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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Nanuet, NY
Breaking News
Fire Caused By Burning Books Prompts Emergency Response At Chestnut Ridge Home: Report Fire Caused By Burning Books Prompts Emergency Response At Chestnut Ridge Home: Report Fire Caused By Burning Books Prompts Emergency Response At Chestnut Ridge Home: Report
Fire Caused By Burning Books Prompts Emergency Response At Chestnut Ridge Home: Report Firefighters from several departments responded to a report of a fire in Rockland County on Monday evening, Oct. 27, where the flames turned out to have been caused by burning books, according to reports. The blaze happened at a home on Carlisle Road in Chestnut Ridge on Monday evening, where firefighters arrived to find that the homeowner had already mostly extinguished the fire before they reached the scene, The Monsey Scoop reported. Crews quickly put out the remaining flames and checked the area to ensure it was fully safe. No injuries or damage to the home were reported.   More inform…

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Yorktown, NY
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4 Teens Charged After Large Fight At Shopping Center In Yorktown, Police Say 4 Teens Charged After Large Fight At Shopping Center In Yorktown, Police Say 4 Teens Charged After Large Fight At Shopping Center In Yorktown, Police Say
4 Teens Charged After Large Fight At Shopping Center In Yorktown, Police Say Four teenagers, including one as young as 14, are facing charges after a large fight at a shopping center in Westchester last month left another teen injured, police said. Police said the incident happened around 7:43 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 26, when officers were called to the Shrub Oak Shopping Center at 1366 East Main St. for a report of a fight in progress involving multiple people. Officers arrived to disperse the crowd and launched an investigation, Yorktown Police said in an announcement on Tuesday, Oct. 28. During the investigation, police identified four suspects — a 17-year-old and …

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Poughkeepsie, NY
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'Betrayal Of Trust': Poughkeepsie Man Accused Of Predatory Sexual Assault Of Child, DA Says 'Betrayal Of Trust': Poughkeepsie Man Accused Of Predatory Sexual Assault Of Child, DA Says 'Betrayal Of Trust': Poughkeepsie Man Accused Of Predatory Sexual Assault Of Child, DA Says
'Betrayal Of Trust': Poughkeepsie Man Accused Of Predatory Sexual Assault Of Child, DA Says A 62-year-old Dutchess County man has been indicted on multiple felony charges for the alleged sexual abuse of a child younger than 13, prosecutors announced.  Poughkeepsie resident John Espinosa was arraigned in Dutchess County Court on Monday, Oct. 27, following an indictment by a county grand jury, Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announced.  Prosecutors said the alleged abuse occurred between January 2022 and January 2023, involving a minor who was under 13 years old when the conduct began.  Espinosa is charged with predatory sexual assault…

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Montgomery-Walden, NY
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Man Admits Shooting Victim, Climbing On His Car, Firing Again In Walden: DA Man Admits Shooting Victim, Climbing On His Car, Firing Again In Walden: DA Man Admits Shooting Victim, Climbing On His Car, Firing Again In Walden: DA
Man Admits Shooting Victim, Climbing On His Car, Firing Again In Walden: DA A 56-year-old man has pleaded guilty to a felony weapons charge for shooting a victim twice during an argument in Orange County nearly five years ago, prosecutors announced. Wilfredo Crespo of Pine Bush pleaded guilty in Orange County Court on Tuesday, Oct. 21, to second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, the Orange County District Attorney's Office announced on Monday, Oct. 27. The charges stem from an incident on Christmas Eve in 2020, at around 7:20 a.m., in the parking lot of a business in the Village of Walden. Prosecutors said Crespo got into a verbal argument with anot…

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Poughkeepsie, NY
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Man Tries Pulling Screaming Girl Into Alley, Puts Hand On Her Mouth In Poughkeepsie: Police Man Tries Pulling Screaming Girl Into Alley, Puts Hand On Her Mouth In Poughkeepsie: Police Man Tries Pulling Screaming Girl Into Alley, Puts Hand On Her Mouth In Poughkeepsie: Police
Man Tries Pulling Screaming Girl Into Alley, Puts Hand On Her Mouth In Poughkeepsie: Police A man has been arrested after allegedly grabbing a teenage girl and attempting to drag her into an alley in Dutchess County, police announced.  The incident happened in Poughkeepsie at around 9:30 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 27, in the area of South White Street between Church Street and Main Street, the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department said.  According to authorities, 25-year-old Andrew Kosmider of Hyde Park allegedly followed a 15-year-old girl, then grabbed her and placed his hand over her mouth while trying to pull her into an alley. The teen screamed, alerting a…

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Yorktown, NY
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Woman Caught Driving Over Twice Legal Limit With Suspended License At Yorktown Deli: Police Woman Caught Driving Over Twice Legal Limit With Suspended License At Yorktown Deli: Police Woman Caught Driving Over Twice Legal Limit With Suspended License At Yorktown Deli: Police
Woman Caught Driving Over Twice Legal Limit With Suspended License At Yorktown Deli: Police A 47-year-old woman was charged with DWI after police said she was found behind the wheel with a blood alcohol concentration more than twice the legal limit in Westchester County. The arrest stemmed from an incident on Friday, Oct. 17, when officers responded at around 11 a.m. to Steinmann’s Deli on Gomer Street in Yorktown after receiving reports of an erratic driver, the Yorktown Police Department said on Monday, Oct. 27. When officers arrived, they identified the driver as 47-year-old Karen Tintori of Yorktown. Police said Tintori was allegedly operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated…

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Newburgh, NY
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Guns Off Streets: Teen Suspect Among 4 Arrested In Late-Night Newburgh Busts, Cops Say Guns Off Streets: Teen Suspect Among 4 Arrested In Late-Night Newburgh Busts, Cops Say Guns Off Streets: Teen Suspect Among 4 Arrested In Late-Night Newburgh Busts, Cops Say
Guns Off Streets: Teen Suspect Among 4 Arrested In Late-Night Newburgh Busts, Cops Say Police in Orange County arrested four people — including a 17-year-old — in two separate gun possession cases, police said.  The first incident happened in Newburgh around 11:35 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 22, when City of Newburgh Police officers conducted a vehicle and traffic stop on a 2009 Mercedes-Benz near North Miller Street and South Street, the city's department announced on Monday, Oct. 27. During the stop, detectives allegedly found a Smith & Wesson semi-automatic firearm inside the vehicle.   The three occupants — Samuel Oliveira, 21, of Newburgh, Trevor Coo…

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Newburgh, NY
Your Community
Netflix’s 'The Four Seasons' Returns To Film Scenes In Newburgh: Here's Where Netflix’s 'The Four Seasons' Returns To Film Scenes In Newburgh: Here's Where Netflix’s 'The Four Seasons' Returns To Film Scenes In Newburgh: Here's Where
Netflix’s 'The Four Seasons' Returns To Film Scenes In Newburgh: Here's Where Orange County was back in the Hollywood spotlight as Netflix returned to film scenes for the second season of "The Four Seasons," bringing cast and crew — including Tina Fey, Will Forte, and Colman Domingo — to the area.  According to the Orange County NY Film Office, the production spent Wednesday, Oct. 22, filming in and around Newburgh, using the Newburgh Brewing Company at 88 South Colden St. as its staging area for the day.  The popular brewery temporarily closed to the public and even postponed its weekly trivia night to accommodate the production. In a social media post, the brewery…

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Poughkeepsie, NY
Breaking News
Drunk Man Caught With Pills, 7-Year-Old In Car On Route 9 In Poughkeepsie: Police Drunk Man Caught With Pills, 7-Year-Old In Car On Route 9 In Poughkeepsie: Police Drunk Man Caught With Pills, 7-Year-Old In Car On Route 9 In Poughkeepsie: Police
Drunk Man Caught With Pills, 7-Year-Old In Car On Route 9 In Poughkeepsie: Police A man is facing felony charges after police say he was driving drunk with a 7-year-old child in his vehicle on Route 9 in Dutchess County. The arrest stemmed from an incident in the City of Poughkeepsie on Saturday, Oct. 25, when troopers stopped a car for vehicle and traffic violations at around 12:46 a.m. while it was traveling southbound on Route 9, New York State Police announced on Monday, Oct. 27.  The driver, identified as 40-year-old Brandon J. Williams of Poughkeepsie, showed signs of intoxication and failed multiple field sobriety tests, police said.  Troopers…

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National Interest
‘$0 Pay Stub’: West Point Firefighters Still Working Without Pay Amid Weeks-Long Shutdown ‘$0 Pay Stub’: West Point Firefighters Still Working Without Pay Amid Weeks-Long Shutdown ‘$0 Pay Stub’: West Point Firefighters Still Working Without Pay Amid Weeks-Long Shutdown
‘$0 Pay Stub’: West Point Firefighters Still Working Without Pay Amid Weeks-Long Shutdown Firefighters stationed at the Hudson Valley's US Military Academy at West Point say they’ve gone more than three weeks without pay as the ongoing federal government shutdown drags on, forcing them to work without compensation.  In a statement posted Friday, Oct. 24, the West Point Professional Firefighters IAFF Local F-7 said members received a $0 pay stub this week while being told they must continue reporting for duty as “excepted service employees.”  "As of today, the federal government has been closed for 24 Days and our members were advised as 'excepted service employees', we…

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