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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

Villanova University Football Player Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Female Student A 19-year-old Villanova University football player from Maryland has been charged with attempted sexual assault, reports say. Iyanu Elijah Solomon tried forcing a female student into sexual acts in September 2019, the Delaware County District Attorney's Office told 6abc. The woman reportedly told her resident assistant of the incident two weeks after the alleged incident happened, but decided not to file a police report at the time. But Solomon continued harassing the woman, who pursued criminal charges last month, the DA's office says. Solomon was charged with attempted sexual assault, a…

by Nicole Acosta

03/10/2021

Police & Fire

Nether Providence Stabbing Under Investigation Police in Delaware County are investigating what they believe to be a domestic incident in which a woman stabbed a man multiple times then fled earlier this week. Officers responded to the 300 block of Pritchard Lane in Nether Providence Township on reports of a domestic violence incident involving a stabbing victim, around 11:40 p.m. on Monday, Nether Providence police said. When officers arrived on scene, they found a man with multiple stab wounds in his upper body, police said. Officers concluded that the woman who allegedly stabbed the man fled prior to their arrival, police said. The…

by Nicole Acosta

03/10/2021

News

US News Ranks Top 10 High Schools In Pennsylvania Schools in Chester, Montgomery, and Delaware counties were named among the top 10 best high schools in Pennsylvania, according to U.S News & World Report. The state is comprised of 640 districts, 754 high schools, 41,016 teachers and 598,770 students enrolled, the report says. The following high schools were named the top 10: 1. Julia R. Masterman Secondary School: 1699 Spring Garden St., Philadelphia (Philadelphia County) 2. Downingtown STEM Academy: 335 Manor Ave., Downingtown (Chester County) 3. Radnor High School: 130 King Of Prussia R…

by Nicole Acosta

03/10/2021

Police & Fire

Police: Home Health Aide From NJ Stole $3.9K In Unauthorized Checks From Bucks Woman A home health aide from Trenton, NJ was arrested after stealing $3,900 from a Bucks County, PA resident by writing 21 unauthorized checks to herself, authorities said. The victim’s son-in-law notified police on Dec. 28, 2020, that he discovered a total of 21 unauthorized checks were written to J’Nai Williams, who had been working with the victim since September 2019, Upper Makefield police said. Six of the 21 checks were authorized by the victim, but the total monetary amount of those six checks were changed without authorization, police said. The monetary loss associated with the 21 …

by Nicole Acosta

03/09/2021

Police & Fire

Bucks Landlord To Pay Feds $128K For Renting Subsidized Apartment To Mother-In-Law A Bucks County landlord is expected to pay $128,000 to the federal government for allegedly renting a subsidized Section 8 apartment to his mother-in-law for 12 years, authorities said. The settlement resolves allegations that, between December 2008 and August 2020, Dmitry Royzman rented a subsidized apartment to his mother-in-law in violation of the Housing Choice Voucher Program’s (“HCVP”) requirements, according to Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams. In the settlement agreement, federal authorities allege that Royzman was a landlord in the HCVP, a program whereby H…

by Nicole Acosta

03/09/2021

Obituaries

Wissahickon High School Grad Ian M. Brooks Dies, 33 Ian M. Brooks of Brooklyn, NY, formerly of Gwynedd Valley, PA died Feb. 28, 2021. He was 33 years old. Born in Doylestown, PA, Brooks worked as an Architect for Hill West Architects in New York City up until his death, his obituary says. He graduated from Wissahickon High School in 2006, the University of Pittsburgh, and the City College of New York where he earned his Master’s Degree in Architecture, his obit says. Brooks' obituary remembered him as "an athletically gifted skier, wakeboarder and cyclist." Brooks is survived by his parents Bruce E. and Joan V. (Klumpp) Brooks of Gwynedd V…

by Nicole Acosta

03/09/2021

Police & Fire

Seen Them? Newtown Police Seek ID For Pair Who Stole $700 Worth Of Merchandise From Ulta Police in Bucks County are seeking the public's help identifying a pair who they say stole around $700 worth of merchandise from a local Ulta Beauty store. Two suspects were seen leaving the store without purchasing any items, but with full bags around 4:30 p.m. on March 3 at the Newtown location, according to the Newtown Township Police Department. Surveillance footage revealed that they had stolen multiple items, and an inventory confirmed that $686.88 worth of merchandise was missing, police said. The first suspect is described as a White or Hispanic female, who is heavyset, in their la…

by Nicole Acosta

03/09/2021

Police & Fire

U.S Marshals Capture Chester City Fugitive Wanted For Alleged Role As Shooting Getaway Driver A 50-year-old Chester City fugitive was arrested by U.S Marshals for her alleged role as a getaway driver in a shooting that left a woman injured, authorities said. Officers were dispatched to the area of 2112 Madison Street for a shooting and found a woman who was shot in the upper left leg around 3:45 p.m. on Sept. 20, 2020, according to the City of Chester Police Department. The woman told officers that she was “set up” and shot during a robbery, police said. An investigation ensued when detectives learned that Monica Powell was driving the woman through an alleyway before she slow…

by Nicole Acosta

03/09/2021

Police & Fire

Police ID Angry Berks Woman Who Spit On Another Driver In Route 61 Road Rage Incident Tilden police have identified a woman who they say was screaming profanities at a driver and spit in his face after cutting him off near State Route 61, authorities said. Tammy L. Ambrose, 49, of Cressona (Schuylkill County), was behind the wheel of a red Suzuki sedan when she cut in front of another driver, who was operating a tractor-trailer on the northbound side of the highway near Lowland Road, around 12:30 p.m. on Monday, according to the Tilden Township Police Department. Ambrose then jumped out of her sedan and walked towards the man's truck, where she climbed up onto the …

by Nicole Acosta

03/09/2021

Police & Fire

DA: ChesCo Man Facing Up To 74 Years In Prison For Sexually Assaulting 3 Boys As Young As 11 A 58-year-old Chester County man is facing up to 74 years in prison for sexually assaulting three boys between the ages of 11 and 14, authorities said. The boys worked on Robert Caesar's Oxford property from 2016 to 2017, District Attorney Deb Ryan said. Caesar apparently befriended them and, in separate instances, offered to wash their clothes, supplied them with alcohol, and sexually assaulted them, Ryan said. “Were it not for the courage of these three boys, this defendant might not have been brought to justice," Ryan said. "Their bravery to disclose what had been done to them is unden…

by Nicole Acosta

03/09/2021

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