Ben Crnic

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Ben Crnic graduated from the University of Connecticut with a bachelor’s degree in Journalism & Geoscience in 2021. He has previously worked as a reporter with the Journal Inquirer in Manchester, Connecticut, and has also contributed work to the Connecticut Mirror. Ben joined the Daily Voice team in October of 2022.

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Pleasant Valley, NY
Breaking News
Salt Point Tree Worker Loses Fingers After Hand Pulled In Machine — Now Family Asking For Help Salt Point Tree Worker Loses Fingers After Hand Pulled In Machine — Now Family Asking For Help Salt Point Tree Worker Loses Fingers After Hand Pulled In Machine — Now Family Asking For Help
Salt Point Tree Worker Loses Fingers After Hand Pulled In Machine — Now Family Asking For Help A Dutchess County tree service owner is facing months of surgeries and rehabilitation after losing two fingers in a devastating work accident, and now his family is asking for help as he recovers.  Joshua Brazie, of Salt Point, was seriously injured on the morning of Tuesday, July 7, while troubleshooting a malfunctioning wood chipper during a routine tree removal job, according to his fiancée, Ashley Lasher.  Brazie, the owner of J.A.C. Tree Service, was rushed into emergency surgery after his hand was pulled into the machine.  Doctors could save his thumb, ring finger, and…

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by Ben Crnic
Suffern, NY
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Chestnut Ridge Man Convicted Of Raping Young Girl — Now Faces Life In Prison Chestnut Ridge Man Convicted Of Raping Young Girl — Now Faces Life In Prison Chestnut Ridge Man Convicted Of Raping Young Girl — Now Faces Life In Prison
Chestnut Ridge Man Convicted Of Raping Young Girl — Now Faces Life In Prison A 55-year-old Rockland County man may spend up to life behind bars after being convicted of raping an eight-year-old girl multiple times, prosecutors said. Chestnut Ridge resident Byron Guiterrez-Rosil, 55, was found guilty on Wednesday, July 8, of sexual assault and rape charges after an eight-day jury trial in Rockland County Court, the Rockland County District Attorney's Office announced. According to prosecutors, Guiterrez-Rosil was arrested after an eight-year-old girl told her mother in September 2025 that he had subjected her to vaginal sexual abuse and sexual intercourse o…

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by Ben Crnic
Philipstown, NY
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Water Emergency Declared In Cold Spring After Storm Disrupts Supply Water Emergency Declared In Cold Spring After Storm Disrupts Supply Water Emergency Declared In Cold Spring After Storm Disrupts Supply
Water Emergency Declared In Cold Spring After Storm Disrupts Supply A Putnam County village has declared a water emergency after recent heavy rains disrupted its drinking water system, prompting mandatory conservation measures for residents and businesses.  The emergency was declared in Cold Spring on Wednesday, July 8, after storms earlier this week caused excessive turbidity, or cloudiness, in the village's surface water reservoirs, according to village officials.  Officials said the storm runoff has made it difficult to properly treat water from the reservoirs.  Officials stressed that the issue is not a mechanical failure at the wat…

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by Ben Crnic
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Woman Admits Trying To Burn Down Poughkeepsie Apartment Building With Residents Inside: DA Woman Admits Trying To Burn Down Poughkeepsie Apartment Building With Residents Inside: DA Woman Admits Trying To Burn Down Poughkeepsie Apartment Building With Residents Inside: DA
Woman Admits Trying To Burn Down Poughkeepsie Apartment Building With Residents Inside: DA A woman has pleaded guilty to attempted arson charges after trying to set fire to an occupied apartment building in Dutchess County late at night, prosecutors said.  Poughkeepsie resident Niya Edelman, 28, pleaded guilty to second-degree attempted arson in Dutchess County Court, the Dutchess County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, July 8.  Edelman's conviction stems from an incident at around midnight on April 27, when she tried setting fire to an apartment building at 65 South Hamilton St. in Poughkeepsie.  Prosecutors said Edelman admitted to taking piece…

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by Ben Crnic
Mahopac, NY
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Falling Rock Hits Windshield On Taconic Parkway In Mahopac, Driver Hospitalized Falling Rock Hits Windshield On Taconic Parkway In Mahopac, Driver Hospitalized Falling Rock Hits Windshield On Taconic Parkway In Mahopac, Driver Hospitalized
Falling Rock Hits Windshield On Taconic Parkway In Mahopac, Driver Hospitalized A driver was taken to a hospital after a falling rock struck their vehicle on the Taconic State Parkway in Putnam County, causing the roadway to temporarily close.  The incident happened a little after 11:45 a.m. on Wednesday, July 9, when police, EMS, and firefighters responded to the northbound Taconic State Parkway between Bryant Pond Road and Peekskill Hollow Road in Mahopac for a crash involving injuries, according to the Mahopac Falls Volunteer Fire Department. Arriving crews found a car with severe windshield damage caused by a rock falling from a nearby rock wall. After the imp…

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by Ben Crnic
Marlboro, NY
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Deep Freeze Caused $30M Crop Loss — Now Hudson Valley Farmers Pushing For Federal Disaster Aid Deep Freeze Caused $30M Crop Loss — Now Hudson Valley Farmers Pushing For Federal Disaster Aid Deep Freeze Caused $30M Crop Loss — Now Hudson Valley Farmers Pushing For Federal Disaster Aid
Deep Freeze Caused $30M Crop Loss — Now Hudson Valley Farmers Pushing For Federal Disaster Aid Hudson Valley farmers who lost much or all of their crops during a devastating spring freeze are renewing calls for the federal government to declare an agricultural disaster, saying millions of dollars in emergency relief are urgently needed to keep many family farms afloat.  Famers from the region gathered Tuesday, July 7, at a third-generation orchard in Ulster County to relay a message to the federal government that without immediate disaster relief, many farms may struggle to recover from a spring freeze that destroyed millions of dollars worth of crops.  Congressman Pat Ryan…

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by Ben Crnic
Pawling, NY
On Your Side
Help Pours In For Yoga Studio Now Rebuilding After Storm-Caused Fire In Pawling (UPDATE) Help Pours In For Yoga Studio Now Rebuilding After Storm-Caused Fire In Pawling (UPDATE) Help Pours In For Yoga Studio Now Rebuilding After Storm-Caused Fire In Pawling (UPDATE)
Help Pours In For Yoga Studio Now Rebuilding After Storm-Caused Fire In Pawling (Update) A Dutchess County massage therapist who lost her business when a devastating Fourth of July fire destroyed the building housing her studio is now receiving an outpouring of community support as she begins the rebuilding process. Pawling Yoga & Wellness, located at 26 East Main St., was destroyed when a massive fire leveled the building on July 4, also destroying a CVS location.  The blaze broke out at around 8:10 p.m. on Saturday after severe storms swept through Dutchess County, igniting what Pawling Fire Chief Everett White described as one of the largest fires the departmen…

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by Ben Crnic
Carmel, NY
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Tree Pulls Live Wires Down On Car, Causes Interior To Catch Fire In Carmel Tree Pulls Live Wires Down On Car, Causes Interior To Catch Fire In Carmel Tree Pulls Live Wires Down On Car, Causes Interior To Catch Fire In Carmel
Tree Pulls Live Wires Down On Car, Causes Interior To Catch Fire In Carmel A car caught fire after a fallen tree pulled live wires down on it in a Putnam County driveway.  The incident happened on Tuesday, July 7, when firefighters and police responded to a home on Dixon Road in Carmel for a reported downed tree and wires, according to the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department.  Arriving crews found a huge tree had fallen and pulled down live wires on the top of a vehicle parked in the home's driveway. This caused the inside of the car to catch fire, the department said. Firefighters had to wait to put the blaze out until NYSEG could de-energize the lines. …

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by Ben Crnic
Monsey, NY
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Girl, 7, Dies After Being Hit By School Bus In Monsey, No Charges Pending (UPDATE) Girl, 7, Dies After Being Hit By School Bus In Monsey, No Charges Pending (UPDATE) Girl, 7, Dies After Being Hit By School Bus In Monsey, No Charges Pending (UPDATE)
Girl, 7, Dies After Being Hit By School Bus In Monsey, No Charges Pending (Update) UPDATE: A child has died after being struck by a school bus in Rockland County, police confirm. The crash happened at around 9 a.m. on Blauvelt Road in Monsey on Wednesday, July 8, according to Ramapo Police. The girl had been crossing the street at 182 Blauvelt Rd. when she was struck by the school bus. Emergency crews, including Hatzoloh EMS and the Ramapo Police Department, responded to the scene. The girl was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.  The school bus involved, operated for Yeshiva Viznitz, had been driven by a 28-year-old resident of Monsey who stayed at th…

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by Ben Crnic
Rye, NY
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Man Caught Posing As FBI Agent At Playland — Months After Falsely Reporting Shooting, Cops Say Man Caught Posing As FBI Agent At Playland — Months After Falsely Reporting Shooting, Cops Say Man Caught Posing As FBI Agent At Playland — Months After Falsely Reporting Shooting, Cops Say
Man Caught Posing As FBI Agent At Playland — Months After Falsely Reporting Shooting, Cops Say A Westchester County man already facing gun and drug charges after allegedly faking a shooting that ended up being self-inflicted has now been accused of pretending to be an FBI agent during a bizarre Fourth of July encounter at Playland Park, police said. John Fiore, 47, of Somers, was charged with first-degree criminal impersonation, a felony, after Westchester County Police said he falsely claimed to be an FBI agent who had recently been shot in the line of duty, the department announced on Tuesday, July 7. Police said the incident happened at around 5:45 p.m. on Friday, July 4, at Playl…

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