Nassau County

Allison Rachmani (40), a mother of four and a well-known teacher from the Five Towns Jewish community, died after her car sank into a swimming pool in a backyard. Investigators estimate that she suffered a sudden medical event that caused her to lose control of the steering wheel. At her funeral, her husband tearfully eulogized her and called her an "Eshet Chayil" (Woman of Valor): "I cannot...