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Nicole Acosta

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Nicole is a 4-time New York Press Association award-winning writer from The Bronx, New York. She graduated in 2019, with a bachelor's degree in Media Studies and Journalism from Mercy College.

Her passion for community storytelling blossomed during her time as the Managing Editor of her college publication, The Impact, where she covered local news in Westchester County. She’s experienced in all verticals of media. She loves to create engaging and unique content whether it’s through social media, copywriting, digital marketing, or public relations projects.

Nicole was a reporter at Daily Voice and covered Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh and Montgomery counties in Pennsylvania.

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Police & Fire

Lower Southampton PD Seek ID For Woman Who Allegedly Cashed In Faulty $400 Lottery Ticket Police in Lower Southampton are seeking the public's help identifying a woman who they say cashed in a faulty $400 lottery ticket. When a woman entered an unnamed business in Feasterville to try her hand at some lottery machines, she cashed in a $1 ticket and left the store on Feb. 20, Lower Southampton police said. She then went back into the store a short time later, but this time claimed she won $400 and provided the ticket to an "inexperienced employee," police said. After the woman left with her winnings, it was discovered that she provided a counterfeit ticket, police said. Police a…

by Nicole Acosta

03/18/2021

Police & Fire

Allentown Man, 81, Struck, Killed By Tractor-Trailer In Lehigh County An 81-year-old Allentown man was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer on Rt. 222 in Upper Macungie Township Wednesday. Officers responded to the 9300 block of Hamilton Boulevard around 2:15 p.m. when they found Gerald Burian dead at the scene after being hit by the tractor-trailer, Lt. Peter Nickischer of the Upper Macungie Police Department told WFMZ. The driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured and was cooperating with investigators, police told 69 News. No other vehicles were involved and the cause remains under investigation. An autopsy for Burian is scheduled for Thursday…

by Nicole Acosta

03/18/2021

Police & Fire

Feds: NJ Man Facing Nearly 15 Years For Gunpoint Robbery Of 3 PA Convenience Stores A New Jersey man is facing nearly 15 years behind bars for his alleged armed robbery of a Speedway gas station and convenience store in Allentown in 2017, federal authorities announced. Brandon Garcia, 22, of Jersey City, pleaded guilty in 2019 to multiple felonies arising from the Mar. 28, 2017 robbery, including Hobbs Act robbery, and using, carrying, or possessing a machine gun during a crime, according to Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams. During the robbery, it is alleged that Garcia used a long gun to threaten store employees and poked one employee with th…

by Nicole Acosta

03/17/2021

Obituaries

Interboro High School Grad, DelCo Native David MacIntosh Dies, 36 David Samuel MacIntosh of Ridley Park, formerly of Norwood, died on March 12, 2021. He was 36 years old. MacIntosh's obituary remembered him as someone who was "happy-go-lucky, generous, kind, an avid reader and Stephen King fan." He graduated from Interboro High School in Prospect Park, his obit says. He is survived by his fiancée, Erin McDermott; his parents Samuel and Joyce (née Cabry) MacIntosh; his grandmother Joan MacIntosh, and his devoted pets Herbie, Tully, Stevie, and Elvira; his siblings Jason and Molly Biddle, Michelle and Thomas Johnson, and Sam and Mia MacInt…

by Nicole Acosta

03/17/2021

Police & Fire

DelCo Chiropractor Accused Of Groping Patient's Breasts A Delaware County chiropractor is accused of groping a longtime patient's breasts, NBC Philly reports. Ardel Cirio, 61, owner of Cirio Chiropractic & Wellness, LLC on Bishop Hollow Road in Newtown Square, was charged with indecent assault by District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer, NBC says. According to the DA's office, a woman told Newtown Township police on Monday, that she had been Cirio’s patient for about three years, and had become increasingly uncomfortable with his conduct during recent visits to his practice, the news outlet reports. Following the woman's report, police…

by Nicole Acosta

03/17/2021

Police & Fire

I-95 Northbound Lanes Near Neshaminy Creek Closes After Tractor Trailer Overturns The I-95 northbound lanes near Neshaminy Creek were closed after a crash left a tractor-trailer overturned Wednesday morning, authorities said. The crash occurred around 10 a.m. near the Street Road Exit and Route 413 Exit, according to Bensalem Fire Rescue. The conditions of the driver(s) are unknown. This article will be updated as more information is provided.

by Nicole Acosta

03/17/2021

Police & Fire

DA: $120K Worth Of Fentanyl Found In Bristol Man's Home A 29-year-old Bristol Township man was arrested after a multi-agency search turned up more than $120,000 worth of fentanyl in his home Tuesday, authorities said. Authorities served a search warrant at 724 Hidden Forest Court in Bristol Township, which is also the home of Lawrence W. Priester, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. There, four sandwich bags containing suspected drugs were found inside a black “Thank You” bag in a living room closet. The substance tested positive for fentanyl and confirmed that the drugs weighed two pounds, which is valued at $120,00…

by Nicole Acosta

03/17/2021

Police & Fire

Deadly Police Shooting Of 'Emotional, Confused' Man Battling Cancer Was Unjust, Daughter Says It wasn't brain or lung cancer that killed a 62-year-old Berks County man battling both. Rather, a police shooting on Monday that his daughter is calling a tragic and unjust misunderstanding that could have been avoided and handled differently. Steven Hughes of Muhlenberg Township was diagnosed with lung and brain cancer early last year and has been undergoing chemotherapy treatment for both ever since. The treatment often leaves him confused -- according to his daughter, Anjie Leigh Hughes, of Montgomery County -- which was exactly the case Monday afternoon, when he reporte…

by Nicole Acosta

03/17/2021

Schools

Online Threat Possibly From Students Closes Upper Bucks Tech An online threat possibly made by students closed Upper Bucks County Technical School for Wednesday, Mar. 17, authorities said. The tip came in around 9 p.m. Tuesday from the PA Attorney General’s Safe 2 Say Program concerning an overheard threat of violence toward the Ridge Road School, according to the Bedminster Township Police Department. Safe 2 Say Something is a youth violence prevention program run by the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General. The program teaches youth and adults how to recognize warning signs and signals, especially within social media, from individuals who may be…

by Nicole Acosta

03/17/2021

News

President Biden Talks Covid-19 Relief Package During Visit To Black-Owned PA Business President Joe Biden visited a small business in Delaware County Tuesday afternoon to discuss the recent COVID-19 relief package passed by Congress. Biden made a stop at Smith Flooring, a Black-owned union-operated business on Townsend Street in Chester around 3:30 p.m, 6abc says. Smith Flooring received Paycheck Protection Program loans and qualifies for additional programs under the American Rescue Plan, according to a statement released by White House officials. The company received its second PPP loan during the Biden-Harris administration’s two-week exclusive period for small business…

by Nicole Acosta

03/16/2021

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