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IDs Released In Action News NJ Helicopter Crash IDs Released In Action News NJ Helicopter Crash
IDs Released In Action News NJ Helicopter Crash Action News has released the names of the pilot and team photographer killed in a helicopter crash Tuesday night, Dec. 19 in New Jersey. Monroe Smith, 67, of Glenside, PA, was the pilot, and Christopher Dougherty, 45, of Oreland, PA, was the photographer, according to the news station. They had departed from the Northeast Philadelphia Airport before 7:30 p.m., in a Eurocopter AS350B2, headed toward Galloway Township, NJ, according to the FAA and 6abc. The helicopter's altitude dropped while heading back to Philadelphia, and crashed in the Wharton State Forest, Action News says. The wrecka…

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by Mac Bullock & Cecilia Levine
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Philly Restaurants Accused Of Refusing To Serve Astros Was Simple Misunderstanding, Reports Say Philly Restaurants Accused Of Refusing To Serve Astros Was Simple Misunderstanding, Reports Say
Philly Restaurants Accused Of Refusing To Serve Astros Was Simple Misunderstanding, Reports Say No — two south Philadelphia restaurants did not refuse to serve the Houston Astros while they are in town for the World Series.  The rumor originated when social media users misinterpreted two posts by the restaurants in question — Mike's BBQ on South 11th Street and Angelo's Pizzeria on South 9th Street — to mean that the eateries declined to cater for the 'Stros.  Before the restaurants could even respond, the controversy went viral when NBC Sports Philadelphia reported on the alleged boycott.  Since then, the restaurants have been flooded with negative online reviews from Astros fans, 6…

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by Mac Bullock