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Gettysburg, PA
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Election 2024: Winner Projected For PA's 9th US Congressional District Election 2024: Winner Projected For PA's 9th US Congressional District Election 2024: Winner Projected For PA's 9th US Congressional District
Election 2024: Winner Projected For PA's 9th US Congressional District Election Day 2024 is in the books, and Pennsylvanians have chosen their next representatives in Congress, according to multiple outlets' projections based on unofficial results. In the commonwealth’s 9th congressional district race, Daniel "Dan" Meuser defeated Amanda Waldman for the House seat representing Berks, Bradford, Columbia, Lebanon, Luzerne, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Schuylkill, Sullivan, Susquehanna, and Wyoming the AP projects. The incumbent was leading his democratic party opponent by a margin of 71.9% to 28.1%, with 93% of the vote as of 12 a.m., Nov. 6, accordin…

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by Jillian Pikora
Somers, NY
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Scooter's Lithium-Ion Battery Prompts Hazmat Response At Somers Home Scooter's Lithium-Ion Battery Prompts Hazmat Response At Somers Home Scooter's Lithium-Ion Battery Prompts Hazmat Response At Somers Home
Scooter's Lithium-Ion Battery Prompts Hazmat Response At Somers Home A set of lithium-ion batteries inside an electric scooter sparked a flash fire that broke windows and blew garage doors off their tracks at a Northern Westchester home. The blaze happened on Monday, July 8 just before 9 p.m. at a residence in Somers on Weeks Court, the Somers Volunteer Fire Department announced on Thursday, July 11.  According to the fire department, arriving crews found a scooter on fire in the home's garage and took it outside. They then evacuated the residence and began to cool down the scooter's lithium-ion batteries.  Firefighters soon went back inside and f…

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by Ben Crnic
Arlington, VA
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Electric Scooter Thief Busted In Arlington, Police Say Electric Scooter Thief Busted In Arlington, Police Say Electric Scooter Thief Busted In Arlington, Police Say
Electric Scooter Thief Busted In Arlington, Police Say A 50-year-old man from Washington DC was arrested for stealing two electric scooters in Arlington, police said. Police were called to the 1700 block of N. Pierce Street around 3:20 a.m. Tuesday, May 7 on reports of a man, later identified as Ahmad Bilal, breaking into a bike storage room, county police said. There, Bilal stole two electric scooters and chargers and fled the scene, police said. A lookout was broadcast and an officer located an individual matching the description of the suspect in the area.  Bilal ran from the officer and, with the assistance of additiona…

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by Cecilia Levine
New City, NY
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Electric Scooters Now Available For Hudson Valley Shoppers Electric Scooters Now Available For Hudson Valley Shoppers Electric Scooters Now Available For Hudson Valley Shoppers
Electric Scooters Now Available For Hudson Valley Shoppers Shoppers in the Hudson Valley who hate walking the mall or need help getting around will soon be able to rent an electric scooter or "Scoozer."  Located in Rockland County at the Palisades Center in West Nyack, a four-story mall with 17 restaurants, a comedy club, and more, said the "Scoozer" program offers shoppers an innovative way to navigate the expansive center. Mall officials said Scoozer offers a fleet of two-seater electric scooters, enhancing accessibility and enabling guests to explore Palisades Center together. The scooters have two seats and cost $39 for a full shopping da…

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by Kathy Reakes
Towson, MD
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Scooter Rider Killed Crossing Baltimore County Intersection Scooter Rider Killed Crossing Baltimore County Intersection Scooter Rider Killed Crossing Baltimore County Intersection
Scooter Rider Killed Crossing Baltimore County Intersection Police have identified the 20-year-old scooter rider who was killed in Baltimore County last week trying to cross an intersection. On Monday, Aug. 8, investigators announced that Josiah E. Epps, 20, has died at an area hospital days after he was struck by an Infiniti driver while crossing an intersection in Essex. According to authorities, an Infiniti FX35 was traveling along Essex Street and attempting to cross North Marlyn Avenue when the driver struck Epps, who was riding an electric scotter in the area. The crash was reported shortly before 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 2, and he died d…

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by Zak Failla
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Fire From Ignited E-Bikes Engulfs Mahwah Garage, Threatens Home, Robs Precious Memories Fire From Ignited E-Bikes Engulfs Mahwah Garage, Threatens Home, Robs Precious Memories Fire From Ignited E-Bikes Engulfs Mahwah Garage, Threatens Home, Robs Precious Memories
Fire From Ignited E-Bikes Engulfs Mahwah Garage, Threatens Home, Robs Precious Memories Flames from an intense garage fire in Mahwah only grew larger as Ahkeel Townsend emptied an extinguisher on it. Lithium-ion batteries in two electric scooters had ignited on a sweltering day when temperatures under a blazing sun reached 93 degrees. Townsend was having dinner with his mother, sister and girlfriend in the family’s Sherwood Avenue home when he noticed smoke coming from the garage shortly before 8 p.m. this past Wednesday, July 5. He tossed the extinguisher as the fire grew and, thinking quickly, grabbed a gas-powered lawn mower and gas container from the garage to prevent an…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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Lithium-Ion Scooter Battery Explodes, Ignites Fire In Wyckoff, Brings Warning From Responders Lithium-Ion Scooter Battery Explodes, Ignites Fire In Wyckoff, Brings Warning From Responders Lithium-Ion Scooter Battery Explodes, Ignites Fire In Wyckoff, Brings Warning From Responders
Lithium-Ion Scooter Battery Explodes, Ignites Fire In Wyckoff, Brings Warning From Responders A lithium-ion battery that was charging in an electric scooter ignited a garage fire in Wyckoff -- and brought warnings from responders. A resident at the Meadowbrook Road home dialed 911 after going to the garage to check out a loud bang and seeing smoke and flames, Police Lt. Joseph Soto said. Firefighters contained the two-alarm blaze, although the adjoining house sustained heat and smoke damage. Firefighters nationwide say they are seeing an increasing -- and alarming -- number of fires caused by devices with lithium-ion batteries. Blazes involving the batteries are rarely a slow burn…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Jersey City, NJ
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Man Riding Electric Scooter On NJ Turnpike Killed By SUV Man Riding Electric Scooter On NJ Turnpike Killed By SUV Man Riding Electric Scooter On NJ Turnpike Killed By SUV
Man Riding Electric Scooter On NJ Turnpike Killed By SUV A National Park man riding an electric scooter was killed in an overnight crash on the NJ Turnpike, authorities said. Alexander Dziewa, 27, was heading westbound on a TailG scooter in the left lane when he was struck by a Buick Rendezvous SUV around 2:25 a.m. in Kearny, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Lawrence Peele said. Dziewa -- whose Facebook page says he is a Garfield native -- was pronounced dead at the scene, near mile marker 109.4, Peele said. The area was closed for three hours for investigation. Circumstances surrounding the crash are still under investigation.

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by Cecilia Levine
Jersey City, NJ
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Electric Scooter Sharing Coming To Hoboken Electric Scooter Sharing Coming To Hoboken Electric Scooter Sharing Coming To Hoboken
Electric Scooter Sharing Coming To Hoboken Hoboken will become the first community in the state to try out a sharing program for electric scooters, Mayor Ravi S. Bhall said Thursday.  The scooter share program will be similar to bicycle shares now seen in cities across the country. The Hoboken initiative will be launched on a six-month trial basis next month in partnership with Lime-S and P3GM.  The former's scooters are dockless while the latter company's OjO scooters will dock at JerseyShare bike stations. Scooter riders will use designated bike lanes.  Bhall touted the convenience of the devices and the fact that …

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by Paul Milo