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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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Driver Hospitalized After Colliding With Tractor-Trailer In Delaware County Driver Hospitalized After Colliding With Tractor-Trailer In Delaware County
Driver Hospitalized After Colliding With Tractor-Trailer In Delaware County A driver was hospitalized after colliding with a tractor-trailer on a busy highway in Delaware County over the weekend, authorities said. Rescue units arrived to find the sole driver of a sedan trapped under the tractor-trailer on I-476 SB just North of the Route 1 interchange at approximately 6:30 a.m. Sunday, according to Broomall Fire Company. Posted by Broomall Fire Company on Sunday, June 13, 2021 After 35 minutes, crews were able to free the driver and allow EMS to take them to a local trauma center for treatment, officials said. Pennsylvania State Police is investigating the cra…

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Alleged Allentown Shooting Suspect In Critical Condition After Being Struck By Police Gunfire Alleged Allentown Shooting Suspect In Critical Condition After Being Struck By Police Gunfire
Alleged Allentown Shooting Suspect In Critical Condition After Being Struck By Police Gunfire The alleged suspect in an Allentown shooting was hospitalized in critical condition after being struck by an officer's gunfire over the weekend, authorities said. As an Allentown officer was on routine patrol in the American Plaza parking lot, adjacent to American Parkway and Hamilton Streets, he heard gunshots being fired amongst a crowd of people and saw a man repeatedly firing a handgun around 2 a.m. on June 12, according to the Allentown Police Department. The man, later identified as 22-year-old Elyn Jose Marte, reportedly failed to follow repeated verbal commands from the officer…

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Man Dies Days After Reading Apartment Building Fire Man Dies Days After Reading Apartment Building Fire
Man Dies Days After Reading Apartment Building Fire A man rescued from a fire that tore through a Reading apartment building last week has died, authorities said. Crews removed Wayne Michael Eidson, 68, and helped three others out of the building on the 100 block of South Sixth Street around 10 p.m. He was pronounced dead June 12 at 9:13 p.m. at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest, according to the Lehigh County coroner's office. His cause of death was determined to be thermal injuries with smoke inhalation and carbon monoxide toxicity from the fire, the coroner's office said. The manner of death is an accident. Issues with a hy…

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Crews Battle House Fire In Whitehall Township Crews Battle House Fire In Whitehall Township
Crews Battle House Fire In Whitehall Township Crews battled a house fire in Whitehall Township (Lehigh County) Monday morning. Firefighters were seen extinguishing the flames while heavy smoke rose from the three-story home on 921 Pennsylvania Street just before 9 a.m., according to Facebook Live footage by Wetherhold Photography and WFMZ. It was not immediately known if there were any injuries.

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Chester County Man Charged With Tax Evasion -- Again Chester County Man Charged With Tax Evasion -- Again
Chester County Man Charged With Tax Evasion -- Again A 51-year-old Chester County man previously convicted on tax evasion charges in 2016 has been charged again for avoiding to pay most of the $5 million in restitution in that case, federal authorities announced. An indictment alleges that Michael Goldner, 51, of Paoli, accrued approximately $1,858,740 in tax debt between 2013 and 2017 and in 2016 involved himself in a scheme to avoid payments, according to Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams. Goldner allegedly had his employer make payments to Goldner's wife to pay for personal expenses including the mort…

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Philly Woman Harassed Montgomery County Boyfriend For Over A Year, Police Say Philly Woman Harassed Montgomery County Boyfriend For Over A Year, Police Say
Philly Woman Harassed Montgomery County Boyfriend For Over A Year, Police Say A Philadelphia woman was arrested on accusations she harassed her Montgomery County boyfriend for over a year, and even tried to get him fired from his job, authorities said. Mindee Segal, 56, allegedly sent emails and contacted the employees of her boyfriend's job in Lower Moreland to get him fired, Lower Moreland chief of police David J. Scirrotto told Daily Voice. She also allegedly contacted the Montgomery County District Attorney's office in an attempt to get her boyfriend charged for reasons not made public, according to Scirrotto. Segal was taken into custody by Lower Moreland detec…

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Missing Langhorne Teen Found, Police Say Missing Langhorne Teen Found, Police Say
Missing Langhorne Teen Found, Police Say A 16-year-old Langhorne (Bucks County) girl reported missing on June 11 was found over the weekend, authorities said. Emma Stewart-Hyson was back home as of June 12, according to Langhorne Borough police.

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Longwood Fire Crews Free Stuck Driver From Creek In Chester County Longwood Fire Crews Free Stuck Driver From Creek In Chester County
Longwood Fire Crews Free Stuck Driver From Creek In Chester County Fire crews rescued a trapped driver from a car wreck in Pocopson Township (Chester County), authorities said. Crews arrived on the scene to find a car that veered off the road into a creek on East Lafayette Drive Thursday evening, according to Longwood Fire Company. Crews were able to safely remove the driver. The driver was turned over to EMS for a medical evaluation. The extent of their injuries was not made clear.

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DA: 2 Arrested, Guns Seized During Search Of Darby Borough Home DA: 2 Arrested, Guns Seized During Search Of Darby Borough Home
DA: 2 Arrested, Guns Seized During Search Of Darby Borough Home Two people were arrested following a search of a home that turned up several firearms in connection with a shooting Wednesday evening in Darby Borough (Delaware County), authorities said. Janell Smart, 39, and her son Dajuan Andrews, 24, were charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, recklessly endangering another person, and numerous firearms offenses, according to Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer joined Darby Borough Police Chief Joseph Gabe. As officers responded to 911 calls reporting gunshots fired in the area of 230 Mulberry Street on June 9, i…

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DA: Allentown Woman Accused Of Attempting To Hire 'Hitman' To Kill Husband DA: Allentown Woman Accused Of Attempting To Hire 'Hitman' To Kill Husband
DA: Allentown Woman Accused Of Attempting To Hire 'Hitman' To Kill Husband A 44-year-old Allentown woman was arrested on accusations she attempted to hire a "hitman" to kill her husband, authorities announced. A confidential informant involved in an undercover operation with Allentown police on June 10 told officers that a woman, later identified as Claudia F. Carrion, was attempting to hire a "hitman" to kill her husband, according to Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin and Allentown police chief Glenn Granitz Jr. Carrion later met with an undercover detective and told them she wanted her husband killed due to alleged abuse, but wasn't able to pay for it a…

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