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🌱 Patch AM: 13 Injured After Bus Crashes At Newark Airport: Port Authority

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In today's newsletter:

  • Shuttle bus crash at Newark Airport sends 13 to hospitals
  • How did Newark schools slash chronic absenteeism to a five-year low?

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  • Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 85 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 13 Injured After Bus Crashes At Newark Airport: Port Authority (patch.com) — Newark Liberty International Airport travelers faced disruption after a shuttle bus crashed into a concrete wall near Terminal B, sending 13 people to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The Level 3 departures roadway at Terminal B in Newark remains closed while debris is cleared and authorities investigate, though flights are operating normally and drop-offs are being redirected to Level 2.
   

• Newark Schools Cut Chronic Absenteeism by Nearly 20 Percentage Points Since Pandemic Peak (tapinto.net) — Chronic absenteeism in Newark Public Schools has dropped to 8.5%, a five-year low that puts the district ahead of the state average and signals steadier classrooms for local students. Officials credit improved attendance across all school types, with some schools topping 97% daily attendance, even as the state tightens rules on how absenteeism is calculated.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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  • Bink International Charity Helps East Orange Families Start the School Year (tapinto.net)
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  • Car Stolen In Maplewood During Overnight Hours: Police (patch.com)

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