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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Mahopac, NY
Breaking News
Boy, 13, Seriously Injured After Being Thrown From Electric Bike In Mahopac Boy, 13, Seriously Injured After Being Thrown From Electric Bike In Mahopac Boy, 13, Seriously Injured After Being Thrown From Electric Bike In Mahopac
Boy, 13, Seriously Injured After Being Thrown From Electric Bike In Mahopac A 13-year-old boy was seriously injured after losing control of an electric dirt bike and being thrown from it on a Putnam County road, police said.  The crash happened near Watermelon Hill Road and Eleanor Drive in Mahopac at around 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 6, according to Carmel Police. Responding officers and emergency medical crews found the boy with serious injuries. Police said he lost control after hitting an object along the side of the road, possibly a bush, and was thrown from the electric dirt bike.  Detectives are still investigating the circumstances leading u…

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Carmel, NY
Breaking News
Driver Hospitalized After Flipping Car, Landing In Brush In Carmel Driver Hospitalized After Flipping Car, Landing In Brush In Carmel Driver Hospitalized After Flipping Car, Landing In Brush In Carmel
Driver Hospitalized After Flipping Car, Landing In Brush In Carmel A driver was taken to the hospital after a single-vehicle rollover crash in Putnam County Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 7, fire officials said. The crash happened near 173 Fair St. in Carmel at around 2:18 p.m. on Wednesday, according to the Carmel Fire Department.  Firefighters said one person was trapped inside the overturned vehicle, prompting a response from the Carmel Fire Department, Carmel Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Empress EMS Medic 3, and Carmel Police. Before fire and EMS crews arrived, however, a Putnam County Sheriff's Office sergeant who was in the area helped the driver out …

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Suffern, NY
Breaking News
Man Who Sexually Abused Girl Under 13 In Chestnut Ridge Gets Years In Prison: DA Man Who Sexually Abused Girl Under 13 In Chestnut Ridge Gets Years In Prison: DA Man Who Sexually Abused Girl Under 13 In Chestnut Ridge Gets Years In Prison: DA
Man Who Sexually Abused Girl Under 13 In Chestnut Ridge Gets Years In Prison: DA A 70-year-old man will spend over a decade in state prison for repeatedly sexually abusing a girl younger than 13 in Rockland County, prosecutors said. Chestnut Ridge resident Thomas Kelly was sentenced in Rockland County Court on Wednesday, Oct. 7, to 12 years in state prison, the Rockland County District Attorney's Office announced.   The sentence comes after Kelly pleaded guilty on July 9 to first-degree course of sexual conduct against a child, as previously reported by Daily Voice.  Prosecutors said Kelly repeatedly sexually abused the girl in Chestnut Ridge between Jun…

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Cortlandt, NY
Breaking News
Rollover Crash Sends 1 To Hospital In Croton-On-Hudson Rollover Crash Sends 1 To Hospital In Croton-On-Hudson Rollover Crash Sends 1 To Hospital In Croton-On-Hudson
Rollover Crash Sends 1 To Hospital In Croton-On-Hudson A rollover crash in a Westchester County village sent one person to the hospital, fire officials said.  The crash happened near Sunset Park in the Harmon section of Croton-on-Hudson during the early afternoon on Tuesday, Oct. 6, according to the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department.  Firefighters were called to the scene for a reported rollover and found one person who needed medical evaluation.  The person was taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, the department said. More details about the cause of the crash were not immediately available. 

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Kerhonkson-Accord, NY
Obituaries
Kerhonkson Man, 32, Dies From Severe Reaction To Bee Sting On Wedding Anniversary Kerhonkson Man, 32, Dies From Severe Reaction To Bee Sting On Wedding Anniversary Kerhonkson Man, 32, Dies From Severe Reaction To Bee Sting On Wedding Anniversary
Kerhonkson Man, 32, Dies From Severe Reaction To Bee Sting On Wedding Anniversary A Hudson Valley man remembered for his larger-than-life personality and love for his family died at age 32 after suffering a severe reaction to a bee sting on what should have been celebrated as his second wedding anniversary.  Kerhonkson resident Shawn Markle died on Monday, Oct. 5, the day that would have marked his second wedding anniversary with his wife, Kimberly “Kimmie” Markle, according to his obituary.  Markle had been stung by a bee two days earlier and went into critical condition, his wife said in a social media post. "Today would have marked our two-year wedding anni…

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Cortlandt, NY
Your Community
Portnoy Scores 'Unique' Montrose Pizzeria After Hearing Owner's Story Portnoy Scores 'Unique' Montrose Pizzeria After Hearing Owner's Story Portnoy Scores 'Unique' Montrose Pizzeria After Hearing Owner's Story
Portnoy Scores 'Unique' Montrose Pizzeria After Hearing Owner's Story A Westchester pizzeria owner who went from secretly making pies in the back of a bar to fighting cancer and nearly losing his business became visibly emotional after receiving a coveted score from popular pizza reviewer and Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy. Portnoy visited Pizzeria Baci at 2083 Albany Post Rd. in Montrose, meeting owner Chris Weisman during a One Bite Pizza Review video posted Tuesday, Oct. 6.  Before Portnoy took his first bite, Weisman shared the unlikely story behind the pizzeria and his decades in the business. He told him he has been making pizza for abou…

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by Ben Crnic
Carmel, NY
Breaking News
Father Of 7 Killed, Wife Critically Injured In Carmel Crash Father Of 7 Killed, Wife Critically Injured In Carmel Crash Father Of 7 Killed, Wife Critically Injured In Carmel Crash
Father Of 7 Killed, Wife Critically Injured In Carmel Crash A father of seven was killed and his wife was critically injured after their vehicle went off a Putnam County roadway and rolled down a steep embankment — and now community members are making sure the family gets the help they need. Christopher Roche, 56, was killed in a crash on Route 6 near Sunset Boulevard and Tamarin Drive in Carmel on Friday, Oct. 2, according to a fundraiser launched for his family. His wife, Siobhan Roche, 44, was also seriously injured and remained hospitalized in critical condition, the fundraiser said.   The Carmel Fire Department said the crash was firs…

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by Ben Crnic
Poughkeepsie, NY
Breaking News
Man Caught Selling Crack Out Of Laundromat Near Vassar College In Poughkeepsie: DA Man Caught Selling Crack Out Of Laundromat Near Vassar College In Poughkeepsie: DA Man Caught Selling Crack Out Of Laundromat Near Vassar College In Poughkeepsie: DA
Man Caught Selling Crack Out Of Laundromat Near Vassar College In Poughkeepsie: DA A 50-year-old man was arrested after investigators said they caught him selling crack cocaine out of a laundromat near Vassar College in Dutchess County.  Taryll Cutchin, 50, was arrested in connection with drug sales in the Arlington Business District in Poughkeepsie, the Dutchess County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, Oct. 7.   The investigation began after Dutchess County Drug Task Force agents noticed activity they believed was consistent with drug sales and distribution coming from the College Wash and Dry Laundromat near Vassar College, according to p…

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by Ben Crnic
Albany, NY
Breaking News
Hayride Passengers Thrown From Wagon Before Tractor Rolls Over In Upstate NY Crash Hayride Passengers Thrown From Wagon Before Tractor Rolls Over In Upstate NY Crash Hayride Passengers Thrown From Wagon Before Tractor Rolls Over In Upstate NY Crash
Hayride Passengers Thrown From Wagon Before Tractor Rolls Over In Upstate NY Crash A 16-year-old is in critical condition after a tractor carrying a group of children and teenagers on a hayride lost control, rolled several times, and ejected its passengers in upstate New York, authorities said.   The crash happened in Chemung County, located in the Southern Tier region of New York, at around 4:38 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 4, at Comfort Hill Road and Berwick Turnpike in the Village of Wellsburg, according to the Chemung County Sheriff's Office.   Just before the crash, a lieutenant on routine patrol saw a John Deere tractor coming down Comfort Hill Road with…

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by Ben Crnic
Montgomery-Walden, NY
Breaking News
Man Hits Woman With Dumbbell, Chokes Her At Maybrook Home: Cops Man Hits Woman With Dumbbell, Chokes Her At Maybrook Home: Cops Man Hits Woman With Dumbbell, Chokes Her At Maybrook Home: Cops
Man Hits Woman With Dumbbell, Chokes Her At Maybrook Home: Cops A domestic dispute in Orange County turned violent when a man struck a woman in the head with a dumbbell and repeatedly choked and hit her, police said. Frederick Douglas Parks was arrested following an incident in Maybrook on Sunday, Oct. 4, the Village of Maybrook Police Department announced on Tuesday, Oct. 7. At around 9:45 a.m. on Sunday, officers responded to 819 Tower Ave. after receiving a report that a woman had been struck with an unknown object during a domestic dispute. Police later said they found that Parks had hit the woman in the head with a dumbbell, causing a head inj…

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