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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

16-Year-Old Accused Of Threatening To Shoot Up CT School A 16-year-old faces charges after threatening to shoot up a Connecticut school on social media, police said. The investigation into the threat began in New Haven County on Sunday, Aug. 27, when Woodbridge Police were alerted of a possible school shooting threat spread on an unnamed social media platform, the department announced on Wednesday, Oct. 11. After investigating the threat, police determined that a 16-year-old Woodbridge resident had created the post and that there was no threat to public safety, authorities said. Officers then found the teenager, took them into custody, and charg…

by Ben Crnic

10/12/2023

News

Support Rushes In For Rye 11-Year-Old With Rare, Aggressive Form Of Cancer A community in Westchester is doing everything it can to support the family of an 11-year-old boy who was diagnosed with an extremely rare, aggressive form of cancer. Hamish Fenton, age 11, is currently undergoing a grueling treatment process in New York after being diagnosed with a form of cancer so rare that only 200 cases have been identified across the globe. As Fenton prepares to face the greatest challenge of his life, Rye resident Lindsay McKiernan has begun a GoFundMe page in order to collect donations for Fenton's parents, Cassie and Gus, who will likely have to pay for experime…

by Ben Crnic

10/12/2023

News

15 'Psychologically Disturbed Children' Removed From Pleasantville Treatment Center Fifteen children with severe psychological and behavioral issues have been removed from a Northern Westchester residential treatment center which has sparked controversy among town leaders for unsafe conditions. The children were removed from the JCAA Westchester Campus located in Pleasantville at 1075 Broadway, which serves as a treatment center for emotionally troubled young people, Mount Pleasant officials announced on Wednesday, Oct. 11. According to officials, the children will instead be reassigned to facilities better equipped to handle them. …

by Ben Crnic

10/11/2023

Police & Fire

Know Her? Woman Fraudulently Withdraws Over $20K From Several CT Banks, Police Say Authorities are asking for help in identifying a woman accused of fraudulently withdrawing over $20,000 from banks in Connecticut. Images of the suspect captured by surveillance cameras at a New London County bank were released by Waterford Police on Wednesday, Oct. 11. According to the department, the suspect, who drives a white Chrysler Pacifica, is responsible for fraudulently withdrawing more than $20,000 from Citizens Bank and Charter Oak Bank locations in the area. Anyone with information regarding the suspect's identity is asked to contact Waterford Police Off…

by Ben Crnic

10/11/2023

Business

'Lovely' Restaurant Inside 120-Year-Old Abbey In Peekskill Added To Michelin Guide A Mediterranian-inspired eatery in Northern Westchester built inside of a 120-year-old abbey has earned its place on the prestigious Michelin Guide. The Apropros Restaurant & Bar, located at the Abbey Inn in Peekskill at 900 Fort Hill Rd., is now an all-new addition to the Michelin Guide, which helps readers discover the best restaurants by listing establishments well-received by its reviewers. In its write-up, Michelin reviewers called the eatery a "lovely inn and restaurant." "The grounds, and the views, are worth the trip alone but the wine cellar boasting an impressive collecti…

by Ben Crnic

10/11/2023

Police & Fire

Police To Conduct Random Checks At Houses Of Worship In Hudson Valley After Israel Attacks Following terrorist attacks in Israel that have killed hundreds of Israelis and several American citizens, authorities in the Hudson Valley will be conducting random checks of religious institutions as a precaution. The "frequent and random" checks will be performed at all houses of worship in Putnam County, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Monday, Oct. 5. Additionally, the Sheriff's Office's Operations, Standards, and Intelligence Division will be monitoring the situation and will be in constant communication with other federal, state, and local law enforceme…

by Ben Crnic

10/11/2023

Police & Fire

Woman Killed After Vintage Car Drives Off CT Road, Hits Guardrail, Lands In Embankment Authorities are investigating the cause of a Connecticut crash that left a 35-year-old woman dead and another person seriously injured. The incident happened in Windham County on Monday, Oct. 9 around 8:30 p.m., when a 1967 Triumph GT6 traveling south on Route 169 in Pomfret near the intersection with Harrisville Road ran off the right side of the road and struck a metal beam guardrail, according to state police. The car then hit a traffic sign and a tree before coming to an uncontrolled rest in an embankment, police said. The driver was later flown to UMass Hospital with serious inj…

by Ben Crnic

10/11/2023

News

Real Estate Company Denied Housing To Low-Income Renters In New Rochelle: AG A Westchester-based real estate company will pay $105,000 in damages after denying housing to low-income renters and violating federal, state, and local laws in the process, officials announced. New Rochelle-based Platzner International Group, owned by Merrick and Harrin Platzner, has entered into an agreement with the New York Attorney General's Office after denying housing to low-income residents in Westchester, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced on Tuesday, Oct. 10. According to the Attorney General's Office, the real estate firm, which owns over 200 residential units i…

by Ben Crnic

10/11/2023

Police & Fire

Man Hits Victim With Handgun During Fight Behind Restaurants In White Plains: Police A man faces several charges after striking a victim with a handgun during an altercation in a parking lot behind several restaurants in Westchester, police said. The incident happened on Sunday, Oct. 8 just after 6 p.m., when White Plains Police received reports of a fight involving a man with a gun in the Waller-Maple parking lot at 25 Waller Ave., which is located behind a strip of restaurants on Mamaroneck Avenue. According to White Plains Public Safety, during the fight, a man identified as Tony Montague hit a woman with a licensed lawfully possessed handgun. Two off-duty off…

by Ben Crnic

10/10/2023

Police & Fire

20-Year-Old Airlifted To Westchester Medical Center After Crash Involving Dump Truck A 20-year-old woman was flown to a hospital following a Hudson Valley three-vehicle crash involving a dump truck that also injured a 59-year-old man, police said. The incident happened in Putnam County on Monday, Oct. 9 around 9:10 a.m., when Putnam County Sheriff's deputies responded to the area of 3492 Route 9 in Philipstown for a three-vehicle crash. According to the Sheriff's Office, arriving deputies determined that a 2017 Peterbilt dump truck driven by 65-year-old Cold Spring resident Joseph Pidala had been driving south on Route 9 before attempting to make a le…

by Ben Crnic

10/10/2023

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