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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National Interest
Penn State Student Violently Beats Man's Face In Feasterville Wawa Brass-Knuckle Attack: Police Penn State Student Violently Beats Man's Face In Feasterville Wawa Brass-Knuckle Attack: Police Penn State Student Violently Beats Man's Face In Feasterville Wawa Brass-Knuckle Attack: Police
Penn State Student Violently Beats Man's Face In Feasterville Wawa Brass-Knuckle Attack: Police A violent attack outside a Wawa left a man with serious facial injuries, and the suspect is now in custody months after the assault, Lower Southampton Township Police announced on Thursday, Nov. 27. Rahmatjon “Rocky” Naimjonov, 20, turned himself in on an outstanding warrant tied to the July 22 assault at the Wawa on East Street Road in Feasterville, according to the release. The victim was struck with brass knuckles during the unprovoked attack, police said. The victim later identified Naimjonov as the attacker. A public post on the Mediterranean Abington Organization’s Instagram page iden…

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by Jillian Pikora
Long Beach, NY
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Long Beach Woman, 77, Killed After Struck By Pickup Truck: Homicide Squad Long Beach Woman, 77, Killed After Struck By Pickup Truck: Homicide Squad Long Beach Woman, 77, Killed After Struck By Pickup Truck: Homicide Squad
Long Beach Woman, 77, Killed After Struck By Pickup Truck: Homicide Squad A Long Island woman was killed after she was hit by a pickup truck on Monday, Nov. 24, at 10:26 a.m., Nassau County Homicide Squad detectives announced on Thursday, Nov. 27. Detectives said the crash happened as a 49-year-old man was driving a 2020 Chevy Silverado east on East Chester Street. He made a right turn onto Pacific Boulevard and struck a pedestrian who was crossing, according to the release. The victim, identified as 77-year-old Mary Traynor of Long Beach, suffered serious body trauma. Senior Care Ambulance transported her to a nearby hospital, where she later died from her injur…

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Lititz, PA
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Four Sets Of Twins Born In One Week At UPMC Lititz: ‘A Rare And Memorable Experience’ Four Sets Of Twins Born In One Week At UPMC Lititz: ‘A Rare And Memorable Experience’ Four Sets Of Twins Born In One Week At UPMC Lititz: ‘A Rare And Memorable Experience’
Four Sets Of Twins Born In One Week At Upmc Lititz: ‘A Rare And Memorable Experience’ A rare baby boom filled the halls of UPMC Lititz when four sets of twins were delivered in just one week at the hospital’s UPMC Magee-Womens unit, officials announced on Monday, Nov. 24. Of the eight newborns, six were boys and two were girls, hospital staff said. The week included three sets of twin boys and one set of twin girls — a milestone longtime employees called nearly unheard of. Since 2004, UPMC Lititz has delivered the next generation of Lancaster County families, welcoming 1,328 babies last year. They expect to deliver roughly 1,340 this year, but four twin births in one week st…

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Farmingdale, NY
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Worker Loses Three Fingertips In Industrial Accident At East Farmingdale Plant: Police Worker Loses Three Fingertips In Industrial Accident At East Farmingdale Plant: Police Worker Loses Three Fingertips In Industrial Accident At East Farmingdale Plant: Police
Worker Loses Three Fingertips In Industrial Accident At East Farmingdale Plant: Police A worker lost three of his fingertips in an industrial accident at a packaging facility, police announced on Wednesday, Nov. 26. The injury happened at L&S Packaging Company on Central Avenue in East Farmingdale at 7:35 p.m., according to the Suffolk County Police. The employee was using a food-dicing machine when he put his hand inside to clean it out, resulting in the severe injury. The worker, 45, of North Amityville, was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip with serious injuries, police said. Detectives are asking anyone with information to contact First Sq…

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Port Jervis, NY
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Port Jervis Man Born In 1900 ID’d As Missing Person Found In Swamp Decades Later: NYSP Port Jervis Man Born In 1900 ID’d As Missing Person Found In Swamp Decades Later: NYSP Port Jervis Man Born In 1900 ID’d As Missing Person Found In Swamp Decades Later: NYSP
Port Jervis Man Born In 1900 ID’d As Missing Person Found In Swamp Decades Later: Nysp A man born in 1900 has been identified as the person whose skeletal remains were discovered in a drained swamp in Orange County more than three decades ago, New York State Police announced on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. The remains recovered in 1991 off Woods Road in the Town of Greenville were confirmed to be those of Mikolai Celesz, who was 76 when a family member reported him missing on Friday, Oct. 1, 1976, according to state police. Troopers from SP Middletown were called to the swamp on Saturday, Sept. 14, 1991, after human bones were found when the area was drained. A skull and several…

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Bethlehem, PA
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Drunk Driving Tree Crash Kills Passenger In Bethlehem, Driver Sentenced: DA Drunk Driving Tree Crash Kills Passenger In Bethlehem, Driver Sentenced: DA Drunk Driving Tree Crash Kills Passenger In Bethlehem, Driver Sentenced: DA
Drunk Driving Tree Crash Kills Passenger In Bethlehem, Driver Sentenced: DA A drunk driver who crashed into a tree and killed his passenger in Bethlehem Township has been sentenced, Northampton County District Attorney Stephen G. Baratta announced on Wednesday, Nov. 26. Randy Diomar Donato, 32, of Easton, caused the fatal single-vehicle crash along William Penn Highway near Chipman Road at 2:07 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 5, police said. Donato was driving a 2006 Nissan Altima when he lost control and hit a tree on the north side of the highway, according to investigators. His passenger, 35-year-old Nicole Danielle Guzman of Easton, was pronounced dead at the scene from b…

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National Interest
LIFE SENTENCE: Egyptian Olympic Boxer Who Killed Daughter In Palmyra, Dumped Body In NY; AG LIFE SENTENCE: Egyptian Olympic Boxer Who Killed Daughter In Palmyra, Dumped Body In NY; AG LIFE SENTENCE: Egyptian Olympic Boxer Who Killed Daughter In Palmyra, Dumped Body In NY; AG
Life Sentence: Egyptian Olympic Boxer Who Killed Daughter In Palmyra, Dumped Body In NY; AG A former Olympic boxer from New York has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering his daughter in Pennsylvania, then driving her body to a Staten Island park to dispose of it, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. Kabary Salem, 57, was previously found guilty in October by a Lebanon County jury of first-degree murder for the 2019 killing of his 25-year-old daughter, Ola Salem, an activist known for her work with domestic violence survivors. Prosecutors said the Egyptian-born Olympian — once known in the ring as “The Egyptian Magician” — beat …

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by Jillian Pikora
Reading, PA
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NJ Man Bringing Bulk Marijuana To Pocono Smoke Shop Busted After Raids: Police NJ Man Bringing Bulk Marijuana To Pocono Smoke Shop Busted After Raids: Police NJ Man Bringing Bulk Marijuana To Pocono Smoke Shop Busted After Raids: Police
NJ Man Bringing Bulk Marijuana To Pocono Smoke Shop Busted After Raids: Police A New Jersey supplier accused of delivering bulk marijuana to a Pocono Summit smoke shop was arrested during a narcotics investigation that led to multiple raids, Pocono Mountain Regional Police announced on Wednesday, Nov. 26.  The investigation began on Tuesday, Sept. 2, when officers executed a search warrant at the All in 1 Pocono Smoke Shop and Convenience Store at 2657 Route 940 in Pocono Summit. Inside, officers seized marijuana, THC products, drug paraphernalia, and cash, according to the release. Employee Shane Scarlett, 25, of Mount Pocono, was charged with Possession with Int…

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National Interest
Teen Shoots Ex-GF Dead, Then Shoots Himself In Face And Survives In Nesconset: Cops Teen Shoots Ex-GF Dead, Then Shoots Himself In Face And Survives In Nesconset: Cops Teen Shoots Ex-GF Dead, Then Shoots Himself In Face And Survives In Nesconset: Cops
Teen Shoots Ex-GF Dead, Then Shoots Himself In Face And Survives In Nesconset: Cops A teen shot his ex-girlfriend to death before turning the gun on himself inside a home on Long Island on Wednesday morning, Nov. 26, authorities said. Emily Finn, 18, of West Sayville, was found dead inside the home on  Shenandoah Boulevard North in Nesconset after the 17-year-old male shot her during an encounter at his family’s home, Suffolk County police said. The teen then shot himself in the face, and his parents called 911, police said. He was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital in critical but stable condition. Police said he will be charged with felony Murder 2nd De…

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by Jillian Pikora
Harrisburg, PA
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PA Township Supervisor Who Stole $147K And Spent It On Lottery Tickets Gets Federal Prison: DOJ PA Township Supervisor Who Stole $147K And Spent It On Lottery Tickets Gets Federal Prison: DOJ PA Township Supervisor Who Stole $147K And Spent It On Lottery Tickets Gets Federal Prison: DOJ
PA Township Supervisor Who Stole $147K And Spent It On Lottery Tickets Gets Federal Prison: DOJ A former Pennsylvania township supervisor who stole over $147,000 from the township — much of it spent on lottery tickets — has been sentenced to federal prison, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday, Nov. 26. Linda Tarlecki, 63, of Aristes, was ordered to serve 12 months and one day after admitting she drafted duplicate payroll checks, forged reimbursements, and hid thousands of dollars in untaxed income for years, federal prosecutors said. Fraud Scheme Spanned Years Tarlecki served as a township supervisor and secretary/treasurer from 2006 to 2018. At her guilty plea hearing i…

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