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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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Explosion Knocks Power To Victory Taproom Brewery, Chester County Apartment Building Explosion Knocks Power To Victory Taproom Brewery, Chester County Apartment Building
Explosion Knocks Power To Victory Taproom Brewery, Chester County Apartment Building Nearly 50 Chester County residents were without power Monday night after an explosion and subsequent fire tore through an apartment complex and brewery. Firefighters responded to reports of a blaze and a loud bang before arriving at the building that houses Victory Brewing taproom on the 600 block of West Cypress Street in Kennett Square around 6:30 p.m., 6abc reports. The fire was knocked down by 2 a.m, the Longwood Fire Company said in a Facebook post. A part of the building collapsed and left at least 50 PECO residents in the area without power, Fox29 reports. The taproom was closed fo…

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UPDATE: Missing MontCo 6-Year-Old Issac Hwang Found In South Jersey, Dad In Custody UPDATE: Missing MontCo 6-Year-Old Issac Hwang Found In South Jersey, Dad In Custody
Update: Missing MontCo 6-Year-Old Issac Hwang Found In South Jersey, Dad In Custody A missing 6-year-old and his father last seen Sunday afternoon in Montgomery County have been located in South Jersey, authorities said. Issac Hwang was found safe in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, Monday afternoon, along with Jaemyung Hwang, 35, and a third man who police are not identifying, Chetelham Township police said on Facebook. Detectives used GPS technology to track down the location of Hwang’s 2021 BMW X5. It was initially tracked to Edison, New Jersey, and then Cherry Hill, where Hwang was taken into custody without incident, Cheltenham Township Police Lt. Andy Snyder told C…

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UPDATE: Missing Montco 6-Year-Old Issac Hwang, Found In South Jersey, Father In Custody UPDATE: Missing Montco 6-Year-Old Issac Hwang, Found In South Jersey, Father In Custody
Update: Missing Montco 6-Year-Old Issac Hwang, Found In South Jersey, Father In Custody A missing 6-year-old and his father last seen Sunday afternoon in Montgomery County have been located in South Jersey, authorities said. Issac Hwang was found safe in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, Monday afternoon, along with Jaemyung Hwang, 35, and a third man that police are not identifying, Chetelham Township police said on Facebook. Detectives used GPS technology to track down the location of Hwang’s 2021 BMW X5. It was initially tracked to Edison, New Jersey, and then Cherry Hill, where Hwang was taken into custody without incident, Cheltenham Township Police Lt. Andy Snyder told …

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Ex-Palisades Teacher Gets Year For Taking Upskirt Photos Of 'Disgusted' Students Ex-Palisades Teacher Gets Year For Taking Upskirt Photos Of 'Disgusted' Students
Ex-Palisades Teacher Gets Year For Taking Upskirt Photos Of 'Disgusted' Students A former Palisades High School math teacher and athletic coach is facing one year behind bars for secretly taking upskirt photos of female students and sharing them online with the intention to masturbate to them, authorities said. Francis James Reppert Jr., 27, of Quakertown pleaded guilty to indecent exposure and invasion of privacy on Oct. 6, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. Reppert was charged last January following an investigation that began in October 2019, after a student captured a video of him viewing, and zooming in on a photo of what appeared to be …

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Bucks County Audubon Society Debuts New Solar Panels Bucks County Audubon Society Debuts New Solar Panels
Bucks County Audubon Society Debuts New Solar Panels The Bucks County Audubon Society emphasized their decades-long message of environmental sustainability last Wednesday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony promoting the debut of their new solar panels. The new solar array installed by Exact Solar sits on the roof of the society's Vistors Center, a 1936 renovated barn, at the Honey Hollow Environmental Education Center at 2877 Creamery Road in New Hope. It features 78 panels, with each generating 380 watts of electricity. “We are very excited to be here and to celebrate this great accomplishment,” Executive Director Stacy Carr-Poole said via…

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NJ Driver Sentenced In Head-On DUI Crash That Killed 3 Parents On I-95 In PA NJ Driver Sentenced In Head-On DUI Crash That Killed 3 Parents On I-95 In PA
NJ Driver Sentenced In Head-On DUI Crash That Killed 3 Parents On I-95 In PA A New Jersey woman is facing 12 to 24 years behind bars for driving drunk into oncoming traffic on Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania leaving three people dead, authorities said. Priscilla Cortez, 34, of Camden, was heading southbound on the highway when she struck a car carrying Ryan Connell, 28, Leanne Popson, 35, both of the Levittown area, and Lucas Gelatko, 36, of Yardley, near mile marker 33 around 1:40 a.m. April 1, 2020, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. All three victims in the Bensalem crash had children, authorities said. Surveillance tapes show…

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Name Of 9-Year-Old Philadelphia Student Shot, Killed By 5-Year-Old Lives On With School Grant Name Of 9-Year-Old Philadelphia Student Shot, Killed By 5-Year-Old Lives On With School Grant
Name Of 9-Year-Old Philadelphia Student Shot, Killed By 5-Year-Old Lives On With School Grant The name of the 9-year-old girl shot and killed by her 5-year-old cousin last week will live on in the form of a grant to be awarded by a student at the Philadelphia school she attended, district officials told Daily Voice. The award honoring Nyssa Davis will be given to a sixth grader at the Thomas M. Peirce School who exhibits the character and dedication to education that Nyssa shared will be awarded annually by the Philadelphia Home & School Council, spokeswoman Afea Tucker said. Nyssa was discovered in critical condition after being shot in the right side of her head by her 5-…

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Authorities ID Family Of 4 Dead In Suburban Philly Murder Suicide Authorities ID Family Of 4 Dead In Suburban Philly Murder Suicide
Authorities ID Family Of 4 Dead In Suburban Philly Murder Suicide Authorities have identified the family of four found dead in an apparent Chester County murder-suicide over the weekend. Relatives called police for a welfare check at the West Whiteland Township home on the 100 block of Mountainview Road around 12:30 p.m. Sunday, after they had been unable to reach the family for several days, according to local police and the Chester County District Attorney’s Office. The family members were found with gunshot wounds and identified in a Daily Local News report as: Deepak Prabakhar Kulkarni, 50 Arti Madhusudan Ayda, 47 Shubham Deepak Kulkarni, 15  S…

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WINNER: Pennsylvania Lottery Ticket Good For $294K Sold In Montgomery County WINNER: Pennsylvania Lottery Ticket Good For $294K Sold In Montgomery County
Winner: Pennsylvania Lottery Ticket Good For $294K Sold In Montgomery County A Pennsylvania lottery ticket good for $294,616 was sold in Montgomery County. The ticket from the Thursday, Jan. 21 "I Like Big Bucks" drawing was sold at Family Financial Centers on Marshall Street in Norristown. The retailer will win a $500 bonus check for selling the winning ticket.

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COVID-19: Veteran Republican Pennsylvania Sen. Robert Tomlinson Tests Positive COVID-19: Veteran Republican Pennsylvania Sen. Robert Tomlinson Tests Positive
Covid-19: Veteran Republican Pennsylvania Sen. Robert Tomlinson Tests Positive Bucks County Republican Sen. Robert "Tommy" Tomlinson has tested positive for COVID-19. Tomlinson, 75 -- who serves Bucks County and is the most veteran member of the Senate -- began experiencing mild flu-like symptoms last weekend, he said in a Facebook post Wednesday. "After consultation with my doctor, I decided to get tested for COVID-19. Late last night, I received word that I tested positive," he wrote. "I am feeling well, but I am currently quarantining. Just a reminder to all that you must continue to wear a mask, wash your hands, and use social distancing to help defeat the s…

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