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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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Lifestyle

Lucky Winner: Westchester County Man Wins $925K Jackpot At Casino A lucky Westchester County man has won the largest jackpot of the year at a popular casino in the county. Walter from Yonkers, who did not release his last name, won a $925,488 jackpot at Empire City Casino after betting $20 on the IGT Wheel of Fortune Triple Stars slot machine, according to an announcement by the casino from Tuesday, Nov. 15. The win is the largest jackpot that has been given out so far in 2022 by the Yonkers casino but is not the largest available, as a prize over $1 million is still obtainable from the same slot machine, casino officials said. "We…

by Ben Crnic

11/18/2022

News

2 Northern Westchester Prisons Involved In Sexual Assault Lawsuit Against New York Two women's prisons in Northern Westchester are involved in a civil lawsuit being filed against the state of New York alleging that several incidents of sexual assaults happened at the facilities. The two prisons named in the lawsuit, Bedford Hills Correctional Facility and Taconic Correctional Facility, both located in Bedford, will be part of a series of civil actions alleging that at least 750 individuals were sexually assaulted while in the custody of the New York State Department of Correctional Services, according to an announcement by Slater Slater Schulman LLP from We…

by Ben Crnic

11/18/2022

News

Here's When Westchester County Will Offer Free Bus Rides This Holiday Season Westchester County will be offering free rides on the Bee-Line bus system for certain days this holiday season, county officials announced. The decision to offer free rides comes after the county did the same in June, July, and August of 2022 when the system experienced a 37 percent increase in ridership, county officials said. The free bus rides will be available on the following days: Saturday, Nov. 19 to Sunday, Nov. 27; Wednesday, Dec. 7 to Monday, Dec. 26. "This holiday season, we want people to visit with family and friends, and we want them to shop and go to…

by Ben Crnic

11/18/2022

News

45-Unit Apartment Building Proposed In Downtown Chappaqua A new 45-unit apartment building that would also include retail space is being proposed for a downtown area in Northern Westchester. The mixed-use building would be located in downtown Chappaqua at 50 North Greenley Ave., the site of a former Rite Aid, according to Chappaqua Town Supervisor Lisa Katz. Katz said the current proposal includes: 45 studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartment units, 12% of which would be affordable housing units; A new diner with indoor and outdoor seating; A net zero-carbon building with green space and decreasing impervious surfaces; …

by Ben Crnic

11/18/2022

News

Brr! Fox Lane High Schoolers Raise Over $4K From Polar Plunge For Special Olympics High schoolers in Northern Westchester braved freezing cold water to raise money for a good cause. Over the weekend of Saturday, Nov. 12, students from Fox Lane High School in Bedford jumped into the chilly Long Island Sound for a Polar Plunge benefitting the Special Olympics, according to Bedford Central School District officials. The team raised over $4,000 for the cause, officials said. The plunge was organized by Student Union President Alexx Hoffmann and Vice President Kate Manning with the help of their advisor, Kayla Mullaney, accordin…

by Ben Crnic

11/18/2022

Obituaries

Former Fire Chief Of Department In Westchester County Dies At 55 A man who was once the fire chief of a department in Westchester County has died. Brian Payne of Larchmont died on Saturday, Nov. 12 at the age of 55, according to his obituary. Payne, a longtime member of the Larchmont Fire Department from 1989 to 2007, served as Chief from 2001 to 2004, and was also a committed member of the Town of Mamaroneck Fire Department from 2007 until his death, his obituary said. Payne enjoyed the sense of camaraderie that came with volunteering, according to his obituary. "He loved the sense of community of both departments, and in learni…

by Ben Crnic

11/17/2022

News

'Demanding Better': Nurses In Westchester County To Rally For Safe Staffing, Fair Contract A group of nurses in Westchester County will soon rally to demand safer staffing practices and a better contract from the hospital they work at. The speak-out will be held on Friday, Nov. 18 at noon in Yonkers in front of the St. Joseph’s Medical Center, according to the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA). There, nurses will highlight how the hospital has violated contractual safe staffing ratios in the intensive care unit, psychiatric units, and emergency department by often assigning three patients to nurses instead of the safer standard of two, according to the NYSNA.&nb…

by Ben Crnic

11/17/2022

Police & Fire

Road Rage: Northern Westchester Man Brandishes Knife At Victim, Child, Police Say A Northern Westchester man is in trouble after threatening a victim and their child with a butcher's knife in a road rage incident, police said. On Saturday, Nov. 12, around 5:30 p.m., police responded to a dispute between two motorists in Yorktown by Route 202 and Stony Street, according to Yorktown Police. After some investigation, police alleged that the suspect displayed the knife in front of the male victim and his child, threatened to kill the man, and then left the scene before authorities arrived. On Wednesday, Nov. 16, police located the suspect, 57-year-old Denn…

by Ben Crnic

11/17/2022

Police & Fire

Injured Workers Removed From Westchester Construction Site Twice In 3 Days A Westchester County fire department had to come to the rescue of injured workers at a construction site twice in three days. The first rescue came on Saturday, Nov. 12, at an unspecified New Rochelle construction site when an injured worker had to be removed from the fifth floor by ladder, according to the New Rochelle Fire Department. A similar incident then happened on Tuesday, Nov. 15, when two more workers were injured on the 6th floor, which also required them to be removed from the site by ladder, the fire department said. "The silver lining for these workers is that the…

by Ben Crnic

11/17/2022

News

Man Found Guilty In Fatal Shooting Of Woman That Caused School Lockdowns In Westchester After a four-week trial, a man faces life in prison after being found guilty of fatally shooting a Westchester County woman in an incident that led to school lockdowns. Earlier Report - New Charges In Woman's Fatal Shooting That Caused School Lockdowns Cynell Brown, age 32, was convicted of the 2018 murder of 34-year-old Jessica Wiltse of Tarrytown on Wednesday, Nov. 16, according to Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah. On Feb. 27, 2018, around 7:10 a.m., Brown shot Wiltse twice in her chest and arm with a .45 caliber semi-automatic pistol at h…

by Ben Crnic

11/17/2022

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