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Welcome to National Fig Newton Day!
Figs originated in Asia Minor and fig rolls were created in ancient Egypt thousands of years ago. Figs were introduced to the Western Hemisphere by the Spaniards, who brought them to Hispaniola in 1520. Two men are credited with the invention of what would become the Fig Newton. John Henry Mitchell developed a machine in 1892 that put a jam filling in a hollow cookie crust. He brought the machine to the Kennedy Biscuit Works—also known as the F.A. Kennedy Steam Bakery—in Cambridgeport, a neighborhood in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The company tried out the machine and named the creation "Newton's cakes," after the nearby Boston suburb of Newton. In 1898, Kennedy Biscuit Works combined with other companies to form the National Biscuit Country, which began being known as Nabisco a few years later.
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Former 4-star receiver Trishton Jackson announces transfer to Syracuse (DO; Graham)
Wide receiver Trishton Jackson, a former four-star recruit, announced via Twitter on Monday that he will transfer from Michigan State to Syracuse.
Forever grateful for the opportunities God has given me. Blessed to announce my new home Syracuse University. #GoOrange pic.twitter.com/CCI3N7Wvkk
— Toog™ (@Toogie_2) January 15, 2018
Jackson will have to sit out the 2018 season, but will have two years of eligibility remaining starting with the 2019 season.
Standing at 6 feet, 1 inch and weighing 179 pounds, Jackson caught 12 passes for 143 yards this past season. At West Bloomfield (Michigan) High School, Jackson received scholarship offers from MSU, Cincinnati, Iowa and Pittsburgh, among others. Jackson was also a high school teammate of current Syracuse safety Evan Foster.
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City crews towed 40 vehicles this weekend in snow plowing crackdown (PS; Baker)
Around 1 a.m. Sunday morning, a police SUV rolled up to the end of Peck Avenue. Its lights flicked on, blocking the street, as a tow truck rumbled in to start clearing out illegally parked cars.
Peck Avenue was one of 29 residential streets identified by City Hall Friday as "priority areas" -- blocks where cars would be ticketed and towed for hindering snow plows. In all, city crews towed 40 vehicles over the last three days.
The crackdown came after Mayor Ben Walsh directed public works crews and police to step up enforcement of parking rules and snow ordinances. In addition to the 40 towed cars, cops issued 462 parking tickets and four tickets for illegal plowing.
Director of City Initiatives Greg Loh said numerous warnings were issued to people pushing snow into the street, which is illegal.
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