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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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Business
New Eatery Set In Train Car Off To Strong Start In Irvington New Eatery Set In Train Car Off To Strong Start In Irvington
New Eatery Set In Train Car Off To Strong Start In Irvington A new restaurant in Westchester set in a mid-20th century train car will soon hold an official grand opening ceremony to celebrate its promising beginning.  A ribbon cutting ceremony for Club Car Grille, located in Irvington-on-Hudson at 6 South Broadway (Route 9) will be thrown on Wednesday, Sept. 25 at 5 p.m. by the Rivertowns Chamber of Commerce.  The ceremony will celebrate the new eatery, which originally opened on Thursday, May 16, and has already made its mark on patrons.  The restaurant is located inside a mid-1900s train car, and it has a comfortable dining room and…

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Police & Fire
Kitten Rescued From Under Car Hood On Parkway In Yonkers Kitten Rescued From Under Car Hood On Parkway In Yonkers
Kitten Rescued From Under Car Hood On Parkway In Yonkers Sometimes pets find their way into people's lives in strange ways, such as one kitten who has a new home after being rescued from inside an engine on a busy parkway in Westchester.  The incident happened in Yonkers on Tuesday, Sept. 10, when a motorist on the Saw Mill River Parkway heard a "funny noise" coming from under their hood, according to the Westchester County Police Department.  The department's Emergency Service Unit then arrived to help and realized a kitten had somehow gotten deep inside the engine compartment.  Officers had to partially take apart the engine bef…

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Police & Fire
Missing Man Found At Night After Long Search In Ward Pound Ridge Reservation Missing Man Found At Night After Long Search In Ward Pound Ridge Reservation
Missing Man Found At Night After Long Search In Ward Pound Ridge Reservation Thanks to the perseverance of police and first responders, a missing man was successfully found at a Northern Westchester nature preserve following a nighttime search.  The hiker was reported missing on Wednesday night, Sept. 11, when police and firefighters were requested to help search for them at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation in the area of Michigan Road, according to the Bedford Police Department.  The hiker had already been missing for several hours and did not have enough battery power left to dial 911 at 10 p.m. when Bedford Police joined the search along with the Pound Ridg…

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Police & Fire
13-Year-Old Accused Of Making 'Terroristic Threat' To School In Patterson 13-Year-Old Accused Of Making 'Terroristic Threat' To School In Patterson
13-Year-Old Accused Of Making 'Terroristic Threat' To School In Patterson A teenager faces a felony charge after sending threatening emails to a school in the Hudson Valley, police said.  The arrest resulted from an incident on Friday, Sept. 6, when a school in Putnam County's Green Chimneys School District within the town of Patterson alerted the Putnam County Sheriff's Office of concerning emails it had received, the Sheriff's Office said on Friday, Sept. 13.  Investigators then used forensic computer analysis to identify the suspect, a 13-year-old student of the school who was interviewed in front of their parents.  On Wednesday,…

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Police & Fire
CT Woman Nabbed After Trying To Access Victim's Bank Account: Police CT Woman Nabbed After Trying To Access Victim's Bank Account: Police
CT Woman Nabbed After Trying To Access Victim's Bank Account: Police Four people, including a Connecticut resident, face attempted identity theft charges after trying to withdraw funds from a victim's account at a Hudson Valley bank, police said.  The arrests were made following an incident that began in Putnam County at around 9:50 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 11, when the Hudson Valley Credit Union at 1620 Route 22 in Southeast reported a fraudulent incident, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Friday, Sept. 13.  According to the Sheriff's Office, the bank reported that a woman had entered and tried to present fraudulent documents to…

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News
Man Accused Of Raping Child While Working As Painter At Peekskill Apartment Building Man Accused Of Raping Child While Working As Painter At Peekskill Apartment Building
Man Accused Of Raping Child While Working As Painter At Peekskill Apartment Building A 59-year-old man has been charged in connection with his alleged rape of a child while working as a painter at a Northern Westchester County apartment building, officials announced.  Peekskill resident Anselmo Yambay Pena was arrested on Tuesday, Sept. 10 in connection with his alleged rape of a child younger than 13 years old earlier in the year, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office said on Friday, Sept. 13.  According to the DA's Office, between Thursday, Feb. 15, and Sunday, March 31, Yambay Pena allegedly raped the child while working as a painter at a …

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Police & Fire
New Update: Bomb Threat To Bronxville School Came From Foreign Country, Police Say New Update: Bomb Threat To Bronxville School Came From Foreign Country, Police Say
New Update: Bomb Threat To Bronxville School Came From Foreign Country, Police Say A bomb threat that prompted authorities to search a Westchester County school has been confirmed to have come from another country, police announced.  The threat, made to the Bronxville School at 177 Pondfield Rd. on Wednesday, Sept. 11, originated from the country of Malaysia, Bronxville Police said on Thursday evening, Sept. 12.  At around 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Bronxville Police received a call from the National Hotline reporting that someone had claimed to have placed bombs inside the school. Officers then responded to the building and searched its perimeter with the help of …

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Schools
5 Byram Hills HS Seniors Named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists 5 Byram Hills HS Seniors Named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists
5 Byram Hills HS Seniors Named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists Five high-achieving high school seniors from Northern Westchester now have the chance to compete for scholarships worth over $25 million in total, district officials announced.  The five students, who attend Byram Hills High School in Armonk, were named semifinalists in the 2025 National Merit Scholarship Program, the Byram Hills Central School District announced on Thursday, Sept. 12.  The students named as semifinalists include: Zoe Harris; Andrew Levy; Olivia Long; Sarina Metsch; Aaron Stein. All five seniors originally entered the scholarship competition during their ju…

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News
US Supreme Court Justice To Attend Opening Of New School In Yonkers US Supreme Court Justice To Attend Opening Of New School In Yonkers
US Supreme Court Justice To Attend Opening Of New School In Yonkers United States Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor will soon visit a city in Westchester to attend the grand opening celebration for a school named after her.  Sotomayor will attend the opening of the Yonkers Public School District’s new Justice Sonia Sotomayor Community School on Monday, Sept. 16 at 12:30 p.m., city officials announced.  The new school building will serve more than 600 students ranging from pre-kindergarten to 8th grade and is the first of three new schools constructed in Yonkers to rebuild the city's aging public school infrastructure. It is the city's fir…

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Police & Fire
Woman's Exposure To Suspicious Substance Prompts Emergency Response To Business In Yonkers Woman's Exposure To Suspicious Substance Prompts Emergency Response To Business In Yonkers
Woman's Exposure To Suspicious Substance Prompts Emergency Response To Business In Yonkers A woman was briefly hospitalized after being exposed to a "suspicious substance" at a business in Westchester, police said.  The incident happened in Yonkers on Tuesday, Sept. 10, when a woman was exposed to a substance in a package at Miledy Beauty Salon at 156 Palisade Ave., according to Yonkers Police Detective Sergeant Frank DiDomizio.  The woman then went to a hospital on her own and was evaluated before being released. When she returned to the business, she grew concerned about the substance and called emergency services.  The Yonkers Fire Department then res…

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