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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

Man Wanted For Throwing Rocks At Bala Cynwyd Storefronts: Police Police are seeking the public's help identifying a suspect caught on surveillance video smashing rocks at several Bala Cynwyd storefronts last week. The man was seen on the footage smashing the front window of the Acme at the Bala Cynwyd Shopping Center around 1:45 a.m. on Oct. 27, according to the Lower Merion Police Department. When he realized there were employees in the store, he fled. He's then seen again using a rock to shatter the front window of a nearby Foot Locker, police said. He took several items before fleeing on a bicycle, according to police. Police told 6abc, that t…

by Nicole Acosta

11/05/2021

Police & Fire

Arrest Made In Killing Of NJ Software Engineer A Perth Amboy man was charged with the shooting death of a 24-year-old Union software engineer, authorities announced Friday. Shannon Assing, 24, was charged with first-degree murder, second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, and second-degree burglary, according to Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel and Union Township Police Director Daniel Zieser. Isaiah Spicer was found with serious injuries on the 1200 block of Coolidge Avenue around 1:30 a.m. Thursday, authorities said. He was subsequently pronounced dead. Spicer's social media pages show he studied co…

by Nicole Acosta

11/05/2021

Police & Fire

Support Surges For Bridgewater-Raritan HS Robotics Team After 'Devastating' Hurricane Ida Loss After suffering a devastating loss as a result of Hurricane Ida's remnants, a high school robotics team in Somerset County is receiving overwhelming support. The robotics team at Bridgewater-Raritan High School is hoping to raise up to $100,000 to help rebuild their meeting place, which was destroyed by the remnants of Hurricane Ida in September, according to a GoFundMe. As of Nov. 5, nearly $9,000 had been raised on the page. The heavy rain caused a nearby toxic wasteground to flood into the warehouse, rendering the facility unstable, fundraiser organizers wrote. "Millions of dollars wor…

by Nicole Acosta

11/05/2021

Police & Fire

NJ Man Stole Nearly $57K From Hackettstown Livestock Auction, Prosecutor Says A New Jersey man was charged after stealing nearly $57,000 from Hackettstown Livestock Auction Cooperative, authorities said. Howard Hoffman, 66, of Annandale, was charged with theft by unlawful taking and filing a false tax return on Wednesday, according to the Warren County Prosector's Office. The prosecutor's office launched an investigation after cooperative members told them that they were missing approximately $57,000 in cash payments due from customers for livestock purchased at auction between 2016 and 2017. Hoffman, the cooperative's auction master, was responsible for t…

by Nicole Acosta

11/05/2021

News

Amazon Near Deal For Massive Office Space In Jersey City, Report Says Amazon is on the verge of a deal for a massive office space in Jersey City, Bloomberg reports. The e-commerce company is interested in 400,000 square feet of office space in the Harborside 1 building on the Jersey City waterfront, the news outlet says citing sources familiar with the deal. Amazon continues to grow in New York, despite a failed attempt to build a second headquarters in Queens in 2019, the outlet reports. Click here for the full report from Bloomberg.

by Nicole Acosta

11/05/2021

Police & Fire

Route 202 Reopens After Tanker Truck Carrying Milk Goes Up In Flames A busy Chester County highway reopened Friday morning after a tanker truck carrying milk went up in flames, causing hours of traffic delays. Around 2:45 a.m., firefighters and police responded to the scene, which closed northbound Route 202 near Route 401 in East Whiteland Township, according to a spokesperson with Chester County Emergency Services. They discovered an overturned tanker truck with the cab on fire, authorities said. The truck was also leaking milk into a storm drain, according to the spokesperson. The driver was out of the truck when units arrived, the spokesperso…

by Nicole Acosta

11/05/2021

Police & Fire

Raid Of Allentown Man's Home Yields Heroin, Guns, Police Say An Allentown man was arrested Thursday morning after detectives seized drugs, guns, and more during a raid of his home, authorities said. The search warrant was served at 46-year-old James Rodriguez's home in the 400 block of North 8th Street, Allentown police said. The search yielded an unspecified amount of heroin, marijuana, pills, three loaded firearms, drug packing material, digital scales, and an unspecified amount of cash, according to Allentown police. Rodriguez was charged with person not to possess, use manufacture, control, sell or transfer firearms, possession with intent to de…

by Nicole Acosta

11/05/2021

News

Twitter Users Slam Vaccine Skeptic Actress Kristy Swanson Hospitalized With COVID In NJ Twitter users are slamming the original "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" Kristy Swanson -- an apparent vaccine skeptic -- who was admitted to the hospital with COVID-19-related pneumonia in New Jersey on Sunday. The 51-year-old actress tweeted the news on Monday and revealed she was being treated at Virtua Memorial Hospital in Mount Holly. "Prayers for me please. Yesterday I took an ambulance ride to the hospital," she wrote on Twitter. "I’m still here with pneumonia, I’m on oxygen etc, all covid related of course. I’m in good spirits and in great hands." Thank you all for the prayers it tr…

by Nicole Acosta

11/05/2021

Police & Fire

2 Women Fatally Shot Inside Philadelphia Speakeasy, Report Says Police are investigating after someone shot and killed two women inside a Philadelphia speakeasy Thursday, 6abc reports. The suspect opened fire inside a building on the 1900 block of Ridge Avenue around 7:45 p.m., the news outlet says citing Philadelphia police. No arrests have been made. Click here for the full report from 6abc.

by Nicole Acosta

11/04/2021

Police & Fire

Man Shot In Allentown, Police Say Police are investigating after a man was shot in Allentown Thursday afternoon. Officers discovered a man suffering from a gunshot wound in the 700 block of North New Street around 5:05 p.m., according to the Allentown Police Department. After rendering aid on the scene, Allentown EMS rushed the man to a nearby hospital, where he is expected to survive, police said. No arrests have been made. Police are asking anyone with information to call detectives at 610-437-7721 or the police desk at 610-437-7753 (ext. 1).

by Nicole Acosta

11/04/2021

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