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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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Schools
Nelson Mandela's Grandson Visits Mount Vernon Schools, Encourages Students To Serve Community Nelson Mandela's Grandson Visits Mount Vernon Schools, Encourages Students To Serve Community
Nelson Mandela's Grandson Visits Mount Vernon Schools, Encourages Students To Serve Community Students at two Westchester schools were treated to a visit from the grandson of famed activist and politician Nelson Mandela, who encouraged them to take some time to give back to their communities and stand up for others.  Ndaba Mandela, the grandson of former South African President Nelson Mandela, visited the Nelson Mandela/Dr. Hosea Zollicoffer School and Mount Vernon High School on Tuesday, Nov. 21, Mount Vernon City School District officials announced. During his visits to the schools, Mandela discussed his grandfather's legacy and his activism efforts and also participated…

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Police & Fire
Update: Tractor-Trailer Rollover Causes Delays For Miles On I-287 In White Plains, Injures 1 Update: Tractor-Trailer Rollover Causes Delays For Miles On I-287 In White Plains, Injures 1
Update: Tractor-Trailer Rollover Causes Delays For Miles On I-287 In White Plains, Injures 1 This story has been updated. Traffic on a busy highway in Westchester was backed up for hours as crews worked to clean up the site of a tractor-trailer rollover that sent one person to the hospital. The rollover happened on Wednesday morning, Nov. 29 around 6 a.m. on I-287 near mile marker 4.2 between Exit 8 in White Plains and Exit 7 in North White Plains, New York State Police said. According to authorities, a Freightliner tractor-trailer driven by a 63-year-old Florida man was traveling east on the highway when it was involved in a sideswipe collision with a Volkswagon sedan d…

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News
Man Sexually Assaults 2 Children In Mount Kisco, Ossining, Peekskill: Here's His Sentence Man Sexually Assaults 2 Children In Mount Kisco, Ossining, Peekskill: Here's His Sentence
Man Sexually Assaults 2 Children In Mount Kisco, Ossining, Peekskill: Here's His Sentence A 48-year-old man with a previous child molestation conviction will spend decades in prison for sexually assaulting two children in Northern Westchester over several years and sending explicit photos to a third.  Bedford resident Felix Barahona Rosales, age 48, was sentenced to 34 years to life in state prison for sexually assaulting two children numerous times as well as sending explicit photos to a third victim, Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah announced on Tuesday, Nov. 28.  According to Rocah's office, Rosales's conduct began when both sexual assault…

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Police & Fire
Blaze Forces Stop & Shop Location To Temporarily Close In Mount Vernon Blaze Forces Stop & Shop Location To Temporarily Close In Mount Vernon
Blaze Forces Stop & Shop Location To Temporarily Close In Mount Vernon A Stop & Shop supermarket in Westchester is temporarily closed as the result of a fire, officials said. A blaze happened on Tuesday, Nov. 28 at the Stop & Shop on 240 East Sandford Blvd. in Mount Vernon, according to Mount Vernon Director of Communications Timothy Allen.  The fire, which began in the supermarket's heating, ventilation, and cooling system, was put out within 30 to 45 minutes by the Mount Vernon Fire Department, Allen said. After the blaze was extinguished, the supermarket was closed to the public in the interest of public safety. A licensed technician is n…

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Police & Fire
Alert Issued For Man Reported Missing For Months In CT Alert Issued For Man Reported Missing For Months In CT
Alert Issued For Man Reported Missing For Months In CT Authorities in Connecticut are asking for help in finding a man who has been missing for several months. Todd Davidson, age 53, has been missing from Hartford County since Wednesday, Sept. 27, the Plainville Police Department announced on Tuesday, Nov. 28.  Davidson last spoke with a family member around a week before the day he was reported missing, according to the department.  He is around 5-foot-10 and 180 lbs with brown and gray hair as well as green eyes.  Anyone with information about Davidson's whereabouts is asked to call Detective Marc Rivard at 860-747-1616 …

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Traffic
Lane Closures: Stretch Of I-684 In Lewisboro, North Salem To Be Affected For Month Lane Closures: Stretch Of I-684 In Lewisboro, North Salem To Be Affected For Month
Lane Closures: Stretch Of I-684 In Lewisboro, North Salem To Be Affected For Month A stretch of Interstate 684 in Northern Westchester is set to be affected by a series of upcoming midday lane closures for a month.  Interstate 684 between Exit 6 (Route 35) in Lewisboro and Exit 8 (Hardscrabble Road) in North Salem will be reduced to one lane in both directions on weekdays between Wednesday, Nov. 29, and Thursday, Dec. 28, according to the New York State Department of Transportation.  The lane reduction will be put into effect between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. each weekday, officials said. The reduction will allow crews to perform aerial cable replacements. 

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News
Woman Sues After Finding Severed Finger In Salad At Mount Kisco Eatery, Lawsuit Says Woman Sues After Finding Severed Finger In Salad At Mount Kisco Eatery, Lawsuit Says
Woman Sues After Finding Severed Finger In Salad At Mount Kisco Eatery, Lawsuit Says A Connecticut woman has filed a lawsuit against a restaurant company in New York after allegedly finding herself chewing on part of a severed human finger while eating a salad served at one of the company's locations within the county.  Fairfield County resident Allison Cozzi, of Greenwich, filed the suit against Rye Brook-based Chop't Creative Salad Company LLC on Monday, Nov. 27 after allegedly finding part of a severed finger inside her meal bought at a Chop't location in Northern Westchester County at 53 South Moger Ave. in Mount Kisco.  According to the lawsuit complaint file…

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Obituaries
West Harrison 22-Year-Old Pulled From River Remembered As 'Loving Son, Brother, Friend' West Harrison 22-Year-Old Pulled From River Remembered As 'Loving Son, Brother, Friend'
West Harrison 22-Year-Old Pulled From River Remembered As 'Loving Son, Brother, Friend' A community is coming together to honor the memory of a beloved 22-year-old Westchester resident who was found dead in a river after being reported missing for several days.  West Harrison resident Jan Carlos Yepes-Perafan, age 22, was found dead in the Byram River in Port Chester on Sunday afternoon, Nov. 26 after going missing early Thursday morning, Nov. 23, according to Port Chester Police. Earlier Report - Body Of Missing 22-Year-Old Man Pulled From Byram River In Port Chester Yepes-Perafan had last been seen on Thursday around 3:45 a.m. as he was leaving McShane's…

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Business
Barnes & Noble Opens New Hartsdale Location After 11-Year Absence: 'This Is Great News' Barnes & Noble Opens New Hartsdale Location After 11-Year Absence: 'This Is Great News'
Barnes & Noble Opens New Hartsdale Location After 11-Year Absence: 'This Is Great News' Those who have been wanting to curl up with a new book can now start shopping at an all-new Barnes & Noble location in Westchester open just in time for the holidays.  The new Barnes & Noble store, located in Hartsdale in the Dalewood II Shopping Center at 381 North Central Ave., is now open for business, Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner announced on Wednesday, Nov. 22.  Earlier Report - Barnes & Noble Returning To Hartsdale After 11-Year Absence The store is located next to Ulta Beauty and features a "highly lauded bookstore design" seen in recent Bar…

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Business
Much-Loved Brewery Permanently Closes In Peekskill After One Last Event Much-Loved Brewery Permanently Closes In Peekskill After One Last Event
Much-Loved Brewery Permanently Closes In Peekskill After One Last Event A brewery in Northern Westchester that served as the site of countless beloved memories for visitors has closed for good.  Peekskill Brewery, located at 47 South Water St. in Peekskill, announced its permanent closure on Monday, Nov. 27 in a post on social media.  In their post, the owners did not give a reason for the closure but thanked those who came to the brewery's last "Kick the Keg" Happy Hour event held on Wednesday, Nov. 22.  "Thank you all for your posts, emails, phone calls," the owners wrote, adding, "We wish you all a happy and healthy Holiday Season!"  Th…

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