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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Tarrytown-SleepyHollow, NY
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David Hogg To Headline Town Hall In Tarrytown: Will Spotlight Gen Z, Millennial Voters David Hogg To Headline Town Hall In Tarrytown: Will Spotlight Gen Z, Millennial Voters David Hogg To Headline Town Hall In Tarrytown: Will Spotlight Gen Z, Millennial Voters
David Hogg To Headline Town Hall In Tarrytown: Will Spotlight Gen Z, Millennial Voters Gun safety advocate and national youth organizer David Hogg will headline a “Future First” town hall in Westchester County on Monday night, Oct. 20, focused on amplifying the voices og young voters. The town hall will begin at 7 p.m. at Christ Episcopal San Marcos Church, located at 43 South Broadway in Tarrytown, according to organizers. Hogg, 25, who first rose to national prominence as a survivor of the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, went on to co-found March For Our Lives, one of the largest youth-led gun violence prevention movements in U…

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by Ben Crnic
Fishkill, NY
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Duo Caught With Crack Pipes, Handgun, Scale In Route 9 Stop In Fishkill: Police Duo Caught With Crack Pipes, Handgun, Scale In Route 9 Stop In Fishkill: Police Duo Caught With Crack Pipes, Handgun, Scale In Route 9 Stop In Fishkill: Police
Duo Caught With Crack Pipes, Handgun, Scale In Route 9 Stop In Fishkill: Police Two Dutchess County residents were arrested after a traffic stop on Route 9 led to the discovery of drugs and a loaded handgun, police said.  The traffic stop that led to the arrests happened at around 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 15, when troopers stopped a northbound vehicle on Route 9 in Fishkill for a traffic violation, New York State Police announced on Friday, Oct. 17. Police identified the driver as Elizabeth H. Williams-Green, 53, of Poughkeepsie, and the passenger as Luvin Gory, 59, of Pleasant Valley.  During the stop, State Police narcotics K9 Wild alerted trooper…

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Stony Point, NY
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Route 9W Bridge To Fully Reopen To Traffic In Stony Point: Here's When Route 9W Bridge To Fully Reopen To Traffic In Stony Point: Here's When Route 9W Bridge To Fully Reopen To Traffic In Stony Point: Here's When
Route 9W Bridge To Fully Reopen To Traffic In Stony Point: Here's When After months of traffic headaches, all three lanes of a Route 9W bridge in Rockland County are soon set to fully reopen.  In an update shared Friday, Oct. 17, New York State Assemblymember Christopher Eachus said all three lanes of the James Farley Bridge in Stony Point will reopen on Monday, Oct. 20, weather permitting.  Eachus said the reopening marks a major milestone for North Rockland residents who’ve faced extended lane closures as part of a Champlain Hudson Power Express project, which started in June.  "This milestone wouldn’t have been possible without the…

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Yonkers, NY
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Scammer Busted After Tricking Senior Into Paying $40K To ‘Clear Her Name' In Yonkers: Cops Scammer Busted After Tricking Senior Into Paying $40K To ‘Clear Her Name' In Yonkers: Cops Scammer Busted After Tricking Senior Into Paying $40K To ‘Clear Her Name' In Yonkers: Cops
Scammer Busted After Tricking Senior Into Paying $40K To ‘Clear Her Name' In Yonkers: Cops A Brooklyn man accused of scamming an elderly Westchester County woman out of $40,000 by pretending to be part of a federal investigation has been arrested, police announced. Zhi Wei Zhao, 34, was charged in connection with the scheme, which victimized a Yonkers woman in April, Yonkers Police said on Friday, Oct. 17. According to the department, Zhao allegedly contacted the victim in April through an email claiming she was under investigation. The message included a phone number for her to call.  When she did, Zhao reportedly convinced her to withdraw $40,000 to “clear pending ch…

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Port Chester, NY
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Unsafe Housing Crackdown: Attic Hallway Was Used For Sleeping In Port Chester, Village Says Unsafe Housing Crackdown: Attic Hallway Was Used For Sleeping In Port Chester, Village Says Unsafe Housing Crackdown: Attic Hallway Was Used For Sleeping In Port Chester, Village Says
Unsafe Housing Crackdown: Attic Hallway Was Used For Sleeping In Port Chester, Village Says Officials in a Westchester County village say they are taking a hard line against unsafe housing conditions after executing their first-ever code enforcement warrant earlier this month.  Port Chester Police and code enforcement officers executed the warrant on Tuesday, Oct. 7, at a property located at 63 Grace Church St. in Port Chester, where inspectors documented six violations of New York State and local housing codes, the village announced on Thursday, Oct. 16. According to the village, those violations included failure to obtain a required certificate of occupancy, unlawful use of…

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Pleasant Valley, NY
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Drug Dealer Caught After Selling To Undercover Agents In Pleasant Valley: DA Drug Dealer Caught After Selling To Undercover Agents In Pleasant Valley: DA Drug Dealer Caught After Selling To Undercover Agents In Pleasant Valley: DA
Drug Dealer Caught After Selling To Undercover Agents In Pleasant Valley: DA A New Jersey man was arrested after an undercover investigation into drug sales in Dutchess County led authorities to an apartment complex, prosecutors announced.   New Jersey resident William Oliver, 33, was arrested in connection with the sale of narcotics and dangerous drugs in Pleasant Valley and surrounding areas, the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Drug Task Force announced on Thursday, Oct. 16. The arrest followed a series of undercover drug buys conducted by task force agents who identified Oliver as the dealer operating out of an apartment within…

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Mount Vernon, NY
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ID Released Of Suspect In Prisoner Transport Shooting In Mount Vernon: Police (UPDATE) ID Released Of Suspect In Prisoner Transport Shooting In Mount Vernon: Police (UPDATE) ID Released Of Suspect In Prisoner Transport Shooting In Mount Vernon: Police (UPDATE)
ID Released Of Suspect In Prisoner Transport Shooting In Mount Vernon: Police (Update) This story has been updated. Authorities are investigating an in-custody shooting that took place inside a police department transport van in Westchester County.  New, updated report - 5 Officers Suspended After In-Custody Shooting Inside Prisoner Van In Westchester (UPDATE) The incident happened on Thursday, Oct. 16, while five prisoners were being transported from the Mount Vernon Police Department to the Westchester County Jail, according to the city's police department.  During the trip, officers escorting the prisoners heard a single gunshot coming from the back of the…

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Poughkeepsie, NY
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Teen Suspect In Poughkeepsie Fatal Shooting Arrested In MD After 2-Week Manhunt: Police Teen Suspect In Poughkeepsie Fatal Shooting Arrested In MD After 2-Week Manhunt: Police Teen Suspect In Poughkeepsie Fatal Shooting Arrested In MD After 2-Week Manhunt: Police
Teen Suspect In Poughkeepsie Fatal Shooting Arrested In MD After 2-Week Manhunt: Police This story has been updated.  A teenager has been arrested in Maryland in connection with two shootings in the Hudson Valley, NY, including one that claimed the life of a 22-year-old man earlier this month, police announced.   The fatal shooting happened in the Dutchess County city of Poughkeepsie at around 5:20 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 3, at the corner of Main Street and Garden Street, where officers found Hyde Park man Gabriel Mosca, 22, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, City of Poughkeepsie Police Chief Richard T. Wilson said in an announcement on Thursday nigh…

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Patterson, NY
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ID Released Of Camouflaged Suspect In Armed Standoff, Fire In Patterson Apartment (UPDATE) ID Released Of Camouflaged Suspect In Armed Standoff, Fire In Patterson Apartment (UPDATE) ID Released Of Camouflaged Suspect In Armed Standoff, Fire In Patterson Apartment (UPDATE)
ID Released Of Camouflaged Suspect In Armed Standoff, Fire In Patterson Apartment (Update) This story has been updated.  A tense hours-long standoff in Putnam County ended late Thursday night, Oct. 16, when deputies took into custody a man accused of threatening a neighbor with what appeared to be a gun and barricading himself inside his home, authorities said.   According to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, the incident began around 5 p.m. on Thursday, when deputies responded to a serious incident in the area of Fox Run Lane in Patterson involving a male suspect dressed in full camouflage. The man allegedly menaced a neighbor with what appeared to be a fi…

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New Windsor, NY
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4 Busted In Spa Prostitution Probe After Months Of Complaints In New Windsor: Police 4 Busted In Spa Prostitution Probe After Months Of Complaints In New Windsor: Police 4 Busted In Spa Prostitution Probe After Months Of Complaints In New Windsor: Police
4 Busted In Spa Prostitution Probe After Months Of Complaints In New Windsor: Police Four people were arrested following an undercover investigation into prostitution and unlicensed massage operations at several spas in Orange County, police announced. According to the New Windsor Police Department, the operation took place on Wednesday, Oct. 15, and involved multiple agencies, including the New York State Police, the New York State Office of the Professions, and the New Windsor Fire Inspector’s Office.  The investigation was launched after the department received ongoing complaints from residents and local businesses about suspicious activity at several locations.&nbs…

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