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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
'So Stupid': Bucks Prosecutor Demoted For Working As Door Dash Deliveryman During Day Job 'So Stupid': Bucks Prosecutor Demoted For Working As Door Dash Deliveryman During Day Job
'So Stupid': Bucks Prosecutor Demoted For Working As Door Dash Deliveryman During Day Job A Bucks County prosecutor has been demoted after word spread that he was delivering food with Door Dash during daytime work hours, authorities said. First Assistant District Attorney, Gregg D. Shore, will be demoted to the office’s deputy district attorney, Bucks County District Attorney Matt Weintraub announced in a press conference Thursday. Jennifer Schorn, who has been with the office since 1999, was promoted to Shore's former role, Weintraub said. Shore was delivering with Door Dash, the food service app, during work hours between October and February, Weintraub said. He has sin…

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Police & Fire
DelCo Driver Crashes Into Vacant Building In Newtown Square DelCo Driver Crashes Into Vacant Building In Newtown Square
DelCo Driver Crashes Into Vacant Building In Newtown Square A driver crashed into a vacant building in Newtown Square Friday morning, authorities said. Fire crews responded to the 4800 block of West Chester Pike where they saw the severely damaged black SUV in the middle of a vacant building just before 9 a.m., according to the Newtown Square Fire Company. The driver was taken by EMS services for medical evaluation, authorities said. His status is unknown. There were no reported injuries in the building.

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Police & Fire
Police: Bucks Driver Facing Charges After Striking Pedestrian In Perkasie Police: Bucks Driver Facing Charges After Striking Pedestrian In Perkasie
Police: Bucks Driver Facing Charges After Striking Pedestrian In Perkasie A Bucks County driver is facing charges after she allegedly struck a pedestrian in Perkasie last summer, authorities said. Rebecca Carper, 48, was found to have been driving a car with a suspended license when she struck a pedestrian on South 9th Street on July 31, 2020, according to Perkasie police. The pedestrian was left with several injuries, police said. Following the investigation, a warrant was issued for Carper, but she failed to turn herself in to police, authorities said. U.S Marshals Service in Philadelphia was able to bring Carper into custody on March 16 in Montgomery Co…

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Police & Fire
DA: PA Boy, 13, Shoots, Kills Younger Sister After Mom Asks Him To Retrieve Handgun From Car DA: PA Boy, 13, Shoots, Kills Younger Sister After Mom Asks Him To Retrieve Handgun From Car
DA: PA Boy, 13, Shoots, Kills Younger Sister After Mom Asks Him To Retrieve Handgun From Car A 13-year-old boy shot and killed his younger sister in their family's Collegeville home after his mom asked him to get a handgun from her car, authorities announced. Jah’sir Vasquez was charged with third-degree murder in the deadly shooting of 12-year-old Jasiyah Vasquez, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Upper Providence Township Police Chief Mark A. Toomey said. The children's mom, Daisy Vasquez, asked Jah’sir to go outside to her car to get a 9mm handgun, which was legally registered to her, Steele and Toomey said. The home surveillance video recovered …

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Police & Fire
Transformer Fire Closes Streets In Pottstown Transformer Fire Closes Streets In Pottstown
Transformer Fire Closes Streets In Pottstown An early morning electrical transformer fire will have streets in Pottstown closed for most of the day Friday, authorities said. Authorities received initial alerts from emergency dispatchers around 3:35 a.m. citing fire police was needed at the corner of East High Street and North Hanover Street, according to county reports. The streets are closed in at least a one-block radius due to what North Coventry Fire Company cited as "underground transformer explosions causing dangerous conditions." "Power is out in the area and streets are shut down. There is a shelter in place for certain …

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Schools
PA District Cancels Classes After 40 Teachers Report Bad Reaction To COVID Vaccine PA District Cancels Classes After 40 Teachers Report Bad Reaction To COVID Vaccine
PA District Cancels Classes After 40 Teachers Report Bad Reaction To COVID Vaccine The Upper Perkiomen School District in Montgomery County canceled classes Friday after nearly 40 teachers called out sick due to apparent reactions from the COVID-19 vaccine, officials said. The announcement was posted to Facebook and Twitter around 10:30 p.m. Thursday, explaining that due to the absences, the school does not have an adequate amount of staff to support students in both the virtual and in-person models, Superintendent Dr. Allyn J. Roche wrote. "We sincerely apologize for the lateness of this unexpected closure and appreciate your continued flexibility and understanding," Ro…

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DA Renews Call For Victims In Case Of New Hope Teacher Who Allegedly Sexually Abused Student DA Renews Call For Victims In Case Of New Hope Teacher Who Allegedly Sexually Abused Student
DA Renews Call For Victims In Case Of New Hope Teacher Who Allegedly Sexually Abused Student The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office is renewing calls for victims in the case of a former New Hope-Solebury High School teacher accused of sexually abusing a female student in 2005. Kevin A. Elvey II, 42, of Yardley, was charged in September 2019 on a first-degree misdemeanor count of corruption of minors and currently awaiting trial in the case, the DA's office said. The abuse occurred during the spring of 2005 while the victim, then 17-years-old, was a senior at the high school, according to an affidavit of probable cause filed by Bucks County detectives.  The victim said th…

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Police & Fire
Tilden Twp. PD Seek ID For Man Suspected Of Stealing $399 Worth Of Merchandise From Lowe's Tilden Twp. PD Seek ID For Man Suspected Of Stealing $399 Worth Of Merchandise From Lowe's
Tilden Twp. PD Seek ID For Man Suspected Of Stealing $399 Worth Of Merchandise From Lowe's Police in Berks County are seeking the public's help identifying a man who they say stole $399 worth of merchandise from a local Lowe's. A man was caught on surveillance video entering the Lowe's in Tilden Township and grabbing a Dewalt Combo Tool Kit valued at $399 around 7:45 p.m. on March 7, Tilden police said. The man was then shown running through the store with the merchandise and leaving through the lumber exit/entrance doors, police said. The man reportedly left the parking lot in a gray Ford sedan with the tool kit, police said. The same man is also believed to have committed the…

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Police & Fire
16 Missing Children Across Philadelphia Area Recovered In Multi-Agency Operation 16 Missing Children Across Philadelphia Area Recovered In Multi-Agency Operation
16 Missing Children Across Philadelphia Area Recovered In Multi-Agency Operation A four-week operation by U.S Marshals and other local officials located 16 children who went missing from across the Philadelphia area --  including four believed to be involved in sex-trafficking, authorities announced. "Operation Safeguard," led by the U.S. Marshals Service Offices in Philadelphia, Philadelphia’s Department of Human Services, and Bucks County Children Youth Service, was an "enforcement operation focused on human trafficking and the location and recovery of critically missing and exploited children," that ran from February 15 through March 15, according to a feder…

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News
Community Rallies For Norristown Toddler After Dad's Sudden Death Community Rallies For Norristown Toddler After Dad's Sudden Death
Community Rallies For Norristown Toddler After Dad's Sudden Death A Montgomery County woman is turning to the community for support after her husband and child's father died suddenly. Rachel Marco, of Norristown, started a GoFundMe page asking for donations to help support an education fund for her toddler daughter Madison following the death of her 37-year-old husband, Anthony Joseph Marco, on Jan. 20. The GoFundMe page has received over $43,000 in education funds as of Thursday. Raised in Willow Grove, Marco worked at American Airlines and FedEx up until his death, his obituary says. Marco's obituary remembered him as someone who was "funny, cari…

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