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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

Bucks Man Claiming To Be Navy SEAL Scams VA Out Of $300K A Bucks County man was sentenced to three years and four months in prison for falsely identifying as a military hero in order to receive federal government benefits, authorities said. In July 2020, Richard Meleski, 58, pleaded guilty to one count of healthcare fraud, two counts of mail fraud, one count of stolen valor, and related charges, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The Chalfont resident was accused of fraudulently claiming to have served as an elite Navy SEAL and falsely saying that he had been captured by the enemy in order to secure healthcare benefits from the Vet…

by Nicole Acosta

09/09/2021

Police & Fire

Man Charged With DUI After Striking Police Car, Fleeing Scene In West Chester A 22-year-old Lehigh County man was charged with DUI and related charges after he struck a police car and fled the scene last weekend, authorities in Chester County said. Officers were conducting a traffic stop at the intersection of High Street and Union Street in West Chester around 2:15 a.m. on Sept. 4 when Sean Welsh, of Center Valley, struck a police car and fled south on High Street, West Chester police said. Officers followed Welsh and discovered he was driving under the influence. Welsh was charged with DUI, accidents involving damage to attended vehicle or property, and…

by Nicole Acosta

09/09/2021

Police & Fire

Man Agrees To Sex With Officer Posing As Prostitute In Undercover Berks Sting, Police Say A 51-year-old man who agreed to have sex with an officer posing as a prostitute was arrested in an undercover sting, authorities in Berks County said. David Denithorne responded to an ad placed on sex websites and agreed to meet a prostitute-- who was actually an undercover officer -- at a motel for sex, Wyomissing police said. Denithorne was released at the scene on April 21. Prostitution-related charges were filed with District Court.

by Nicole Acosta

09/09/2021

News

'My Big Fat Greek Wedding' Star, PA's Michael Constantine Dies At 94 "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" star Michael Constantine died on Aug. 31 at the age of 94, his agent confirmed to CNN. Constantine was surrounded by family when he died of natural causes at his Reading home, the outlet reports. "As some of you know, we lost my dad a week ago, 8/31/21. It's like half the sky is suddenly missing. He was our hero and the kindest man we knew. I want to tell you about him, but just now I haven't the heart," his son, Brendan Constantine said in a tweet. As some of you know, we lost my dad a week ago, 8/31/21. It's like half the sky is suddenly missing. He was our…

by Nicole Acosta

09/09/2021

Police & Fire

Camden Driver Dies In Fiery Salem County Crash A Camden native died in a fiery crash in Salem County Tuesday, authorities said. Marcus Gibson, 62, was in a Buick Lacrosse traveling west on County Road 602 in Pilesgrove Township around 1:30 p.m. when he crossed the center line and drove off the road to the left, NJ State Police said. The sedan re-entered the roadway between Country Lane and Sharptown-Auburn Road, crossed all lanes, veered off to the right, overturned, and collided with a mailbox and utility pole, authorities said. The vehicle then caught on fire. Gibson was taken to Christiana Hospital, where he was later pro…

by Nicole Acosta

09/09/2021

News

Support Surges For Widow Of Bridgeport Man Who Died Saving Items In Flood Support is surging the widow of a 65-year-old man who died last week as the remnants of Hurricane Ida caused record amounts of flooding across southeastern Pennsylvania. Jack Caroluzzi -- who was battling cancer -- attempted to save sentimental items from his home as it flooded. The items were that of his wife Laura's late father, GoFundMe organizer Jessica Jones wrote. After losing her husband of 32 years, she was left with no cars and no home as water totaled their cars and flooded her basement and first floor, Jones added. Laura's niece Kristina, was listed as a beneficiary for the…

by Nicole Acosta

09/08/2021

Obituaries

Cranford Mom Magdalena Janucik Dies, 43 A Cranford mother died unexpectedly at home on Aug. 28. She was 43. Born in Bialystok, Poland, Magdalena Z. Janucik came to the United States in 2004 and lived in Linden, NJ before settling in Cranford four years ago, her obituary says. She was remembered as a "caring, hardworking woman who loved her only daughter so much," according to a GoFundMe in her name. Over $7,700 had been raised on the fundraiser as of Wednesday afternoon. The funds collected are intended to go into a savings account for her daughter Nicole to use as financial needs arise or when she turns 18, organizer Ula Ula wr…

by Nicole Acosta

09/08/2021

Police & Fire

3 Men Arrested, $70,000 Worth Of Drugs Seized In Raid Of Trenton Home, State Police Say Three men were arrested after a raid of a Trenton home found $70,000 worth of drugs and $23,000 in cash, authorities said. Malcolm Echols, 29, Abdul Patilla, 40, and Anthony Brown, 29, all of Trenton, on Aug. 27 were accused of distributing drugs out of a Fulton Street home, according to New Jersey State Police. Later that day, detectives executed search warrants at the home and on a vehicle registered to Brown. The search yielded five pounds of marijuana, more than two pounds of ecstasy pills, and $23,000 cash, state police said. Echols was charged with possession of ecstasy with i…

by Nicole Acosta

09/08/2021

News

$8.5M Settlement Reached In Pepper Spray Death Of Philadelphia Inmate The family of an inmate who died after pepper spray was used on him at a state prison in 2019 will receive an $8.5 million settlement -- the largest settlement for a state prison death in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections filed the agreement for Tyrone Briggs' family on Tuesday, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Briggs -- who had asthma -- was arrested at 15 years old for raping a girl two years his junior at gunpoint. He was facing up to 30 years in the State Correctional Institution at Mahanoy, when a corrections officer tried to break up a f…

by Nicole Acosta

09/08/2021

Police & Fire

Authorities ID Man Killed In Allentown Shooting Authorities have identified the man shot and killed in Allentown Tuesday as a 28-year-old resident. Officers responding to North 6th Street and Allen Street around 4:40 p.m. found Travis T. Ponce Debach suffering from a gunshot wound, local police said. Debach was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, where he was pronounced dead at 5:06 p.m., the Lehigh County Coroner's Office said Wednesday. An autopsy was determined the cause of death was gunshot wounds to the body and the manner of death was homicide. No one has been charged. The investigation is active and ongo…

by Nicole Acosta

09/08/2021

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