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The fascinating history behind America’s pumpkin obsession

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — As the first crisp breezes sweep across Staten Island, pumpkins are quietly ripening on their vines, preparing for their annual moment in the spotlight. From Santacroce Garden Center in Bulls Head to the end-cap displays at Trader Joe’s and Gerardi’s Farmers’ Market in between, the humble gourd is making its grand entrance—ushering in a season of cinnamon-scented drinks, indulgent desserts, and nostalgic traditions.

PumpkinsPumpkins were popping on Staten Island in August, just in time to be judged at the Richmond County Fair on Aug. 30, 2025. (Advance/SILive.com | Pamela Silvestri)

Specialty cannoli, craft beers, and even savory dishes are getting the autumnal treatment, proving that pumpkin isn’t just for pie anymore. But behind the seasonal excitement lies a deeper story—one rooted in history and heritage.

Pumpkins have long been part of American culture, first introduced to European settlers by Native Americans. While the Irish brought us the tradition of carving pumpkins (after realizing they were easier to work with than turnips), it’s the Northeastern indigenous communities who truly understood the pumpkin’s culinary potential.

Pumpkins, eggs, J's on the BaySugar pumpkins can be hollowed out and used as a soup bowl. (Advance/SILive.com | Pamela Silvestri)

At a recent Native Power Hour presentation broadcast from Bridgeton, N.J., Dawn Many Feathers of the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Indians of New Jersey shared a sweet slice of that history. She demonstrated how to make traditional Lenape pumpkin candy—a simple, three-ingredient treat made with fresh pumpkin, water, and maple syrup.

“This is something you’ll want to make and enjoy for a very long time,” she told the audience, as she carefully prepared the indigenous dessert.

Pumpkins, eggs, J's on the BayNew England pumpkins have potential beyond looking pretty on a doorstep.(Advance/SILive.com |…

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Angie Colone Key Part of Team Effort in Bulldogs Win

Julia Rauch

09/08/25 @ Wilkes-Barre 32
09/04/25 @ Central Mountain 43
09/03/25 @ Greater Nanticoke Area 26
08/27/25 vs Williamsport 32
11/09/24 @ Big Spring 26
+ 5 more games

Berwick won the last time they faced Wilkes-Barre, and Julia Rauch did her part to make sure it happened again. The Bulldogs were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Wolfpack on Monday thanks in part to Rauch, who had five digs, two blocks, and two aces. She has been hot for a while, having also posted 17 or more assists the last ten times she’s played.

The 3-0 score doesn’t show just how dominant Berwick was: they took every set by at least 12 points. The final score came out to 25-4, 25-11, 25-13.

Berwick’s win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Angie Colone, who had 14 kills and six digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Zoey Force, who had 11 digs and two aces.

Berwick’s win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Wilkes-Barre, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.

We’ve got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Berwick is set to face off against their familiar foe Lake-Lehman at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Wilkes-Barre will take on rival Greater Nanticoke Area at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.

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University of Winnipeg – Algonquian Conference to highlight community-based research

The 57th Algonquian Conference, an international gathering of Indigenous and non-Indigenous scholars, students, cultural workers, language practitioners, artists, and community members, will take place October 17-19 at The University of Winnipeg. Registration is now open and a list of key dates is available online.

Up to 200 attendees are expected from across Canada, the United States, and beyond. In-person and online presentations are planned, plus roundtables, workshops, panels, a keynote address, and a special variety show evening.

The Algonquian Conference is an annual interdisciplinary forum for research on topics related to Algonquian peoples, said Heather Souter, a Michif (Métis) faculty member in the Department of Anthropology and Indigenous Languages program and member of the conference’s organizing committee.

Canada and the U.S. take turns hosting the annual conference. Last year’s gathering took place in Oklahoma City. UWinnipeg is pleased to host this year’s conference. For the first time, the majority of the conference’s organizing committee is Indigenous.

“The committee has been working hard to ensure all participants can engage with each other in ways that help them see beyond stereotypes, trauma, and superficial differences to our shared humanity and a shared and hopeful future,” Souter said.

“We aim to help foster relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous scholars and community members based on mutual respect and reciprocity while promoting recognition of each Indigenous nation’s sovereignty and autonomy, particularly in the context of knowledge and research.”

The Algonquian family of languages includes Cree, Anishinaabemowin, Blackfoot, Cheyenne, Mi’kmaq, Arapaho, and Fox-Sauk-Kickapoo, and others. Both Southern and Northern Michif are rooted in this language family as well.

“Algonquian peoples represent the largest combined group of First Peoples in Canada,” Souter said. “They are found from the East Coast of what is now known as Canada and the United States, to as far…

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Soccer Recap: Wilkes-Barre Victorious

After low-scoring totals in their previous four matchup, Wilkes-Barre brought some dynamite into their most recent contest. Their defense stepped up to hand the Greater Nanticoke Area Trojans a 4-0 shutout on Friday. Wilkes-Barre have beaten Greater Nanticoke Area the last five times they’ve met, but they better watch out: this was the closest Greater Nanticoke Area has come to flipping the script.

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09/05/25 – Home 4-0 W
09/28/24 – Home 1-0 W
09/06/24 – Away 3-1 W
10/15/19 – Neutral 4-1 W
09/23/19 – Away 3-1 W

Wilkes-Barre now has a winning record of 3-2-1. As for Greater Nanticoke Area, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4-2.

Wilkes-Barre didn’t take long to hit the pitch again: they’ve already played their next game, a 4-2 loss against Wyoming Valley West on the 9th. Greater Nanticoke Area has also already played their next matchup (against Dallas), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.

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Councillor Metcalfe speaks on swing MZO vote

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P L Notsonice Grinds First-Over To Pocono Score

The feature of the final Sunday night card of 2025 at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania was a $15,753 fast-class conditioned trot, in which the Kadabra-P L Glitter mare P L Notsonice had a not-so-nice trip, but still won in 1:54.

Anthony Napolitano tucked in third early with P L Notsonice in a :27.1 quarter put up by One After Nine (Jim Pantaleano), then considered quarter-moving but was beaten to that tactic by Cassius Hanover (Kevin Wallis), who gained the top and slowed to the half in :57. P L Notsonice was out again on the grind through three-quarters in 1:25.3 and for the rest of the way, and the favoured mare’s class came through as she battled to the front and beat longshot One After Nine by a neck, with Cassius Hanover third. P L Notsonice is now a 41-time winner in 160 lifetime outings with $831,716 in earnings. Anthony Faulkner trained her to victory for Elite Harness Racing LLC. The eight-year-old mare paid $3.60.

There were two impressive two-year-old winners on the card. The first was the Stay Hungry-The Santafeexpress filly Santafes Hungry ($13.60), who was just along to catch heavy favourite Amira Hanover (Braxten Boyd) and break her maiden in 1:53.4, racing her back fractions in :55.4 and :27.3 for driver Matt Kakaley, trainer Carl Conte Jr., and owner Ed De Rosa. The other was the Greenshoe-Ma Was Right gelding Credible Control ($9), who came up the inside after a blistering pace to win for the first time in 1:57.2 for the meet’s leading driver and trainer, Tyler Buter and Ron Burke, and the partnership of Burke Racing Stable LLC, Larry Karr, Knox Services Inc., and Beasty LLC.

Driving doubles were posted by Kakaley and amateur Tony Beltrami.

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Millsboro bypass turned up indigenous artifacts

Archaeological digging for the north Millsboro bypass turned up some pottery pieces, but no human remains or very significant finds during the years of study, design and construction. Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) archaeologists dug into the topic at an Aug. 21 lecture at the Nanticoke Indian Museum.

Throughout humanity, people followed animal trails, which were widened to become paths, then widened again and again to accommodate horses, carts, cars, trucks and modern traffic. In 1917, Delaware created a central highways department as roads were dug by hand and then by machine. By the middle of the 20th century, more research went into materials, traffic and design.

Finally, the U.S. started paying attention to what was being paved over.

“One of the things that came in the 1960s was the idea of preservation,” said Micaela Younger, a DelDOT architectural historian. She pointed to Williams Pond in Seaford as an example of the before-times. It was dammed up in the 1950s or ’60s, without any cultural studies beforehand.

“Was there an environmental damage? We do not know. Was there any cultural significance? We don’t know. Did they find anything? We don’t know. So, with that, came this whole movement to kind of preserve public opinions.”

By 1970, Congress created the National Historic Preservation Act and the National Environmental Policy Act. That legislation created requirements for researching and asking the general public how projects might impact the local landscape, culture, history and ecology.

“When there is any federal involvement … the federal agency is responsible for taking into consideration the effect of the projects on the historic resources and providing a chance for there to be comment,” said archaeologist John Martin, DelDOT’s Cultural Resources Program supervisor.

A dropped pot or a potential trove?

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