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Ridgewood, NJ
News
State Finally OKs Ridgewood’s Zabriskie-Schedler Park — With Strings Attached State Finally OKs Ridgewood’s Zabriskie-Schedler Park — With Strings Attached
State Finally OKs Ridgewood’s Zabriskie-Schedler Park — 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
Harrisburg, PA
Obituaries
‘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
Middletown-Wallkill, NY
News
Mastodon Mania: Students Unearth Ice Age Giant in Middletown Backyard Dig Mastodon Mania: Students Unearth Ice Age Giant in Middletown Backyard Dig
Mastodon Mania: Students Unearth Ice Age Giant in Middletown Backyard Dig In a summer straight out of a science textbook, a group of college students and professors unearthed the partial remains of a 10,000- to 13,000-year-old mastodon in an Orange County backyard.  What began as a promising lead after the discovery of two mastodon teeth and an intact lower jaw on private property near Middletown in September 2024 has now evolved into a full-fledged archaeological breakthrough, according to Orange County Community College.  Over six weeks, 12 students and two faculty members, Dr. Cory Harris, professor of anthropology and sociology, and Anthony Soricell…

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by Ben Crnic
Bergenfield, NJ
News
Dumont HS Teacher Narrowly Loses 'Jeopardy!' — Can You Answer His Clues Correctly? Dumont HS Teacher Narrowly Loses 'Jeopardy!' — Can You Answer His Clues Correctly?
Dumont HS 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
Manhasset, NY
Lifestyle
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
Bridgeport, CT
Schools
Getting To Know The New Head Of Hopkins School, Matt Glendinning Getting To Know The New Head Of Hopkins School, Matt Glendinning
Getting To Know The New Head Of Hopkins School, Matt Glendinning In July 2022, Dr. Matt Glendinning became the 110th Head of Hopkins School. As Matt begins writing his new chapter at the historic New Haven institution following an enormously successful 13-year run as Head of Moses Brown, a N-12 Quaker school in Rhode Island, a look into his own history offers a glimpse into the person and leader the Hopkins community has welcomed this school year. An Ambitious Learner A voracious reader with a deep interest in environmental preservation as well as Roman history and the American Revolutionary War, as a young student Glendinning found c…

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Lower Paxton, PA
News
Fort From The Seven Years War Uncovered In Dauphin County Fort From The Seven Years War Uncovered In Dauphin County
Fort From The Seven Years War Uncovered In Dauphin County An archaeological dig in Dauphin County has unearthed a fort dating back to the Seven Years War. At the 172 acre Fort Halifax Park, a two week long dig has revealed a much older fort which was first built in 1756. The original fort was home to 30 recruits of the Augusta Regiment for less than a year due to concerns over a possible attack of French and Native American forces. The fort was abandoned until it was dismantled in the summer of 1763, according to archaeologists from Juniata College who worked on the dig. The building materials were moved downriver for repurposing. A local farmer…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Schools
UPenn Students Say Professor Who Used Nazi Language, Salute During Panel Should Be Fired UPenn Students Say Professor Who Used Nazi Language, Salute During Panel Should Be Fired
UPenn Students Say Professor Who Used Nazi Language, Salute During Panel Should Be Fired University of Pennsylvania canceled classes for students of a well-known archaeology professor accusing of using Nazi rhetoric and performing a Nazi salute to berate a young female panelist during an annual conference last week. Robert Schuyler was among several archaeology experts in the conference, happening hours after Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol last Wednesday, conference participant Dr. Kristina Killgrove said on Twitter. Schuyler said he had questions, "but they ended up being irrelevant to Liz's presentation and to the plenary topic itself," Killgrove said.  "As Liz t…

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by Cecilia Levine