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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White Plains, NY
Weather
Freeze Warning Issued For Lower Hudson Valley, Long Island, NYC Freeze Warning Issued For Lower Hudson Valley, Long Island, NYC Freeze Warning Issued For Lower Hudson Valley, Long Island, NYC
Freeze Warning Issued For Lower Hudson Valley, Long Island, NYC Bundle up, New Yorkers — the first widespread freeze of the season is on the way.  The National Weather Service has issued a Freeze Warning for large portions of southeast New York, including New York City, Long Island, Westchester County, and parts of the Hudson Valley, effective from 1 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 11.  Forecasters say temperatures will fall to between 30 and 32 degrees, which could kill crops and other sensitive plants. According to the NWS, the warning covers southern Westchester County, New York City, and Nassau and Suffolk counties.  Residents …

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Carmel, NY
Breaking News
$229M Putnam Budget Includes $1M Property Tax Levy Cut: Officials $229M Putnam Budget Includes $1M Property Tax Levy Cut: Officials $229M Putnam Budget Includes $1M Property Tax Levy Cut: Officials
$229M Putnam Budget Includes $1M Property Tax Levy Cut: Officials Putnam County Executive Kevin Byrne has signed the 2026 budget into law, delivering what officials call the largest property tax cut in county history while continuing several tax relief initiatives for residents.   The $229 million spending plan, signed Friday, Nov. 7, reduces the county’s property tax levy by $1 million and drives the tax rate down to 2.39 percent — the lowest level in nearly 20 years, according to county officials.   Officials said the new budget marks the third consecutive year Byrne has provided tax relief, totaling more than $10 million in sav…

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White Plains, NY
Breaking News
'Trump Turmoil': Proposed $2.5B Budget Includes Tax Hike, Department Cuts In Westchester 'Trump Turmoil': Proposed $2.5B Budget Includes Tax Hike, Department Cuts In Westchester 'Trump Turmoil': Proposed $2.5B Budget Includes Tax Hike, Department Cuts In Westchester
'Trump Turmoil': Proposed $2.5B Budget Includes Tax Hike, Department Cuts In Westchester Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins has unveiled a proposed $2.5 billion operating budget that includes across-the-board cuts to nearly every county department and a property tax levy increase — moves he said were made necessary by financial instability created thanks to the Trump Administration.   The 2026 proposed operating budget, announced Friday, Nov. 7, aims to close a projected $197.7 million deficit while maintaining core services and avoiding layoffs, county officials said. Jenkins said federal cuts, shifting aid formulas, and trade tariffs have left local government…

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Albany, NY
Breaking News
Prison Suicide: Union Demands Apology From NY Senator Over Remarks On Tragedy (UPDATE) Prison Suicide: Union Demands Apology From NY Senator Over Remarks On Tragedy (UPDATE) Prison Suicide: Union Demands Apology From NY Senator Over Remarks On Tragedy (UPDATE)
Prison Suicide: Union Demands Apology From NY Senator Over Remarks On Tragedy (Update) This story has been updated.  A day after a corrections union demanded an apology from New York State Senator Julia Salazar after she criticized prison security procedures following the suicide of a longtime civilian staff member at an upstate facility, the lawmaker has said it is her job to find out what happened.  In a statement issued Sunday, Nov. 9, the New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association called the Friday, Nov. 7, death of the civilian chaplain and 20-year veteran of DOCCS “a profound loss for the entire Marcy Correctional Facility family.…

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Red Hook, NY
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Driver Over 4 Times Legal Limit Crashes Truck, Wood Chipper In Red Hook: Police Driver Over 4 Times Legal Limit Crashes Truck, Wood Chipper In Red Hook: Police Driver Over 4 Times Legal Limit Crashes Truck, Wood Chipper In Red Hook: Police
Driver Over 4 Times Legal Limit Crashes Truck, Wood Chipper In Red Hook: Police A man was arrested after crashing his truck that had been towing a wood chipper in Dutchess County while more than four times over the legal limit for alcohol, police said.  The incident happened around 2:10 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 7, when an officer on patrol came upon a property damage crash on Budds Corners Road in Red Hook, the Red Hook Police Department said on Sunday, Nov. 9. Investigators determined that a 2002 Ford truck towing a commercial wood chipper was traveling north when it went off the roadway, causing the wood chipper to detach and roll over.  The driver, identified…

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New City, NY
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Car Crashes Down Embankment On Palisades Parkway, Causing Injuries In New City Car Crashes Down Embankment On Palisades Parkway, Causing Injuries In New City Car Crashes Down Embankment On Palisades Parkway, Causing Injuries In New City
Car Crashes Down Embankment On Palisades Parkway, Causing Injuries In New City Emergency crews responded to a serious crash on the Palisades Interstate Parkway after a vehicle went down an embankment in Rockland County.  The crash happened on the southbound side of the parkway in the area of New City between Exits 11 and 10 on Sunday, Nov. 9, The Monsey Scoop reported.  Injuries were reported at the scene, and heavy traffic delays occurred in the area as first responders worked to clear the crash, according to the outlet.  Further details about the number of people injured or the cause of the crash were not immediately available. Click here to view th…

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Yonkers, NY
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NYC Firefighter Dies After Suffering Cardiac Arrest Battling Blaze NYC Firefighter Dies After Suffering Cardiac Arrest Battling Blaze NYC Firefighter Dies After Suffering Cardiac Arrest Battling Blaze
NYC Firefighter Dies After Suffering Cardiac Arrest Battling Blaze The FDNY is mourning the loss of one of its own after a 42-year-old firefighter suffered cardiac arrest while battling a fire in Brooklyn over the weekend.  According to FDNY Fire Commissioner Robert S. Tucker, Firefighter Patrick Brady, who served with the department for 11 years, died in the line of duty on Saturday, Nov. 8. Brady was operating on the roof of a fire at 9407 Kings Hwy when he went into cardiac arrest, the FDNY said. Fellow firefighters and EMS personnel immediately began lifesaving efforts before transporting him to Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center, where …

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Haverstraw, NY
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Man Stole From Laundry Room Change Machines At Haverstraw Apartment Complexes: Police Man Stole From Laundry Room Change Machines At Haverstraw Apartment Complexes: Police Man Stole From Laundry Room Change Machines At Haverstraw Apartment Complexes: Police
Man Stole From Laundry Room Change Machines At Haverstraw Apartment Complexes: Police A Rockland County man has been arrested in connection with two commercial burglaries targeting laundry room machines at residential complexes, authorities said.  Cory Cordero, age 48, of Garnerville, was arrested following an investigation into two burglaries that occurred in Garnerville and Haverstraw, the Haverstraw Police Department announced on Sunday, Nov. 9.   Police said the incidents involved the theft of money collection and change machines located in the laundry rooms of two separate apartment buildings, which were not identified.  Cordero was located on Satur…

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Poughkeepsie, NY
Breaking News
Family Of Varsity Football Player Killed In Double-Fatal NY Crash Sees Support (UPDATE) Family Of Varsity Football Player Killed In Double-Fatal NY Crash Sees Support (UPDATE) Family Of Varsity Football Player Killed In Double-Fatal NY Crash Sees Support (UPDATE)
Family Of Varsity Football Player Killed In Double-Fatal NY Crash Sees Support (Update) Community members are stepping up for the family of an 18-year-old high school athlete who was killed in a tragic Western New York crash that also claimed the life of another teen.  Gavin Odell, age 18, of Canisteo, died at the scene of a single-vehicle crash that happened around 2:24 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, on Tarantine Boulevard in the Allegany County village of Wellsville, as Daily Voice previously reported.  New York State Police said a 2020 Buick Encore carrying six teenagers went off the north shoulder on a sharp curve and struck a utility pole on the driver’s side. Odell, wh…

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Carmel, NY
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Erratic Driver Caught With Crack Cocaine After Chase In Kent: Police Erratic Driver Caught With Crack Cocaine After Chase In Kent: Police Erratic Driver Caught With Crack Cocaine After Chase In Kent: Police
Erratic Driver Caught With Crack Cocaine After Chase In Kent: Police A New Jersey man was arrested after allegedly fleeing police during a traffic stop in Putnam County and later being found with crack cocaine in his vehicle, authorities said.  The incident happened around 1 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 2, when officers saw a vehicle driving erratically on Route 52 near West Lakeshore Drive in Kent, the Town of Kent Police Department said in an announcement on Friday, Nov. 7.  Officers pulled the car over in the Sinclair parking lot, but after briefly speaking with police, the driver allegedly took off, heading north on Route 52, according to authorities.&…

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