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Jeopardy! Winner: Woman From Region Advances To Next Round Of Popular Show Jeopardy! Winner: Woman From Region Advances To Next Round Of Popular Show
Jeopardy! Winner: Woman From Region Advances To Next Round Of Popular Show A woman from Northern Westchester is a new Jeopardy! champion, and will soon again appear on the popular show.  Earlier Report - Somers Woman To Compete On Jeopardy! Katie Palumbo of the community of Amawalk in the town of Somers won on an episode of America's favorite quiz show on Monday, Jan. 16, beating out fellow contestants Yogesh Raut and Jimmy Davoren.  Palumbo's win ended Raut's three-day winning streak and earned her a one-day total of $23,100. She started off the episode behind Raut but made a comeback after finding a Daily Double and risking an $8,000 wa…
Dad Killed In Double-Fatal Crash Was Taking Son, Friends To Game Dad Killed In Double-Fatal Crash Was Taking Son, Friends To Game
Dad Killed In Double-Fatal Crash Was Taking Son, Friends To Game A father from Westchester was taking his son and two friends to a Jewish league basketball game when the BMW they were aboard was involved in a wrong-way crash on I-287. Jordan Wachtell, 57, of Ardsley, was driving a 2018 BMW 330CI when it was struck by a 2006 Jeep, operated by Jaime Paucar, 50, of Amawalk, traveling westbound in the eastbound lane around 8:30 p.m. in Harrison on Thursday, Jan. 30, state police said. The crash caused the Jeep to roll over and come to rest on the center median guide rail, according to police. Wachtell was pronounced dead at the scene. Passenger Eric Goldber…