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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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Police & Fire
Man Charged After Abandoning 2 Dogs On Lake Carmel Road, Officials Say Man Charged After Abandoning 2 Dogs On Lake Carmel Road, Officials Say
Man Charged After Abandoning 2 Dogs On Lake Carmel Road, Officials Say A 64-year-old man faces criminal charges after allegedly abandoning two dogs on the side of a Hudson Valley road, authorities announced. The arrest stemmed from an incident on Thursday, June 6, when the Putnam County SPCA learned that two dachshund mix dogs had been found the day before by a good samaritan on Longfellow Drive in the Lake Carmel area of the town of Kent.  According to the SPCA, the dogs were then put into the custody of the Town of Kent Dog Control Officer Mary Madsen, who had learned they allegedly belonged to a Dutchess County resident from Wappingers Falls.  Fo…

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Traffic
Bridge Repair Project To Cause Almost Year-Long Closure, Detours In White Plains Bridge Repair Project To Cause Almost Year-Long Closure, Detours In White Plains
Bridge Repair Project To Cause Almost Year-Long Closure, Detours In White Plains A bridge over a busy parkway in Westchester will close for nearly a year for a construction project. The Grant Avenue Bridge over the Central Westchester Parkway in White Plains closed to vehicular traffic on Wednesday, June 5 as part of a bridge rehabilitation project, White Plains Public Safety officials announced on Monday, June 10.  As a result, Grant Avenue is closed between Clinton and Beech streets. However, pedestrian traffic will be maintained until the end of June, officials said. The closure is expected to continue into the Spring of 2025. During this time, the northbound a…

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News
New Update: Hudson River Swimming Advisory Lifted After Main Break Fixed In Ossining New Update: Hudson River Swimming Advisory Lifted After Main Break Fixed In Ossining
New Update: Hudson River Swimming Advisory Lifted After Main Break Fixed In Ossining This story has been updated. Following the completed repairs of a sewer main break at a Northern Westchester pump station, county officials have lifted an advisory for recreational activities in the Hudson River.  In an announcement on Monday, June 10, Croton-on-Hudson village officials said that repairs to the force main break at the Crotonville Pump Station on Croton River Rd. in Ossining have been completed and that the Westchester County Department of Health has lifted its advisory for avoiding the Hudson River.  The break occurred on Thursday, June 6. As a result, …

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Police & Fire
Person Rescued From Steep Hill After 20-Foot Fall In Northern Westchester Person Rescued From Steep Hill After 20-Foot Fall In Northern Westchester
Person Rescued From Steep Hill After 20-Foot Fall In Northern Westchester Firefighters made use of a rope system during the dramatic rescue of a victim who fell around 20 feet down a steep hill in Northern Westchester.  The incident happened on Saturday, June 8, when an elderly person fell from the top of a steep hill in the Village of Mount Kisco, according to the Mount Kisco Volunteer Fire Department.  Arriving firefighters soon found that the victim had fallen around 20 feet and had come to a rest against two trees.  Because the hill had a steep incline and unstable ground, crews immediately sprang into action and made use of a rope rescue syst…

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Police & Fire
Shots Fired At Mount Vernon Intersection: Suspect Eludes Police After Chase Shots Fired At Mount Vernon Intersection: Suspect Eludes Police After Chase
Shots Fired At Mount Vernon Intersection: Suspect Eludes Police After Chase Authorities are searching for a suspect who escaped officers after firing shots near a Westchester intersection.  The incident happened on Friday, June 7, when Mount Vernon Police officers heard gunshots in the area of 6th Avenue and 4th Street, according to city officials.  Officers began chasing a suspect who they believed fired the shots. However, the suspect managed to escape despite "extensive efforts," officials said. No victims were reported to be injured in connection with the shooting. No property damage was reported either, officials said. The Mount Vernon Police Depar…

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News
Eighth-Grade Student From Hudson Valley Dies In Fall From Parking Garage: 'Amazing Young Man' Eighth-Grade Student From Hudson Valley Dies In Fall From Parking Garage: 'Amazing Young Man'
Eighth-Grade Student From Hudson Valley Dies In Fall From Parking Garage: 'Amazing Young Man' A beloved middle school student from Westchester who had already met plenty of success as a wrestler is being remembered by his community following his sudden death.  Mark Anthony Giordano, a 13-year-old eighth-grade student at Harrison's Louis M. Klein Middle School, was killed after falling from the parking garage on Sunday evening, June 9 next to the Harrison Metro-North train station, according to MTA officials and Harrison Central School District Superintendent Louis N. Wool.  According to a Metro-North spokesperson, around 5:45 p.m. on Sunday, a group of five minors had…

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Police & Fire
Blaze Sparks At Yorktown Heights Restaurant Blaze Sparks At Yorktown Heights Restaurant
Blaze Sparks At Yorktown Heights Restaurant A blaze at a Northern Westchester restaurant was stopped from being worse than it could have been thanks to the quick actions of firefighters.  The fire happened on Monday, June 6 just after 2:30 a.m. at Coral Seafood Restaurant in Yorktown Heights at 63 Route 6, according to the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department, which helped respond to the blaze.  Thanks to the work of fire crews, more extensive damage to the building was prevented, the department said.  The cause of the fire was not released. 

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Business
Update: Popular Eatery's New Location Now Open In Yorktown Update: Popular Eatery's New Location Now Open In Yorktown
Update: Popular Eatery's New Location Now Open In Yorktown A popular cookie company that specializes in ever-changing unique flavors has officially opened a new location in Northern Westchester. A new Crumbl Cookies location in Yorktown at the Staples Plaza at 3333 Crompond Rd. celebrated its opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, June 6. Earlier Report - Popular Eatery To Open New Location In Northern Westchester: Here's When The cookie shop, owned by brothers Justin and Scott Cinnamon, serves a rotating menu of gourmet cookies.  "We offer six gourmet desserts a week. We have a rotating menu of more than 300 flavors," expl…

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Police & Fire
Mail Truck Bursts Into Flames In Residential Mahopac Neighborhood Mail Truck Bursts Into Flames In Residential Mahopac Neighborhood
Mail Truck Bursts Into Flames In Residential Mahopac Neighborhood A residential road in the Hudson Valley was temporarily closed after a mail truck caught on fire. The incident happened in Putnam County on Friday, June 7 just before 4 p.m., when a US Postal Service delivery truck went up in flames on Fairmont Road in Mahopac, according to the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department.  The roadway was closed for about a half hour as crews worked to extinguish the blaze.  No injuries resulted from the fire, the department said. Firefighters did not detail the cause of the blaze.

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New Rochelle Physician, NY Pharmacist Illegally Prescribed, Dispensed Opioids: Feds New Rochelle Physician, NY Pharmacist Illegally Prescribed, Dispensed Opioids: Feds
New Rochelle Physician, NY Pharmacist Illegally Prescribed, Dispensed Opioids: Feds A Westchester County physician and a pharmacy owner from Long Island both face federal charges in connection with their alleged illegal distribution of highly addictive opioids, officials announced.  Nassau County resident Feroze Nazirbage of Bellerose, age 50, and Larchmont resident Mordechai Bar, age 71, were both arrested on Wednesday, June 5 and charged with illegally diverting oxycodone and other controlled substances, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced.  According to federal officials, Nazirbage, who is associated wit…

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