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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
Drunk Tesla Driver Had 3 Kids In Car On Route 9 In Croton: NYSP Drunk Tesla Driver Had 3 Kids In Car On Route 9 In Croton: NYSP
Drunk Tesla Driver Had 3 Kids In Car On Route 9 In Croton: Nysp A Dutchess County woman is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly driving drunk with three children in the car during a traffic stop on Route 9 in Westchester, police announced.  The arrest resulted from events on Friday, May 16, when a trooper stopped a 2020 Tesla for alleged vehicle and traffic violations, New York State Police said on Saturday, May 15.  The driver, identified as 36-year-old Jennifer L. Moore of Beacon, showed signs of intoxication and failed standardized field sobriety tests administered at the scene, police said.  Troopers soon found that th…

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Schools
Mount Vernon Schools Pick New Leader Amid Budget, Enrollment Challenges Mount Vernon Schools Pick New Leader Amid Budget, Enrollment Challenges
Mount Vernon Schools Pick New Leader Amid Budget, Enrollment Challenges A Westchester County school district has selected a new leader to guide it through one of the most challenging periods in its recent history. In a unanimous vote on Wednesday, May 14, the Mount Vernon Board of Education appointed Dr. Demario A. Strickland as the district’s new Superintendent of Schools, effective Tuesday, July 1.  Dr. Strickland currently serves as interim superintendent for the Rochester City School District and brings nearly two decades of educational leadership experience to his new role in Westchester County, district officials said.  The appointment comes ju…

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Business
Retro Donut Deal: Elmsford Dunkin’ To Roll Back Prices To 1995 To Celebrate 30 Years Retro Donut Deal: Elmsford Dunkin’ To Roll Back Prices To 1995 To Celebrate 30 Years
Retro Donut Deal: Elmsford Dunkin’ To Roll Back Prices To 1995 To Celebrate 30 Years A Dunkin' locale in Westchester County is marking a major milestone with a sweet deal for customers that includes quite the throwback. The Dunkin’ location at 91 East Main St. in Elmsford is celebrating its 30th anniversary by offering a special throwback promotion: a dozen donuts for just $5.99—the same price they were when the store first opened in 1995.   The store announced the celebration on Friday, May 16, saying that the promotion is meant to thank customers for their loyalty over three decades. In addition to the celebratory pricing, the location recently completed a majo…

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Business
Wayfair To Open Massive Retail Store At Ridge Hill In Yonkers Wayfair To Open Massive Retail Store At Ridge Hill In Yonkers
Wayfair To Open Massive Retail Store At Ridge Hill In Yonkers A major new addition is coming to a bustling Westchester shopping center: popular online home retailer Wayfair has announced plans to open a 114,000-square-foot large-format store.  The announcement came Thursday, May 15, via Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano, who called the development, which will come to Ridge Hill, another example of the city’s success in attracting “innovative and transformative businesses.”  The upcoming Wayfair store will feature 19 departments, showcasing everything from furniture and home décor to outdoor living and home improvement products. The store will be orga…

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Obituaries
Services Announced For NJ HS Coach Killed In Quadruple-Fatal NY Parkway Crash Services Announced For NJ HS Coach Killed In Quadruple-Fatal NY Parkway Crash
Services Announced For NJ HS Coach Killed In Quadruple-Fatal NY Parkway Crash Family and friends will gather next week to say goodbye to Robert “Rob” Violante, a beloved New Jersey high school coach and educator from Westchester County who was tragically killed in a fatal crash on the Taconic State Parkway in New York.  Violante, age 45, of the hamlet of Granite Springs in Somers, was driving home from work on Wednesday, May 14, when his vehicle was struck head-on by a van that crossed the median near mile marker 9.2 in New Castle, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Three men in the van were also killed. The crash remains under investigation.  Known aff…

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Police & Fire
Teen Was Behind Hate-Fueled Graffiti At Yorktown Parks, Police Say (UPDATE) Teen Was Behind Hate-Fueled Graffiti At Yorktown Parks, Police Say (UPDATE)
Teen Was Behind Hate-Fueled Graffiti At Yorktown Parks, Police Say (Update) Police have arrested a 15-year-old boy in connection with the racist, anti-Semitic, and homophobic graffiti discovered at two public parks in Westchester over the weekend, police said.  The boy's arrest was announced on Friday, May 16, and was made in connection to the discovery of offensive graffiti on Sunday, May 11, at both Patriot Skate Park and the Jack DeVito Veterans Memorial Track in Yorktown, according to the Yorktown Police Department.  According to police, the vandalism included racial slurs, homophobic and anti-Semitic messages, and profane images, scrawled across town…

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News
Hotel Crack Lab: Feds Nab Man After Fire Leads To Drug Bust At New Rochelle Marriott (UPDATE) Hotel Crack Lab: Feds Nab Man After Fire Leads To Drug Bust At New Rochelle Marriott (UPDATE)
Hotel Crack Lab: Feds Nab Man After Fire Leads To Drug Bust At New Rochelle Marriott (Update) The man allegedly behind a suspicious hotel room fire that uncovered a clandestine drug lab in New York is now facing federal charges, prosecutors said.  Pedro Marte, age 47, of New York City, was presented in White Plains federal court and charged with two counts of possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, including cocaine and fentanyl, the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Thursday, May 15.  Federal prosecutors say Marte used a room at the Residence Inn by Marriott at 35 LeCount Pl. in the Westchester County city of New R…

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Police & Fire
Firefighter Hospitalized After Early Morning Blaze Destroys Hyde Park Home Firefighter Hospitalized After Early Morning Blaze Destroys Hyde Park Home
Firefighter Hospitalized After Early Morning Blaze Destroys Hyde Park Home A firefighter was hospitalized after battling a stubborn house fire in Dutchess County that broke out early in the morning. Crews from the Roosevelt Fire District and Hillside Fire District, along with NDP EMS, were dispatched at 5:14 a.m. on Thursday, May 15, to a reported structure fire at 9 Mountain View Ave. in Hyde Park, the Roosevelt Fire District announced on Thursday evening.   Arriving crews found heavy flames coming from the windows of the first and second floors. A second alarm was soon sounded, firefighters said.  Although the bulk of the fire was knocked down wi…

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Police & Fire
Driver Pulled From Flipped SUV Off Palisades Parkway In Clarkstown Driver Pulled From Flipped SUV Off Palisades Parkway In Clarkstown
Driver Pulled From Flipped SUV Off Palisades Parkway In Clarkstown Emergency crews sprang into action early in the morning after a serious two-car crash left one driver trapped inside an overturned SUV along the Palisades Parkway in Rockland County. The crash happened around 6:54 a.m. on Thursday, May 15, when Hillcrest Fire Company was dispatched for a vehicle extrication on the southbound side of the Palisades Parkway.  Upon arrival, crews discovered that one of the vehicles, an SUV, had veered off the roadway and come to rest on its side in a wooded area—with the driver still inside and unable to get out.  Firefighters responded swiftly, work…

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News
Prominent Youth Coach In Mount Vernon Charged With Sexual Conduct Against Minor: DA Prominent Youth Coach In Mount Vernon Charged With Sexual Conduct Against Minor: DA
Prominent Youth Coach In Mount Vernon Charged With Sexual Conduct Against Minor: DA A Westchester youth basketball coach has been arrested on sexual conduct charges against a child shortly after denying any wrongdoing in a video posted to social media, prosecutors announced.  Dwayne Murray of Mount Vernon, the 62-year-old Executive Director of the Mount Vernon Junior Knights and Assistant Coach of the Mount Vernon High School boys basketball team, was arrested on first-degree course of sexual conduct against a child, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Thursday afternoon, May 15.  Prosecutors allege that from October 1, 2023, to March 1…

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