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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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Obituaries

Popular Educator From Northern Westchester Dies At Age 68 A beloved educator from Northern Westchester who worked in Connecticut known for her dedication to her family has died. Edna Rose Ventarola of Ossining died on Monday, Nov. 14 at the age of 68, according to her obituary. Ventarola was born in 1954 and raised in the Bronx, graduating from Lehman College, her obituary said. Pursuing a career in early childhood education, Ventarola served as the director of Creative Playtime in Scarsdale and also directed the Head Start program in Port Chester, according to her obituary. Ventarola also later served as s…

by Ben Crnic

11/17/2022

News

Westchester High School Alum Receives Full-Ride Scholarship In Name Of Actor Chadwick Boseman An alum of a high school in Westchester County has received a full-ride college scholarship in the name of deceased actor Chadwick Boseman. Jayleen Seeburg, who graduated from Mount Vernon's Denzel Washington School of the Arts in 2022, has received the Chadwick Boseman Memorial Scholarship, which will cover her four years of schooling at Howard University in Washington, DC, according to the high school. The $5.4 million endowed scholarship was created in Oct. 2021 by the university with the help of a donation from Netflix and is meant to honor Boseman, an alumnus of H…

by Ben Crnic

11/17/2022

Police & Fire

18-Year-Old Charged With Stealing $1K Worth Of Silver From Northern Westchester Store: Police An 18-year-old is being charged in the theft of over $1,000 worth of sterling silver from a Northern Westchester consignment store, police said. Ben Cassuto of Ossining, is accused of stealing the items from the Penny Pincher Boutique in Bedford Hills at 184 Harris Rd. on Wednesday, Oct. 26, according to Bedford Police Lt. Jeff Gulick. Gulick said that Cassuto was identified through video surveillance, license plate reader technology, and witness accounts and that he turned himself in on Friday, Nov. 11. Cassuto is scheduled to appear in Bedford Court on Wed…

by Ben Crnic

11/16/2022

Traffic

Water Main Break Causes Delays On Busy Road In Yonkers Police are warning commuters to avoid a busy road in Westchester County due to delays caused by an active water main break. The break happened on Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 16 in Yonkers on Saw Mill River Road (Route 9A) between Ashburton Avenue and Palmer Road, according to an announcement from Yonkers Police from around 4 p.m. Motorists are advised to plan an alternate route to avoid the water main break. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

by Ben Crnic

11/16/2022

News

This Westchester County Hospital Receives 'A' Grade For Patient Safety, Report Says One hospital in the Hudson Valley is at the top of its class for keeping patients safe, according to a new report. Westchester County's White Plains Hospital, located at 41 East Post Rd, has been assigned an "A" grade for patient safety in a new Fall 2022 report by the Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit watchdog organization that advocates for safety in hospitals. The report gives letter grades to nearly 3,000 hospitals across the country based on how well they protect patients from preventable medical errors, accidents, injuries, and infections, according to the gr…

by Ben Crnic

11/16/2022

Police & Fire

Update: These Westchester Smoke Shops Sold Illegal Products, Kept Them In Secret Compartments Police have released which smoke shops in Westchester County were caught illegally selling products to underage people, as well as selling banned products, after a month-long investigation. Earlier Report - Smoke Shops In Greenburgh Nabbed For Selling Pot, Banned Products To Minors: Police The investigation, which started in October 2022, targeted multiple smoke shops that were suspected of selling "vape, tobacco and THC products" to people under 21, as well as selling and possessing untaxed cigarettes, marijuana, and banned synthetic cannabinoids products, according to Gree…

by Ben Crnic

11/16/2022

Police & Fire

$7.5K Reward Offered To Solve Fatal Shooting Of Victim At Vigil For Murdered Man In Westchester A $7,500 reward is being offered to help find the suspect of the fatal shooting of a man who was at the vigil of another murder victim. Earlier Report - Police Investigate Fatal Shooting At Vigil For Murdered Man In Westchester On Wednesday, June 23, 2021, at around 10:45 p.m., Mount Vernon Police responded to a shooting in the area of 129 Monroe St., where they found 32-year-old Jeremy Logan with multiple gunshot wounds to his head and neck, according to Mount Vernon Police Chief Trent Page. Medical aid was then given to Logan, but he later died of his wounds at the hospital, P…

by Ben Crnic

11/16/2022

Police & Fire

'Simply Hang Up': Yonkers Police Warning Of Phone Scammers Impersonating Officers A Westchester County police department is warning people to be aware of phone scammers who have been impersonating officers to solicit money. The unknown scammers have been calling Yonkers residents and posing as police, threatening arrests in exchange for paying non-existent fines or convincing people to give fake donations, according to a release by the Yonkers Police Department from Monday, Nov. 14. The scammers' telephone number often appears on caller ID as originating from Yonkers Police, including numbers from the 4th Precinct, (914) 377-7402, authorities said. …

by Ben Crnic

11/16/2022

Real Estate

Westchester County Home Sells For More Than $5M In Only 4 Days Along With Classic Cars A residence in Westchester County sold for more than $5 million after only four days on the market, along with two classic sports cars. The home, located on a 2.6-acre property in Rye at 281 Kirby Ln., sold for $5,772,258, which was $1.37 million more than the original listing price of $4,399,500, according to Coldwell Banker Realty officials. In addition to the home, two Porsche 911s in the residence's garage, produced in 1991 and 2005, were also sold as well with the help of the real estate agent who sold the property, Peter Topping. The residence is built on a "shelter…

by Ben Crnic

11/16/2022

Police & Fire

Smoke Shops In Westchester Nabbed For Selling Pot, Banned Products To Minors: Police After a month-long investigation, multiple vape and smoke shops in Westchester County have been caught illegally selling products to underage people, as well as selling banned products, police said. The investigation, which started in October 2022, was conducted on multiple smoke shops in the town of Greenburgh that concerned the sale of "vape, tobacco and THC products" to people under 21, as well as the sale and possession of untaxed cigarettes, marijuana, and banned synthetic cannabinoids products, according to Greenburgh Police. As a result of the investigation into the store…

by Ben Crnic

11/15/2022

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