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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Spring Valley, NY
Breaking News
Father Assaults 4-Year-Old, Leaves Them Home Alone In Spring Valley, Mom Also Charged: Cops Father Assaults 4-Year-Old, Leaves Them Home Alone In Spring Valley, Mom Also Charged: Cops Father Assaults 4-Year-Old, Leaves Them Home Alone In Spring Valley, Mom Also Charged: Cops
Father Assaults 4-Year-Old, Leaves Them Home Alone In Spring Valley, Mom Also Charged: Cops A frightened 4-year-old child with substantial injuries was found unattended in Rockland County, leading to the arrests of both parents, police said.   The child was found in the area of Chestnut Street and Furman Place in Spring Valley at around 9:38 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 9, the Spring Valley Police Department announced on Thursday, Sept. 10. Police said a Spring Valley Department of Public Works employee found the unattended child and flagged down an officer. Officers found that the child had substantial injuries and appeared frightened, police said.  They located …

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by Ben Crnic
White Plains, NY
Your Community
Fake Coyote Cutouts Pop Up On School Fields In White Plains — Here's Why Fake Coyote Cutouts Pop Up On School Fields In White Plains — Here's Why Fake Coyote Cutouts Pop Up On School Fields In White Plains — Here's Why
Fake Coyote Cutouts Pop Up On School Fields In White Plains — Here's Why If you see coyotes lurking on school grounds in one Westchester school district, don't be alarmed — they're not real.  The White Plains City School District said on Thursday, Sept. 10, that its Facilities and Grounds team has placed artificial coyote cutouts on some fields across the district.  The unusual additions are intended to scare away geese, which can leave waste behind on school grounds and create potential health concerns, district officials said. Photos shared by the district show two kinds of decoys, including a flat, lifelike coyote cutout standing upright and a thre…

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by Ben Crnic
Port Chester, NY
Breaking News
5th Suspect Caught In Machete, Knife Fight At Port Chester Train Station Garage: Police 5th Suspect Caught In Machete, Knife Fight At Port Chester Train Station Garage: Police 5th Suspect Caught In Machete, Knife Fight At Port Chester Train Station Garage: Police
5th Suspect Caught In Machete, Knife Fight At Port Chester Train Station Garage: Police A fifth suspect has been arrested in connection with a violent fight involving machetes, knives, and razor blades at a Westchester County train station parking garage, authorities said.  Kleyster Gonzalez, 20, of Port Chester, was taken into custody at his home at around 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 9, by members of the MTA Police Special Investigations Division, the department said on Thursday, Sept. 10.   Gonzalez was charged with first-degree assault and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon.  The arrest follows a fight involving around nine to 10 people at …

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by Ben Crnic
Spring Valley, NY
Breaking News
Teen Intentionally Hits Girl With Car In Walgreens Parking Lot In Spring Valley: Police Teen Intentionally Hits Girl With Car In Walgreens Parking Lot In Spring Valley: Police Teen Intentionally Hits Girl With Car In Walgreens Parking Lot In Spring Valley: Police
Teen Intentionally Hits Girl With Car In Walgreens Parking Lot In Spring Valley: Police A 19-year-old man is facing felony charges after police said he intentionally hit a girl with a vehicle in a Walgreens parking lot in Rockland County, knocking her unconscious and breaking her wrist.  New City resident Mike Tamay Mejia, 19, was arrested on Monday, Sept. 7, in connection with the incident, the Spring Valley Police Department announced on Thursday, Sept. 10. The incident happened at around 4:14 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 5, in the parking lot of the Walgreens on Route 59 in Spring Valley, police said.   Later that day, at around 2:22 p.m., the juvenile victim wen…

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by Ben Crnic
Spring Valley, NY
Breaking News
Man Stabbed In Face By Stepbrother In Spring Valley, Police Say Man Stabbed In Face By Stepbrother In Spring Valley, Police Say Man Stabbed In Face By Stepbrother In Spring Valley, Police Say
Man Stabbed In Face By Stepbrother In Spring Valley, Police Say A 24-year-old man is facing an assault charge after police said he stabbed his stepbrother in the face in Rockland County and fled.  Spring Valley resident Kashief Kobe Hall, 24, was arrested on Wednesday, Sept. 9, six days after the stabbing, according to the Spring Valley Police Department. The incident happened at around 7:11 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 3, at 5 Rosehill Oval in Spring Valley, police said. Responding officers found an adult man suffering from stab wounds to his face.  Police said they determined that the victim's stepbrother stabbed him before fleeing the scen…

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by Ben Crnic
Spring Valley, NY
Breaking News
Repeat Burglar Who Went Through Money, Meds At Spring Valley Apartment Gets Prison Time Repeat Burglar Who Went Through Money, Meds At Spring Valley Apartment Gets Prison Time Repeat Burglar Who Went Through Money, Meds At Spring Valley Apartment Gets Prison Time
Repeat Burglar Who Went Through Money, Meds At Spring Valley Apartment Gets Prison Time An already-convicted burglar who broke into a Rockland County apartment and rummaged through the victim's belongings, including medication and money, will spend years in state prison, prosecutors said. Orangetown resident Wesleigh Gilsenan, 42, was sentenced on Wednesday, Sept. 9, to nine years in prison followed by five years of post-release supervision, the Rockland County District Attorney's Office announced.  The sentence comes after Gilsenan was convicted of second-degree burglary following a two-day bench trial on Friday, Jan. 30.  As Daily Voice previously reported, the ca…

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by Ben Crnic
Mahopac, NY
Obituaries
School Co-Owner, Sports Official From Mahopac Dies At 56 After Cancer Battle School Co-Owner, Sports Official From Mahopac Dies At 56 After Cancer Battle School Co-Owner, Sports Official From Mahopac Dies At 56 After Cancer Battle
School Co-Owner, Sports Official From Mahopac Dies At 56 After Cancer Battle The co-owner of a Putnam County school is being remembered as a coach, sports official, community leader, and devoted father after his death following a battle with a rare and aggressive form of leukemia. Thomas J. “Tom” Courtney, co-owner of Pine Grove Country Day School in Mahopac, died Sunday, Sept. 6, surrounded by his family, according to his obituary and a tribute from the school. He had turned 56 just days earlier.  Courtney was diagnosed with leukemia in early July, his family said in his obituary. Despite the aggressive disease, those closest to him said he remained optimistic…

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by Ben Crnic
Poughkeepsie, NY
Breaking News
Cocaine Dealer Caught After Residents Speak Up In Poughkeepsie, DA Says Cocaine Dealer Caught After Residents Speak Up In Poughkeepsie, DA Says Cocaine Dealer Caught After Residents Speak Up In Poughkeepsie, DA Says
Cocaine Dealer Caught After Residents Speak Up In Poughkeepsie, DA Says Complaints from residents about suspected drug activity led investigators to a 67-year-old man now accused of selling narcotics from a Dutchess County apartment, authorities said.  Phillip H. Farrar, 67, was arrested outside his residence at 20 North Perry St. in Poughkeepsie on Wednesday, Sept. 9, according to the Dutchess County District Attorney's Office Drug Task Force. The investigation began after concerned community members contacted the task force and asked for help with suspected narcotics activity in the area, officials said. Investigators identified Farrar as an alleged…

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by Ben Crnic
Ossining, NY
Your Community
Weeks After Devastating Fire, Spa Reopens At New Location In Ossining: 'Couldn't Give Up' Weeks After Devastating Fire, Spa Reopens At New Location In Ossining: 'Couldn't Give Up' Weeks After Devastating Fire, Spa Reopens At New Location In Ossining: 'Couldn't Give Up'
Weeks After Devastating Fire, Spa Reopens At New Location In Ossining: 'Couldn't Give Up' Following a devastating fire that destroyed everything inside a longtime Westchester County day spa, its owner has reopened the business in a new location. Bella Maiya Day Spa, which spent 13 years in Briarcliff Manor, is now welcoming clients at 100 S. Highland Ave., Suite A, in Ossining after its former location was gutted by fire in July. The business announced its comeback on Wednesday, Sept. 9, saying it reopened just two and a half weeks after the blaze and will celebrate with a grand reopening event on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 3 p.m.  As Daily Voice previously reported, the fire…

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by Ben Crnic
Liberty, NY
Breaking News
Rabid Bat Found In Neversink, Connected To Possible Human Exposure Rabid Bat Found In Neversink, Connected To Possible Human Exposure Rabid Bat Found In Neversink, Connected To Possible Human Exposure
Rabid Bat Found In Neversink, Connected To Possible Human Exposure A second bat has tested positive for rabies in Sullivan County just days after health officials announced another confirmed case involving a bat elsewhere in the county.  The latest rabid bat was found in the Grahamsville area of the Town of Neversink, the Sullivan County Department of Public Health announced on Wednesday, Sept. 9. It marks the county's second laboratory-confirmed rabid animal associated with a potential human exposure this year, officials said. The announcement comes less than a week after Daily Voice reported that a bat from the Livingston Manor area tested positive…

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