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Tri-State 'Jeopardy!' Showdown: NJ, NY Contestants Will Battle It Out Tonight
A fierce tri-state "Jeopardy!" rivalry will take place Thursday night, Dec. 5
Garwood, NJ native Lisa DiLeo will face off against two-time defending "Jeopardy!" champion Stevie Ruiz from Long Island and retired grant writer Dave Bond from West Henrietta, NY.
DiLeo, 56, a business support analyst, will make her "Jeopardy!" debut, aiming to dethrone Ruiz, whose two-day winnings are nearing $36,000.
Ruiz, who is making his third appearance, recently defeated Maryland minister Kimberley Debus ($3,000) and retiree Gloria Nastas from Michigan ($2,000) in Wednesday's episode.
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Members Of Well-Known Seafood Company Charged With Conspiracy, Fraud, Obstruction
Three members of a prominent Long Island seafood company, including two family members, are facing federal charges for allegedly conspiring to illegally harvest and sell fish caught above legal limits.
Bryan Gosman, age 48, Asa Gosman, age 45, of Montauk, members of the management team of Bob Gosman Co. Inc., and fisherman Christopher Winkler, age 61, were charged by a federal grand jury for conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and obstruction in connection with a scheme to illegally overharvest fluke and black sea bass.
Specifically, the three were charged with one count of conspiracy…
Where's 'Cabot'?: Great White Shark Spotted In Long Island Sound Heads Out East
"Cabot," the great white shark spotted off the coast of Long Island Sound, has headed east.
His latest pings, around 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 21, show he is southwest of Montauk, according to researchers at ocean research group Ocearch.org. It had been tracked off the shore of Fairfield County in Greenwich.
The news Monday, May 20 that a great white had been spotted off the coast of Long Island for the first time ever, was a shock.
So much so that for a while so many people logged onto to the site's tracker that it crashed, the group said on Twitter.
Researchers made light of th…
'Facebook Twins' Awarded State Approval Weeks After $100K Cuomo Donation, Says Report
Weeks before New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration granted approval to an exchange run by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss of Fairfield County to trade a new cryptocurrency, the twins donated a combined $100,000 to Cuomo's reelection campaign, according to this report by Sludge.
The Winklevoss twins, made famous by their portrayal in the film “The Social Network,” which focused on the launch of Facebook, donated $50,000 apiece to Cuomo’s campaign in late April, finance records filed with the state Board of Election show. Three weeks later, the state’s Department of Financial Services—cont…
