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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Yonkers, NY
Your Community
Cake Designer From Yonkers To Compete On Food Network’s 'Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking' Cake Designer From Yonkers To Compete On Food Network’s 'Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking' Cake Designer From Yonkers To Compete On Food Network’s 'Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking'
Cake Designer From Yonkers To Compete On Food Network’s 'Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking' A baker from Westchester County is about to bring some magical flair to the Food Network. Yonkers resident Andy Ortega, a cake designer at Lulu Cake Boutique in Scarsdale, will appear as one of the contestants on Season 2 of "Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking" — the competition series returning Sunday, Nov. 2 at 8 p.m. on Food Network, the network announced. The show, filmed on the original Harry Potter sets at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden in England, pairs teams of bakers from around the world to create edible masterpieces inspired by the wizarding world. Ortega will compete alongside Stef…

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Yonkers, NY
Breaking News
Janitor From Yonkers Pulls Girl Into Classroom, Sexually Assaults Her: Here's His Sentence Janitor From Yonkers Pulls Girl Into Classroom, Sexually Assaults Her: Here's His Sentence Janitor From Yonkers Pulls Girl Into Classroom, Sexually Assaults Her: Here's His Sentence
Janitor From Yonkers Pulls Girl Into Classroom, Sexually Assaults Her: Here's His Sentence A Westchester resident who worked as a school janitor will spend years in prison for sexually assaulting a young girl inside a Bronx public school, prosecutors announced.  Yonkers resident Cesar Ortega Licona, 45, was sentenced on Tuesday, Oct. 28, to five years in prison and five years of post-release supervision for the incident, which happened in December 2024, Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark said. Prosecutors said the incident occurred in December 2024 at a Bronx public school where Licona was employed. While working as a janitor, he forcefully pulled the 8-year-o…

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Poughkeepsie, NY
Breaking News
Faithful Police K9 Dies: Remembered For Loyalty, Bravery After 12 Years Serving Poughkeepsie Faithful Police K9 Dies: Remembered For Loyalty, Bravery After 12 Years Serving Poughkeepsie Faithful Police K9 Dies: Remembered For Loyalty, Bravery After 12 Years Serving Poughkeepsie
Faithful Police K9 Dies: Remembered For Loyalty, Bravery After 12 Years Serving Poughkeepsie A Dutchess County police department is mourning the loss of K9 Falcone, a 12-year veteran of the force who faithfully served alongside his handler. In a statement released Wednesday, Oct. 29, the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department described K9 Falcone as a valued member of the team who played a vital role in narcotics detection, suspect apprehension, and crowd control.   "Throughout his career, K9 Falcone contributed to numerous successful operations and was instrumental in keeping our community safe," the department said. Falcone joined the department in 2012 after…

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National Interest
YES Network Parts With Yankees Analyst, West Nyack Native John Flaherty: Report YES Network Parts With Yankees Analyst, West Nyack Native John Flaherty: Report YES Network Parts With Yankees Analyst, West Nyack Native John Flaherty: Report
YES Network Parts With Yankees Analyst, West Nyack Native John Flaherty: Report YES Network is parting ways with longtime New York Yankees analyst John Flaherty, a Hudson Valley, NY native who has been a familiar voice in broadcasts for two decades.  The move is part of a broader shakeup as the network looks to streamline its baseball coverage around its marquee commentators — David Cone, Paul O’Neill, and Joe Girardi — the NYT's The Athletic reported on Wednesday, Oct. 29.  Flaherty, 58, joined YES in 2006 immediately after retiring from a 14-year Major League career, which included three seasons as a Yankees catcher.  Flaherty said he had been in…

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Middletown-Wallkill, NY
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Man, 71, Steals Dump Truck From Hospital Garage In Wallkill, Police Say Man, 71, Steals Dump Truck From Hospital Garage In Wallkill, Police Say Man, 71, Steals Dump Truck From Hospital Garage In Wallkill, Police Say
Man, 71, Steals Dump Truck From Hospital Garage In Wallkill, Police Say A man has been charged in connection with the theft of a dump truck from a garage at Garnet Health Medical Center in Orange County that was later found in Dutchess County, police said.  The investigation into the theft began on Sunday, Sept. 7, after hospital staff reported a burglary at a maintenance facility on East Main Street in Wallkill, New York State Police announced on Wednesday, Oct. 29. Troopers said a 2016 Ford dump truck was stolen from the garage during the incident. The vehicle was later located in the town of Poughkeepsie after officers with the Town of Poughkeepsie…

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Warwick, NY
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2 Properties Set For Permanent Preservation In Warwick, Chester: Here's Where 2 Properties Set For Permanent Preservation In Warwick, Chester: Here's Where 2 Properties Set For Permanent Preservation In Warwick, Chester: Here's Where
2 Properties Set For Permanent Preservation In Warwick, Chester: Here's Where Orange County will move to preserve two large properties through its Open Space Fund permanently, local leaders announced.  The Open Space funding awards will recommend protection for two lots totaling about 2.10 acres at 74 Main St. in the Village of Chester and for the 62.6-acre Tice-Shepard (Purple Path Lavender Farm) at 147 Jessup Rd. in the Town of Warwick, County Executive Steve Neuhaus announced on Wednesday, Oct. 29. The Chester site will remain undeveloped open space in the center of the village, while the Warwick property—within the Orange County Agricultural District an…

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Poughkeepsie, NY
Breaking News
Felony Bust: Man Caught With Loaded Revolver In Poughkeepsie Traffic Stop, Police Say Felony Bust: Man Caught With Loaded Revolver In Poughkeepsie Traffic Stop, Police Say Felony Bust: Man Caught With Loaded Revolver In Poughkeepsie Traffic Stop, Police Say
Felony Bust: Man Caught With Loaded Revolver In Poughkeepsie Traffic Stop, Police Say A 33-year-old man is facing felony weapons charges after police said they found him carrying a loaded revolver during a Dutchess County traffic stop.  The arrest stemmed from an incident in Poughkeepsie on Monday, Oct. 27, when officers pulled over a vehicle around 10 p.m. near South Hamilton Street and Montgomery Street, the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department said on Tuesday, Oct. 28. During the stop, officers discovered that the driver, 33-year-old Roger Taylor, was illegally in possession of a loaded .38-caliber U.S. Revolver Co. handgun, police said.  Taylor was taken int…

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Yonkers, NY
Breaking News
Alert Issued For Missing 16-Year-Old Girl In Yonkers Alert Issued For Missing 16-Year-Old Girl In Yonkers Alert Issued For Missing 16-Year-Old Girl In Yonkers
Alert Issued For Missing 16-Year-Old Girl In Yonkers Police in Westchester are asking for the public’s help in locating a 16-year-old girl who has been missing since last week and may be in need of medical attention. Melayzia Wade, age 16, was last seen on Thursday, Oct. 23, in the area of 108 Shonnard Pl. in Yonkers, the city's police department said on Tuesday, Oct. 28. She is described as 5-foot-9, weighing around 200 pounds, and was last seen wearing a black jacket and black Deadpool pajama pants.  Police said Wade may require medical attention and urged anyone with information about her whereabouts to come forward immediately. Any…

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Yorktown, NY
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New Pickleball Facility Opens At Shopping Center In Yorktown New Pickleball Facility Opens At Shopping Center In Yorktown New Pickleball Facility Opens At Shopping Center In Yorktown
New Pickleball Facility Opens At Shopping Center In Yorktown Pickleball fever has officially arrived at a new facility in Westchester, where local officials and residents gathered to celebrate its grand opening in a revitalized shopping center. Sportime Pickleball Yorktown, located at 355 Downing Dr. in the Yorktown Green Shopping Center, is now open, according to Yorktown officials.  A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new facility was held last week on Wednesday, Oct. 22, drawing a crowd of pickleball enthusiasts, Town Board members, and representatives from the Hudson Valley Gateway Chamber of Commerce. Sportime Pickleball occupies part o…

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Newburgh, NY
Breaking News
Orange County Corrections Officer Loses Everything In Intense House Fire: Here's How To Help Orange County Corrections Officer Loses Everything In Intense House Fire: Here's How To Help Orange County Corrections Officer Loses Everything In Intense House Fire: Here's How To Help
Orange County Corrections Officer Loses Everything In Intense House Fire: Here's How To Help Community members are coming together to support an Orange County corrections officer and her family after a devastating fire destroyed their home in Sullivan County.  The blaze, which happened on Monday, Oct. 27, at a Rollins Way home in Bloomingburg, left Orange County Corrections Officer Kelly Gomez and her three children with nothing but the clothes on their backs, according to the Orange County Deputy Sheriffs PBA. The fire broke out around 11:51 a.m. on Monday, according to the Bloomingburg Fire Company. When firefighters arrived, they found a fully invol…

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