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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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Update: Ossining Man Missing For Months Area Found Dead, Family Says Update: Ossining Man Missing For Months Area Found Dead, Family Says
Update: Ossining Man Missing For Months Area Found Dead, Family Says The family of a man who was found dead after going missing from Northern Westchester for several months is asking for help from community members for his funeral expenses.  Jose Fernando Palta, who was missing from the Ossining area since Sunday night, Dec. 17, was found dead on Saturday, March 16, according to his cousin, Rosa Angelica.  Earlier Report - Alert Issued For Person Missing For Several Days In Ossining In the days since Palta was found, Angelica has started a GoFundMe fundraising page to collect donations to go toward his funeral expenses.  The …

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Filming To Take Place On Busy Main Road In Sleepy Hollow: Here's When Filming To Take Place On Busy Main Road In Sleepy Hollow: Here's When
Filming To Take Place On Busy Main Road In Sleepy Hollow: Here's When Officials are warning motorists that filming will be taking place on a busy main road in Westchester and may cause traffic delays. The filming will take place on Thursday, March 21 between 7 p.m. and midnight on both directions of Route 9 in Sleepy Hollow between Sleepy Hollow High School and Guadalajara Mexican Restaurant, according to Sleepy Hollow village officials.  Officials said there may be brief traffic delays as a result of the filming, which has been approved by the state Department of Transportation. Motorists are advised to avoid driving in the area during the filming.…

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Police & Fire
Man Caught With Narcotics, Pills, Metal Knuckles In Yorktown: Police Man Caught With Narcotics, Pills, Metal Knuckles In Yorktown: Police
Man Caught With Narcotics, Pills, Metal Knuckles In Yorktown: Police A 59-year-old man faces a long list of felony charges after authorities found quantities of narcotics, pills, and weapons during a search of his Northern Westchester residence, police announced.  Yorktown resident Dominick Servedio was arrested on Thursday, March 14 following a search of his residence conducted by Westchester County Probation, Yorktown Police announced.  According to the department, at around 6:30 a.m. on the day of Servedio's arrest, Yorktown Police were told of the search. A Yorktown officer then responded to Servedio's home and arrested him, police sa…

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New Update: 5 Charged In Double-Fatal Armed Robbery In Mount Vernon New Update: 5 Charged In Double-Fatal Armed Robbery In Mount Vernon
New Update: 5 Charged In Double-Fatal Armed Robbery In Mount Vernon Five men have been charged in connection with a violent shootout at a Westchester warehouse that left both an employee and a member of a robbery crew dead, federal officials announced. New, updated report - Latest Update: $15K Reward Offered For Info On Suspect In Double-Fatal Shooting In Mount Vernon The five defendants were arrested following an attempted gunpoint robbery of a warehouse in Mount Vernon in the area of 137 South Fifth Ave. that sells unlicensed marijuana and nicotine products to smoke shops, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced …

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Obituaries
Funeral Details Released For Former Somers Fire Chief: 'Selfless Person' Funeral Details Released For Former Somers Fire Chief: 'Selfless Person'
Funeral Details Released For Former Somers Fire Chief: 'Selfless Person' Funeral arrangments have been announced for a former Northern Westchester fire chief who spent nearly his entire life serving the public in both his career and as a volunteer.  A wake for Raymond Baker, the former chief of the Somers Volunteer Fire Department who died unexpectedly in his sleep on Saturday, March 9 at the age of 64, will be held on Friday, March 22 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Beecher Flooks Funeral Home in Pleasantville at 418 Bedford Rd.  Earlier Report - Former Somers Fire Chief Dies: 'He Will Be Deeply Missed' A Mass of Christian Burial will also be …

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Police & Fire
Update: More Details Emerge About Unlicensed Contractors Nabbed In Yorktown: Police Update: More Details Emerge About Unlicensed Contractors Nabbed In Yorktown: Police
Update: More Details Emerge About Unlicensed Contractors Nabbed In Yorktown: Police Authorities have released more details about two unlicensed contractors from Massachusetts and New York who were taken into custody after performing substandard work at two homes.  The two suspects were arrested on Tuesday, March 19 following an investigation into unlicensed contractors conducted by the Yorktown and Westchester County Police Departments as well as the Westchester County Department of Consumer Protection.  Earlier Report - 2 Unlicensed Scammers Performing Substandard Work Nabbed In Yorktown: Police According to Yorktown Police, the duo had been performing wor…

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Police & Fire
Downed Power Lines Cause Outages In Hudson Valley Downed Power Lines Cause Outages In Hudson Valley
Downed Power Lines Cause Outages In Hudson Valley Several Hudson Valley residents experienced temporary power outages as crews worked to repair downed wires on a busy road.  The outages occurred in Putnam County on Tuesday afternoon, March 19 at around 2:45 p.m., when several power lines fell on Old Union Valley Road in the area of Route 6 and Mi-Anna Drive in Mahopac, according to Carmel Police.  The downed lines caused power outages throughout the area as crews worked to complete repairs.  Most of the outages were eventually restored by around 4:20 p.m., with the possibility of a few intermittent remaining outages. Any re…

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News
Westchester Assistant Health Commissioner From South Salem Files False Financial Disclosure: DA Westchester Assistant Health Commissioner From South Salem Files False Financial Disclosure: DA
Westchester Assistant Health Commissioner From South Salem Files False Financial Disclosure: DA A Westchester County Department of Health Assistant Commissioner faces criminal charges after failing to disclose over $95,000 in income to the county's Board of Ethics, officials announced. South Salem resident Peter DeLucia, age 54, was arrested on Wednesday, March 20, and charged with three felony counts, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced.  According to the DA's Office, as part of his job with the county, DeLucia was required to file Annual Statements of Financial Disclosure with the Westchester County Board of Ethics that disclosed the source and…

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Police & Fire
Gas Leak Forces Evacuation At Hudson Valley Condo Complex Gas Leak Forces Evacuation At Hudson Valley Condo Complex
Gas Leak Forces Evacuation At Hudson Valley Condo Complex Several residents and firefighters were evaluated by first responders following a gas leak at a Hudson Valley condominium complex that forced an evacuation.  The incident happened on Saturday, March 9 in Putnam County, when a gas leak was detected in a building at The Retreat at Carmel condominium complex, the Carmel Fire Department said on Wednesday, March 20.  Arriving fire crews soon smelled a heavy odor of gas and began to evacuate the building. Firefighters were then able to find and isolate the leak, which was found to be coming from a stove on the second floor of the buildi…

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Business
Iconic 71-Year-Old Deli Opens All-New Ardsley Location Iconic 71-Year-Old Deli Opens All-New Ardsley Location
Iconic 71-Year-Old Deli Opens All-New Ardsley Location A beloved deli with more than seven decades of history has already met success after opening a new location in Westchester.  Liebman's Kosher Delicatessen & Restaurant, which originally opened in the Bronx in 1953, opened a new location in Ardsley at 472 Ashford Ave. on Monday, March 18.  According to the new eatery's owner, the grand opening was a "great success."  "The first day at the new location in Westchester is now in the past and let me tell you that was completely insane!" owner Yuval Dekel wrote on social media on Tuesday, March 19, adding, "Thank you so much t…

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