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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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Sports

House Wins Again: Pennsylvania Casinos Cover Coronavirus Losses With Internet Gambling Despite COVID-19 restrictions and layoffs, online internet gambling in Pennsylvania returned record monthly revenues for December 2020 totaling nearly $170 million, analysts said. Bucks, Montgomery and Northampton counties are a few of the 10 areas recognized for their iGaming high totals, according to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. These highs came during a month in which retail operations at casinos and video gaming terminal (VGT) establishments "went dark" on Dec. 12, 2020, and remained closed through December because of new state COVID-19 restrictions, analysts said. Board…

by Nicole Acosta

01/21/2021

Police & Fire

MontCo DA: Men Spent Hours Trying To Cover Up ODing Friend's Death Before Dumping His Body Two Montgomery County men are accused of spending three hours trying to cover up their friend's overdose death instead of summoning help, then dumped his lifeless body -- dripping wet -- outside of a local hospital, authorities said Thursday. Joshua Benner, 28, of Telford, and Ronald Shock, 35, of Boyertown, are being held liable in the May 7, 2020 death of Ramon Morales, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele, and Pottstown Police Chief Mick Markovich said. Morales was found by police laying on a grassy area between the emergency room entrance and parking lot of Pottstown Hosp…

by Nicole Acosta

01/21/2021

Police & Fire

Shots Fired At Montgomery County Democratic Committee Office After Exec Gets Threatening Email Authorities were investigating after three single bullets were shot through the windows of the Montgomery County Democratic Committee office in Norristown weeks after the executive received a threatening email, authorities said Thursday. Executive Director Brian Levy told police he noticed the bullets holes in the front window of the Airy Street office building when he arrived around 4:45 p.m., Norristown police said on Facebook. Levy believes that the shots were fired into the building while it was unoccupied from Jan. 19 at 6:30 p.m. to Jan. 20 at 7:30 a.m., police said. Levy on Jan…

by Nicole Acosta

01/21/2021

Police & Fire

Police Seek Man Who Racked Up Nearly $5K On Stolen Credit Card At Philadelphia Best Buy Police in Bucks County are looking to identify a man who used a stolen credit card to rack up nearly $5,000 at a Philadelphia Best Buy and other stores last month, authorities said. Video surveillance footage shows a man buying a Bose Acoustimass 10 series Home Theater Sound system and a Samsung Q900 T Sound Bar from the Whitman Square Shopping Center on Dec. 27 around 4:40 p.m., Lower Makefield police said. The Acoustimass is worth $999.99 and the Samsung is valued at $1,199.99, police said. The man used the card to make other purchases between Dec. 27 and Dec. 29, authorities said. …

by Nicole Acosta

01/21/2021

Police & Fire

Report: Lansdale Dad's BAC Was Nearly 2X Legal Limit In Crash With Wife, Kids A 44-year-old Lansdale man dad's blood alcohol level was nearly twice the legal limit when he crashed an SUV carrying his wife and kids last year, NorthPennNow reports. Eric Neibauer was behind the wheel of a Honda Pilot when he struck a curb with the front passenger-side tire then rear-ended a Jeep parked around the corner in Upper Gwynedd around 12:10 a.m. on Nov. 8, NorthPenn now says citing a criminal complaint. Neibauer admitted to police he had been drinking, seemed slow-moving and appeared to have trouble recalling details of the crash, NorthPenn now says. The local dad subsequently…

by Nicole Acosta

01/21/2021

News

Pennsylvania Child Care Workers To Receive $600 Stimulus Aid The Wolf Administration announced new plans to send one-time, $600 grants to child care workers across Pennsylvania. Child care providers licensed by the Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) are eligible for the funds, Gov. Tom Wolf said. "A healthy, vibrant child care industry is a cornerstone of a healthy economy. As with many other sectors of our economy, Pennsylvania’s child care providers have been greatly challenged by this pandemic,” said Wolf. “ "For nearly a year, child care professionals have continued to work through a challenging environment, providing a …

by Nicole Acosta

01/21/2021

News

$4.8 Million Awarded to Pennsylvania To Train Direct Care Workers Pennsylvania has been awarded more than $4.8 million in Direct Care Worker Training Grants (DCWTG) to improve the quality of care provided by direct care workers while earning family-sustaining wages, officials announced. "As demand increases for essential services provided by direct care workers, their safety and the quality of care they provide must be maintained,” Gov. Tom Wolf said in a statement. “Nearly 90 percent of direct care worker jobs are filled by women who receive limited health benefits and earn relatively low wages. These grants not only benefit our loved ones in l…

by Nicole Acosta

01/21/2021

Police & Fire

Bristol PD: Shooter Charged In Incident That Struck 7- & 9-Year-Olds Charges were filed against a Bristol Township teen for his connection to a shooting that bypassed an 18-year-old intended victim, and a group of children, authorities announced. Troy Keys, 19, got out of his car at the intersection of Mulberry and Wood Street and began shooting gunshot rounds at a group of people around 5:40 p.m. on Sept. 20 of last year, the Bristol Borough Police Department said. Within that group was an 18-year-old target whom Keys was intending to shoot, but missed. The rounds also bypassed a 7 and 9-year-old in the group, police said. He also struck a nearby home…

by Nicole Acosta

01/21/2021

News

Furniture Manufacturer Brings New Jobs To Montgomery County Knoll, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of workplace and residential furniture with a longtime presence in the state is in the process of expanding its operations in Montgomery County, officials announced Wednesday. Knoll, Inc. is relocating from Michigan, and will create at least 138 new, full-time jobs through this project, Gov. Tom Wolf said in a release. "Knoll’s move and expansion plans demonstrate its continuing commitment to maintaining a presence in our commonwealth,” Gov. Wolf said. “I’m pleased that Knoll has recognized the talent that our workforce has to offer and has ch…

by Nicole Acosta

01/20/2021

Police & Fire

Know HIM? Bensalem Police Seek Lowes Thief Bensalem police are seeking the public's help identifying a man who they say stole $1,000 worth of merchandise from a Lowes store. Surveillance footage captured the man loading a cart with three electric/propane heaters and left the Horizon Boulevard store without paying around 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 1, Bensalem police said. The footage also showed the same man in the store on Jan. 8 around 6:30 p.m. when he took three more heaters and a tool set, hid them in plastic trash cans then left the store without paying, police said. According to the Bensalem Police Department, the man fled both incide…

by Nicole Acosta

01/20/2021

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