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Jillian Pikora

Senior Assistant Managing Editor

jpikora@dailyvoice.com

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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Lifestyle
Ashley Bouder, Carlisle-Born Ballerina, Bids Farewell To NYCB After 25 Iconic Years Ashley Bouder, Carlisle-Born Ballerina, Bids Farewell To NYCB After 25 Iconic Years
Ashley Bouder, Carlisle-Born Ballerina, Bids Farewell To Nycb After 25 Iconic Years Ashley Bouder, the powerhouse of poise and precision, is taking her final bow at the New York City Ballet (NYCB) on February 13, 2025, closing out a dazzling 25-year career, including two decades as a principal dancer. A Carlisle, Pennsylvania native, Bouder’s ballet journey began at age six at the Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet (CPYB) under Marcia Dale Weary. “I was truly a barn baby,” she reminisced, sharing childhood memories of sneaking A&W root beer from the 50¢ soda machine and clinging to her favorite barre spot—one she still favors at NYCB. Her mother, also a CPYB alum, passed…

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Police & Fire
Man Smears Toilet Water In Cell After Violent Clash With Lower Chichester Police: Authorities Man Smears Toilet Water In Cell After Violent Clash With Lower Chichester Police: Authorities
Man Smears Toilet Water In Cell After Violent Clash With Lower Chichester Police: Authorities Gabriel Eusebio Howard, 26, is wanted on multiple charges following an altercation with Lower Chichester police and vandalism inside his holding cell, police announced on Thursday, Feb. 13. Howard faces felony aggravated assault against officers, misdemeanor resisting arrest, possession of marijuana, institutional vandalism, and public drunkenness, according to Lower Chichester Township police. Officers encountered Howard around 2:35 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 9, on E. Ridge Road near Yates Avenue during an unrelated traffic stop, police said. Howard, appearing intoxicated, was seen crying, yelli…

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News
MURDER-SUICIDE: PA Business Owner Kills Wife, Self In Poconos, Family Speaks Out (EXCLUSIVE) MURDER-SUICIDE: PA Business Owner Kills Wife, Self In Poconos, Family Speaks Out (EXCLUSIVE)
Murder-suicide: PA Business Owner Kills Wife, Self In Poconos, Family Speaks Out (Exclusive) The nightmare began with a phone call.  On Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, Kristine Alberti, unable to reach her sister Joann for days, dialed 911. Hours later, police found Joann stabbed to death in her Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, home. Her husband, Craig Zigarelli, was dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.  On Wednesday, Feb. 12, Kristine and Adam Alberti spoke with Daily Voice.  A Life Spanning Two States, Ended in Violence Joann Alberti was a New Jersey native, raised in Roxbury and a graduate of Roxbury High School’s Class of 1996, her siblings explained. She continued her s…

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News
Life In Prison Could Be Avoided For Ex-Harrisburg Concertmaster In Child Rape Case: DA Life In Prison Could Be Avoided For Ex-Harrisburg Concertmaster In Child Rape Case: DA
Life In Prison Could Be Avoided For Ex-Harrisburg Concertmaster In Child Rape Case: DA The 58-year-old former Harrisburg Symphony concertmaster is facing life behind bars for the abhorrent rape of a child that lasted over a decade. But on Thursday, Feb. 13, authorities told Daily Voice that Odon J. Rathnam has been offered a plea deal that could spare him of that.  As previously reported by Daily Voice on July 25, 2024, Rathnam was charged with multiple felonies, including rape of a child and aggravated indecent assault. The victim, who came forward at 22, accused him of abusing her from age six to 17, causing severe physical injuries, according to an affidavit by D…

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News
High-Intensity Allentown Drug Raid Nabs Convicted Drug Dealer With Pounds Of Meth, Fentanyl: DA High-Intensity Allentown Drug Raid Nabs Convicted Drug Dealer With Pounds Of Meth, Fentanyl: DA
High-Intensity Allentown Drug Raid Nabs Convicted Drug Dealer With Pounds Of Meth, Fentanyl: DA A convicted felon and drug dealer was busted in a high-intensity drug trafficking raid in Allentown that uncovered pounds of methamphetamine, fentanyl, and other drugs, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan and Allentown Police Chief Charles Roca announced on Thursday, Feb. 13. Colton Kenneth Nace, 35, of Allentown, was taken into custody after search warrants were served at two homes on Hanover Avenue and Hall Street, authorities said. Investigators seized approximately 15.4 pounds of methamphetamine, 270 grams of methamphetamine powder, three pounds of marijuana, 20 grams of …

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SUV Slams Into York County Home, Driver Trapped And Seriously Hurt: West Manchester Police SUV Slams Into York County Home, Driver Trapped And Seriously Hurt: West Manchester Police
SUV Slams Into York County Home, Driver Trapped And Seriously Hurt: West Manchester Police A violent crash left a driver seriously injured after their SUV barreled into a York County home, West Manchester Township police announced Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. Officers responded to the 2400 block of Church Road at 11:55 a.m., finding a chaotic scene involving three vehicles, police said. Investigators determined a gray SUV sped westbound on Church Road, blew through the Redwood Road intersection, plowed through a yard, and smashed into two parked vehicles before crashing into the home and flipping onto its side. Firefighters from Dover Township Fire Department, responding under mutual…

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Police & Fire
Second PA Firefighter Accused Of Faking University Of Maryland Training Second PA Firefighter Accused Of Faking University Of Maryland Training
Second PA Firefighter Accused Of Faking University Of Maryland Training A second former Paxtang firefighter is facing charges of forgery in a fire service training certificate scheme, police announced on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. Kyle Walcott, 44, of Harrisburg, allegedly submitted 16 fraudulent fire service training certificates—purportedly from the University of Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute—to both the Paxtang Fire Company and Middletown Fire Department, according to Swatara Township Police. University representatives confirmed the certificates were fake, authorities said. Walcott used them to misrepresent his training and qualifications while serving …

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Police & Fire
Child Rape Investigation Underway In Upper Chichester: Police Child Rape Investigation Underway In Upper Chichester: Police
Child Rape Investigation Underway In Upper Chichester: Police A child rape investigation is ongoing in Upper Chichester, Upper Chichester Township police announced on Tuesday, Feb. 13. The investigation began on Dec. 17, 2024, when police received a report of inappropriate contact involving a juvenile victim. Detectives identified 31-year-old Christopher Conley as the suspect, and an arrest warrant was issued on Feb. 11, 2025, police said. Conley is wanted on the following charges, according to his docket: Felony Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse With a Child Felony Rape of a Child Misdemeanor Indecent Assault – Person Less Than 13 Years of…

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Police & Fire
FBI Releases Details, Items Found With Human Remains In York County Investigation FBI Releases Details, Items Found With Human Remains In York County Investigation
FBI Releases Details, Items Found With Human Remains In York County Investigation The FBI and Fairview Township Police are working to identify a woman whose remains were found in a wooded area on Dec. 9, 2024, authorities announced. The remains, discovered in the 300 block of Pleasant View Road, belonged to a woman who had been in the area for a significant time, police said. Investigators have submitted DNA samples for testing and are pursuing multiple leads. The Mercyhurst Forensic Anthropology Lab estimates the woman died between 2018 and 2023. According to NamUs, she was white, 30 to 60 years old, with strawberry blonde hair, standing between 4 feet 8 inches and 5 fe…

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Politics
Shapiro Sues Trump Administration Over $1.2B Freeze Blocking Critical PA Funding Shapiro Sues Trump Administration Over $1.2B Freeze Blocking Critical PA Funding
Shapiro Sues Trump Administration Over $1.2B Freeze Blocking Critical PA Funding Governor Josh Shapiro is suing the Trump Administration over a federal funding freeze impacting more than $2.1 billion earmarked for Pennsylvania initiatives, the Governor’s Office announced on Thursday, Feb. 13. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, seeks to overturn what Shapiro calls an “unconstitutional” freeze of $1.2 billion in federal funds and an additional $900 million placed under indefinite federal review. To protect Pennsylvania's interests and the funding appropriated to us by Congress, I’m left with no choice but to pursue l…

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