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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Yonkers, NY
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Body Found Near Bronx River In Yonkers: Developing Body Found Near Bronx River In Yonkers: Developing Body Found Near Bronx River In Yonkers: Developing
Body Found Near Bronx River In Yonkers: Developing New, updated story: New Update: ID Released Of Woman Found Dead By Bronx River In Yonkers Police are investigating a woman's death after her body was found by the banks of a river in Westchester, police said.  The woman's body was found on the banks of the Bronx River in Yonkers on Monday morning, May 1 a little after 10 a.m., according to Westchester County Police Public Information Officer Kieran O'Leary.  The location where the body was found is around a half-mile north of the New York City line.  The circumstances and cause of the woman's death are now under i…

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by Ben Crnic
White Plains, NY
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Disabled Patient, Caregivers Rescued From Flooded Bronx River Parkway In White Plains Disabled Patient, Caregivers Rescued From Flooded Bronx River Parkway In White Plains Disabled Patient, Caregivers Rescued From Flooded Bronx River Parkway In White Plains
Disabled Patient, Caregivers Rescued From Flooded Bronx River Parkway In White Plains A wheelchair-bound patient and two caregivers had to be rescued from a flooded parkway in Westchester when the ambulette they had been traveling in started taking on water.  The rescue happened on Sunday, April 30, when authorities responded to the Bronx River Parkway in White Plains under the Hamilton Avenue overpass and found a vehicle that had become stuck in the flooded southbound lanes, according to White Plains Public Safety.  The ambulette had become surrounded by over two feet of water, which was continuing to quickly rise.  When first responders saw this, they …

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Norwalk, CT
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Student Arrested After Fight With Paraprofessional At Middle School In Norwalk: Police Student Arrested After Fight With Paraprofessional At Middle School In Norwalk: Police Student Arrested After Fight With Paraprofessional At Middle School In Norwalk: Police
Student Arrested After Fight With Paraprofessional At Middle School In Norwalk: Police A middle school student in Fairfield County was arrested after physically confronting a paraprofessional, police said.  The incident happened on Wednesday, April 19 at West Rocks Middle School in Norwalk, according to Norwalk Police Chief James Walsh.  An investigation into the incident, which included interviews with the paraprofessional, an interview of the student with his parent present, and a witness who walked in during the incident, determined that the student initiated the altercation in an in-school suspension room, Walsh said.  The paraprofessional suffer…

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by Ben Crnic
White Plains, NY
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'Institutional Misogyny': Chairwoman Resigns From Westchester BOL After Staffer Meets With Teen 'Institutional Misogyny': Chairwoman Resigns From Westchester BOL After Staffer Meets With Teen 'Institutional Misogyny': Chairwoman Resigns From Westchester BOL After Staffer Meets With Teen
'Institutional Misogyny': Chairwoman Resigns From Westchester BOL After Staffer Meets With Teen The chairwoman of the Westchester County Board of Legislators has stepped down from her position following a scandal involving a former county staffer trying to meet with a 14-year-old girl.  Catherine Borgia, who was elected to the position with a unanimous vote at the beginning of the 2022-2023 term, announced her resignation on Friday, April 28. Earlier Report - Staffer Fired For Meeting With Teen Girl Leads To 'Witch Hunt,' Westchester BOL Chair Says Numerous legislators had called for Borgia's resignation after a former staffer, identified as Anand Singh, was fired…

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Yonkers, NY
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Torrential Downpours Cause Closures On Busy Roads, Parkways In Yonkers, Rest Of Westchester Torrential Downpours Cause Closures On Busy Roads, Parkways In Yonkers, Rest Of Westchester Torrential Downpours Cause Closures On Busy Roads, Parkways In Yonkers, Rest Of Westchester
Torrential Downpours Cause Closures On Busy Roads, Parkways In Yonkers, Rest Of Westchester Overnight flooding caused by torrential downpours resulted in numerous closures across Westchester, including busy parkways that had to be partially shut down.  Many of the closures happened on Sunday night, April 30 as up to 2 inches of rain fell across Westchester as a result of a potent system that brought torrential rainfall and was accompanied by thunderstorms. The downpour caused many flooding and ponding conditions on roadways, including the Bronx River and Saw Mill River Parkways, which had to be closed in both directions in Yonkers by the New York City line by around 10 p.m. o…

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by Ben Crnic
Middletown, CT
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New Update: ID Discovered Of 22-Year-Old Struck, Killed By Car, CT State Police Say New Update: ID Discovered Of 22-Year-Old Struck, Killed By Car, CT State Police Say New Update: ID Discovered Of 22-Year-Old Struck, Killed By Car, CT State Police Say
New Update: ID Discovered Of 22-Year-Old Struck, Killed By Car, CT State Police Say This story has been updated.  Police have determined the identity of a man who was fatally struck by a car while walking on a busy road in Connecticut. The incident happened in Middlesex County on Sunday, April 30 around 3:45 p.m. on Route 9 in Middletown in the area of Exit 10, according to Connecticut State Police.  A vehicle had been traveling southbound on Route 9 just before old Exit 10 (Exit 19) when it hit a pedestrian in the right lane, police said.  The pedestrian was then taken to Hartford Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.  The victim, whose identity …

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by Ben Crnic
Yonkers, NY
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14-Year-Old Shot After Suspects Fire Into Crowd In Yonkers, Police Say 14-Year-Old Shot After Suspects Fire Into Crowd In Yonkers, Police Say 14-Year-Old Shot After Suspects Fire Into Crowd In Yonkers, Police Say
14-Year-Old Shot After Suspects Fire Into Crowd In Yonkers, Police Say Officers had to apply a tourniquet to an injured 14-year-old after two suspects approached a crowd in Westchester and fired several shots into it, police said.  The incident happened in Yonkers on Friday, April 28 around 8:30 p.m., when officers responded to the area of 40 Cliff St. for a reported shooting incident, according to Yonkers Police.  Once arriving, authorities found an injured 14-year-old boy with a gunshot wound to his leg and began rendering first aid, including applying a field tourniquet.  The boy was then taken to an area trauma center with non-life-threaten…

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by Ben Crnic
Mahopac, NY
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BOCES Names New Superintendent For Northern Westchester, Putnam BOCES Names New Superintendent For Northern Westchester, Putnam BOCES Names New Superintendent For Northern Westchester, Putnam
Boces Names New Superintendent For Northern Westchester, Putnam The Board of the Putnam and Northern Westchester BOCES has named its next superintendent as the current one plans to retire.  Neil Boyle, who previously served as the organization's Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources, will serve as the next District Superintendent and Chief Executive Officer of PNW BOCES, officials announced on Thursday, April 27.  Boyle will succeed James Ryan, who is retiring from the position this year.  Already having a long history with BOCES and other school districts in the area, Boyle has previously served as the coordinator …

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by Ben Crnic
Hartford, CT
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CT Man Admits Manufacturing, Selling 'Ghost Guns': Faces Years In Prison, Feds Say CT Man Admits Manufacturing, Selling 'Ghost Guns': Faces Years In Prison, Feds Say CT Man Admits Manufacturing, Selling 'Ghost Guns': Faces Years In Prison, Feds Say
CT Man Admits Manufacturing, Selling 'Ghost Guns': Faces Years In Prison, Feds Say A 36-year-old Connecticut man with an extensive criminal history has admitted to possessing, manufacturing, and selling "ghost guns," federal officials said.  Hartford County resident Andrew Francoeur, age 36, of Manchester, pleaded guilty to offenses related to the illegal possession, manufacturing, and sale of firearms on Thursday, April 27 in Hartford federal court, according to the US Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut.  According to federal officials, Francoeur's arrest was part of an ongoing investigation into privately-made firearms, also known as "…

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by Ben Crnic
Mahopac, NY
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Man Steals Car Parts From Automotive Repair Business In Hudson Valley: Police Man Steals Car Parts From Automotive Repair Business In Hudson Valley: Police Man Steals Car Parts From Automotive Repair Business In Hudson Valley: Police
Man Steals Car Parts From Automotive Repair Business In Hudson Valley: Police A local man faces charges after allegedly breaking into an automotive repair business in the Hudson Valley and stealing car parts and scrap metal, police said.  The burglary happened in Putnam County on the night of Monday, March 27 at a business located on Route 9 in Philipstown and was reported to police by an employee the next morning, according to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office.  An investigation into the incident by Sheriff's deputies determined that a building attached to the business had been forcibly broken into, and an assortment of new and used automotive parts and s…

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