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FOR XXL APPETITES
How hungry are you ? WAYNE ALE HOUSE & PIZZA , atwo-story , two-bar pizzaplus joint , offers ahumongous — 24 (!) -inch — pie . It ’ s probably impossible to finish on your own , so share its eight slices with one friend or the whole fam , depending on how famished you are . You can get it in the more typical 12-inch pie size or even by the slice , and you can add whatever topping you ’ d like , from pepperoni to chicken to , yes , pineapple , alaDIY . Why such ahumongous pie ? “ For the wow factor ,” says chef-owner Rob Corujo . The cost : $ 26 .
Corujo , aresident of Pequannock and aveteran restaurateur ( he has owned 14 restaurants ), is also the owner of Public House 46 in Clifton and is an award-winning pizza-maker . He came in 10th out of 90 contestants in the International Pizza Expo held in Vegas recently , and in October he took 4th place in the Northeast Pizza Expo . Corujo learned how to make pizza in New York City four years ago , but “ New Jersey is the pizza capital ,” he says . “ I wanted to do it here .” • 611 Ratzer Road ; ( 973 ) 706-5505 , waynealehouse . com
— ESTHER DAVIDOWITZ
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NEW SCHOOL OF NURSING AT WPU
WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY has established anew School of Nursing within its College of Science and Health offering bachelor ’ s , master ’ s and doctoral level degrees , and Dr . Minerva Guttman is its founding associate dean . The nursing facilities include six patient simulation laboratories as part of the Nel Bolger ,
GUTTMAN
RN laboratories , with control and debriefing rooms to provide enhanced clinical training , as well as three state-of-the-art nursing basic skills labs . The program is affiliated with more than 50 cooperating agencies in the surrounding North Jersey region , including major hospital and medical centers , public health agencies , clinics , and nursing homes .
Dr . Guttman most recently served as the Ferguson Endowed Chair in the Henry P . Becton School of Nursing and Applied Health at Fairleigh Dickinson University . As the editor-in-chief of The International Forum for Nursing and Healthcare , the official journal for nursing practice , education , and research at the University of the Philippines , Dr . Guttman authored or co-authored peer-reviewed publications . She has received many public and private grants to conduct research and support nursing programs , faculty , and students . Her awards and honors include the Diva and Don Award from the New Jersey State Nurses Association Institute of Nursing , and the J . V . Sotejo Award for Exemplary Alumni Achievement from the University of the Philippines .
— CINDY SCHWEICH HANDLER
PIZZA : COURTESY OFWAYNE ALE HOUSE & PIZZA ; DR . GUTTMAN : COURTESY OF WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY
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