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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.

Ben Crnic's Contributions

Traffic

Scheduled Lane Closure On Busy Parkway In Westchester To Last Months Traffic on a busy parkway in Westchester will soon be affected by a scheduled lane closure that will last months. Beginning on Monday, March 27, one lane along the northbound Hutchinson River Parkway between Exit 13 ((Mamaroneck Avenue) in Scarsdale and Exit 14 (Route 127) in Harrison will close on weekdays between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. to facilitate construction work, according to the New York State Department of Transportation. The scheduled lane closure will last on weekdays through Wednesday, May 31, officials announced.

by Ben Crnic

03/27/2023

Police & Fire

Monkey Business: Truck Carrying Bananas Slams Into Overpass On Parkway In Westchester A truckload of bananas had to be offloaded from a tractor-trailer after it struck an overpass on a busy parkway in Westchester. The crash happened on Thursday, March 23 at 7:40 p.m., when a tractor-trailer traveling north on the Hutchinson River Parkway in New Rochelle hit the Wilmot Road Bridge, according to Westchester County Police Spokesman Kieran O'Leary. Luckily, the bananas that the truck was carrying did not spill out onto the busy parkway. However, the fruits had to be taken from the trailer before it was towed away. The driver, who was headed to Massachusetts, w…

by Ben Crnic

03/26/2023

Police & Fire

Man Punches Victim In Neck, Head In Yorktown: Police A man faces attempted assault charges after punching a victim in the neck and head during a domestic incident at a residence in Northern Westchester, police said. The incident happened on Monday, March 20 around 6 p.m., when police in Yorktown responded to a domestic dispute at a residence in town, according to Yorktown Police. There, police met with the suspect and victim and determined that 46-year-old Kendell Llewellyn of North Deerfield Ave. in Yorktown had allegedly punched the victim in the head and neck several times with a closed fist. Llewellyn was then arrested …

by Ben Crnic

03/26/2023

Police & Fire

Unlucky: Drunk Driver Crashes Into Dumpster In Hudson Valley On St. Patrick's Day, Police Say A woman faces charges after crashing her car into a dumpster while allegedly driving drunk on St. Patrick's Day in the Hudson Valley, police said. On Friday, March 17, around 10:30 p.m., police in Putnam County responded to Tonianne Drive in Kent for a reported vehicle crash, according to Kent Police. There, they found that a woman had crashed her gray Honda Accord into a dumpster container. The woman, identified as 46-year-old Erika Rizzotto of Kent, was then asked by an officer if she had been drinking that evening, to which she replied, "yes," police said. After …

by Ben Crnic

03/26/2023

Real Estate

A Look Inside: Famed Radio DJ Lists Westchester Estate For $3.45 Million Famous radio DJ Scott Shannon's 9,620-square-foot Westchester County home is up for sale for more than $3 million, in case you're interested. The luxurious post-modern colonial, located in Purchase on Lincoln Ave., was owned by now 75-year-old radio DJ Scott Shannon, who became one of the most well-known voices on the air thanks to his WCBS-FM morning show, “Shannon in the Morning." The estate, which features six bedrooms, six full baths, three powder rooms, four fireplaces, and a three-car garage, is now on sale for $3.45 million. Other amenities included with the home are double stair…

by Ben Crnic

03/26/2023

Business

Mamaroneck Library Investigating Financial Irregularities After Departure Of Senior Staffer Here's a new, updated story: Mamaroneck Library Needs Over $1M To Stay Open After Financial Irregularities Found A senior staffer at a Westchester County library has resigned following the discovery of several financial irregularities and a subsequent forensic audit focused on the potential misappropriation of funds. The resignation comes after the Mamaroneck Public Library Board of Trustees discovered "financial irregularities" involving the library's business office in February. Immediately after this, the library's business official was put on administrative leave and a f…

by Ben Crnic

03/25/2023

Police & Fire

Gas Station Robbery: Suspect Ties Up Clerk, Leads Cops On Chase In Westchester, Police Say An armed gas station robbery suspect has been removed from the streets after allegedly tying up a store clerk and leading officers on a chase in Westchester County, police said. The robbery happened during the early morning hours of Friday, March 24 at a gas station in downtown Port Chester, according to the village's police department. The suspect allegedly entered the store, displayed a handgun, and then tied the clerk up before fleeing the scene on foot. Patrolling officers working the midnight shift then spotted the suspect and ran after them, eventually taking them i…

by Ben Crnic

03/25/2023

Traffic

Roadwork Alert: Saw Mill River Parkway To Close In Westchester Commuters in Westchester are being warned that a portion of the Saw Mill River Parkway will close for a period of time to allow for roadwork. On Monday, March 27, between 1 a.m. and 1:30 a.m., the Saw Mill River Parkway will close in both directions between Exit 21 (State Route 119) in Greenburgh and Exit Exit 26 (Taconic State Parkway) in Mount Pleasant, according to the New York State Department of Transportation. The closure is to facilitate utility work. All motorists should follow the posted detour while the closure is in effect.

by Ben Crnic

03/25/2023

News

Westchester Caseworker Accused Of Stealing More Than $300K From Client A Westchester County caseworker who resides in Connecticut faces numerous charges after allegedly stealing more than $300,000 from a 95-year-old woman suffering from dementia whom she had been taking care of. Fairfield County resident Chantel Chenault, age 46, of Danbury, was indicted on multiple charges on Friday, March 24 for stealing from the elderly woman under her care in Westchester, according to New York Attorney General Letitia James. According to officials from James's office, Chenault became the woman's caseworker in 2017 and was employed with the Westch…

by Ben Crnic

03/24/2023

Police & Fire

Man Baits Cops Into Chasing Him, Caught When Engine Seizes In Northern Westchester: Police An 18-year-old man is facing the music after taunting officers and instigating them into chasing him across multiple counties in the Hudson Valley before he was eventually caught thanks to a seized engine, police said. The incident happened on Thursday, March 23 around 9 p.m., when two officers from the Carmel Police Department were assigned to a traffic detail at a large gathering in Putnam County on Route 6 in Mahopac. While the two officers were helping pedestrians and vehicles leave the area, an 18-year-old Northern Westchester man driving a "souped‐up" blue Dodge Challenger…

by Ben Crnic

03/24/2023

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