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West Long Branch, NJ – The contest in Pennsylvania’s newly drawn 1st Congressional District remains tight, but Republican incumbent Brian Fitzpatrick has inched ahead of Democratic challenger Scott Wallace in the latest Monmouth University Poll of the race. Most PA-01 voters hold a negative view of President Donald Trump and a plurality say they would like to see Democrats take control of Congress. However, Fitzpatrick is able to counter these trends with a positive reputation among his constituents. Fitzpatrick currently holds a 50% to 46% lead over Wallace among likely voters using Monmouth’s standard midterm turnout model. The race narrows...

For roughly 40 years, Scott Wallace has bought tickets and sat in the stands at Gopher football games. But on Saturday, the University of Minnesota graduate walked onto the field of TCF Bank Stadium because of the most important ticket of his life. "I call it my ticket to the Titanic," said Wallace. That ticket is the visitor's pass to the World Trade Center's North Tower, which was given to Wallace on a business trip on Sept. 11, 2001. Wallace was on the 63rd floor when the first plane struck. He was one of three Minnesota graduates honored before the...

GARDEN CITY, Long Island The New York Rangers were forced to evacuate their Long Island hotel, just hours before their 5-4 loss to the rival New York Islanders, when a man wearing a surgical mask dumped a chemical on the lobby floor and then drove away. The man has been identified as former Garden City Hotel employee Scott Wallace, who's 23. Nassau County Police say Wallace entered the hotel about 3 p-m and deliberately spilled the chemical on the floor of the rotunda area and then fled. The chemical later was found to be harmless, and no one was injured....