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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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Nearly $29K Lottery Ticket Sold At Nanuet Shop: Here's Where Nearly $29K Lottery Ticket Sold At Nanuet Shop: Here's Where
Nearly $29K Lottery Ticket Sold At Nanuet Shop: Here's Where Someone walked into a greeting card store in Rockland County and left with a reason to throw a party. A top-prize winning TAKE 5 Evening ticket worth $28,688.50 was sold at Nanuet Cardsmart, located at 25 Rockland Center, for the Sunday, May 11 evening drawing, New York Lottery announced.  TAKE 5 numbers are drawn twice daily, at 2:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m., and the game pulls numbers from a field of 1 through 39. So far, the identity of the lucky winner has not been released, but they have up to one year to claim the prize—plenty of time to plan a victory dance.  

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Police & Fire
Victim Tricked Out Of $20K By Fake FCC Rep In Elaborate Yorktown Tech Hoax, Police Say Victim Tricked Out Of $20K By Fake FCC Rep In Elaborate Yorktown Tech Hoax, Police Say
Victim Tricked Out Of $20K By Fake FCC Rep In Elaborate Yorktown Tech Hoax, Police Say A Westchester resident was scammed out of more than $20,000 in cash after falling victim to a tech support hoax involving a fake federal agent and a pop-up alert claiming child pornography had been found on their computer, police said.  The incident happened on the afternoon of Thursday, May 8, between 3:00 and 3:45 p.m. in the area of Ravencrest Road, the Yorktown Police Department announced.  According to investigators, the victim received a pop-up alert on their computer claiming that child pornography had been detected. The alert included a phone number, which the victim calle…

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Police & Fire
Bottle Attack: Man Hospitalized, Suspect At Large In Poughkeepsie Bottle Attack: Man Hospitalized, Suspect At Large In Poughkeepsie
Bottle Attack: Man Hospitalized, Suspect At Large In Poughkeepsie Police in Dutchess County are investigating an assault with a bottle that left a man hospitalized.  The incident happened around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 10, when officers learned of a possible stabbing near Main Street and North Hamilton Street in Poughkeepsie, the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department announced on Monday, May 12.  Responding officers found a 25-year-old man suffering from a cut to his ear. The victim was rushed to a local hospital for treatment. After investigating the scene, detectives determined the injury was caused not by a knife, but by the victim being…

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Police & Fire
Car Plunges Off Road, Into Pole In Carmel Car Plunges Off Road, Into Pole In Carmel
Car Plunges Off Road, Into Pole In Carmel A driver had to be rescued from their vehicle after crashing into a utility pole just after midnight in Putnam County, fire officials said.  The crash happened at the intersection of Stoneleigh Avenue and Drewville Road in Carmel shortly after 12 a.m. on Saturday, May 10, according to the Carmel Fire Department. Emergency responders from Carmel Fire, Carmel Volunteer Ambulance Corps, and the Carmel Police Department were dispatched to the scene following reports of a car off the roadway. Arriving crews found that the car had hit a telephone pole and that the driver was trapped inside.…

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8 NY Nissan Dealerships Must Pay $3.2M For Overcharging Customers: NY AG 8 NY Nissan Dealerships Must Pay $3.2M For Overcharging Customers: NY AG
8 NY Nissan Dealerships Must Pay $3.2M For Overcharging Customers: NY AG Eight Nissan dealerships across New York—including ones in Rockland County and on Long Island—have been ordered to pay more than $3.2 million for illegally overcharging over 1,700 customers who were trying to buy out their leased vehicles, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced.  According to James, who unveiled the agreement on Tuesday, May 6, the dealerships added bogus fees or inflated prices to final invoices, forcing customers to pay more than the amount promised in their original lease agreements.  The affected dealerships include:  Action Nissan in Ro…

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Police & Fire
School Bus Crash On I-287 In Greenburgh Sends 2 Passengers To Hospital School Bus Crash On I-287 In Greenburgh Sends 2 Passengers To Hospital
School Bus Crash On I-287 In Greenburgh Sends 2 Passengers To Hospital A morning rush hour crash involving three vehicles, including a school bus, sent two people to the hospital in Westchester County.  The crash happened around 8 a.m. on Friday, May 9, on Interstate 287 eastbound near Exit 5 in Greenburgh, according to New York State Police. Investigators say a Honda, driven by a 34-year-old White Plains woman, was traveling in the right lane when she was hit from behind by a bus, driven by a 66-year-old Bronx man. Moments later, the bus was struck from behind by a third vehicle driven by a 40-year-old White Plains man, police said. Two passengers on t…

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Business
New Coffee, Smoothie Shop Celebrates Opening In New Rochelle New Coffee, Smoothie Shop Celebrates Opening In New Rochelle
New Coffee, Smoothie Shop Celebrates Opening In New Rochelle Coffee lovers and foodies have a new spot to check out in Westchester, where a fresh cafe just opened its doors with a celebration.  Cafe Haven at Stella, located in the lobby of the Stella Luxury Apartments at 10 Lecount Place, hosted its official ribbon cutting on Friday, May 9, at 2 p.m., the New Rochelle Chamber of Commerce announced.  The cafe offers freshly brewed coffee, made-to-order sandwiches, cold-pressed juices, smoothies, and more. Those with sugar cravings can also enjoy the eatery's Dubai chocolate sweet treats.  View this post on Instagram…

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Home Health Aide Forced Victim, 78, To Write Checks To Her At Knifepoint In Pearl River: DA Home Health Aide Forced Victim, 78, To Write Checks To Her At Knifepoint In Pearl River: DA
Home Health Aide Forced Victim, 78, To Write Checks To Her At Knifepoint In Pearl River: DA A Bronx woman has been convicted of threatening an elderly Rockland County man with a knife and forcing him to write nearly $19,000 in checks to her while serving as his live-in health aide, prosecutors announced. Delores Anderson, age 60, was found guilty on five counts of second-degree grand larceny after a one-week jury trial in Rockland County Court, District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II announced on Friday, May 9.  Anderson worked as a live-in aide for a 78-year-old man living in a senior assisted living complex in Pearl River from December 2022 through August 2023, prosecutors sai…

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Fake Properties, Real Money: Investors Lose $13M To Hudson Valley Man's Scheme, Feds Say Fake Properties, Real Money: Investors Lose $13M To Hudson Valley Man's Scheme, Feds Say
Fake Properties, Real Money: Investors Lose $13M To Hudson Valley Man's Scheme, Feds Say An Orange County man has pleaded guilty to scamming dozens of investors out of more than $13 million in a real estate fraud scheme that lasted years, federal prosecutors announced Friday.  Barry Breeman, age 75, admitted in Manhattan federal court to securities fraud, acknowledging that he falsely claimed to be raising money for real estate development projects when in reality, he had no connection to the investments and used the money for himself, the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Friday, May 9.  Breeman’s scheme operated from at least 20…

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Politics
Rally Planned in Nyack After Woman Forcibly Removed From Mike Lawler Town Hall (UPDATE) Rally Planned in Nyack After Woman Forcibly Removed From Mike Lawler Town Hall (UPDATE)
Rally Planned in Nyack After Woman Forcibly Removed From Mike Lawler Town Hall (Update) Supporters of a social worker who was forcibly removed from a Westchester town hall hosted by Rep. Mike Lawler (R–NY17) will gather this weekend in Rockland County to protest what organizers call an effort to silence dissent in the district.  The event—“Rally to Support Emily Feiner, Oppose Mike Lawler’s Efforts to Silence Dissent”—will take place on Saturday, May 10, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Memorial Park, 4 Depew Ave. in the Village of Nyack, according to organizers.  Feiner was removed from Lawler’s Sunday, May 4 town hall in the Westchester County town of Somers by state tro…

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