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Wedded Bliss: 100-Year-Old Couple Celebrate 80th Anniversary In Westchester
The love story of a Rye couple, longtime Larchmont residents, has gone viral, appearing in People, Mashable, YouTube, CBS New York and The Knot, among others.
Arthur Jacobs, 105-years-old and Marcia Jacobs, 100, recently celebrated 80 years of marriage. Their grandson, Gabe Jacobs, a Brooklyn filmmaker, caught them on video where viewers can hear Arthur tells his bride, "I've loved you for 80 years, honey. That's a lot of time."
According to Gabe, they are one of the oldest living couples in the U.S. And while Marcia communicates with a "hello, hello," she seems to have…
Streak Ends: Pound Ridge Native Finally Loses On 'Jeopardy!'
Westchester's own Austin Rogers' prolific -- and historic -- run on "Jeopardy!" is over.
The Pound Ridge native lost on Thursday night, $33,201 to $33,150 to Scarlett Sims, a stay-at-home mom from Tennessee, ending his winning streak at 12 games and $413,000 won.
Only four other contestants in the 53-year history of "Jeopard!" have ever won more money than Rogers, host Alex Trebek said.
Rogers, a graduate of Fox Lane, got off to a rough start, losing all of his money on a Daily Double in "Single Jeopardy!" and finishing well behind Sims after round one.
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Former Miss Puerto Rico Yonkers Raising Money Following Hurricane
YONKERS, N.Y. -- Layla Vazquez wants to help her fellow Puerto Ricans.
Vazquez, who was named Miss Puerto Rico Yonkers in 2010 when she was 16 has launched a GoFundMe page to raise money to purchase supplies for the people of Guyama, where her family lives.
As of Friday afternoon, $1375 has been raised by 34 people over eight days. Since the hurricane, Vazquez, a masters student at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, has been unable to contact her family.
"This is a human necessity, this is human survival," Vazquez said.
Since the hurricane, Vazquez has been shopping for supp…
