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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

1 Dead In Double Easton Shooting: Report One person was killed and another injured in a shooting Monday, March 14 in Easton, LehighValleyLive reports. One man was found dead in a parked car near 13th and Washington Streets around 4 p.m., while another man was taken to a local hospital with "grave injuries", the outlet says citing Northampton County District Attorney Terry Houck. The identities of the victims have not yet been revealed, and no arrests have been made. Click here for more from LehighValleyLive.

by Nicole Acosta

03/14/2022

News

Popular Diner Permanently Shutters After 21 Years In Lehigh Valley A popular diner has permanently closed its doors after 21 years in the Lehigh Valley. Nick's Diner on Tilghman Street in Allentown made the announcement on its Facebook page Thursday, March 10. "We are sad to announce that our business will be closing on 3/13/2022, but we are happy to announce that it’s time to rest and focus on our family," the post reads. As they say all beautiful things in life have an end. After 21 years of serving all of our loyal friends and citizens of... Posted by Nick's Diner on Thursday, March 10, 2022 The family-owned and operated eatery opened its doors in…

by Nicole Acosta

03/14/2022

Police & Fire

US Marshals Nab Amazon Driver For DelCo Road Rage Shooting Members of the US Marshals Service arrested an Amazon delivery driver on Monday, March 14, wanted in a February road rage shooting in Delaware County, authorities announced. Anthony Jones, 38, was arrested at a relative's house in Philadelphia, Clifton Heights police said. Jones has been accused of shooting a 58-year-old motorist after a "minor accident" on North Oak Avenue in Clifton Heights around on Sunday, Feb. 27 around 12:25 p.m., Daily Voice previously reported. After being shot in the stomach, the victim was taken to the University of Pennsylvania Hospital, where he was admitt…

by Nicole Acosta

03/14/2022

Police & Fire

1 Killed, Another Hurt In Head-On Berks County Crash: PA State Police One person was killed and another injured in a Berks County crash Monday, March 14, authorities said. A Jordan M. Smith, 22, was driving south on Route 61 just south of Hughes Hill Road in Windsor Township when his car crossed the center lane and veered into oncoming traffic, colliding head-on with a car driven by Randy A. Leh, 57, around 6:45 a.m., Pennsylvania State Police said. Smith, of Tamaqua, died at the scene, while Reh, of Wyomissing, was taken to Reading Hospital for treatment of unknown injuries, according to police. Northbound and southbound lanes were temporarily closed a…

by Nicole Acosta

03/14/2022

Schools

Temple's Moshe Porat Sentenced In Rankings Fraud Scheme Former dean of Temple University's Fox School of Business Moshe Porat was sentenced to 14 months in prison after being convicted of fraud in a scheme to boost the school's rankings and draw more students in an effort to vastly increase the school's revenue, federal authorities said. Porat, 75, of Bala Cynwyd, was convicted in Nov. 2021 of conspiracy and wire fraud charges, according to the US Department of Justice. He was fired in 2018 on accusations the school inflated data used to rank programs. U.S. News & World Report first ranked online MBA programs in 2015 -- the same y…

by Nicole Acosta

03/14/2022

Business

Bucks County Bakery Closes Citing Covid-19 A Bucks County bakery is the latest to shutter as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the food service industry two years after it began. Angelina's Bakery in Bristol Borough announced the closure on Facebook on Saturday, stating that they "will be closed until further notice." "The economic impact of COVID-19 we have faced over these last two years, has left Angelina’s to come to this decision," the statement reads. "Please know this decision was not taken lightly, as we have prided ourselves in being a bright spot in our community." To our valued and loyal patrons, …

by Nicole Acosta

03/14/2022

Police & Fire

Toddler Accidentally Killed By Grandmother Who Adopted Her In Philly Parking Lot: Police A 3-year-old girl was accidentally struck and killed by her 46-year-old grandmother in Philadelphia Friday evening, news reports say. The woman was trying to park on the 4000 block of Aldine Street when the girl came out to greet her, and was struck around 8 p.m., 6abc says citing cty police. Both the girl and the grandmother were taken to Jefferson Torresdale Hospital, where the girl was pronounced dead. Click here for more from 6abc.

by Cecilia Levine

03/12/2022

News

Man Recalls NJ BF's Final Moments On Notoriously Dangerous Hawaiian Beach 'Lumadie' "I love my family. I don't want to die." Those were some of the last words spoken by New Jersey’s Matthew Preziose moments before being swept out to sea by the heavy currents on a beach in Hawaii last weekend — never to be seen again. The irony of it all is that his boyfriend, Nick Slawinski, said he’d never seen Preziose, 25, of Middletown, happier than he was that week. The couple chose Lumahai beach in Kauai to visit particularly because of its rave reviews both from tour guides and Google, 26-year-old Slawinski, of Riverside, said. Little did they know, the site is known as a dangerou…

by Nicole Acosta

03/11/2022

Police & Fire

Two Suburban Philly Businesses Shut Down For Prostitution Investigations Two businesses in the Philadelphia suburbs have been shut down indefinitely following allegations of prostitution, authorities said. Authorities closed New Super AcuCare on Oxford Valley Road in Fairless Hills and West Trenton Day Spa on West Trenton Avenue in Morrisville on Friday, March 11 after Falls Township police determined that the businesses were "promoting prostitution and human trafficking," they said. Investigators say they recovered "a multitude of evidence" to support those claims during a warranted search of both businesses. They also discovered a slew of code violations…

by Nicole Acosta

03/11/2022

Police & Fire

Two Shot, Killed In Reading, Police Say Two people were shot and killed late Thursday, March 10, in Reading, authorities said. Responding officers found two men with gunshot wounds in the 600 block of Miltimore Street around 11:45 p.m., Reading Police Chief Richard Tornielli said. A 24-year-old victim died at the scene, while a 37-year-old victim was taken to Reading Hospital and later died, the chief said. As of Friday afternoon, the victims had not been identified, and no arrests had been made. Anyone with information on the shooting is urged to contact the Reading Police Criminal Investigations Division at 610…

by Nicole Acosta

03/11/2022

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