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2 days ago
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Want to try a TV game show? Need pastries? Try these new NJ venues
The Record, the Daily Record and the New Jersey Herald want to keep you up to date on all the newest shops, restaurants and service providers moving into your towns. Below is a roundup of businesses that recently opened or are coming soon. Are you opening a business in North Jersey? Get the word out to your neighbors as soon as possible. Send us your information and photos and we will try to add them to our next new-business roundup. We're also interested in reporting business closings. Have a tip? Contact Business Reporter Daniel Munoz at munozd@ or 201-270-9870. Story continues below photo gallery Interactive retail store for Optimum, which offers internet, mobile, TV and phone services. Space where patrons can register for services, shop for mobile devices and accessories, pay their bill and receive customer assistance. WHERE: 202 Main St., Paterson WHEN: Grand opening was April 28. Hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Call 888-467-8468 Television game show style venue where patrons can compete in 18 separate mini games, including Letter Roll; Ready, Bet, Go; Build It Up and Blaster Blitz. WHERE: American Dream, second floor next to the Escape Room, 1 American Dream Way, East Rutherford WHEN: Opening was the weekend of April 19 FOR MORE INFORMATION: Visit Bakery offering sandwiches, salads, cakes, hot and cold coffee, focaccia, pizza, pastries and croissants. WHERE: 142 Linwood Plaza, Fort Lee WHEN: Grand opening was May 8. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Visit Daniel Munoz covers business, consumer affairs, labor and the economy for and The Record. Email: munozd@ Twitter:@danielmunoz100 and Facebook This article originally appeared on Want to try a TV game show? Need pastries? Try these new NJ spots
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Want an acai bowl? Want to play pickleball? Try these new NJ businesses
The Record, the Daily Record and the New Jersey Herald want to keep you up to date on all the newest shops, restaurants and service providers moving into your towns. Below is a roundup of businesses that recently opened or are coming soon. Are you opening a business in North Jersey? Get the word out to your neighbors as soon as possible. Send us your information and photos and we will try to add them to our next new-business roundup. We're also interested in reporting business closings. Have a tip? Contact Business Reporter Daniel Munoz at munozd@ or 201-270-9870. Early learning center serving children up to 6 years old, offering programs such as literacy, STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics), social-emotional development and foreign languages. WHERE: 1176 Route 10, Randolph WHEN: Opening was May 3. Hours are 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. FOR MORE INFORMATION: call 862-418-5453, email randolph@ or visit Health-focused café offering such superfoods as açaí bowls, smoothies, salads, wraps and grain bowls. Offering dine-in and contactless delivery. According to the Mayo Clinic, a superfood is a "food or group of foods that contain exceptional nutritional properties," but as the clinic notes, their reported health benefits have fallen under scientific scrutiny. WHERE: 50 Main St., Hackensack WHEN: Opening was May 9. Hours are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Sunday. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Call 201-244-7771, email vitalityhackensack@ or visit Indoor facility with eight pickleball courts and four golf simulators. Offering private court rentals, open play and professional lessons, as well as yearly and monthly memberships with a variety of benefits. WHERE: 153 River Road, Montville WHEN: Opening was May 9. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Call 973-265-0466, email hello@ or visit Daniel Munoz covers business, consumer affairs, labor and the economy for and The Record. Email: munozd@ Twitter:@danielmunoz100 and Facebook This article originally appeared on New NJ businesses for acai bowls, play pickleball and more
BBC News
5 days ago
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- BBC News
Three Palace players in Williams' underrated XI of the season
As the dust settles on this Premier League campaign, we asked former England international Fara Williams for her underrated XI for the selected three players who have represented Crystal Palace this HendersonI've gone for Dean Henderson as the goalkeeper in my underrated XI because he capped a quietly reliable season with a standout performance in Crystal Palace's historic FA Cup several loads from boyhood club Manchester United, it has taken time for Henderson to find a home. He impressed at Sheffield United but struggled slightly at Nottingham Forest as he moved out of the shadow of Old was not a guaranteed started for Palace after making the permanent move in 2023 but this season has truly stepped up and been a solid presence behind a defence that has grown in stature and confidence as the season went MunozI have been extremely impressed by Munoz this season. His energy and fitness levels to get up and down that right hand side is not only has the intelligence to get himself into space in attacking positions and the quality to deliver dangerous crosses and shots at goal, but the engine to recover and get back to not leave his fellow defenders exposed.A very powerful runner and impressive ChalobahA player who could only help Palace in the first half of the season before he was recalled to Chelsea, but a consistent performer all season who dealt admirably with difficult scenarios and an uncertain future to earn a call-up for Thomas Tuchel's post-season England could have shut off when deemed surplus to requirements at Chelsea, or when they recalled him mid-season, but he worked hard, delivered seven or eight out of 10 performances every week, and deserves his chance at international is maybe not your modern day centre-back who steps into the play but he defends solidly and wins his Williams was speaking to BBC Sport's Nat Hayward
The Sun
5 days ago
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- The Sun
Pedro Porro, Morgan Rogers & Alexander Isak make Dream Team's best XI of 2024/25
HERE at Dream Team HQ we're still reflecting on the dramatic 2024/25 campaign. It's only right we shine a light on the truly exceptional players and so we have assembled the best possible XI based on total points earned. Remarkably, TEN different Premier League clubs are represented in this team of outstanding performers. 6 GOALKEEPER: David Raya Arsenal once again boasted the best defensive record in the top flight this season. The Gunners were the only team to concede fewer goals than games played in the league and their Spanish goalkeeper was huge contributor. Raya kept 19 clean sheets in all competitions and earned 18 bonus points - both the highest tallies among players in his position. He finished on 259 points for the campaign, 29 clear of Emi Martinez - Dean Henderson was the only other keeper to celebrate a double century. DEFENDERS: Daniel Munoz, Pedro Porro, Trent Alexander-Arnold Crystal Palace's rampaging wing-back amassed 305 points without European fixtures to bolster his schedule! Granted, Munoz benefited from the Eagles' successful FA Cup run but he topped the defender rankings by excelling in both disciplines. The Colombia international contributed to 17 clean sheets and ranked second overall for tackles (152) while also chipping in with six goals and eight assists. Tottenham conceded far too many goals this season but Porro compensated with ten assists and 51 bonus points - he ranked joint-first in both metrics. Alexander-Arnold led the way in his position for most of the campaign but injuries and his much-discussed contract situation meant his playing time dipped at crucial moments. Still the Liverpool right-back racked up 294 points at a better average (6.7 per game) than any other other defender. He will be missed by Dream Team bosses. 6 MIDFIELDERS: Bruno Fernandes, Cole Palmer, Bryan Mbeumo, Morgan Rogers Rumours of Manchester United's captain seeking an exit will also distress gaffers. Fernandes scored 19 goals and provided 20 assists on his way to 443 points. The Portuguese playmaker ticked almost every box as he also ranked third in his position for bonus points and fifth for tackles. Palmer (339 pts) leapfrogged Mbeumo (337 pts) at the last available opportunity when he turned it on in the second half of the Conference League final. Chelsea's talisman provided two assists against Real Betis to take his goal involvement tally for the season to 29. He may have faded after Christmas but his game-breaking form throughout the first half of the campaign shouldn't be forgotten. 6 As for Brentford's main man, he deserves heaps of credit for rubbing shoulders with the big boys without European commitments or a substantial domestic cup run. In combination with Yoane Wissa, Mbeumo was incredibly effective in the bread-and-butter league fixtures - he was the only midfield asset to score 20 goals in 2024/25. Rogers completes our four-man midfield, perhaps the most unexpected inclusion. The ex-Middlesbrough man was a bit-part player for Aston Villa in 2023/24 but this season he was one of the first names on Unai Emery's teamsheets. A natural dribbler (only Jeremy Doku registered more successful take-ons) Rogers scored 14 goals and provided 16 assists in all comps. To think he was available for just £2.5m prior to Gameweek 1... 6 FORWARDS: Mohamed Salah, Erling Haaland, Alexander Isak No surprises up top as these three scored 92 goals between them. Liverpool's No11 was responsible for 34 of those and he also registered more assists (23) than anyone else. Salah's obscene attacking output resulted in 503 points - a staggering number given only one other player (Fernandes) went past 400. Manchester City endured an uncharacteristically underwhelming season but their big No9 still managed 31 goals despite an injury lay-off. 2024/25 was Haaland's least productive campaign on English shores but a return of 367 points speaks for itself. As for Isak, he notched a whopping 340 points without European games - though he made hay in the Carabao Cup. Newcastle's Swedish striker scored 27 goals in total and many Dream Team managers will be itching to see whether he can improve again next season upon the Magpies' return to the Champions League. 6 So there you have it, the best XI of the season made up of players from ten different teams! Only Premier League winners Liverpool provided two representatives (Salah and Alexander-Arnold).
New York Times
5 days ago
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- New York Times
Crystal Palace's player of the season: Daniel Munoz – the wizard of transitions
As Oliver Glasner prepared to hand over the award for player of the year at Crystal Palace's FA Cup winners' celebration party earlier this week, the camera filming the event focused on the card he was holding. Anyone watching the screens set up on either side of the stage would have seen the name on that card several times before Glasner concluded his speech and actually announced it. But regardless of the result being revealed slightly prematurely, it was a fitting 29th birthday present for Daniel Munoz. Advertisement The Colombian received Palace's players' player of the year award from club captain Joel Ward, too. He is also The Athletic's choice as their player of the season — a prize comprising nothing more than admiration and acknowledgement. Munoz's talents make manager Glasner's system work so well. Without his seemingly limitless energy to race up and down their right flank, Palace would have been far worse off over the season. As 2024-25 progressed, so did Munoz's partnership with Ismaila Sarr, who had been a new signing last summer. They became accustomed to one another as Sarr learnt the role as a No 10 and Munoz offered support with his customary overlapping runs. It has not all been perfect — there have some defensive concerns at times, with Glasner pointing out things to work on after April's 5-2 Premier League defeat at Manchester City — but there have been very few occasions when Munoz has made errors or left others exposed, and most of those came early in what was his first full season in English football. Munoz started 46 of the season's 48 games — the two he missed through suspension included the 5-1 league home defeat against Arsenal in December — and availability is a crucial quality. His four league goals and six assists mark a considerable improvement on last season, when he failed to score and made four assists in 16 appearances following a January move from Genk in Belgium. It was his ball across goal that was met perfectly by Eberechi Eze for the winner in the FA Cup final, and that kind of pass has become a trademark. But he has also scored some excellent goals, popping up in the right place at the right time and having the confidence to take on a shot. The finish to a wonderful team move in the league win against Fulham in February, where he rifled the ball into the roof of the net, is a perfect example. His late equaliser in the 1-1 draw with Newcastle United at Selhurst Park in November led Glasner to race down the touchline and join in the celebrations by the corner flag. In truth, a handful of the squad could have been our choice here — Jean-Philippe Mateta, Sarr, Dean Henderson and Will Hughes have all had outstanding seasons, too. Advertisement Sarr, after a slow start, has come alive. His two goals in the FA Cup semi-final against Aston Villa were great examples of his shooting precision and directness. He has become undroppable with 12 goals and eight assists in all competitions. Henderson, the hero in the cup final after saving Omar Marmoush's penalty, has enjoyed the first full season of his senior career without injury and it has shown. His self-confidence is extremely high and he has produced many match-saving or winning saves to become a firm fan favourite. In any other season, Hughes would have probably won. Until suspension was followed by illness in March, he had been the most consistently strong performer, also contributing significantly in attack. But his place was taken by Daichi Kamada for the run-in. Mateta's 14 league goals make it 30 across the previous two seasons. Despite ending with fewer than last year, his contribution has again been invaluable, and his hold-up play has improved notably as well. The head injury sustained in the FA Cup win over Millwall in early March may well have denied him the chance to eclipse last season's total and potentially earn our player of the season award. None of those, though, can match what Munoz has offered Palace this season. He has developed into a key component of a team who embrace playing on the transition and with lots of energy. Glasner often focuses on the total number of high-intensity runs his players make, and Munoz tends to be near the top of those rankings. Yet for all he brings to the team, he does not yet have a fans' song. It was at the end of last season that one supporter in the Main Stand at Selhurst Park tried to launch one. 'We're off to see the wizard, the wonderful Daniel Munoz,' he sang, to no avail. After Munoz signed a new contract earlier this year, there should be no prospect of a summer departure. He would be extremely difficult to replace if he did go. Instead, Palace should look forward to him making a name for himself in the Europa League next season. Maybe then he might be serenaded from the terraces with a song in his honour.
