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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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Obituaries

Former Chief Of Ardsley Fire Department Dies: 'Will Be Sorely Missed' The beloved former chief of a Westchester County fire department is being remembered for serving his community for six decades. Joseph Marsek, the former chief of the Ardsley Fire Department, died on Monday, Nov. 4 at the age of 81, according to his obituary. According to the department, Marsek was a Life Member who served for 60 years. "Joe was a mentor to all of us and loved by so many. He will be sorely missed," the department wrote in a social media post on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Born in 1943, Marsek was a lifelong Ardsley resident who graduated from C…

11/07/2024

News

Bridge 'Red-Flagged,' Immediately Closed To Traffic In Cortlandt Traffic on a more-than-century-old bridge in Northern Westchester has been halted following the discovery of structural deficiencies, officials announced. The Quaker Bridge, which carries Quaker Bridge Road over the Croton River in Cortlandt, was "red-flagged" and closed to vehicular traffic, Cortlandt town officials announced on Wednesday, Nov. 6. The bridge, built in 1894, is owned and maintained by Westchester County. Plans had already been in place to replace it with a new structure, as it was known to be structurally impaired, town officials said. However, the bridge has n…

11/06/2024

Police & Fire

3 Hospitalized After House Fire In Mahopac Three people were rescued from a burning Hudson Valley home and hospitalized, firefighters said. The blaze happened in Putnam County on Tuesday, Nov. 5 just after midnight, when flames went up on a home's porch in the Lake Secor area of Mahopac, according to the Mahopac Falls Volunteer Fire Department. Arriving fire crews soon realized three people were still inside the residence and quickly went inside to remove them. They were then taken to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla for evaluation and treatment. Hours after the blaze first started, at around 6 a.m., fire crews returned…

11/06/2024

Police & Fire

Crews Battle Brush Fire At Golf Course In Hastings-On-Hudson Firefighters battled persistent flames at a golf course in Westchester for more than an hour. The blaze happened at the Saint Andrew's Golf Course in Hastings-on-Hudson on Tuesday evening, Nov. 5, according to the Dobbs Ferry Fire Department, which helped assist with the response. Arriving crews battled the fire for around an hour and a half before it was contained, fire officials said. The cause of the blaze was not detailed. No injuries were reported. This evening the Dobbs Ferry Fire Department was dispatched to assist the Hastings on Hudson Fire Department with..…

11/06/2024

Politics

Winner Declared In Westchester District Attorney Race The votes have all been counted, and Westchester residents have selected who will serve as the county's next District Attorney. Former County Court Judge Susan Cacace, a Democrat, emerged as the winner in the DA race, defeating her opponent, Republican John Sarcone, by a margin of 64 to 36 percent of votes, according to the county's Board of Elections. Cacace, who resigned as County Court Judge in December 2023 after nearly 20 years in the position, gave a statement on social media following her victory: "I am deeply humbled to have earned the support of the people of Westchester Cou…

11/06/2024

Police & Fire

23-Year-Old Returns To Burglarize Home For Second Time In 2 Years In New Rochelle: Police A 23-year-old man faces charges after allegedly forcing his way into a Westchester residence that he previously burglarized, police said. New Rochelle resident Francis Voltaire was arrested on Wednesday, Nov. 6 following an incident earlier in the day that occurred on Lispenard Avenue in New Rochelle, according to the city's police department. At around 6 a.m., a homeowner noticed suspicious activity on her Ring security camera, which allegedly showed Voltaire trying to break into her residence. He had previously burglarized the same Lispenard Avenue home in August 2023, police sa…

11/06/2024

Police & Fire

Burglary Ring Members Caught In Act At Mount Pleasant Home: Police Two suspected members of a South American burglary ring targeting Indian and Chinese American households were apprehended while breaking into a Northern Westchester residence, police announced. Both Johan Matallana-Gomez, age 29, and Jhonn Pulido Betancur, age 46, were arrested on Friday, Nov. 1 while burglarizing a residence in Mount Pleasant on Swanson Drive, Mount Pleasant Police announced on Tuesday, Nov. 5. According to the department, just after 8 p.m. on Friday, a resident alerted the department that she had heard the sound of breaking glass at her neighbor's ho…

11/06/2024

Politics

Election 2024: Projection Made In NY State Senate Race Representing Northern Westchester New York's 40th State Senate District voters have officially chosen their next representative. Democrat Pete Harckham, age 64, has been projected as winning re-election for his fourth term in the New York State Senate seat representing Northern Westchester and parts of Putnam and Rockland counties, according to the state's Board of Elections. As of just after 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 6, Harckham was leading his opponent, Republican Gina Arena, by 50 to 44 percent. In total, Harckham received 84,789 votes of those tallied, over 10,000 more than those cast for Arena. It i…

11/06/2024

Lifestyle

Scenes For Popular TV Show To Be Filmed In Elmsford: Here's Where, When Film production crews are set to visit a location in Westchester to film scenes for a hit CBS television show. Scenes for the seventh season of CBS's "FBI," which follows the inner workings of the fictionalized New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, will be filmed at Motel 6 in Elmsford at 19 West Main St., Elmsford Mayor Robert Williams said on social media on Monday, Nov. 4. The production schedule is as follows on Wednesday, Nov. 13: 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. (prep); 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. (filming); 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. (wrap). "Every year major films and TV serie…

11/06/2024

Police & Fire

Dryer Sparks Blaze At Hudson National Golf Course Clubhouse In Croton Firefighters raced to a golf course clubhouse in Northern Westchester after a dryer fire filled the building with smoke. The incident happened in Croton-on-Hudson on Monday, Nov. 4 just before 8:45 a.m., when a blaze began inside a dryer at the Hudson National Golf Course's clubhouse, according to the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department. Arriving firefighters found that the building was filled with smoke and quickly used a hose to put the fire out. Crews then stayed for around 90 minutes to ventilate the building. Luckily, the fire was contained to the appliance and no injuries wer…

11/06/2024

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