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Miami Herald
a day ago
- Business
- Miami Herald
Lottery player let scratch-offs pile up — and one of them was a big winner
A Pennsylvania man picked up a lottery ticket while in Maryland on a business trip and ended up winning $50,000. Ralph DiGuiseppe III, who works in real estate, bought the $10 Ice scratch-off in April, Maryland Lottery officials said in a June 13 news release. He was at a travel plaza in Aberdeen when he noticed the lottery vending machine and made the purchase, lottery officials said. He didn't scratch the ticket right away, in keeping with his usual practice. 'I'll pick up a few scratch-offs when I stop in different places. When the pile gets too big, I scratch them,' he said, per the release. Then a few weeks back, while relatives were visiting, DiGuiseppe had them work through the scratch-off pile, lottery officials said. He was mowing the law when 'he saw a mob of people emerge from the house,' according to lottery officials. 'I couldn't tell whether they looked worried or excited,' he said, according to lottery officials. But he soon learned he was $50,000 richer. The Ice game made its debut in April, and four $100,000 top prizes remain, lottery officials said. Aberdeen is about a 30-mile drive northwest from Baltimore.
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Bristol mayor primary pits incumbent DiGuiseppe III against retired judge Peranteau
The Democratic primary for the party nomination for Bristol mayor pitted a retired district judge against the current mayor in the town of about 10,000 residents. The mayor governs with borough council in this Delaware River town that has seen new housing and redevelopment and growth of its business district in recent years. The primary is Tuesday and polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. and mail-in ballots must be returned by 8 p.m. Bucks County election results will be available Tuesday night after the polls close. Residents registered as Democrats will vote for one candidate for a spot on the November ballot, where he will run uncontested as there are no Republican candidates. Voters are also picking four council members in uncontested primaries Tuesday. The mayor serves a 4-year term. The candidates are: Ralph DiGuiseppe III Frank W. Peranteau, Sr. This article originally appeared on Bucks County Courier Times: Bristol mayor primary: Ralph DiGuiseppe III against Frank Peranteau
Yahoo
04-04-2025
- Yahoo
Amtrak Acela train fatally strikes 3 members of same family in Pennsylvania
Three members of the same family were fatally struck by an Amtrak train traveling through Pennsylvania, prompting an hours-long suspension of service between Philadelphia and New York's Penn Station, officials said The Acela high-speed train was traveling from Boston to Richmond, Va. when the incident occurred on Thursday around 6:10 p.m. near Bristol Station, by Prospect and Beaver streets. Just minutes prior, around 5:58 p.m., local authorities received a call about a group of people on the tracks. Bristol Borough Police Chief Joseph Moors said officers were approaching the area when a 'train traveling southbound towards Philadelphia struck all three subjects that were up on the track.' Ralph DiGuiseppe III, mayor of Bristol Borough, confirmed they were killed in an email to the Philadelphia Inquirer, but didn't provide their names and ages. Police said they were family, but it was not clear how they were related. It was also not immediately clear why they were on the tracks. 'This is a horrific tragedy,' Moors added. No injuries were reported among the train's 236 passengers and crew members. They were all shuttled to nearby stations on buses. Still, the collision effectively halted train traffic along the Northeast Corridor, the nation's busiest train line, with service shuttered between Philly and New York for hours Thursday night. It resumed around 10:45 p.m. 'All services operating through the area will be operating at restricted speeds,' Amtrak said on X. 'Trains traveling through this area may incur residual delays. Thank you for your continued patience during this time.' SEPTA service on the West Trenton line was also temporarily suspended. The crash Thursday night marked the second fatal incident involving an Amtrak train in Bucks County in as many days. On Wednesday, a train struck and killed someone near the Cornwells Heights Station in Bensalem.
