Jillian Pikora

Deputy Managing Editor

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Jillian is an editor and reporter based out of Pennsylvania's capital city of Harrisburg. She has a degree in Political Science and is a former political campaign manager. For over a decade, she has worked as a staff reporter and freelance writer at Sisters Magazine, The Tempest, Huffington Post, CairoScene, and several other outlets. Before joining Daily Voice, Jillian worked as a digital news editor at Hearst's local NBC affiliate, WGAL News 8. She currently assists in managing Virginia, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Massachusetts; as well as reporting stories in Pennsylvania for Daily Voice.

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Great Neck, NY
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Former Great Neck Attorney Admits Stealing $30K Escrow Deposit In Failed Home Sale Former Great Neck Attorney Admits Stealing $30K Escrow Deposit In Failed Home Sale Former Great Neck Attorney Admits Stealing $30K Escrow Deposit In Failed Home Sale
Former Great Neck Attorney Admits Stealing $30K Escrow Deposit In Failed Home Sale A disbarred former attorney on Long Island has admitted stealing a client's escrow money in connection with a failed Long Island home sale, Suffolk County prosecutors announced on Monday, June 15. Marco Materassi, 59, formerly of Great Neck and now living in Florida, pleaded guilty to Grand Larceny in the Third Degree for taking $30,000 that was supposed to be held in escrow during a Lake Grove real estate transaction, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney. Materassi represented the seller in the transaction and received the buyer's $30,000 down payment on Jan. 26…

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Brentwood, NY
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80-Year-Old Pedestrian Killed In Early-Morning Brentwood Crash 80-Year-Old Pedestrian Killed In Early-Morning Brentwood Crash 80-Year-Old Pedestrian Killed In Early-Morning Brentwood Crash
80-Year-Old Pedestrian Killed In Early-Morning Brentwood Crash A pedestrian was struck and killed by an SUV on Long Island during the early morning hours of Monday, June 15, police announced. Richard Jennings, 80, of Brentwood, was standing in the eastbound lane of Suffolk Avenue near Fulton Street in Brentwood when he was hit by a 2017 Ford Escape at approximately 2:20 a.m., according to Suffolk County Police. The vehicle was driven by Britney Barbaron Rojas, 23, of Islip Terrace, police said. Jennings was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead, authorities said. Barbaron Rojas was treated for minor injuries. The Ford Escap…

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Waynesboro, PA
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Woman Killed After 30-Foot Fall Into Empty Pool At Pittsburgh Obama School Woman Killed After 30-Foot Fall Into Empty Pool At Pittsburgh Obama School Woman Killed After 30-Foot Fall Into Empty Pool At Pittsburgh Obama School
Woman Killed After 30-Foot Fall Into Empty Pool At Pittsburgh Obama School A construction worker died after falling approximately 30 feet into an empty pool while working at a Pittsburgh school on Monday morning, officials said. Emergency crews were called to Pittsburgh Obama Academy on North Highland Avenue just before 9 a.m. on Monday, June 15. Construction workers were at the school performing work on the pool, where scaffolding had been erected, Pittsburgh Public Schools spokesperson Ebony Pugh said in a statement. The incident happened around 9 a.m. while work was underway, according to Pugh. "Arriving responders located the adult female at the bottom of th…

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Carlisle, PA
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Decade After Death Staged As Suicide, Woman Arrested For Homicide: Cumberland County DA Decade After Death Staged As Suicide, Woman Arrested For Homicide: Cumberland County DA Decade After Death Staged As Suicide, Woman Arrested For Homicide: Cumberland County DA
Decade After Death Staged As Suicide, Woman Arrested For Homicide: Cumberland County DA A woman is accused of fatally shooting her longtime partner and staging his death as a suicide in Pennsylvania, a case that remained unsolved for more than a decade before her arrest in South Carolina, authorities announced on Monday, June 15. Betty Jane Adams, 60, was charged in connection with the May 1, 2015, death of John Wesley Alleman, 68, at his home in the 60 block of Hickorytown Road in Middlesex Township, Cumberland County, according to the district attorney. Alleman was found in bed with a gunshot wound to his head after a 911 call around 7 a.m. initially reported the death as a …

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Central Islip, NY
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Casino Parking Lot Shooting Lands Suffolk County Man In Prison Casino Parking Lot Shooting Lands Suffolk County Man In Prison Casino Parking Lot Shooting Lands Suffolk County Man In Prison
Casino Parking Lot Shooting Lands Suffolk County Man In Prison A man who shot another man twice outside Jake's 58 Casino on Long Island will spend the next decade behind bars, prosecutors announced on Monday, June 8. Nashawn J. Legros, 26, of Wyandanch, was sentenced to 10 years in prison followed by five years of post-release supervision after pleading guilty to attempted murder and criminal possession of a weapon for the May 2024 shooting, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney. The attack happened at approximately 10:16 p.m. on Friday, May 31, 2024, in the parking lot of Jake's 58 Casino on Express Drive North in Islandia,…

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Harrisburg, PA
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ICE Arrests Convicted NY Robbery, Cocaine Conspirator In Harrisburg ICE Arrests Convicted NY Robbery, Cocaine Conspirator In Harrisburg ICE Arrests Convicted NY Robbery, Cocaine Conspirator In Harrisburg
ICE Arrests Convicted NY Robbery, Cocaine Conspirator In Harrisburg A convicted New York robber and drug trafficker is back in federal custody after immigration agents arrested him in Pennsylvania, officials announced on Monday, June 15. Fernando Rivas, a Dominican national living in the United States illegally, was taken into custody by officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Enforcement and Removal Operations Philadelphia field office during a targeted enforcement action in Harrisburg on Wednesday, June 11, according to ICE. Rivas was previously convicted in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on two counts of Ho…

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Quarryville, PA
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Dogs Left In Car On 97-Degree Day Leads To Animal Neglect Citation In Lancaster County Dogs Left In Car On 97-Degree Day Leads To Animal Neglect Citation In Lancaster County Dogs Left In Car On 97-Degree Day Leads To Animal Neglect Citation In Lancaster County
Dogs Left In Car On 97-Degree Day Leads To Animal Neglect Citation In Lancaster County Three dogs were allegedly left inside a vehicle on a 97-degree day without water or relief from the heat in Lancaster County, police announced on Sunday, June 15. Michelle L. Campbell, 53, of Bonifay, Florida, was cited for summary neglect of an animal following an incident in East Earl Township, according to East Earl Township Police. Campbell allegedly left the three dogs inside her vehicle at 129 Toddy Drive around 1:15 p.m. on Thursday, June 11, police said. The dogs were left without water or protection from the extreme heat, according to the citation. A summary citation charging Cam…

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Clifton Park, NY
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Woman Dragged By SUV During Protection Order Incident: Saratoga County Sheriff Woman Dragged By SUV During Protection Order Incident: Saratoga County Sheriff Woman Dragged By SUV During Protection Order Incident: Saratoga County Sheriff
Woman Dragged By SUV During Protection Order Incident: Saratoga County Sheriff A woman suffered injuries after she was partially dragged by a vehicle during a domestic-related incident in New York, authorities announced on Sunday, June 14. Craig A. Simmons, 39, of Malta, was arrested following an investigation into a personal injury crash reported on Ellsworth Boulevard in Malta at 10:11 a.m. on Friday, May 30, according to the Saratoga County Sheriff's Office. Simmons was charged on Sunday, June 1, with aggravated family offense and first-degree criminal contempt, both class E felonies, as well as second-degree reckless endangerment, a class A misdemeanor, the sheri…

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Wyandanch, NY
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Motorcyclist Seriously Injured In Wyandanch Crash Motorcyclist Seriously Injured In Wyandanch Crash Motorcyclist Seriously Injured In Wyandanch Crash
Motorcyclist Seriously Injured In Wyandanch Crash A motorcyclist suffered serious injuries after a collision with a car at an intersection on Long Island, police announced on Sunday, June 14. The crash happened at the intersection of Long Island Avenue and Little East Neck Road in Wyandanch at approximately 11:10 p.m. on Saturday, June 13, according to Suffolk County Police. A 2011 Honda Accord was traveling southbound on Long Island Avenue and making a left turn when a northbound 2011 Yamaha motorcycle struck the passenger side of the vehicle, police said. The motorcyclist, a 30-year-old Huntington Station man, was taken to Good Samarit…

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Five Towns, NY
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PHOTOS: Vehicle Overturns Near JFK Airport On Rockaway Boulevard (DEVELOPING) PHOTOS: Vehicle Overturns Near JFK Airport On Rockaway Boulevard (DEVELOPING) PHOTOS: Vehicle Overturns Near JFK Airport On Rockaway Boulevard (DEVELOPING)
Photos: Vehicle Overturns Near JFK Airport On Rockaway Boulevard (Developing) An overturned vehicle was reported near John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens on Sunday afternoon, according to a Daily Voice editor at the scene. The crash happened near Rockaway Boulevard by JFK Airport, according to a witness at the scene around 4 p.m. Photos from the area showed an overturned vehicle, though it was not immediately clear how many vehicles were involved or if anyone was injured. Emergency crews were responding to the scene. Traffic delays are possible in the area. Daily Voice has reached out to police for more details.  This is a developing story. Check…

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