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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Stony Point, NY
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Harriman State Park's Lake Sebago Beach To Reopen After Over Decade: Hochul Harriman State Park's Lake Sebago Beach To Reopen After Over Decade: Hochul Harriman State Park's Lake Sebago Beach To Reopen After Over Decade: Hochul
Harriman State Park's Lake Sebago Beach To Reopen After Over Decade: Hochul After sitting shuttered for more than a decade following storm damage, Lake Sebago Beach at the Hudson Valley's Harriman State Park is officially on track for a long-awaited comeback.  Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office announced Tuesday, Dec. 23, that a major construction contract has been awarded for the $95.8 million reconstruction of the Hudson Valley swimming destination, clearing the way for work to begin in spring 2026. The project is expected to be completed by summer 2027.  The beach has been closed since 2011, when Tropical Storm Irene caused extensive flooding and sediment dama…

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New Rochelle, NY
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2 Winning Powerball Tickets Worth $50K Sold In New Rochelle, Mount Kisco: Here's Where 2 Winning Powerball Tickets Worth $50K Sold In New Rochelle, Mount Kisco: Here's Where 2 Winning Powerball Tickets Worth $50K Sold In New Rochelle, Mount Kisco: Here's Where
2 Winning Powerball Tickets Worth $50K Sold In New Rochelle, Mount Kisco: Here's Where Two people who bought winning Powerball tickets at stores in Westchester County will be rolling in dough this holiday season.   The two third-prize-winning tickets, both worth $50,000, were sold in Mount Kisco and New Rochelle for the drawings on Saturday, Dec. 20, and Monday, Dec. 22, according to New York Lottery officials. The Dec. 20 ticket was sold at Teja Mart/Ebony Cards & Gifts in Mount Kisco, while the Dec. 22 ticket was sold at a gas station at 400 Pelham Rd. in New Rochelle.  The winning numbers for Dec. 20 were 04 05 28 52 69 with a Powerball number of 20, wh…

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Middletown-Wallkill, NY
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Man Who Sold Cocaine To Undercover Officer In Middletown Gets Jail Time Man Who Sold Cocaine To Undercover Officer In Middletown Gets Jail Time Man Who Sold Cocaine To Undercover Officer In Middletown Gets Jail Time
Man Who Sold Cocaine To Undercover Officer In Middletown Gets Jail Time A man convicted of selling cocaine to an undercover police officer in Orange County will spend more than a decade in state prison, prosecutors announced.  Middletown resident Marquis McCray, 55, was sentenced Monday, Dec. 22, to a total of 12 years in prison following his conviction after a jury trial in Orange County Court, according to District Attorney David M. Hoovler.  McCray was found guilty in October of third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance and two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.  Jurors determined that on Sept. 4,…

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Carmel, NY
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Rollover Crash Sends Car Into Woods In Carmel, Injures Driver Rollover Crash Sends Car Into Woods In Carmel, Injures Driver Rollover Crash Sends Car Into Woods In Carmel, Injures Driver
Rollover Crash Sends Car Into Woods In Carmel, Injures Driver A driver was injured following a serious rollover crash that sent a vehicle off the roadway and into a wooded area in Putnam County, prompting a multi-agency rescue, fire officials said.  The crash happened in Carmel in the area of Stoneleigh Avenue on Tuesday, Dec. 23, according to the Carmel Fire Department.  While responding, crews were alerted by the Putnam County 911 Center that an OnStar notification had been triggered, reporting a rollover crash with no contact made with the driver. When responders arrived, an assistant chief confirmed that one person was trapped insid…

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New Rochelle, NY
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Car Slams Into Diner In New Rochelle, Sending 3 To Hospital Car Slams Into Diner In New Rochelle, Sending 3 To Hospital Car Slams Into Diner In New Rochelle, Sending 3 To Hospital
Car Slams Into Diner In New Rochelle, Sending 3 To Hospital A vehicle crashed into a diner in Westchester County, prompting a large emergency response and sending three people to area hospitals, fire officials said. The incident happened Monday, Dec. 22, at the Moon Diner Restaurant located at 412 North Ave. in New Rochelle, according to the New Rochelle Fire Department.  Crews were initially dispatched for a report of a pedestrian struck. While crews were responding, the call was upgraded to a vehicle into a building, bringing more units to the scene. Fire officials said one pedestrian and two passengers from the vehicle were transported…

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Newburgh, NY
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Driver Charged In Fatal 110-MPH Police Chase That Killed Passenger In Newburgh: DA Driver Charged In Fatal 110-MPH Police Chase That Killed Passenger In Newburgh: DA Driver Charged In Fatal 110-MPH Police Chase That Killed Passenger In Newburgh: DA
Driver Charged In Fatal 110-mph Police Chase That Killed Passenger In Newburgh: DA A 25-year-old man has been indicted on a sweeping set of felony charges stemming from a high-speed, intoxicated police chase that ended in a fatal crash in Orange County earlier this year, prosecutors announced.  Port Jervis resident Liam McNichol, 25, was arraigned Tuesday, Dec. 23, on an indictment charging him with aggravated vehicular homicide, multiple counts of vehicular manslaughter, manslaughter, assault, and unlawful fleeing a police officer in connection with an April incident in Newburgh, Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler said. The charges stem from …

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by Ben Crnic
Washingtonville, NY
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2 Fires Erupt At Same Time In Campbell Hall, Destroy Garages, Heavily Damage Home 2 Fires Erupt At Same Time In Campbell Hall, Destroy Garages, Heavily Damage Home 2 Fires Erupt At Same Time In Campbell Hall, Destroy Garages, Heavily Damage Home
2 Fires Erupt At Same Time In Campbell Hall, Destroy Garages, Heavily Damage Home Two separate structure fires broke out within a short span in an Orange County hamlet, keeping firefighters busy as crews worked to contain heavy flames at two different locations. The first call came in around 8:30 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 22, for a reported structure fire on Shea Road in Campbell Hall, according to the Campbell Hall Fire Department.  When firefighters arrived, they found a multi-vehicle attached garage fully engulfed in flames, with the fire beginning to spread toward the nearby home. Multiple mutual aid departments were immediately requested to help.  Thanks to a …

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Cortlandt, NY
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Longtime Athletic Director Steps Down After Over 3 Decades At Hendrick Hudson School District Longtime Athletic Director Steps Down After Over 3 Decades At Hendrick Hudson School District Longtime Athletic Director Steps Down After Over 3 Decades At Hendrick Hudson School District
Longtime Athletic Director Steps Down After Over 3 Decades At Hendrick Hudson School District After more than three decades shaping athletics and student life at a school district in Northern Westchester, a longtime athletic director is saying goodbye. Hendrick Hudson School District Athletic Director Tom Baker, who spent 34 years with the district, shared a farewell letter with the community on Tuesday, Dec. 23, reflecting on a career that began in September 1992 and grew into a defining chapter of his life. “Beginning in September 1992, I embarked on the most wonderful career in the Hendrick Hudson School District,” Baker wrote, noting that after 10 years teaching m…

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by Ben Crnic
Cortlandt, NY
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Hudson Valley Hospital to Pay $616K Over Illegal Kickbacks for Cancer Patient Referrals: AG Hudson Valley Hospital to Pay $616K Over Illegal Kickbacks for Cancer Patient Referrals: AG Hudson Valley Hospital to Pay $616K Over Illegal Kickbacks for Cancer Patient Referrals: AG
Hudson Valley Hospital to Pay $616K Over Illegal Kickbacks for Cancer Patient Referrals: AG A Westchester County hospital has agreed to pay more than $616,000 after investigators said it illegally paid millions of dollars to an oncology practice in exchange for patient referrals, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced.  According to the Attorney General’s Office, New York-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital and its predecessor, Hudson Valley Hospital Center, paid an oncology practice more than $4 million between 2011 and 2019 to induce doctors to refer cancer patients to the hospital for treatment, the office announced on Tuesday, Dec. 23.  Investigators said …

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Mount Pleasant, NY
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Van Overturns On Snowy Stretch Of Route 9A In Hawthorne Van Overturns On Snowy Stretch Of Route 9A In Hawthorne Van Overturns On Snowy Stretch Of Route 9A In Hawthorne
Van Overturns On Snowy Stretch Of Route 9A In Hawthorne A driver was taken to the hospital after a van overturned on Route 9A in Westchester County early Tuesday morning, Dec. 23, fire officials said.   Members of the Hawthorne Fire Department were dispatched to the crash on Route 9A just north of the Westchester County Police Headquarters, according to the Hawthorne Fire Department. When crews arrived, they found an overturned van and confirmed the driver had already gotten out of the vehicle on their own.  Hawthorne EMS evaluated the driver at the scene before transporting them to a hospital for observation. No other injuries w…

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