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Returning Champ From NY Was Voted 'Most Likely To Win Jeopardy!' Returning Champ From NY Was Voted 'Most Likely To Win Jeopardy!'
Returning Champ From NY Was Voted 'Most Likely To Win Jeopardy!' You could say it was written in the stars - or at least it was in the high school yearbook. While New York teacher Dan Wohl may have been surprised that he made it onto Jeopardy!, his students certainly were not. During his first year of teaching social studies at Syosset High School on Long Island, seniors voted Wohl “most likely to win Jeopardy!,” according to a Facebook post shared by his mother, Danielle Wohl. "The seniors in my son's current high school said THIS a year ago about my son, their teacher," the proud mom, who watches the show from San Francisco, said. The seniors …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Long Island Teacher To Appear On Jeopardy!: 'Experience Was Amazing, Thrilling All Around' Long Island Teacher To Appear On Jeopardy!: 'Experience Was Amazing, Thrilling All Around'
Long Island Teacher To Appear On Jeopardy!: 'Experience Was Amazing, Thrilling All Around' Answer: This high school social studies teacher on Long Island is set to appear on an upcoming episode of Jeopardy!  Question: Who is Dan Wohl? Wohl, who teaches at Syosset High School in Syosset, will appear on the iconic quiz show in an episode set to air Wednesday, Feb. 8, according to show producers. A promotional photo shows Wohl all smiles as he stands next to host Ken Jennings. The Stanford University grad, who lives in Forest Hills, Queens, told Daily Voice the entire experience was “amazing, thrilling all around, so adrenaline-producing that I feel like I barely remember it…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Details Emerge In Ex-College Athlete's Trial In Stabbing Of Roommate From Northern Westchester Details Emerge In Ex-College Athlete's Trial In Stabbing Of Roommate From Northern Westchester
Details Emerge In Ex-College Athlete's Trial In Stabbing Of Roommate From Northern Westchester Chilling details are emerging in the trial of the stabbing of an Northern Westchester man and former college lacrosse player who was nearly disemboweled by his former roommate during a fight over loud music. Justin Corpolongo, a Somers High School graduate, recalled the incident during his alleged assailant’s assault trial in Queens on Monday, March 14. Corpolongo, age 25, described what led to the brutal Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019 fight with his former roommate Long Island resident Matthew Stockfeder, age 24, of Melville. See Earlier Story: St. John's Lacrosse Co-Captain Charged With Stabbi…

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by Kathy Reakes
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LI Man Sentenced For 2019 Murder Of Teaching Assistant He Had Relationship With, DA Says LI Man Sentenced For 2019 Murder Of Teaching Assistant He Had Relationship With, DA Says
LI Man Sentenced For 2019 Murder Of Teaching Assistant He Had Relationship With, DA Says A Long Island man has been sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for the vicious murder of his boyfriend in June 2019. Ryan Lindquist, age 23, of Massapequa, was sentenced Wednesday, April 28, in connection with the murder of Evan Grabelsky who he stabbed more than 150 times, said Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas. Lindquist pleaded guilty to the murder last month. “Mr. Grabelsky dedicated his life to helping autistic children, and we extend our deepest condolences to his family and friends as they continue to mourn his tragic loss," said Singas. Grabelsky, 32, was discov…

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by Kathy Reakes