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Nicole Acosta

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nacosta@dailyvoice.com

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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.

Nicole Acosta's Contributions

News

PA Schools To Receive $2.2 Billion In Covid-19 Stimulus Aid Pennsylvania has allocated $2.2 billion in federal stimulus funds to K-12 school districts and charter schools affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, officials announced. The funds will support food programs, technological improvements, and other education services, according to Gov. Tom Wolf. “All schools have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and I commend school communities for rising to the challenge to combat the toll it has taken,” Wolf said. “This extra funding is critical to help schools meet the unique needs of educating students at this time while keeping school buildings …

by Nicole Acosta

01/20/2021

News

Changes Coming To Pennsylvania's Covid-19 Vaccination Plan Updates to Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 vaccine plan are on the horizon. Cindy Findley, who helms the state's COVID-19 vaccine task force, is temporarily assuming the role of former PA Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine, who on Tuesday was nominated by President-elect Joe Biden as the Assistant Secretary for Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The new plan outlines expansions in the current Phase 1A which will now allow anyone over 65 and people ages 16-64 with serious medical conditions that make them more at risk for severe illness, eligible for the va…

by Nicole Acosta

01/19/2021

Politics

Pennsylvania AG Vows To 'Take On Big Fights' As He's Sworn Into Second Term Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro was sworn in for his second term Tuesday in Harrisburg, officials announced. His swearing-in speech reflected on the big fights fought and won since taking office in 2017 -- and the ones to come in his second term. “Four years ago, I was elected your Attorney General to fulfill the promise of this great agency, to work towards justice, and to take on the big fights, against the most powerful institutions, for every one of us," Shapiro said. "I went to every corner of Pennsylvania — all 67 counties — the very first year, to listen…The work go…

by Nicole Acosta

01/19/2021

Police & Fire

Update: Philly 1-Year-Old Found Safe A Philadelphia 1-year-old Nova White reported missing Tuesday has been found safe. Nova White had last been seen with a man known as Ronald White, 32, in the 1200 block of N. 10th Street in Philadelphia on Jan. 19 at 8:10 a.m., Pennsylvania State Police said in a Facebook post. She was located around 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, police said.

by Nicole Acosta

01/19/2021

Police & Fire

Update: Missing Bucks County Teen Located Julia Coughlan, 14, was reported missing by her parents on Jan. 18, after she fled home on Jan. 16, Perkasie Borough police said. The missing teen has been located, according to the Perkasie Borough Police Department, Patch reports. Her parents believed she may be have been in the Philadelphia area, police said.

by Nicole Acosta

01/19/2021

Police & Fire

PA Home Health Aide Accused Of Pelosi Laptop Theft Surrenders A 22-year-old Harrisburg home health care aide accused of stealing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's laptop during the Jan. 6 Capitol Hill riots surrendered to authorities and was arrested Monday in central Pennsylvania, according to the Department of Justice. Riley June Williams was not charged with theft, rather knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority and violent entry and disorderly conduct on U.S Capitol grounds, federal authorities said. A caller claiming to be an ex-partner of Williams said friends of hers showed him a YouTube video t…

by Nicole Acosta

01/19/2021

Police & Fire

Seen HER? Police Seek ID For Woman Who Stole Cash From Wawa Charity Box Police are seeking the public's help identifying a woman accused of stealing approximately $200 in cash from charity boxes at a local Wawa store. Video surveillance from the Richland Township Police Department shows the woman on Jan. 15 at the 600 N. West End Boulevard store taking money from boxes intended for the Wawa Foundation Special Olympics charity. She arrived in a silver 2000-2006 Acura MDX at about 10:12 a.m. and is shown removing one charity box and taking it to her car. She then comes back inside the store where she loiters several minutes before stealing t…

by Nicole Acosta

01/19/2021

Police & Fire

DA: Dealer Sold 23-Year-Old PA Victim Requesting Cocaine Lethal Cocktail Of Fentanyl, Heroin A Delaware man was in police custody on accusations he sold fentanyl and heroin to a 23-year-old Pennsylvania woman who thought she was getting cocaine and ecstasy -- killing her, authorities said. Darryl Brown Jr., 32, has been charged with drug delivery resulting in death following Emma Allen's death, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Lower Merion Township Police Superintendent Michael J. McGrath announced. Lower Merion Police arrived at the Casa Del Sol Apartments on Lancaster Avenue for a reported cardiac arrest around 12:50 p.m. on Aug. 21, 2020, Steele and M…

by Nicole Acosta

01/19/2021

Police & Fire

Montgomery County Leader Of Reading-Area Bank Fraud Ring Gets 3½ Years In Prison A 22-year-old Montgomery County man is facing three-and-a-half years behind bars for his role as a leader in a 31-person bank fraud and identity theft ring that operated out of Reading, authorities announced. Nasir Joseph Outlaw, of King of Prussia, pleaded guilty in December 2019 to two counts of bank fraud and two counts of aggravated identity theft, First Assistant United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams said. Outlaw admitted that between June and Dec 2017, he knowingly executed separate schemes to defraud First National Bank and Fulton Bank by depositing fraudulent checks and…

by Nicole Acosta

01/19/2021

Police & Fire

Seen HIM? Bucks County Man Wanted For Sexually Assaulting Child, Police Say Falls Township police are seeking the whereabouts of a man wanted for the sexual assault of a minor, authorities said. Shane Ferguson is believed to be driving a black Infiniti JX35 with the Pennsylvania license plate number LBB1409, police said. Anyone with information on Ferguson's whereabouts is encouraged to contact Falls Township police dispatch at 215-328-8519, or 9-1-1. Individuals can also contact Detective John Vella at 215-949-9100 ext: 431 or email: j.vella@fallstwp.com.

by Nicole Acosta

01/18/2021

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