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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Monroe, NY
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Residents Report 'Strong Sewage Odors' In Parks, Public Areas In Monroe Residents Report 'Strong Sewage Odors' In Parks, Public Areas In Monroe Residents Report 'Strong Sewage Odors' In Parks, Public Areas In Monroe
Residents Report 'Strong Sewage Odors' In Parks, Public Areas In Monroe A New York State Senator is calling on state officials to intervene after receiving a flood of complaints from residents in an Orange County village and town about "strong sewage odors" disrupting daily life in public spaces. In a statement on Friday, Aug. 22, New York State Sen. James Skoufis, who represents the state's 42nd District, said the smells have been reported throughout the Town and Village of Monroe, including at Airplane Park, where families have recently gathered since the playground’s opening.  The reports prompted Skoufis to send a letter to New…

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Yonkers, NY
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'Oily Sheen' On Bronx River May Be Result Of Yonkers Leak, Officials Warn 'Oily Sheen' On Bronx River May Be Result Of Yonkers Leak, Officials Warn 'Oily Sheen' On Bronx River May Be Result Of Yonkers Leak, Officials Warn
'Oily Sheen' On Bronx River May Be Result Of Yonkers Leak, Officials Warn An electrical equipment leak in Westchester may be contributing to pollution in the Bronx River as far south as the Bronx Zoo, state officials announced.  According to New York State Assemblymember Emerita Torres, Con Edison reported a dielectric leak in Yonkers that appears linked to an oily sheen observed on the Bronx River. The sheen has been detected at multiple points downstream, including near the Bronx Zoo.  Con Edison has since installed absorbent booms at Yonkers outfalls and is conducting further testing to confirm the source of the discharge and to assess potential heal…

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White Plains, NY
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'Our Future Was Taken': Man Who Fatally Stabbed Victim In Stomach In White Plains Learns Fate 'Our Future Was Taken': Man Who Fatally Stabbed Victim In Stomach In White Plains Learns Fate 'Our Future Was Taken': Man Who Fatally Stabbed Victim In Stomach In White Plains Learns Fate
'Our Future Was Taken': Man Who Fatally Stabbed Victim In Stomach In White Plains Learns Fate A 55-year-old man will spend more than a decade behind bars for a fatal stabbing that claimed the life of his known acquaintance during a Fourth of July dispute in Westchester.  Mount Vernon resident Nathaniel Hill, 55, was sentenced on Thursday, Aug. 21, to 16 years in state prison after pleading guilty in March to first-degree manslaughter in the killing of 40-year-old Bernard Potillo in July 2024, Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace announced on Friday, Aug. 22.  The deadly incident happened on July 4, 2024, in White Plains, when Hill stabbed Potillo in the abdome…

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Yonkers, NY
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Car Slams Into Thruway Work Truck Near NYC Border, Two Injured: 'This Should Not Happen' Car Slams Into Thruway Work Truck Near NYC Border, Two Injured: 'This Should Not Happen' Car Slams Into Thruway Work Truck Near NYC Border, Two Injured: 'This Should Not Happen'
Car Slams Into Thruway Work Truck Near NYC Border, Two Injured: 'This Should Not Happen' A frightening crash on the New York State Thruway left two people hospitalized after a car slammed into the back of a maintenance vehicle, officials said.  The crash happened Thursday, Aug. 22, on I-87 near the New York City line, according to the New York State Thruway Authority.  Officials said a passenger car struck the rear of an attenuator truck—a safety vehicle designed to absorb impacts and protect road crews.  Both the Thruway worker and the car’s driver were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. “This should not happen,” the Thruway Authority said in a stateme…

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Beekman-Poughquag, NY
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Guns, Stash Of Crack Cocaine, Mushrooms, Seized From LaGrange Home, Police Say Guns, Stash Of Crack Cocaine, Mushrooms, Seized From LaGrange Home, Police Say Guns, Stash Of Crack Cocaine, Mushrooms, Seized From LaGrange Home, Police Say
Guns, Stash Of Crack Cocaine, Mushrooms, Seized From LaGrange Home, Police Say A Dutchess County man is behind bars after investigators seized an arsenal of weapons and a large stash of narcotics during a raid at his home, police said. Cody T. Gilmore, 30, was arrested following the execution of a search warrant at a private home on New Hackensack Road (Route 376) in the Town of LaGrange on Wednesday, Aug. 20, New York State Police announced on Friday, Aug. 22. Inside, troopers said they recovered  Seven firearms; 82.8 grams of cocaine; 119.6 grams of crack cocaine; 21.4 grams of psilocybin mushrooms; 2.8 grams of assorted pills; Digital scales and $405 in…

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Carmel, NY
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Putnam County Sheriff Dies At Home Months After Halting Reelection Campaign Putnam County Sheriff Dies At Home Months After Halting Reelection Campaign Putnam County Sheriff Dies At Home Months After Halting Reelection Campaign
Putnam County Sheriff Dies At Home Months After Halting Reelection Campaign The Putnam County community is mourning the loss of Sheriff Kevin J. McConville, who died Friday morning, Aug. 22, at his home with his family by his side, officials announced.  The Sheriff’s Office confirmed his death in a statement on Friday morning, writing that he died "at his home with his loving family by his side." He was 65.  McConville, a Republican, had served as Putnam County Sheriff since winning office in 2021.  Before taking on the county’s top law enforcement role, he spent 30 years with the MTA Police Department, where he began as a patrolman and rose through…

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Poughkeepsie, NY
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FBI, Police Raid Building Owned By Taxi Company In Poughkeepsie (DEVELOPING) FBI, Police Raid Building Owned By Taxi Company In Poughkeepsie (DEVELOPING) FBI, Police Raid Building Owned By Taxi Company In Poughkeepsie (DEVELOPING)
FBI, Police Raid Building Owned By Taxi Company In Poughkeepsie (Developing) A search warrant was executed at a Dutchess County property as part of an ongoing investigation, authorities announced.  On Wednesday, Aug. 20, City of Poughkeepsie Police detectives searched a building at 44 Smith St., securing evidence that was transported to an off-site location for further processing, the department said on Thursday, Aug. 21. Police were assisted in the operation by the FBI and New York State Police. The department noted that the investigation is active and no additional details are being released at this time. According to property records, the building at 44 Smi…

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Port Jervis, NY
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'Chilling': Man Who Slammed Woman's Head Into Signpost In Port Jervis Attack Gets Jail Time 'Chilling': Man Who Slammed Woman's Head Into Signpost In Port Jervis Attack Gets Jail Time 'Chilling': Man Who Slammed Woman's Head Into Signpost In Port Jervis Attack Gets Jail Time
'Chilling': Man Who Slammed Woman's Head Into Signpost In Port Jervis Attack Gets Jail Time A man has learned his fate following his violent attack on a woman in Orange County that was so severe that it left her with hearing loss, prosecutors said.  On Wednesday, Aug. 20, 44-year-old Francisco Ceballos-Rosario of Port Jervis was sentenced in Orange County Court to 13 years in state prison followed by five years of post-release supervision, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office announced on Thursday, Aug. 21.  The sentencing follows Ceballos-Rosario’s guilty plea to second-degree kidnapping in connection with the December 2024 attack. As detailed by prosecutors, t…

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Pleasantville, NY
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Woman Stole $220K Intended For Mt. Pleasant Cottage School District, Bought Chanel Purse: DA Woman Stole $220K Intended For Mt. Pleasant Cottage School District, Bought Chanel Purse: DA Woman Stole $220K Intended For Mt. Pleasant Cottage School District, Bought Chanel Purse: DA
Woman Stole $220K Intended For Mt. Pleasant Cottage School District, Bought Chanel Purse: DA A Queens woman is accused of stealing more than $220,000 in funds meant for a Westchester County school district that serves vulnerable students, prosecutors announced.  On Thursday morning, Aug. 21, 26-year-old Nataly Ramos Allende was arraigned in Mount Pleasant Justice Court on two counts of second-degree grand larceny and two counts of third-degree grand larceny in connection with her alleged theft from the Mount Pleasant Cottage School Union Free School District, according to the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office. Prosecutors allege that Ramos Allende created a fa…

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Suffern, NY
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Tree Falls On Wires, Floods Ambulance Corps HQ In Airmont Tree Falls On Wires, Floods Ambulance Corps HQ In Airmont Tree Falls On Wires, Floods Ambulance Corps HQ In Airmont
Tree Falls On Wires, Floods Ambulance Corps HQ In Airmont A fallen tree caused major damage at a Rockland County ambulance facility, trapping emergency vehicles and flooding the building.  The incident happened in Airmont on Wednesday evening, Aug. 20, when a large tree came down on live wires at the William P. Faist Volunteer Ambulance Corps Central Headquarters at 5 South DeBaun Ave., The Monsey Scoop reported. The wires blocked access and left three ambulances trapped inside the building until Orange & Rockland Utilities arrived to clear the scene. The tree strike also caused a water main break inside the headquarters, leading to significan…

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