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Ben Crnic

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bcrnic@dailyvoice.com

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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$3M In Flood Relief Funds Set Aside For Hudson Valley Homeowners: Here's Who's Eligible $3M In Flood Relief Funds Set Aside For Hudson Valley Homeowners: Here's Who's Eligible
$3M In Flood Relief Funds Set Aside For Hudson Valley Homeowners: Here's Who's Eligible As countless Hudson Valley residents work toward recovering from damage caused by severe flooding brought by freak storm events, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced that up to $3 million will be made available to help out eligible homeowners in the region.  The emergency assistance funding, which will offer repair grants to affected homeowners in Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, and Dutchess Counties, was announced by Hochul on Wednesday, Aug. 9.  The funding will help residents repair damage caused by a severe storm system that caused widespread flooding on Sunday, July 9.&nbs…

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Police & Fire
Yonkers PD Defend Interaction With Young Boy, Release Full Body-Cam Video Yonkers PD Defend Interaction With Young Boy, Release Full Body-Cam Video
Yonkers PD Defend Interaction With Young Boy, Release Full Body-Cam Video A police department in Westchester is releasing full footage of an incident involving an interaction with a young boy amid spreading allegations that officers were engaging in harassment.  The incident, which has been receiving increased attention from a video posted on social media, happened on Sunday, June 11 when Yonkers Police received a call from a concerned resident who reported a young boy walking by himself.  After receiving the call around 6:30 p.m., officers were able to find the boy at the corner of Palisade Avenue and Elm Street and left their cruiser to talk with him.  The bo…

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Obituaries
Beloved Mother, Volunteer From Mount Kisco Dies At 57 Beloved Mother, Volunteer From Mount Kisco Dies At 57
Beloved Mother, Volunteer From Mount Kisco Dies At 57 A beloved wife and mother from Northern Westchester is being remembered for her willingness to donate her time to countless volunteer works and her devotion to her family.  Mount Kisco resident Beth Mannion died on Saturday, Aug. 5 at the age of 57 after a battle with ovarian cancer, according to her obituary.  Born in Mount Kisco in 1965, Mannion grew up in Bedford Hills and graduated from Fox Lane High School in 1983.  She then went on to earn an Associate's Degree from Westchester Community College and a Bachelor of Arts in Marketing from Western Connecticut…

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Police & Fire
Hit-Run: Man Strikes Victim In School Parking Lot, Drives Away In Mohegan Lake, Police Say Hit-Run: Man Strikes Victim In School Parking Lot, Drives Away In Mohegan Lake, Police Say
Hit-Run: Man Strikes Victim In School Parking Lot, Drives Away In Mohegan Lake, Police Say A 36-year-old Westchester man is facing charges after allegedly hitting a victim in a school parking lot and driving away from the scene, police said.  The incident happened on Sunday, Aug. 6 around 11:15 p.m., when authorities responded to the parking lot of the Shrub Oak International School in Mohegan Lake at 3151 Stony St., where a driver had struck a victim, according to Yorktown Police. Upon arriving at the scene, officers gave aid to the victim and began searching for the fleeing suspect, who was quickly found and pulled over on Stony Street.  An investigation then confirm…

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Police & Fire
Gas Station Attendant Touches 16-Year-Old Inappropriately In Yorktown: Police Gas Station Attendant Touches 16-Year-Old Inappropriately In Yorktown: Police
Gas Station Attendant Touches 16-Year-Old Inappropriately In Yorktown: Police A 24-year-old gas station employee faces charges after allegedly inappropriately touching a 16-year-old customer in Northern Westchester, police said.  The incident happened on Wednesday, July 26 just before 9:30 p.m., when Yorktown Police were notified that a 16-year-old victim had been touched inappropriately, the department announced on Tuesday, Aug. 8.  Officers then met with the girl's mother and began an investigation into the incident, which allegedly happened at the Xtra Fuel gas station at 1917 Commerce St.  According to police, this investigation revealed that…

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Police & Fire
Woman Hits Child With Car In Yorktown Crosswalk, Drives Away: Police Woman Hits Child With Car In Yorktown Crosswalk, Drives Away: Police
Woman Hits Child With Car In Yorktown Crosswalk, Drives Away: Police A 26-year-old woman faces charges after hitting two pedestrians, including a young child, with her car at a Northern Westchester crosswalk and driving away from the scene, police said.  The incident happened on Wednesday, Aug. 2 just after 7 p.m., when Yorktown Police received a report of a vehicle hitting two pedestrians on East Main Street and driving away. Officers soon responded to the scene to give aid to the two victims, one of whom was a young child, according to Yorktown Police. Both were taken to Westchester Medical Center for treatment.  Authorities also began the searc…

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Police & Fire
Rolled-Over Tractor Trailer Spills Diesel Fuel Into River In Bedford Rolled-Over Tractor Trailer Spills Diesel Fuel Into River In Bedford
Rolled-Over Tractor Trailer Spills Diesel Fuel Into River In Bedford A tractor-trailer rollover proved extra messy when the vehicle began leaking diesel fuel into a river underneath a highway in Northern Westchester.  The crash happened on Friday, Aug. 4 around 9:30 a.m., when the Katonah Fire Department responded to Interstate 684 Northbound in the area of Exit 6 in Bedford, where a tractor-trailer had rolled over.  Arriving crews soon realized that the truck was leaking fluids, including diesel fuel, and called for help from the Bedford Hills, Bedford, and Yorktown Heights Fire Departments, in addition to state police, Westchester County Departme…

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$248K Scheme: Wilton Man Admits Selling 145 Fraudulent Paintings To Victims $248K Scheme: Wilton Man Admits Selling 145 Fraudulent Paintings To Victims
$248K Scheme: Wilton Man Admits Selling 145 Fraudulent Paintings To Victims A Fairfield County man has admitted to participating in a scheme to sell counterfeit paintings and defrauding victims out of more than $248,000.  Wilton resident Nicholas Hatch, age 29, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty on Monday, Aug. 7 to a fraud offense resulting from his scheme to sell fraudulent paintings, according to the US Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut.  According to federal officials, Hatch, the owner of Norwalk-based estate sales company Hatch Estate Services LLC, used various websites between April 2020 and January 2022 to …

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Support Pours In For Family Of 19-Year-Old Port Chester Resident Killed In Crash Support Pours In For Family Of 19-Year-Old Port Chester Resident Killed In Crash
Support Pours In For Family Of 19-Year-Old Port Chester Resident Killed In Crash As the family of a 19-year-old Westchester resident killed in a crash moves on without their beloved son and brother, a community has pulled together to donate what they could toward the teen's funeral expenses.  The outpouring of support came after the death of 19-year-old Christopher Ramirez on Sunday, July 30, when he succumbed to injuries sustained in a car crash.  A 2021 graduate of Port Chester High School, Ramirez was a beloved son, brother, nephew, and cousin who was known for always having a smile on his face, his friend and coworker Sebastian Cardona wrote…

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Police & Fire
Girl Sexually Assaulted In New Rochelle Park: 15-Year-Old Boy Charged, Police Say Girl Sexually Assaulted In New Rochelle Park: 15-Year-Old Boy Charged, Police Say
Girl Sexually Assaulted In New Rochelle Park: 15-Year-Old Boy Charged, Police Say A 15-year-old boy has been charged in connection to two physical attacks in Westchester, including the sexual assault of a young girl at a park, police said.  The arrest stemmed from an incident on Monday, Aug. 7 that happened just after 9:33 a.m., when New Rochelle Police responded to the Five Islands Park at 81 Lefevres Ln. after receiving a report of a sexual assault.  According to the department, the victim, a young girl, was soon found and brought to a local hospital to be treated.  The victim told authorities that an unknown male had followed her down Main Street …

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