🌱 Patch AM: Teaneck-based counselor explains surprising links between gut gas and weight

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In today's newsletter:

• Teaneck-based counselor explains surprising links between gut gas and weight
• How long Route 4 bridge work by FDU could affect your commute
• Which Teaneck athletes just ranked among New Jersey’s indoor track best?

Also on today's calendar: New Year - New Volunteer Opportunities and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the baby computer say to the mommy computer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 49 and low of 34 degrees.
• Thursday: Snow, temps: high: 35, low: 18. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 34 and low of 29 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• What Role Do Methanogens Play in the Gut Microbiome? (medscape.com subscription) — Teaneck residents may be interested to know that the article’s author also runs a counseling practice right here in town while reporting on cutting-edge gut microbiome research. The piece explains how methane-producing microbes can affect calorie absorption, weight, and digestive symptoms, and explores how this science might shape future personalized nutrition and metabolic health strategies.
   

• These are the Bergen County development projects to watch in 2026 (northjersey.com) — Teaneck drivers should prepare for years of Route 4 disruption as work begins on replacing the Hackensack River bridge between The Shops at Riverside and Fairleigh Dickinson University, a four-to-five-year, up to $200 million project. It’s one of many major 2026 Bergen County developments, from huge housing projects and mall redevelopments to environmental cleanups and new water treatment plants.
   

• Boys indoor track honor roll, Jan. 13: N.J.'s best shine ahead of Relay Championships (nj.com subscription) — Teaneck High School sprinters and jumpers made the statewide boys indoor track honor roll this week, with Joshua Williams and Justin Johnson posting top times and distances at the Big North National Division Championships. Their performances, alongside other North Jersey standouts, set the stage for the NJSIAA Relay Championships in Toms River, where Teaneck athletes will be among those to watch.
   

📸 Around Teaneck

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Teaneck

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday January 14

• New Year - New Volunteer Opportunities
  11:00 am
• BAN ICE! Remember Renee Good&Jean Brutus!NO WAR ON VENEZUELA!CEASEFIRE IN GAZA!No Illegal Service!
  Teaneck National Guard Armory, 1799 Teaneck Rd, Teaneck
  4:00 pm

Sunday January 18

• Bergenfield High School Flea & Collectible Market
  80 S Prospect Ave, Bergenfield
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday January 15

• Share the Keys Program
  Teaneck High School: Helen B. Hill Auditorium
  7:00 pm

Friday January 16

• Minnesota Frost at New York Sirens
  Prudential Center , 25 Lafayette St , Newark
  7:00 pm

Saturday January 17

• Pynk Floid NYC performs at Bardi's Grill!
  Bardi's Bar and Grill , 149 Newark Pompton Turnpike , Pequannock Township
  9:00 pm

Tuesday January 20

• Away Basketball Games at Saddle River Day
  Stack Sports , 101 Corporate Drive , Mahwah
  4:15 pm

Saturday January 24

• [Hybrid] Just the Facts: the Nonfiction Only Book Club - The Feather Detective by Chris Sweeney
  Johnson Free Public Library Hackensack - Meeting Room, Hackensack - Zoom, Hackensack's
  10:00 am
• Kaleidoscope Ensemble Presents Diverse Dialogues 2.0 on Jan. 24th at 2pm and 6pm
  Fairleigh Dickinson University , 1000 River Rd , Teaneck
  6:00 pm

Monday January 26

• BMS Middle School Winter Concert
  Bogota Public School District Bogota, NJ 07603
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday January 14

• Peek-a-Book Storytime
  Children's Activity Room (2nd Floor) , Bergenfield Public Library , Bergenfield
  10:30 am
• Movies at the Library - Good Fortune
  Lodi Memorial Library , Lodi - Upstairs , Lodi
  1:00 pm
• Book Club (Main Conference Room)
  Cliffside Park Public Library , 505 Palisade Ave , Cliffside Park
  2:00 pm
• Books & Bricks
  Children's Activity Room (2nd Floor) , Bergenfield Public Library , Bergenfield
  3:45 pm
• JUV Book Club - Readers Club (for 3rd - 5th Grade) REGISTRATION REQUIRED
  Dixon Homestead Library Dumont - All Purpose Room 1, Dumont's
  3:45 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Bogota

• Bogota Board of Education swearing in meeting (bogotablognj.com)

Hackensack

• Hackensack to Welcome New Downtown Park at No Cost to Taxpayers (tapinto.net)
• Hackensack Resident Suggests Ban on Phone Use in Crosswalks (tapinto.net)
• These are the best attractions to visit in New Jersey, per World Atlas (northjersey.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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