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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

CEO Of World's Largest Hedge Fund Firm Steps Down To Weigh Run For US Senate In PA The CEO of the world's largest hedge fund firm is stepping down to consider a run for the US Senate in Pennsylvania, The Hill reports. David McCormick's departure was announced Monday by Connecticut-based Bridgewater Associates, the outlet said. McCormick began working for Bridgewater in 2009 and was named co-CEO in 2017, according to his Linkedin page. He was then named CEO in 2020. The military veteran and Princeton graduate previously worked as the US Treasury undersecretary for international affairs in the George W. Bush Administration, according to his profile. Deputy CEO Nir Ba…

by Nicole Acosta

01/04/2022

Police & Fire

Lancaster Man Charged In Shooting Of Ex-GF, 2-Year-Old Son In Chester County A Lancaster County man was arrested on multiple charges including attempted murder after shooting his ex-girlfriend and her two-year-old son over the weekend in Chester County, authorities said. Troopers were called around 10 p.m. Sunday to the 400 block of Main Street in Atglen Borough on a report of a shooting, where they found the woman with a gunshot wound to the leg, Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Kevin S. Kochka said. She was taken to a local hospital for evaluation, police said. Authorities said that the woman's four children were inside the home at the time of the shooting.…

by Nicole Acosta

01/03/2022

Obituaries

Triple-Vaxxed NJ Dad, Rutgers Grad Dies Of Covid-19 Complications Timothy Helck took all the precautions he could to protect himself and others from contracting COVID-19 since the onset of the pandemic. He got his first vaccine shot, then the second, and finally the booster. Unfortunately, none of them stopped the Plainsboro, New Jersey dad of six from contracting the virus. He got it just before Christmas and developed COVID-19-related sepsis, according to a GoFundMe page launched by his daughter, Miranda Helck. Then, he suffered a heart attack and died on Dec. 29 -- hours after being admitted to the hospital. He was 64 years old. "For nearly two ye…

by Nicole Acosta

01/03/2022

Police & Fire

NJ Teen Killed, 4 Hurt In New Year's Day Shooting Near Temple University One person was killed and four others were injured in a shooting near Temple University on New Year's Day, authorities said. Officers were called around 1:50 a.m. to the 1600 block of Cecil B. Moore Avenue on a report of a shooting, where they found five gunshot victims, Philadelphia police said. Byron Thompson, 16, of Trenton was rushed to Temple University Hospital with gunshot wounds to the head, police said. He was pronounced dead at 1:56 a.m. A 27-year-old man who was shot in the stomach and right thigh was listed in critical condition at Temple University Hospital, police said. At t…

by Nicole Acosta

01/03/2022

Police & Fire

Essex County Man Charged In Death Of GF's 4-Year-Old Daughter An Essex County man was arrested in connection with the death of his girlfriend's four-year-old daughter, authorities announced Monday. Jamil Welch, 21, of Orange, has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child in the death of Laniyah Bloodworth, also of Orange, on Dec. 30, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stevens II and Orange Police Director Todd Warren said in a joint release. Officers were called to a home on the 200 block of Wallace Street on a report of an unresponsive child, authorities said. First responders transported the young girl to University Hospital in Ne…

by Nicole Acosta

01/03/2022

News

Montco Commissioner Val Arkoosh Tests Positive For Covid-19 Montgomery County Commissioner Val Arkoosh has tested positive for COVID-19, her office announced Monday. Arkoosh, who is the chairwoman of the county commissioner's board, announced Monday morning that she tested positive for the virus using an at-home test. The physician attributes her mild symptoms to her J&J vaccine and Moderna booster. "I'm so grateful to the scientists and researchers who made those shots possible and I encourage everyone to get vaccinated and boosted," she said in a statement. "In the meantime, I'll be following CDC’s guidance and isolating at home." The Democ…

by Nicole Acosta

01/03/2022

Police & Fire

2 Killed In Chester City New Year's Eve Shooting, Police Say Two people were killed in a shooting on New Year's Eve in Chester, authorities said. Officers were initially called around 6:55 p.m. to West 6th Street and Parker Street on a report of a shooting, where they found a man shot dead inside a white sedan, Chester City police said in a Monday news release. The victim was identified as Amaige Merritt, according to police. Police also discovered a second shooting victim at the intersection of West 7th Street and Parker Street, they said. The man, identified as Tyrhi McCray, was taken to Crozer-Chester Medical Center where he died. Po…

by Nicole Acosta

01/03/2022

Police & Fire

Philly Woman Who Killed Mom's Fiance Surrenders: DA A Philadelphia woman has turned herself in to police as being the person who killed her mom's 49-year-old fiance during a fight on New Year's Eve in Montgomery County, authorities said. Samiyah Williams, 24, was arraigned Monday morning on charges of first-degree murder, third-degree murder, and possessing an instrument of crime in the shooting death of Adrionne Reaves in the Bala Cynwyd section of Lower Merion just before 10 p.m. at the Delwyn Apartments, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. She was remanded to the Montgomery County Correctional Fac…

by Nicole Acosta

01/03/2022

News

Winning PA Lottery Cash 5 Ticket Worth $1.8 Million Sold In Philadelphia A jackpot-winning Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 with Quick Cash ticket worth $1.8 million was sold in Philadelphia. The ticket for the Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021 drawing was sold at Luzerne Laundromat on North 6th Street, state lottery officials announced Monday. The winning numbers were 17-26-32-35-38. The retailer will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. Anyone holding a jackpot-winning Cash 5 with Quick Cash ticket should contact the nearest Lottery office for further instructions or call 1-800-692-7481.

by Nicole Acosta

01/03/2022

News

Two Winning $50K Pennsylvania Lottery Tickets Sold In Philly, Montgomery County Two winners will each receive $50,000 after their tickets were randomly selected as part of the Pennsylvania Lottery's weekly raffle drawing. Ticket number 00369540 was sold at Wawa on Frankford Avenue in Philadelphia. Ticket number 00404431 was sold at Turkey Hill on East Philadelphia Avenue in Gilbertsville (Montgomery County). The winning ticket numbers were randomly drawn from among more than 45,000 New Year's Millionaire Raffle ticket numbers sold between Dec. 21 and Dec. 27, state lottery officials announced Monday. The raffle features eight weekly drawings that each award…

by Nicole Acosta

01/03/2022

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