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Top Honors: This Pelham School Recipient Of Prestigious National Blue Ribbon Award Top Honors: This Pelham School Recipient Of Prestigious National Blue Ribbon Award
Top Honors: This Pelham School Recipient Of Prestigious National Blue Ribbon Award When it comes to overall excellence, these New York schools are at the top of the class, and they have the hardware to prove it. Twenty-two schools in the Empire State are among just 353 across the country to receive the prestigious National Blue Ribbon Award from the US Department of Education. The annual awards recognize high-performing public and non-public schools, as well as those making strides in closing “achievement gaps” among student groups. “Their leaders not only articulate a vision of excellence and hold everyone to high standards, they stay close to the real action of teachin…
'Theater History' Question Ends NY Teacher's Jeopardy! Run 'Theater History' Question Ends NY Teacher's Jeopardy! Run
'Theater History' Question Ends NY Teacher's Jeopardy! Run A New York high school teacher’s run on Jeopardy! has sadly come to an end. Dan Wohl, who teaches history at Long Island’s Syosset High School, fell short during the Final Jeopardy! round on the episode airing Thursday night, Feb. 9. Related report: Returning Champ Who Teaches In Syosset Was Voted 'Most Likely To Win Jeopardy!' The clue, from the “theater history” category, was: “In 1904, wearing a harness, actress Nina Boucicault became the first to play this character onstage.”  The answer: “Who is Peter Pan?” Unfortunately, Wohl wrote down “Pygmalion,” losing the $9,101 he had wage…
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 …
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…
Man Hits Officer With Van After Attempting To Break Into Westbury Gas Station, Police Say Man Hits Officer With Van After Attempting To Break Into Westbury Gas Station, Police Say
Man Hits Officer With Van After Attempting To Break Into Westbury Gas Station, Police Say A 38-year-old man is accused of striking an officer with a van after attempting to break through the glass doors of a Long Island gas station. Patrick Kelly, of Forest Hills, Queens, was arrested in Westbury at 2:15 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 29, the Nassau County Police Department reported. NCPD said officers saw Kelly using an unknown object to shatter the glass doors of the Speedway Gas Station, located at 800 Jericho Turnpike, and they activated emergency lights and sirens. Kelly then got into his 1995 Ford Econoline van, and an officer approached his passenger door and told him to stop…
Handyman Claims He Threw NY Mom's Laptop With Sex Videos Into Hudson After Killing Her Handyman Claims He Threw NY Mom's Laptop With Sex Videos Into Hudson After Killing Her
Handyman Claims He Threw NY Mom's Laptop With Sex Videos Into Hudson After Killing Her A handyman who allegedly killed New York mom of two Orsolya Gaal said he did so because she gave him HIV during their two-year affair, the New York Post reported. David Bonola killed Gaal, age 51, of Forest Hills, Queens sometime after midnight on Saturday, April 16 in her Tudor-style home over the end of their sexual relationship that was on and off again for some two years, NYPD officials said. During his arraignment on Tuesday, May 10, the one-time family handyman also said he threw her laptop into the Hudson River because it had sex videos of the two of them on it, the Post reported. A…
Suspect In Brutal Slaying Of NY Mom Obsessively Watched Crime Clips, Report Says Suspect In Brutal Slaying Of NY Mom Obsessively Watched Crime Clips, Report Says
Suspect In Brutal Slaying Of NY Mom Obsessively Watched Crime Clips, Report Says The illegal immigrant handyman who allegedly slashed the throat of a New York mother of two and then stabbed her 55 times was obsessed with sex and crime videos on YouTube. David Bonola killed Orsolya Gaal, age 51, of Forest Hills, Queens sometime after midnight on Saturday, April 16 in her Tudor-style home over the end of their sexual relationship that was on and off again for some two years, NYPD officials said. The channel, under the name David Bonola, has shared thousands of videos including more than 700 local news reports of violent crimes, the New York Post reported.  A sc…
Breakup Led To Violent Struggle With Man Charged In Death Of Mom Stabbed 58 Times, NYPD Says Breakup Led To Violent Struggle With Man Charged In Death Of Mom Stabbed 58 Times, NYPD Says
Breakup Led To Violent Struggle With Man Charged In Death Of Mom Stabbed 58 Times, Nypd Says Updated story: Suspect Was Seen With Bandages On His Hands After Forest Hills Mom's Murder A breakup with a handyman led to the violent death of a New York mom of two who was found in a duffel bag stabbed more than 58 times, according to the NYPD. David Bonola, age 44, of Queens, was taken into custody around 12:51 a.m. Thursday, April 21, and charged with the murder of Orsolya Gaal, age 51, of Forest Hills, Queens, said the NYPD. During a press conference on Thursday, NYPD Chief of Detectives James Essig said the two had an on-and-off-again "intimate" relationship for two years that was …
Suspected Lover In Custody In Brutal Killing Of Stay-At-Home Mom, NYPD Says Suspected Lover In Custody In Brutal Killing Of Stay-At-Home Mom, NYPD Says
Suspected Lover In Custody In Brutal Killing Of Stay-At-Home Mom, Nypd Says Updated story: Breakup Led To Violent Struggle With Man Charged In Death Of NY Mom Stabbed 58 Times, NYPD Says The handyman of the New York stay-at-home mom whose body was found stuffed in a duffel bag with some 57 stab wounds has been arrested in connection with her murder. David Bonola, age 44, was taken into custody around 12:51 a.m. Thursday, April 21, and charged with the murder of Orsolya Gaal, age 51, of Forest Hills, Queens, the NYPD confirmed to Daily Voice. Multiple sources told The New York Post that Bonola, who was thought to have been a past lover, gave a full co…
Suspect Left Evidence Behind At Home Of NY Mom Found Dead In Duffel Bag, Report Says Suspect Left Evidence Behind At Home Of NY Mom Found Dead In Duffel Bag, Report Says
Suspect Left Evidence Behind At Home Of NY Mom Found Dead In Duffel Bag, Report Says Updated story: Suspected Lover In Custody In Brutal Killing Of Stay-At-Home Mom, NYPD Says As police continue to investigate the death of a New York mom whose body was found stuffed in a duffel bag with some 58 stab wounds, sources say the killer left a piece of evidence that is being tested for DNA. Orsolya Gaal, age 51, was found around 8 a.m., Saturday, April 16, in Forest Hills, Queens, by two walkers in the area after a blood trail led to her home at 72-24 Juno St., said the NYPD. NYPD officials have declined to offer information on the case, but high-ranking law enforcement sour…
NY Mom Waited At Bar For Someone Before She Was Found Dead In Duffel Bag, New Report Says NY Mom Waited At Bar For Someone Before She Was Found Dead In Duffel Bag, New Report Says
NY Mom Waited At Bar For Someone Before She Was Found Dead In Duffel Bag, New Report Says Updated story: Suspect Left Evidence Behind At Home Of NY Mom Found Dead, Report Says A New York mom of two stabbed to death and then stuffed in a duffle bag near her home in Forest Hills, Queens reportedly waited at a bar for someone before she was killed. Orsolya Gaal went to Lincoln Center in the evening on Friday, April 15, sources told PIX11. After leaving, Gaal is said to have gone to the bar in her neighborhood to meet someone, the news channel reported. She reportedly spent about 45 minutes at the bar before leaving alone.  Gaal's body was found around 8 a.m., Saturday, A…
Police ID Person Of Interest In Murder Of NY Mom Found In Duffel Bag Stabbed 58 Times Police ID Person Of Interest In Murder Of NY Mom Found In Duffel Bag Stabbed 58 Times
Police ID Person Of Interest In Murder Of NY Mom Found In Duffel Bag Stabbed 58 Times Updated story: NY Mom Waited At Bar For Someone Before She Was Found Dead In Duffel Bag, New Report Says Gruesome new details are coming to light in connection with a New York woman who was found stuffed in a duffel bag on a walking path in Queens as police sources reveal the woman was stabbed 58 times and have identified a person of interest in the case. The body of Orsolya Gaal, age 51, was found around 8 a.m., Saturday, April 16, in Forest Hills, Queens, by two walkers in the area after a blood trail led to her home at 72-24 Juno St., said the NYPD.  Law enforcement source…
NYC Mom Found Dead In Blood-Soaked Hockey Bag Was Stabbed Nearly 60 Times, Autopsy Finds NYC Mom Found Dead In Blood-Soaked Hockey Bag Was Stabbed Nearly 60 Times, Autopsy Finds
NYC Mom Found Dead In Blood-Soaked Hockey Bag Was Stabbed Nearly 60 Times, Autopsy Finds A Queens mom whose body was found in a blood-soaked hockey bag over the weekend had been stabbed nearly 60 times, an autopsy reportedly showed. A medical examiner who conducted the autopsy of Orsolya Gaal, 51, listed the wounds, according to multiple reports citing knowledgeable law enforcement sources. These include injuries to Gaal's carotid artery and trachea, as well as to her torso, left arm, fingers and palms, the New York Post reported. The medical examiner counted 58 wounds in all, according to News4 New York. Gaal’s body was found inside the wheeled bag on a walking path off Metr…
Killer Of NY Mom Found In Duffel Bag Sent Chilling Text Message To Traveling Husband: Report Killer Of NY Mom Found In Duffel Bag Sent Chilling Text Message To Traveling Husband: Report
Killer Of NY Mom Found In Duffel Bag Sent Chilling Text Message To Traveling Husband: Report "Your whole family is next." That's the chilling text message that Orsolya Gaal's husband received from the man who killed her, Pix11 reports. The 51-year-old Queens mom apparently told her 13-year-old son she was going out to see a show last Friday night, the outlet said. Instead, Gaal went out with another man who was believed to have killed her hours later in her basement.  The man then put her in a duffel bag found half a mile from her Forest Hills home.  Gaal's husband, Howard Klein, had apparently been away visiting colleges with their other 17-year-old son when …
Murder Mystery: Details Emerge After Forest Hills Mom Found In Duffel Bag Murder Mystery: Details Emerge After Forest Hills Mom Found In Duffel Bag
Murder Mystery: Details Emerge After Forest Hills Mom Found In Duffel Bag Updated story: Police ID Person Of Interest In Murder Of NY Mom Found In Duffel Bag Stabbed 58 Times Police have no suspects in the murder of a New York mother of two whose body was found stuffed in a duffel bag about a half-mile from her home near a popular walking path in a residential neighborhood. The body of Orsolya Gaal, age 51, was found around 8 a.m., Saturday, April 16, in Forest Hills, Queens, by two walkers in the area after a blood trail led to her home at 72-24 Juno St., said the NYPD on Monday, April 18.  Now the family -- a father, and two teenage sons -- is l…
Suspect Driving While Intoxicated Nabbed For Fatal Hit-Run Jericho Crash, Police Say Suspect Driving While Intoxicated Nabbed For Fatal Hit-Run Jericho Crash, Police Say
Suspect Driving While Intoxicated Nabbed For Fatal Hit-Run Jericho Crash, Police Say A suspect who police say was driving while intoxicated has been apprehended after a fatal hit-and-run crash on Long Island. It happened around 11:45 p.m. Tuesday, March 15 in Jericho. A 30-year-old man was operating a 2021 Kia-K5 sedan heading westbound on Jericho Turnpike when he struck a motorcyclist who was also heading westbound, Nassau County Police said.  The motorcyclist, a 29-year-old man, was pronounced dead at 11:52 p.m. by police medics, the NCPD said. His identity has not yet been released. The driver of the sedan did not remain at the scene, police say. Late We…
Man Lying On Tracks Hit, Killed By LIRR Train, Nassau County Police Say Man Lying On Tracks Hit, Killed By LIRR Train, Nassau County Police Say
Man Lying On Tracks Hit, Killed By Lirr Train, Nassau County Police Say Police are investigating after a person was hit by a Long Island Railroad train, delaying service for commuters. The man was struck around 7 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22, east of the Forest Hills by a Hempstead Branch train, according to the MTA. According to the NYPD, the man was seen lying on the "roadbed" as the train pulled into the Forest Hills, Queens, station.  The motorman saw but could not stop in time, police said.  The victim died at the scene. The man has not been identified pending notification of next of kin.  MTA officials said a preliminary investigation fou…