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After 15 Years of Debate, State OKs Controversial NJ Athletic Field — With Strings Attached After 15 Years of Debate, State OKs Controversial NJ Athletic Field — With Strings Attached
After 15 Years of Debate, State OKs Controversial NJ Athletic Field — With Strings Attached The battle over Ridgewood’s most hotly contested patch of land is finally over — sort of. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has signed off on turning the historic Zabriskie-Schedler property into a community park, ending more than a decade of public meetings, petitions, and back-and-forth over the site’s future.  The Aug. 27 approval comes with a laundry list of conditions designed to protect the 200-year-old home that sits on the land. The seven-acre property is home to the John A.L. Zabriskie House, a Dutch-American farmhouse built around 1825 and listed on the S…

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by Cecilia Levine
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‘Indiana Jones Of Ancient Alcohol’ UPenn Professor Pat McGovern Dies Suddenly ‘Indiana Jones Of Ancient Alcohol’ UPenn Professor Pat McGovern Dies Suddenly
‘Indiana Jones Of Ancient Alcohol’ UPenn Professor Pat McGovern Dies Suddenly Patrick Edward McGovern, the University of Pennsylvania professor celebrated worldwide as the “Indiana Jones of Ancient Alcohol,” died suddenly the week of Aug. 17, 2025, leaving colleagues and friends in shock. McGovern, 78, was the scientific director of the Biomolecular Archaeology Laboratory for Cuisine, Fermented Beverages, and Health at the Penn Museum in Philadelphia, where he also served as an adjunct professor of anthropology. Over nearly five decades at Penn, McGovern pioneered the field of molecular archaeology, chemically uncovering the secrets of ancient beer, wine, mead, …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Bergen County Teacher Narrowly Loses 'Jeopardy!' — Can You Answer His Clues Correctly? Bergen County Teacher Narrowly Loses 'Jeopardy!' — Can You Answer His Clues Correctly?
Bergen County Teacher Narrowly Loses 'Jeopardy!' — Can You Answer His Clues Correctly? It was a big night on "Jeopardy!" for Paramus resident Eugene Huang, a teacher at Dumont High School, who made a memorable debut during the Tuesday, March 25 episode — coming just shy of a dramatic upset in the game’s final moments. Huang competed against returning champion Josh Weikert, a politics professor from Collegeville, PA, and Sara Balmuth, an archaeologist from Shasta Lake, CA. Josh came into the night as a two-day champ with $32,800 already under his belt. Here are some of the hardest questions that Huang got right (but you can click here to see the entire game and the answer…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Discovery Of Nearly 9,000-Year-Old Trays Show Earliest Cooks Got Their Focaccia Fix Discovery Of Nearly 9,000-Year-Old Trays Show Earliest Cooks Got Their Focaccia Fix
Discovery Of Nearly 9,000-Year-Old Trays Show Earliest Cooks Got Their Focaccia Fix The humble focaccia, a staple of modern Italian cuisine, traces its roots back nearly 9,000 years to the early farming communities of the Fertile Crescent. Researchers from Sapienza University of Rome and the Autonomous University of Barcelona have uncovered evidence that Late Neolithic societies were sophisticated in their culinary practices.  They developed advanced techniques to bake large, flavorful breads and flatbreads, including a precursor to focaccia intended for communal consumption. Culinary Tradition Unearthed The study, published in Scientific Reports, analyzed ceramic f…

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by Joe Lombardi