Around the Region: A Jeopardy Champ; Fatal Porch Collapse; Karate Coach Faces Charges

Here's some of the recent top headlines from just beyond Medford's city lines:

 a young girl at his studio is due back in court this week.  Thomas Donahue, 52, of Lexington, is charged with indecent assault and battery on a child under the age of 14, child enticement, reckless endangerment of a child and kidnapping. He is the founder of  in Arlington, where authorities say the crime took place.

If you’re already missing , which is , don’t fret too much: Vittorio Ettore, owner of in West Medford, is moving in. Ettore’s new restaurant will be A Tavola, Italian for “at the table,” and is expected to open at 34 Church St. in mid-November. Ettore describes A Tavola as “farm-to-table eclectic Italian.” The feel will be a bit more casual and rustic than Bistro 5, but with a continued focus on fresh, local ingredients.

Some jabs were exchanged during the first mayoral debate of the election season, as Malden councilors Gary Christenson and Deborah Fallon sought to distinguish themselves from one another as the candidate for change at Malden's Thursday night. The candidates saw differences on issues like downtown revitalization and revenue, and came prepared with some prepackaged attacks for their opponent.

Somerville resident Joon Pahk's seven-day reign as a champion on Jeopardy, during which time he won $201,000, came to an end Wednesday night when he lost to Katie Proctor, a stay-at-home mom from Hendersonville, N.C.

A 76-year-old Bow Street man died on Wednesday afternoon when the back porch he was working on collapsed on Bow Street in Melrose, pinning him underneath. George Carroll was transported to and pronounced dead in the emergency department, Hallmark Health spokeswoman Jesse Kawa said. Carroll was shoring up the porch attached to the rear of 21 Bow St. and for "whatever reason, the deck pulled away from the house, pinning him down underneath the deck," Capt. Ed Collina said.