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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.

Nicole Acosta's Contributions

Business

Shake Shack Expands NJ Footprint Shake Shack is expanding its New Jersey footprint. The burger and shake chain intends to open in the Newport Centre on the Jersey waterfront, which is also the largest mall in Hudson County, JerseyDigs reports. Shake Shack plans to open its location on a third-floor food hall between Burger King and Chick-fil-A. The exact opening date was not immediately known. Shake Shack's other Hudson County location is on Washington Street in Hoboken.

by Nicole Acosta

03/31/2022

Police & Fire

Road Rage Driver Sends Two Cops To Hospital After Chase Through Philadelphia: Police A 24-year-old road rage driver sent two police officers to the hospital Tuesday, March 29, after a chase through Philadelphia, authorities said. Officers initially responded to a 911 call of a road rage incident near Witte and Allegheny Avenue around 9:30 p.m., Philadelphia police said. The victim told officers that Malik Johnson, of Horsham, who was driving a white Toyota, pointed a gun at him. Officers tried to pull Johnson over in the 3100 block of Jasper Street, but he ignored their commands and fled the scene, they said. A police helicopter chase ensued, which ended in the 2000 block…

by Nicole Acosta

03/31/2022

Police & Fire

Woman Shoots Pizzeria Owner BF In Head, Hides His Body In Bedroom For 13 Days: DA A 48-year-old woman admitted to shooting and killing her longtime partner, the owner of a Pennsylvania pizzeria, then hiding his body in her bedroom for 13 days, authorities said. Anna Maria Tolomello was arraigned Wednesday, March 30, on charges of homicide, abuse of a corpse, evidence tampering, and related offenses in the death of Giovanni Gallina, 65, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office said. The couple owned Pina’s Pizza in Chalfont. Tolomello wrapped Gallina's body in a blue tarp inside their Limekiln Pike home in the Chalfont section of Hilltown Township after …

by Nicole Acosta

03/31/2022

Police & Fire

Armed Robbers Sought By Police In Nether Providence Police in Delaware County are seeking the public's help in identifying suspects in an armed robbery. The victims were sitting in their car in the Acme parking lot on East Baltimore Pike when two gun-wielding men forced them to turn over their cell phones, cash, wallets, and keys to their car around 10 p.m. Tuesday, March 29, Nether Providence police said. The men -- believed to be in their late teens to early twenties -- fled in a white or light-colored 2007 Ford Focus hatchback sedan with the paper tag registration number 178111T, police said. Police believe a third suspect is i…

by Nicole Acosta

03/30/2022

Police & Fire

Officer Shoots Knife-Wielding Man In Berks County: DA A knife-wielding man was shot by police Wednesday, March 30 in Berks County, authorities said. Brecknock Township police responded to a 911 call of a man suffering from a mental health crisis in Mohnton around 7:45 a.m., Chief County Detective Michael J. Gombar said. Officers found the unnamed 66-year-old man "holding a large knife" on Butlers Lane, they said. He didn't listen when an officer told him to drop the knife and lunged at them, police said. The officer then used a taser device to try to stop the man, but it didn't work, so they shot him, Gombar said. The bullet struck the…

by Nicole Acosta

03/30/2022

Police & Fire

Officers Cleared In Montgomery County Police Shootout An independent investigation determined that three officers were justified in a police shootout in Montgomery County earlier this month. The three officers were in danger of being killed by David Naumenko, 62, who shot at them from inside a truck full of firearms at the Meadows Apartments in Mont Clare around 3 a.m. Wednesday, March 16, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. Upper Providence and Limerick police initially responded to a 911 call of a man suffering from a mental health emergency, they said. Police found the man in the Meadows Apartment c…

by Nicole Acosta

03/30/2022

Police & Fire

Levittown Lanes Destroyed By Massive Fire A three-alarm fire swept through a Bucks County bowling alley early Wednesday, March 30. Flames were shooting out from Levittown Lanes on New Falls Road in Levittown, causing a roof to collapse around 6 a.m., NBC10 reports. Nearly 20 different fire companies responded. Photos from this mornings 3-Alarm blaze at Levittown Lanes. Crews battles the cold weather, ice, and water supply issues. This fire took a combined effort for more than 20 different departments. Posted by The Official Croydon Fire Company, Station 11 on Wednesday, March 30, 2022 Levittown Lanes fireThe Official Croydo…

by Nicole Acosta

03/30/2022

Police & Fire

PA Air Force Pilot Returns To Duty Five Months After Plane Crash That Killed Daughter A Pennsylvania air force pilot will return to duty on Wednesday, March 30, after approximately five months of rehabilitation and recovery following a plane crash that killed his daughter, officials said. Col. Deane Thomey, who was seriously injured in the single-engine plane crash on Oct 22, 2021, in Colleton County, South Carolina, was treated for several weeks in the intensive care unit at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, according to a statement from the Pennsylvania Air National Guard. In November 2021, he was transferred to a medical facility near his home in Ale…

by Nicole Acosta

03/29/2022

News

Winning $960K PA Lottery Ticket Sold At Philly Gas Station A winning Pennsylvania lottery ticket worth $969,680 was sold at a Philadelphia gas station. The winning Cash Stampede ticket was sold Tuesday, March 29 at Sunoco on Walnut Lane, state lottery officials said. The retailer will receive a $5,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. Cash Stampede is a $10 Fast Play game that offers top prizes starting at $100,000.

by Nicole Acosta

03/29/2022

Police & Fire

Body Found In Delaware County Park: Police A body was found in a park in Delaware County on Monday, March 28, authorities said. The discovery was made when Chester City police officers were called to Deshong Park on a report of a human body in a wooded area around 7:15 p.m., they said. Police spotted the unidentified person's remains after being directed to a part of the park near East 11th Street. No further information was released as of Tuesday afternoon.

by Nicole Acosta

03/29/2022

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