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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Rivertowns, NY
Breaking News
All Lanes Reopen After Road Collapse On Saw Mill River Parkway In Hastings (UPDATE) All Lanes Reopen After Road Collapse On Saw Mill River Parkway In Hastings (UPDATE) All Lanes Reopen After Road Collapse On Saw Mill River Parkway In Hastings (UPDATE)
All Lanes Reopen After Road Collapse On Saw Mill River Parkway In Hastings (Update) A busy stretch of the Saw Mill River Parkway in Westchester is back open after a road collapse and emergency repairs shut it down for more than a day. All lanes on the southbound parkway in Hastings-on-Hudson have reopened following work by the New York State Department of Transportation, Westchester County Police announced early Tuesday, Sept. 9, at 7:30 a.m. The roadway had been closed since Sunday evening, Sept. 7, after part of it collapsed near Farragut Parkway in Hastings-on-Hudson, as Daily Voice previously reported.  DOT officials said the damage was caused by heavy rain that …

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by Ben Crnic
Montgomery-Walden, NY
Obituaries
'Soul Who Brought Light': Father, 32, Killed In Montgomery Crash, Help Now Coming To Family 'Soul Who Brought Light': Father, 32, Killed In Montgomery Crash, Help Now Coming To Family 'Soul Who Brought Light': Father, 32, Killed In Montgomery Crash, Help Now Coming To Family
'Soul Who Brought Light': Father, 32, Killed In Montgomery Crash, Help Now Coming To Family As the family of a 32-year-old Sullivan County man who died in a tragic car crash last month in Orange County grapples with his loss, community members are coming together to help them pick up the pieces.  Ryan Dennis Tucker, a resident of Burlingham in Sullivan County, was killed on Friday, Aug. 15 after crashing his 2016 Honda on Route 416 in Montgomery, as Daily Voice previously reported.  Investigators said Tucker had been traveling west at a high rate of speed when he failed to negotiate a turn at a yield sign onto Union Avenue. The car struck several trees off the road’s sho…

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by Ben Crnic
Stony Point, NY
Breaking News
Man With Four Prior DWIs Crashes SUV Into Boulder, Arrested Again In Stony Point: Police Man With Four Prior DWIs Crashes SUV Into Boulder, Arrested Again In Stony Point: Police Man With Four Prior DWIs Crashes SUV Into Boulder, Arrested Again In Stony Point: Police
Man With Four Prior DWIs Crashes SUV Into Boulder, Arrested Again In Stony Point: Police A 50-year-old man with a history of drunk driving convictions was arrested after crashing his SUV on a Rockland County roadway, police said. The incident happened Saturday, Aug. 30, around 6:45 p.m. on North Liberty Drive (Route 202) and Elm Avenue in Tomkins Cove, the Stony Point Police Department said in an announcement on Saturday, Sept. 6. Officers responded to several 911 calls reporting a one-car crash and found a black SUV with heavy front-end damage on the northbound shoulder. The vehicle had struck a boulder, a utility pole, and a large sign, police said. Standing next to the wrec…

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by Ben Crnic
Philipstown, NY
Breaking News
Bus Bursts Into Flames On Route 9D In Philipstown, Causes Closure Bus Bursts Into Flames On Route 9D In Philipstown, Causes Closure Bus Bursts Into Flames On Route 9D In Philipstown, Causes Closure
Bus Bursts Into Flames On Route 9D In Philipstown, Causes Closure A dramatic bus fire shut down part of a busy Putnam County roadway Monday morning, Sept. 8, but everyone inside escaped without injury, firefighters said. The blaze broke out around 10:30 a.m. on Route 9D near Route 403 and Lower Station Road in Philipstown, according to the Garrison Volunteer Fire Company.   When firefighters arrived, they found a white bus fully engulfed in flames. Crews immediately deployed multiple hoselines and surrounded the vehicle to contain and put out the blaze.  All passengers had safely evacuated before first responders reached the scene, the fir…

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by Ben Crnic
Middletown-Wallkill, NY
Breaking News
Barbershop Shooting: Boy, 16, Arrested On Attempted Murder In Middletown Incident, Cops Say Barbershop Shooting: Boy, 16, Arrested On Attempted Murder In Middletown Incident, Cops Say Barbershop Shooting: Boy, 16, Arrested On Attempted Murder In Middletown Incident, Cops Say
Barbershop Shooting: Boy, 16, Arrested On Attempted Murder In Middletown Incident, Cops Say Police have arrested a 16-year-old in connection with a brazen shooting that left another teen wounded inside an Orange County barbershop.   The arrest was made on Friday, Sept. 5, two days after the shooting at 6 West Barbershop on West Main Street in Middletown, the Middletown Police Department announced on Monday, Sept. 8. On the day of the shooting, Wednesday, Sept. 3, a 17-year-old barbershop employee was struck multiple times by a masked gunman. Police said the suspect entered the shop wearing black clothing and a camouflage mask before firing four or five shots directl…

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by Ben Crnic
Southeast-Brewster, NY
On Your Side
Frozen Yogurt Shop To Close After 12 Years In Brewster: 'We Tried Every Avenue' Frozen Yogurt Shop To Close After 12 Years In Brewster: 'We Tried Every Avenue' Frozen Yogurt Shop To Close After 12 Years In Brewster: 'We Tried Every Avenue'
Frozen Yogurt Shop To Close After 12 Years In Brewster: 'We Tried Every Avenue' A longtime frozen yogurt spot in Putnam County is closing its doors for good.  Peachwave Brewster, located in the Lakeview Plaza at 1511 Route 22, announced Monday, Sept. 8, that its last day of business will be Sunday, Sept. 21.  “This was not a decision we made lightly and we tried every avenue possible to stay open but due to circumstances outside of our control we will unfortunately be closing,” the shop’s owners wrote in a statement. More information about their closure was not made public.  The shop first opened 12 years ago and thanked customers for their loyalty over…

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by Ben Crnic
Nanuet, NY
Breaking News
2 Pulled From Wreck After Car Rolls Over On NYS Thruway In Nanuet 2 Pulled From Wreck After Car Rolls Over On NYS Thruway In Nanuet 2 Pulled From Wreck After Car Rolls Over On NYS Thruway In Nanuet
2 Pulled From Wreck After Car Rolls Over On NYS Thruway In Nanuet A rollover crash in Rockland County left two people trapped and caused major traffic delays on Sunday, Sept. 7. The crash happened Sunday afternoon next to Exit 14 southbound on the New York State Thruway in Nanuet, The Monsey Scoop reported.  A vehicle lost control, rolled over several times, and struck both an electric pole and an exit sign, according to the outlet. The Nanuet Fire Department pulled out two occupants who had been trapped inside. Hatzoloh EMS, Nanuet EMS, Rockland Paramedics, and New York State Police also responded to the scene. The crash caused heavy traffic on the Thr…

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by Ben Crnic
New Windsor, NY
Breaking News
3 Hurt While Cleaning Up Block Party In New Windsor, 1 With Serious Head Injury (UPDATE) 3 Hurt While Cleaning Up Block Party In New Windsor, 1 With Serious Head Injury (UPDATE) 3 Hurt While Cleaning Up Block Party In New Windsor, 1 With Serious Head Injury (UPDATE)
3 Hurt While Cleaning Up Block Party In New Windsor, 1 With Serious Head Injury (Update) Police have released new details after three men were hospitalized in an incident following a neighborhood block party in Orange County.  The incident happened late Saturday, Sept. 6, just before midnight on Frank Street in the Meadowbrook Estates development of New Windsor, according to a statement from the New Windsor Police Department on Monday, Sept. 8.  Officers arrived to find three injured men lying in the roadway. All were taken by ambulance to Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh.  Two of the men were treated and released with minor injuries. The thir…

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by Ben Crnic
Newburgh, NY
Breaking News
Officer Stabbed While Breaking Up Fight In Newburgh: 2 Arrested, Police Say Officer Stabbed While Breaking Up Fight In Newburgh: 2 Arrested, Police Say Officer Stabbed While Breaking Up Fight In Newburgh: 2 Arrested, Police Say
Officer Stabbed While Breaking Up Fight In Newburgh: 2 Arrested, Police Say A fight on a busy Orange County street ended with two arrests and a police officer treated for a stab wound, officials said.  The incident happened Monday, Sept. 1, just after 8 p.m. near Broadway and Clark Street in Newburgh, according to City of Newburgh Chief of Staff Mike Neppl.  Neppl said a City of Newburgh Police officer saw two men fighting and stepped in to separate them. After breaking them up, he saw one of the men holding a pocket knife. The officer was able to safely deescalate the situation and placed both men under arrest. During the incident, he sustained a s…

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by Ben Crnic
Poughkeepsie, NY
Breaking News
Man Stabbed In Buttocks Saved With Tourniquet In Poughkeepsie: Suspect At Large Man Stabbed In Buttocks Saved With Tourniquet In Poughkeepsie: Suspect At Large Man Stabbed In Buttocks Saved With Tourniquet In Poughkeepsie: Suspect At Large
Man Stabbed In Buttocks Saved With Tourniquet In Poughkeepsie: Suspect At Large Authorities are investigating a stabbing in Dutchess County that left a man hospitalized. The incident happened in Poughkeepsie on Saturday, Sept. 6 at around 9:15 p.m., when officers responded to Montgomery Street for a report of a stabbing, the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department said Sunday, Sept. 7. When officers arrived, they found a 49-year-old man suffering from stab wounds to his leg and buttocks. The victim was losing consciousness from blood loss, and officers applied a department-issued tourniquet before he was taken to a nearby hospital. He is expected to recover, police sai…

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