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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

Fourth Inmate Death Of 2022 Reported At Bucks County Correctional Facility The death of a fourth inmate at the Bucks County Correctional Facility this year is under investigation, authorities said. A 50-year-old man was pronounced dead Thursday, July 14 at Doylestown Hospital, county officials said. The unidentified victim's death is being investigated by the Bucks County Detectives and the Department of Corrections Investigations Unit. The news comes approximately two weeks after 37-year-old Floyd Harper died by suicide in the facility.

by Nicole Acosta

07/18/2022

Police & Fire

Driver Critical In Crash On I-95 In Delaware County: Police A Ford Mustang driver was critical in a crash on I-95 in Delaware County, authorities said. The unidentified victim was traveling in the southbound lanes near mile marker 3.7 in Chester Township when their pink car drove off the highway and came to a final stop on Concord Road near Bethel Road around 7:15 p.m. Saturday, July 16, Pennsylvania State Police said. The driver was left with serious injuries, police said. Police are looking for a possible suspect vehicle, described as a blue Dodge Charger with yellow trim on the bottom. Anyone who witnessed the crash or has footage of the incide…

by Nicole Acosta

07/18/2022

Obituaries

Bergen County Realtor, Dad Nelson Silva Jr. Dies Suddenly A Bergen County realtor and dad of five died suddenly on Friday, July 15 at the age of 32. Nelson Silva Jr. was born in Paterson and raised in Haledon before settling in Fair Lawn, his obituary says. Silva worked for Keller Williams in Ridgewood as a real estate agent, according to his obit. Nearly $1,700 had been raised as of Monday, July 18 on a GoFundMe for Silva's funeral expenses. Silva was remembered on the fundraiser as a "kind, charismatic man who enjoyed helping out friends and family." He leaves behind his wife, Princess (Canepa) Silva, and sons, Jayden, Javen, Avery, Adon, and…

by Nicole Acosta

07/18/2022

Police & Fire

Body Found Off Popular Walking Trail In Lehigh Valley: Report A body was found off a park trail in the Lehigh Valley over the weekend, LehighValleyLive reports. The gruesome discovery was made around 8 p.m. Sunday, July 17 when a passerby spotted the unidentified victim's body off the Greenway trail between Hayes and Buchanan Streets in Bethlehem, the outlet says citing local police. Foul play was not suspected in the person's death, according to the outlet. Click here for more from LehighValleyLive.

by Nicole Acosta

07/18/2022

Police & Fire

Motorcyclist, 44, Killed In Bethlehem Crash: Authorities A motorcyclist was killed in a weekend crash in Bethlehem, authorities said. Scott Bitting, 44, was riding a motorcycle that was struck by a vehicle on West Union Boulevard at Eaton Avenue in Bethlehem around midnight on Sunday, July 17, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. Bitting was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital - Bethlehem, where he was pronounced dead at 1:02 a.m., officials said. He died of multiple blunt force trauma injuries and his manner of death was determined to be an accident. The coroner's office is still looking for Bitting's next of kin and is asking for th…

by Nicole Acosta

07/18/2022

News

Man Falls To His Death At The Weeknd Concert In Pennsylvania: Police A 32-year-old man fell to his death during a concert in Philadelphia on Thursday, July 14, authorities said. ALSO SEE: Man Who Died In Fall During The Weeknd Concert In Philly Identified The man fell approximately 40 feet from an escalator rail at Lincoln Financial Field, where Canadian singer-songwriter The Weeknd kicked off the first leg of his After Hours till Dawn Tour, Philadelphia police said. View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Weeknd (@theweeknd) The unidentified victim was taken to Jefferson University Hospital, wh…

by Nicole Acosta

07/18/2022

Police & Fire

Woman Killed In Allentown Apartment Fire: Authorities A weekend fire in Allentown claimed the life of a 40-year-old woman, authorities said. Jessica Maes died after being pulled from the apartment building blaze on the 800 block of Walnut Street on Saturday, July 16, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. Maes was pronounced dead around 5:50 a.m. at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, officials said. Her cause of death was determined to be the inhalation of combustion products, and her manner of death is still being investigated. Three dogs were also killed, and a resident was displaced, The Morning Call reports. The cause o…

by Nicole Acosta

07/18/2022

Police & Fire

1 Wounded In Weekend Allentown Shooting: Police One person was wounded in a shooting over the weekend in Allentown, authorities said. Responding officers found a man with a non-life threatening gunshot wound on the 1500 block of South Front Street around 11:20 p.m. Sunday, July 17, local police said. Officers applied a tourniquet before the victim was taken by Allentown EMS to an area hospital, they said. No arrests have been made. Anyone with information on the ongoing investigation is urged to call detectives at 610-437-7721 or the police desk at 610-437-7753.

by Nicole Acosta

07/18/2022

Police & Fire

3,000 Doses Of Heroin Found In PA Home When US Marshals Show Up To Arrest NJ Fugitive: PD A man wanted by New Jersey State Police was found with 3,000 doses of heroin when the US Marshals Service showed up at a Pennsylvania apartment to arrest him, authorities said. Jamar Young, 34, of Trenton, was arrested on narcotics-related charges at the Racquet Club Apartments on Veterans Highway in Levittown around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 13, Middletown Township Police Chief Joseph Bartorilla said. Young was discovered in the apartment with a woman and two young children, the chief said. Due to the nature of Young's charges, members of the US Marshals Service and local p…

by Nicole Acosta

07/16/2022

Police & Fire

Ex-Pennsylvania Police Chief Learns His Fate For Repeatedly Raping Child A former police chief in eastern Pennsylvania was sentenced Friday, July 15 to 16 to 32 years in prison followed by three years of probation for repeatedly raping a child, WFMZ reports. Former Weissport Police Chief Brent Getz, of Lehighton, was convicted in March 2019 on charges of child rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child, aggravated indecent assault of a child, and other related offenses, according to Attorney General Josh Shapiro. Getz’s co-defendant, Gregory Wagner, pleaded guilty to child rape and sexual exploitation of children in Nov. 2020 and agreed to testif…

by Nicole Acosta

07/15/2022

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