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WFAN Host, Ramapo College Grad, Goes Off On Condescending Caller (LISTEN INSIDE) WFAN Host, Ramapo College Grad, Goes Off On Condescending Caller (LISTEN INSIDE)
Wfan Host, Ramapo College Grad, Goes Off On Condescending Caller (Listen Inside) Ralph from Lakewood is going to think twice before he criticizes Danielle McCartan again. McCartan, who works part-time for WFAN when she's not working as a high school sports coach, unleashed an epic rant against an angry caller that would make former WFAN host Chris "Mad Dog" Russo proud. McCartan, who lives in Bergen County according to her Twitter page, graduated from Ramapo College in 2010. It all began innocently enough on Sunday, June 11, when Ralph took umbrage with the criticism New York Mets general manager Billy Eppler is receiving from radio hosts for signing struggling pitcher…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Arrest Made In Miami Killing Of Man Week Before NJ Wedding Arrest Made In Miami Killing Of Man Week Before NJ Wedding
Arrest Made In Miami Killing Of Man Week Before NJ Wedding An arrest has been made in last February's Miami killing of a 39-year-old man just a week before he was set to get married in Lakewood, NBC Miami reports. Hershy Schwartz was found shot dead in North Miami Beach on Feb. 19 in a strong-arm robbery, police said. A suspect in the killing, Louis Antuwn Redmon, 23, was arrested Wednesday, May 17 by the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, NBC said. Redmon was being held in connection with Schwartz's death on charges of first-degree murder, armed robbery, armed carjacking, and possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, records show. Update: Po…

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by Jon Craig
Business
Robot Serves Diners At Restaurant In Lakewood Robot Serves Diners At Restaurant In Lakewood
Robot Serves Diners At Restaurant In Lakewood A restaurant in Lakewood is using a robot to assist servers in carrying food to tables.  Cafoterria Modern Eatery on America Avenue has gone robotic. Kitchen staff place food on the robot and type in a table number to find the customer, an owner said. Monday, June 13 was the robot's first day "on the job," getting to know the restaurant layout, where the tables are and the "to go" station, according to the owner.  Server Luis Martinez came up with the idea of using robots and the restaurant will explore expanding their use if it goes well, the owner said. 

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
NYPD Helicopter Tails Brooklyn Chopper To Lakewood NYPD Helicopter Tails Brooklyn Chopper To Lakewood
Nypd Helicopter Tails Brooklyn Chopper To Lakewood A helicopter owned by the NYPD chased a helicopter from New York City to Lakewood, according to The Lakewood Scoop. The chopper had landed in a vacant lot in Brooklyn where it picked up passengers before heading to Lakewood, TLS reported on its Twitter feed.

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Authorities: Forked River Trio Arrested With 9,800 Doses Of Heroin, Fentanyl Authorities: Forked River Trio Arrested With 9,800 Doses Of Heroin, Fentanyl
Authorities: Forked River Trio Arrested With 9,800 Doses Of Heroin, Fentanyl Three residents of Forked River have been arrested for dealing heroin and fentanyl in Ocean County, authorities said. Law enforcement officers searched three suspects' residences in Lacey Township -- seizing about 9,800 individual doses of heroin/fentanyl and five grams of unpackaged heroin/fentanyl, according to Ocean County First Assistant Prosecutor Michael T. Nolan, Jr.  Arrested on various drug possession and distribution charges were: Larry Negron, 44; Bryanna Negron, 24; and Saul Padilla, 42, all of Forked River. Local police joined the investigation wi…

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by Jon Craig