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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

Alert Issued For Missing NJ Man NJ State Police are seeking the public's help in locating a missing Hunterdon County man. Steven Reside, 38, of East Amwell, was last seen on Tuesday, March 29, leaving his home in a 2011 silver Ford Focus with New Jersey license plate: M97LKA, state police said. He was last seen wearing a maroon sweatshirt, jeans, and tortoise sunglasses. Anyone with information is asked to contact Troop "C” Kingwood Station Detective Bureau at 609-306-6320. Anonymous tips are welcome.

by Nicole Acosta

04/01/2022

Police & Fire

Man Brings Gun Into Morris County Administration Building, Authorities Say A man was arrested Monday, March 21 after bringing a gun into a Morris County administration building, authorities said. William Cole, 53, walked through the security checkpoint at the entrance to the Morris County Administration and Records Building located on Court Street in Morristown for an appointment with his probation officer, the Morris County Sheriff’s Office said. Morris County Sheriff's Officer Frank Pirog discovered a "modified pistol" in Cole's backpack after he placed his personal belongings in the designated container to be X-rayed, police said. Police later confirmed i…

by Nicole Acosta

04/01/2022

Police & Fire

Man Who Shot At Officers Over Mask Refusal Dies At Lehigh County Jail A man who shot at officers nearly two years ago for refusing to wear a mask has died at the Lehigh County Jail, authorities said. Adam Zaborowski, 37, was found unresponsive in his cell early Friday, April 1, officials said. He was pronounced dead at 7:26 a.m., in the St. Luke’s Sacred Heart Campus, the Lehigh County Coroner's Office said. Zaborowski was charged with attempted homicide in the August 2020 shooting at Cigar International in Bethlehem, when he refused to wear a mask inside the business and shot the cashier, The Washington Post reports. He fled the sce…

by Nicole Acosta

04/01/2022

Police & Fire

Longtime Philadelphia Firefighter Dies After Two-Year Cancer Battle A longtime member of the Philadelphia Fire Department has died after a two-year battle with cancer, his obituary says. Kenneth Enright, a 16-year veteran of the Philadelphia Fire Department, died while off-duty on Thursday, March 31, officials announced on Facebook. We are deeply saddened to announce that Firefighter Kenneth Enright passed away while off-duty on Thursday. He was a... Posted by Philadelphia Fire Department on Friday, April 1, 2022 The 40-year-old firefighter was recently assigned to Engine 18 in Northeast Philadelphia, the department said. He also was a 4-year veteran o…

by Nicole Acosta

04/01/2022

Police & Fire

PA Driver Arrested After Crash, Pursuit On I-80 A Pennsylvania driver fled the scene of a single-car crash along I-80 in New Jersey and led police on a chase, authorities said. Matthew Farrance, 32, fled after crashing in the westbound lanes at milepost 22.6 in Allamuchy (Warren County), NJ State Police said. Troopers caught up with the driver near Johnsonburg Road, where they spotted him running, they said. Farrance, of East Stroudsburg, was arrested and charged with fugitive of justice, possession of CDS, tampering with evidence, resisting arrest by flight, hindering, and obstruction. He was being held in the cou…

by Nicole Acosta

04/01/2022

Police & Fire

PA Man Stabbed Former Co-Worker Dead, Ran Him Over, Then Dumped Body At SEPTA Train Station: PD A Philadelphia man stabbed his former co-worker dead, ran him over, then dumped his body at a SEPTA train station in Bucks County, authorities said. Dominique Harris, 30, was arrested Thursday, March 31 after Philadelphia police spotted his 2000 silver Infiniti near Broad Street and Hunting Park Avenue, they said. He was charged with homicide and possession of an instrument of crime. Harris ambushed Michael Pickens, 54, as he was taking out the trash at a Wendy's in Bensalem early Wednesday, March 30, Bensalem police said. Harris then chased him down the street with a knife before…

by Nicole Acosta

04/01/2022

Police & Fire

Coroner ID's 2 Young Girls Killed In Hellertown PA Fire: (Update) Two young girls were killed in a Hellertown house fire Friday, April 1, authorities said. Firefighters responded to the 600 block of Linden Avenue just before 1 a.m., where they found the house engulfed in flames, officials said. Abigail Kaufman, 10, and Brianna Baer, 15, were trapped in the blaze and later rescued by firefighters, but they died at St Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. An older man and woman escaped the blaze unharmed, LehighValleyLive reports. Autopsies are scheduled for Monday, April 4, the coroner's office said. The cau…

by Nicole Acosta

04/01/2022

Police & Fire

Driver, Students Escape Unhurt In DelCo School Bus Fire A school bus was destroyed by fire Wednesday, March 30 – but the driver and all students on board escaped unharmed, authorities said. Seventeen firefighters responded to the northbound I-476 off-ramp near Lancaster Avenue around 7 p.m., where they found the school bus engulfed in flames, the Radnor Fire Company said. At a little after 7 PM on March 30th, the Radnor Fire Company was dispatched to the Northbound I-476 off-ramp to... Posted by Radnor Fire Company on Thursday, March 31, 2022 The driver and an unspecified amount of students had evacuated and walked over to the high school, …

by Nicole Acosta

03/31/2022

News

Popular Restaurant To Shutter After 91 Years In Allentown After over 90 years of serving the Lehigh Valley community, The Brass Rail on Lehigh Street has announced that it will permanently close its doors in June. "It is with much sadness that we are announcing our closure. Our last day of business will be Saturday, June 4, 2022," reads a Wednesday, March 30 Facebook post from Lehigh Valley with Love. The Brass Rail in Allentown will close for good on June 4, 2022 after 91 years in business. Photo by Tracey Lynn Christman-Epting #brassrail #allentown #lehighvalley Posted by Lehigh Valley with Love on Wednesday, March 30, 2022 "This was a v…

by Nicole Acosta

03/31/2022

Police & Fire

1 Killed, Multiple Injuries Reported In Four-Vehicle Ocean County Crash A car veered out of its lane in Ocean County, resulting in a four-vehicle crash that killed one person and injured four others on Tuesday, March 29, authorities said. Manchester Township police were called to the crash on Route 571 and Whitesville Road around 7:15 a.m., Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. Danielle Bowker, 30, of Toms River, was driving westbound on Route 571 in a 2018 Honda Civic when she failed to maintain her lane of travel while negotiating a right-hand curve, the prosecutor said. The sedan then struck an eastbound New Jersey Department of Trans…

by Nicole Acosta

03/31/2022

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