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SARATOGA SPRINGS – The Vespa is here. As of Thursday, four have been sold since Vespa Saratoga opened on Tuesday, said Kara DePaula, the store’s president. The motor scooters can go up to 60 mph and ...

Sitting on the back of the Vespa, I watch the dark green sedan inch closer and closer. We’re stopped at a traffic light, and the car’s Italian driver, chatting busily on his cellphone, isn’t paying ...