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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 Critically Injured In Three-Vehicle Crash In Bucks County One person was critically injured following a three-vehicle crash Wednesday, June 22 in Bucks County, authorities said. Falls Township police were called around 7:55 a.m. for the wreck at New Ford Mill Road and Bordentown Road, LevittownNow reports. A dump truck went through a stop sign at a T intersection and struck the back end of a tractor-trailer, Falls Township Police Officer Christopher Iacono said. The trailer swerved into the opposite lane and collided with a trash truck driven by a 46-year-old Philadelphia woman, the officer said. The woman was taken to Capital Regional Heal…

by Nicole Acosta

06/22/2022

Police & Fire

Ex-Manager Of PA Country Club Learns His Fate For Stealing $147K A 58-year-old man has been sentenced to 30 days to 23 months in Chester County prison for stealing nearly $150,000 from the country club he managed, authorities said. Anthony Lucas, of Newark, DE was convicted in December 2021 on theft charges for cashing unauthorized checks using Phoenixville Country Club funds, Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan said. His co-defendants Grace Crosson and Amy Clark also pleaded guilty to related charges. While working as the club's general manager, Lucas, along with Crosson and Clark, cashed either unauthorized checks or over-the-lim…

by Nicole Acosta

06/22/2022

Police & Fire

Falls Township Police Search For Missing Man Falls Township police are seeking the public's help in locating a missing man. Daniel Bellaspica last had contact with his family on Monday, June 20, police said. He is possibly driving a blue or gray 2017 Nissan Altima with Pennsylvania registration LTM7904, police said. He is approximately 6'0" tall and weighs 160 pounds. He has a shaved head and blue eyes. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is urged to contact Sgt. Callahan at m.callahan@fallstwppd.com or (215) 949-9100 Ext: 460.

by Nicole Acosta

06/22/2022

Police & Fire

Man Attacks Autistic Relative Outside Berks County Walmart Store, Police Say A man is facing charges after he allegedly attacked his autistic relative outside a Walmart store in Tilden Township (Berks County). Joshua L. Cassler, 31, punched and attempted to strangle the 21-year-old man after he accidentally backed a vehicle into a parked car and then into a pole in the parking lot of the store on Tilden Ridge Drive around 1:40 p.m. Tuesday, June 21, local police said. The victim, who has autism and cerebral palsy, got out of the vehicle and ran towards the store, where he was stopped by a relative, later identified as Cassler, of Shoemakersville, Tilden Township pol…

by Nicole Acosta

06/22/2022

Police & Fire

Man Found Dead In Suburban Philly Park Was Suspected Suicide, Police Say Suicide was suspected in the death of a man found in a park in the Philadelphia suburbs just before Father's Day weekend, authorities said. The grueling discovery was made around 7:45 a.m. Friday, June 17, when a resident walking along a trail in Whitpain Township's Wentz Run Park noticed a man, later identified as Donte Jones, leaning against a piece of playground equipment, local police said. An officer and a paramedic arrived on the scene and confirmed he was unresponsive, Whitpain Township police said. A subsequent search of the area turned up nothing suspicious, and police do not…

by Nicole Acosta

06/21/2022

News

5 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Miss Pennsylvania Winner Alysa Bainbridge Berks County native Alysa Bainbridge was crowned Miss Pennsylvania Saturday, June 18. The ceremony was held at York's Appell Center for the Performing Arts, where 23-year-old Bainbridge performed a lyrical dance and was presented with a $12,000 scholarship. The former Miss Greater Reading will represent the Keystone state at the Miss America Competition in December at the Mohegan Sun Casino & Resort in Uncasville, CT. Here are five things you may not have known about the Leesport native: She graduated from Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia with a Bachelor of Arts in Communic…

by Nicole Acosta

06/21/2022

Police & Fire

Police Officer Among 9 Charged In PA Meth Ring A police officer was among nine people charged in the takedown of a Pennsylvania meth ring, authorities said. Kevin E. Davis, an officer with the Hanover Township Police Department, was the owner of a stash house in Wilkes-Barre where agents seized 10 pounds of meth worth over $600,000, 2.7 pounds of fentanyl, 10 pounds of marijuana, and $15,063 in cash, Attorney General Josh Shapiro said in a June 17 release. The investigation began in December 2021 into the accused ringleaders of the organization, Gerinardo Rivera and Ramon Severino Fernandez, Shapiro said. Rivera and Fernandez …

by Nicole Acosta

06/21/2022

Police & Fire

Winner: $1 Million PA Lottery Scratch-Off Sold In Berks County A Pennsylvania Lottery scratch-off worth $1 million was sold in Berks County. The $1 million Power Payday scratch-off was sold at Radcliffe’s Great Valu on State Street in Mertztown, state lottery officials said on Friday, June 17. The retailer will receive a $5,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. $1,000,000 Power Payday is a $20 game that offers top prizes of $1 million. Scratch-Off prizes expire one year from the game's end-sale date posted at palottery.com. Winners should immediately sign the back of their ticket and call the Lottery at 1-800-692-7481.

by Nicole Acosta

06/21/2022

Police & Fire

PA Man Violates Protection Order By Locking Himself In Ex-Wife's Bedroom: Police A Pennsylvania man who had repeatedly stalked his ex-wife and trespassed on her property was arrested again when he was found locked inside her bedroom, hours after being served with a protection from abuse order, authorities said. An investigation into Robert Brennan, 82, began on March 23 when his ex-wife's court-appointed guardian told him and Lower Moreland police he was no longer welcome at the incapacitated woman's Woodland Road home, local police said. Brennan, who had a spare key, entered the house several times before the locks were changed on March 24, Lower Morelan…

by Nicole Acosta

06/21/2022

Police & Fire

NJ Man Used TikTok To Solicit Sexual Photos From PA Girls: DA A 26-year-old New Jersey man was arrested and found with child porn after he used social media to solicit sexually explicit photos from Pennsylvania girls, authorities said. An investigation began on April 20 when the dad of two girls, ages 11 and 12, told the Montgomery County Detective Bureau that his daughters had been solicited to send naked images via TikTok and text messages by a man later identified as Ryan Corcoran, of Andover, NJ, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. The dad claimed he learned of the communications when one of his daughters told him t…

by Nicole Acosta

06/21/2022

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