News 12
STORM WATCH: Severe thunderstorms possible this afternoon, snowflakes mix with rain Friday
🌅 Sunrise -- Newark 🌇 Sunset -- Newark ☀️ UV Index Today -- Loading... 🌙 Moon Phase -- Tonight 🍃 Air Quality -- Loading... 🌡️ Average High / Low 56° / 40° 1991-2020 Normals Nov 12 • EWR 🏆 Record High / Low 75° / 21° High: 1909 Low: 1926 Nov 12 • EWR.