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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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Police & Fire
Serious Crash Causes Closure On Busy Hudson Valley Road Serious Crash Causes Closure On Busy Hudson Valley Road
Serious Crash Causes Closure On Busy Hudson Valley Road A section of a busy road in the Hudson Valley was closed for an extended period of time following a serious crash.  The incident happened in Putnam County on Wednesday evening, Aug. 14, when vehicles collided on Route 6 (Carmel Avenue) in the village of Brewster between North Main Street and Putnam Avenue, according to the Brewster Fire Department.  The crash caused the stretch of Route 6 between North Main Street and Putnam Avenue to close for several hours.  The crash was caused when one of the involved drivers suffered a medical emergency, according to the New York S…

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Police & Fire
Alert Issued For Missing Hudson Valley Teen Alert Issued For Missing Hudson Valley Teen
Alert Issued For Missing Hudson Valley Teen Authorities are asking for the public's help in finding a missing 18-year-old man who was last seen in Westchester.  Jasiah Jones was reported missing on Thursday, Aug. 15 after last being seen on Jackson Avenue in Yonkers on Wednesday, Aug. 14 at around 10:20 p.m., according to the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services.  Jones, who is 5-foot-5 and 150 pounds, is believed to be suicidal and may be in need of medical attention, officials said.  He is a Black man with black hair and brown eyes. Jones was last seen wearing a black t-shirt and white sneakers,…

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Police & Fire
37-Year-Old Man Killed After Swimming Pool Company Van Hits Truck On CT Road 37-Year-Old Man Killed After Swimming Pool Company Van Hits Truck On CT Road
37-Year-Old Man Killed After Swimming Pool Company Van Hits Truck On CT Road A man was killed after a swimming pool company's van crossed into the oncoming lane of traffic and hit a truck on a busy Connecticut roadway, police said.  New, updated report - Support Pours In For Family Of Swimming Pool Company Van Driver Killed In Willington Crash The crash happened in Tolland County on Tuesday, Aug. 13 at around 5:30 p.m., when two vehicles collided on Route 32 (River Road) in the town of Willington near the intersection with Battye Road, Connecticut State Police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 14. According to authorities, a Ram van owned by Vernon-based Julia…

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Obituaries
Former Town Board Member, Veteran From Yorktown Dies Former Town Board Member, Veteran From Yorktown Dies
Former Town Board Member, Veteran From Yorktown Dies A community in Northern Westchester is mourning the loss of a former Town Board member who dedicated much of his life to public service.  Yorktown resident and former Town Board member Anthony Grasso died on Tuesday, Aug. 13 at the age of 96, town officials announced on Wednesday, Aug. 14.  Born in 1927, Grasso served two years in the military and spent 18 of those months stationed in Germany at the headquarters of the 66h Medium Tank Battalion of the Second Armored Division.  He eventually returned home to Yorktown and went on to serve one term on the Town Board from 1985 t…

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Police & Fire
School Employee Hospitalized After Explosion At Maintenance Building In Westchester School Employee Hospitalized After Explosion At Maintenance Building In Westchester
School Employee Hospitalized After Explosion At Maintenance Building In Westchester A 69-year-old man from the Hudson Valley was injured in an explosion inside a school district maintenance building in Westchester that also caused a small fire.  The incident happened on Tuesday, Aug. 13 just before 1:20 p.m., when an oil tank explosion was reported at a Mamaroneck School District maintenance building and garage at 119 Gertrude Ave., according to Lt. Mark Gatta of the Village of Mamaroneck Police Department.  The building is located across from the Mamaroneck Avenue Elementary School.  Arriving police and fire crews found that a vapor explosion had occurred,…

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Police & Fire
Fire Truck Careens Off Hudson Valley Roadway, Driver Admits To Texting: Police Fire Truck Careens Off Hudson Valley Roadway, Driver Admits To Texting: Police
Fire Truck Careens Off Hudson Valley Roadway, Driver Admits To Texting: Police A road in the Hudson Valley was closed for several hours after a fire truck from a Connecticut department crashed while its driver was allegedly texting, authorities said.  The crash happened in Putnam County on Tuesday, Aug. 14 around 11:45 a.m., when a fire truck from the Candlewood Lake Fire Department in the Fairfield County town of Brookfield went off the roadway on Haviland Hollow Road (Route 68) in Patterson, according to Captain Michael Grossi of the Putnam County Sheriff's Office.  The driver, who later admitted to texting, had been bringing the truck to a busin…

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News
Hundreds Sign Petition To Reinstate Suspended Mamaroneck Library Director Hundreds Sign Petition To Reinstate Suspended Mamaroneck Library Director
Hundreds Sign Petition To Reinstate Suspended Mamaroneck Library Director Hundreds of community members have come together to urge a library in Westchester to reinstate its director who was suddenly suspended from her position.  The effort came in the form of a Change.org petition started on Sunday, Aug. 11 following the 30-day suspension of Mamaroneck Public Library Executive Director Jennifer O'Neill.  According to the petition, O'Neill will soon be given a hearing to determine her future employment, despite her record with the library being "impeccable." The reason for the suspension has not been revealed by the library.  "Jennifer has ser…

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Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Punching Woman In Face After Argument On Bike Path In Eastchester Man Accused Of Punching Woman In Face After Argument On Bike Path In Eastchester
Man Accused Of Punching Woman In Face After Argument On Bike Path In Eastchester A 47-year-old man faces charges after allegedly punching a woman in the face following an argument on a Westchester bike path prompted by a bicycle collision, police said.  White Plains resident Dmitriy Nazaryev was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 7 in connection with an incident that happened on the Bronx River Pathway in Eastchester on Friday, July 26, Westchester County Police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 13.  According to the department, on the day of the incident, Nazaryev was riding his bicycle on the pathway south of Harney Road when his handlebars made contact with a f…

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News
Update: Heavy Rains Prompt Beach Closures In Mamaroneck While Several Reopen Update: Heavy Rains Prompt Beach Closures In Mamaroneck While Several Reopen
Update: Heavy Rains Prompt Beach Closures In Mamaroneck While Several Reopen Beachgoers, there's good news and bad news: several beaches in Westchester shuttered by health officials after heavy rains have reopened, while some remain closed to visitors.  New, updated report - More Beaches In Westchester Cleared To Reopen, 2 Remain Closed The closure updates were announced by county officials on Tuesday, Aug. 13 following water retesting conducted after several locations were originally closed on Monday, Aug. 6, and Thursday, Aug. 8.  County-owned beaches that remain closed to swimmers because of heavy rainfall include: Mamaroneck: Mamaroneck Beach …

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News
Court Upholds Westchester's Ownership Of Scout Cabin In Bronxville After Long Legal Battle Court Upholds Westchester's Ownership Of Scout Cabin In Bronxville After Long Legal Battle
Court Upholds Westchester's Ownership Of Scout Cabin In Bronxville After Long Legal Battle After a long battle, a court decision has affirmed that a cabin long purported to be exclusively possessed by a Boy Scouts organization is instead owned by Westchester County.  In an announcement on Monday, Aug. 12, county officials said that the Second Judicial Department of the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division upheld a decision affirming that the Scout Cabin at Scout Field in Bronxville belongs to Westchester County instead of the Bronxville Scout Committee.  The cabin, which sits on a 22.9-acre park within Bronxville, Mount Vernon, and Yonkers, was long claim…

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