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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

Robeson Twp. Man Who Pointed Rifle At Man, Two Children, Surrenders To Police A Robeson Township man who police say pointed a rifle at a man with his two young children at a family gathering surrendered to police Wednesday. Nathan Leamer, 35, of Alexandria, Virginia was visiting his parents for the Easter holiday when a neighbor -- identified as Charles Cuesta --pointed a rifle at him while he was with his two young daughters, aged 3 and 8, around 9:30 a.m. Monday at his parents' Hopewell Road home, according to the Robeson Township Police Department. Leamer's parents were having landscaping done to their home and while the work was being done, his 8-year-old da…

by Nicole Acosta

04/08/2021

Police & Fire

New Wawa Opening This Week In Emmaus The newest eastern Pennsylvania Wawa location is set to open Thursday in Emmaus, Lehigh County, reports say. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is set for 7:30 a.m., on April 8, a mere 30 minutes before the South Cedar Crest Boulevard store and gas station opens its doors to customers, LehighValleyLive reports. The 5,500 square-foot facility will feature new menu items, including burgers, which officially launched across 900 stores earlier this year, the outlet says. The location will also be selling alcohol Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 2 a.m. The st…

by Nicole Acosta

04/07/2021

Police & Fire

Ex-Cape May Campground Instructor Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 4 Teen Boys In PA A former Cape May campground instructor was arrested on accusations he sexually abused four teenage boys while working as their D.A.R.E. officer in Pennsylvania nearly 20 years ago, authorities announced. James Carey, 52 -- who was the center of a New Jersey State Police investigation for inappropriate conduct with minors at the campground in 2006 -- was arrested Wednesday in Bucks County, PA. A renewed investigation into the former D.A.R.E. officer was launched last spring, when one of the four alleged victims reported Carey's abuse to police. The case was referred to Bucks County DA Mat…

by Nicole Acosta

04/07/2021

Police & Fire

'Wolf In Sheep's Clothing': Report Details PA Officer's Alleged Sex Assaults On 4 Teen Boys An 80-page presentment detailing how a former Warminster Township police officer sexually abused four teenage boys while working as their D.A.R.E. officer nearly 20 years ago was released Wednesday -- ending a year-long investigation (scroll down for victim testimonies). A renewed investigation into former D.A.R.E. Officer James Carey was launched last spring, after one of the alleged victims -- now 36 years old -- reported the abuse to police, who referred the case to DA Matt Weintraub's office, authorities said. Carey, 52 -- who retired from Warminster PD in 2009 -- was arrested and char…

by Nicole Acosta

04/07/2021

Police & Fire

Avondale Man Arrested For Selling $22K Worth Of Meth, DA Says An Avondale man was arrested last week for reportedly selling $22,000 worth of methamphetamine, authorities said. Darinel Lucas-Gomez, 28, sold methamphetamine on two occasions, an eighth of an ounce on March 29 and six and a half ounces on March 30, according to the Chester County District Attorney’s office. When authorities arrested him in his Avondale apartment on March 30, they discovered an additional 11 ounces in his possession and $3,000 in cash, the DA's office said. Authorities valued the drugs at $22,000. Lucas-Gomez is a Guatemalan national who, when arrested, was wea…

by Nicole Acosta

04/07/2021

Police & Fire

Rescue Crews Free Construction Worker After Trench Collapse In Lower Pottsgrove Fire crews freed a construction worker who was stuck in a trench while working at a site in Lower Pottsgrove Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. Firefighters arrived on the scene to free the conscious man who was stuck in a trench after a wall collapsed, around 1:15 p.m. on the 200 block of Evergreen Road, according to 6abc and Royersford Fire Company. The worker was sent to EMS for further medical evaluation, authorities said. No further information was available.

by Nicole Acosta

04/07/2021

Police & Fire

Bristol Borough Fire Crews Extinguish Overnight Brush Fire Fire crews extinguished a brush fire that broke out overnight in Bristol Borough, authorities said. Firefighters arrived at the Delaware canal lagoon park on reports of an explosion and fire early Wednesday morning, according to the Bristol Consolidated Fire Company. Fire crews found brush and trees burning along the railroad embankment, authorities said. Due to the lack of space for large fire trucks, crews requested two brush trucks and an additional water line, authorities said. Crews were on scene extinguishing the fire and hitting hot spots for about an hour.

by Nicole Acosta

04/07/2021

Police & Fire

Winner: Pennsylvania Lottery Scratch-Off Good For $3 Million Sold In Montgomery County A Pennsylvania lottery scratch-off ticket good for $3 million was sold in Montgomery County. The Monopoly 100X scratch-off was sold Wednesday at Lucky 7 Deli on West Moreland Road in Willow Grove. The retailer will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.

by Nicole Acosta

04/07/2021

Police & Fire

Man, 43, Arrested After Punching, Stomping On Girlfriend's Face, Upper Gwynedd Police Say A 43-year-old man who police say lost his temper was arrested Tuesday after reportedly punching and stomping on his girlfriend's face last month in Upper Gwynedd. Police were dispatched to Lansdale Hospital, where they met with the assault victim who told officers about the injuries she was left with after an altercation with her boyfriend in the evening of March 27, Uppper Gwynedd police said. She told officers that her boyfriend -- later identified as Jean R. Evans-Saintmarc -- went to her house after they had been arguing on the phone for some time, police said. She said that she s…

by Nicole Acosta

04/07/2021

Business

Top Golf Opening 2 Locations In Philly, King Of Prussia Topgolf is expected to begin construction on a new location in Northeast Philadelphia, while a second facility is expected to be developed this summer in King of Prussia, reports say. The Philadelphia location will start construction on April 19, which will expand across 27 acres at the former Nabisco and Mondelēz International factory at Roosevelt Boulevard after being set back nearly a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Philadelphia Business Journal. The King of Prussia facility will be developed across 48.5 acres at the former American Baptist Churches USA headquarters a…

by Nicole Acosta

04/07/2021

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