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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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Hudson Valley Man Convicted Of Hitting Wife With Crowbar Hudson Valley Man Convicted Of Hitting Wife With Crowbar
Hudson Valley Man Convicted Of Hitting Wife With Crowbar A Hudson Valley man was found guilty of assaulting his wife in a domestic violence incident.  On Dec. 17, 2020, Putnam County resident Jeff Hanlon, of Carmel, age not reported, hit his wife in the back of the head with a crowbar when she tried to leave their residence after suffering two days of verbal and physical abuse, according to Putnam County District Attorney Robert Tendy.  After being hit with the crowbar, which left a large cut on her head, Hanlon's wife was able to leave their residence and travel to her father's home in the Westchester County town of Pelham, after …

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Police & Fire
Out Of Compliance: Police Shut Down 3 Westchester Smoke Shops After Inspections Out Of Compliance: Police Shut Down 3 Westchester Smoke Shops After Inspections
Out Of Compliance: Police Shut Down 3 Westchester Smoke Shops After Inspections Three Westchester smoke shops were shut down by police after they said they discovered them selling unlicensed marijuana and THC products.  The shut-downs follow inspections conducted by the Yonkers Police Department, which visited smoke shops across the city to make sure they were in compliance with the law, police said.  The unlicensed products were confiscated, according to police.  The businesses shut down include locations at:  186 Ashburton Avenue  850 Bronx River Road 15 Palisade Avenue The names of the businesses were not reported by Yonkers Police. …

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Obituaries
'Dedicated To Her Job, Community': Beloved Worker In Westchester Town Dies After Cancer Battle 'Dedicated To Her Job, Community': Beloved Worker In Westchester Town Dies After Cancer Battle
'Dedicated To Her Job, Community': Beloved Worker In Westchester Town Dies After Cancer Battle A dedicated town employee and mother to two from Westchester County died on Saturday, Oct. 8 after a brave battle with cancer.  Carol Truance of Port Chester died at the age of 77, according to her obituary.  Truance served the town of Rye as deputy tax receiver for more than 30 years, and also heavily volunteered in her community, according to a GoFundMe page set up in her name. "It was her mission to provide the best service to the people of the Town of Rye," the GoFundMe page says.  In addition to her job, Truance volunteered as President of the Westmore Twigs of Un…

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Out-Of-State Man Found Guilty In Violent Westchester Home Invasion Out-Of-State Man Found Guilty In Violent Westchester Home Invasion
Out-Of-State Man Found Guilty In Violent Westchester Home Invasion After a three-week trial, an out-of-state man has been found guilty of charges connected to a brutal Westchester home invasion in 2018.  At around 7:30 a.m. April 23, 2018, at around 7:30 a.m., Confessor Soto of Fayetteville, North Carolina, entered a residence in Yonkers on Leighton Avenue while armed with a handgun and zip ties, and tied up the 82-year-old homeowner, according to Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah, Soto then forced the homeowner into his 54-year-old daughter's bedroom, woke her up, and demanded money from the pair at gunpoint, Rocah said. When…

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Traffic
Busy Highway Exit In Westchester Closes For Paving Busy Highway Exit In Westchester Closes For Paving
Busy Highway Exit In Westchester Closes For Paving An exit ramp on a much-used Westchester highway will close soon to allow for roadwork.  The I-287 westbound ramp to Exit 2 ((State Route 9A) in Elmsford will close on Friday, Oct. 21, at 6 a.m., and reopen on Saturday, Oct. 22 at 6 a.m., according to the New York Department of Transportation.  The closure is to allow for roadway paving work to be completed.  Commuters will be able to take a detour using Exit 1 (Route 119) to Route 9A as an alternate route, officials said. 

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Lifestyle
New Details: $6.28 Million Westchester Home Used To Film Netflix's 'The Watcher,' Report Says New Details: $6.28 Million Westchester Home Used To Film Netflix's 'The Watcher,' Report Says
New Details: $6.28 Million Westchester Home Used To Film Netflix's 'The Watcher,' Report Says A New York home used as a filming location for Netflix's new show, "The Watcher," is much bigger than its real-life counterpart, House Beautiful reports.  Earlier report - Netflix's 'The Watcher' Films In Rye, Report Says The Westchester County residence, located in Rye at 1 Warriston Lane, was used for exterior shots in the show, which is based on actual events that happened in Westfield, New Jersey, according to House Beautiful.  Built in 2016, the 10,166 square foot home includes six bedrooms and seven bathrooms, which is much larger than the 3,869 square foot New Je…

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Police & Fire
Westchester Trio Charged With Stealing Over 100 Gallons Of Cooking Oil From Restaurant Westchester Trio Charged With Stealing Over 100 Gallons Of Cooking Oil From Restaurant
Westchester Trio Charged With Stealing Over 100 Gallons Of Cooking Oil From Restaurant Three people from Westchester were charged with stealing cooking oil from a Dutchess County restaurant.  On Wednesday, Oct. 19 at around 10:30 a.m., police in the Dutchess County town of Red Hook were alerted of a theft at the Jaeger Haus Restaurant at 5084 NY-9G, according to the Red Hook Police Department.  After responding to the scene, police learned that suspects driving a white Home Depot box van had stolen cooking oil and driven away, authorities said.  Shortly after this, officers pulled over a vehicle matching this description and found over 100 gall…

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News
'Inefficient, Unaccountable': Westchester Bus Line Underperforms, Report Says 'Inefficient, Unaccountable': Westchester Bus Line Underperforms, Report Says
'Inefficient, Unaccountable': Westchester Bus Line Underperforms, Report Says Westchester County's bus line is "antiquated, under-performing, inefficient and unaccountable," says a brand-new report by the Tri-State Transportation Campaign.  According to the nonprofit's report from October, the bus line, also known as the Bee-Line, underperforms in metrics including expense per vehicle, and "deadhead hours," or how many hours a bus is not in service to pick up passengers. The Bee-Line also gets more tax money and fare payments put into it and gets relatively fewer service hours out than other bus lines across the country, the re…

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Business
Theater In Northern Westchester To Reopen Theater In Northern Westchester To Reopen
Theater In Northern Westchester To Reopen A theater in Northern Westchester that has been closed since the COVID-19 pandemic began will reopen soon. AB Cinemas, also known as the Mt. Kisco Theater, located in Mount Kisco at 144 Main St., will reopen on Thursday night, Oct. 20, according to theater employee Stephen Foisy.  Foisy said the theater will have a "soft opening" and that not all of the theater rooms would be open because of projector issues, but that the issues should be sorted out soon.  The theater is excited to once again serve moviegoers, Foisy said.  Showtimes can be viewed on the theater's websi…

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News
Alert Issued For Missing Northern Westchester Woman Alert Issued For Missing Northern Westchester Woman
Alert Issued For Missing Northern Westchester Woman Police are asking for help in the search for a missing woman from Northern Westchester.  Alexandra Pierrot, age 49, was last seen on Monday, July 11, leaving a group home in Mount Kisco on Grove Street, police said in an announcement on Wednesday, Oct. 19. "Ms. Pierrot is a missing vulnerable adult," Westchester County Police said in a tweet.  Anyone with information is asked to call 914-864-7700. Share this story by clicking on the Facebook icon below. Check back to Daily Voice for updates. 

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