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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.

Ben Crnic's Contributions

Police & Fire

Alert Issued For 15-Year-Old Girl Missing For Almost 2 Weeks In CT Authorities in Connecticut are searching for a 15-year-old girl who has been reported missing for nearly two weeks. Hartford County resident Audrey Olson has been missing since walking away from her home in Berlin on Saturday, Nov. 18, according to the Berlin Police Department. Olson is described as 5-foot-1 and around 100 lbs with a nose piercing on her right nostril. She is not believed to be in any immediate danger, police said. Anyone with information regarding her whereabouts is asked to call the Berlin Police Department at 860-828-7080 or Det. Chaffee at 860-828-7193. …

by Ben Crnic

11/30/2023

News

Update: Teen Driver In Crash That Killed Yonkers Sergeant Won't Be Tried In Criminal Court A 16-year-old who is charged in connection to a crash that killed a beloved police sergeant in Westchester will be charged in Family Court rather than criminal court, authorities announced. The development in the case, which centered around the December 2022 crash that killed Yonkers Police Department Det. Sgt. Frank Gualdino, was announced by the Yonkers Police Department on Thursday, Nov. 30. A 16-year-old Yonkers boy had been criminally charged with one count of criminally negligent homicide in connection to the crash in late October. However, the boy's case will now be transferred …

by Ben Crnic

11/30/2023

Politics

George Santos Calls For Expulsion Of Westchester Rep. Bowman For Pulling Fire Alarm: Report Ahead of a third floor vote on his expulsion from the US House, NY Rep. George Santos is calling for the removal of his colleague, Rep. Jamaal Bowman, for pulling a fire alarm at a congressional building, according to a report by ABC News. Santos, a Republican, made his comments against Bowman while addressing reporters outside the Capitol Building on Thursday morning, Nov. 30, only one day before the House is set to vote on an expulsion resolution that could kick the embattled New York representative out of his office. According to ABC News, Santos said he would introduce a res…

by Ben Crnic

11/30/2023

News

Westchester's Bond Rating Upgraded By Fitch: 'Disciplined Financial Management' Thanks to "disciplined financial management," Westchester's bond rating has been upgraded to the highest possible designation by Fitch ratings, county officials said. The county's credit rating was upgraded by Fitch to a prestigious "AAA" credit rating, officials announced on Wednesday, Nov. 29. County Executive George Latimer said the upgrade resulted from hard work and careful financial management. "From day one, my administration has been committed to strong financial management, fiscal stability and prudent governance. This is a tremendous accomplishment for my a…

by Ben Crnic

11/30/2023

Politics

Katonah-Lewisboro School Board Member, Sister Of Michigan Gov. Drops Out Of Congress Race A school board member and small business owner from Northern Westchester who is also the sister of Michigan's governor has suspended her campaign to represent much of the Hudson Valley in the US Congress. Katonah resident and Democrat Liz Gereghty, the sister of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, announced on Wednesday, Nov. 29 that she would be dropping out of the race for New York's 17th District seat. Earlier Report - Katonah-Lewisboro School Board Member, Sister Of Michigan Governor Enters Race For Congress Instead, Gereghty, a member of the Katonah-Lewisboro School Board, endorsed…

by Ben Crnic

11/30/2023

News

Teen Gets Nearly 20 Years For Killing 16-Year-Old With Ghost Gun In New Rochelle An 18-year-old will spend almost two decades in prison for fatally shooting a 16-year-old victim with an untraceable ghost gun in Westchester, officials announced. New Rochelle resident Tommy Rivera, age 18, was sentenced to 19 years in prison for fatally shooting 16-year-old Julian Oliveros in New Rochelle in January 2022, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, Nov. 29. Earlier Report - Westchester Teen Indicted For Murder Of 16-Year-Old, DA Announces According to the DA's Office, on Jan. 25, 2022, just after 3:30 p.m., Rivera u…

by Ben Crnic

11/30/2023

News

Support Pours In For Beloved Restaurant Co-Owner In Mamaroneck After Brain Tumor Removal A community in Westchester is pulling together to raise tens of thousands of dollars for the family of a beloved restaurant co-owner who faces a long recovery process after having a brain tumor removed. Just after announcing that he and his wife Nikole would be having their fourth child, Carmine Durso, who co-owns 25 North Ristorante in Mamaroneck on Route 1, learned that he would have to have a brain tumor removed. Luckily, the operation to remove the tumor was successful. However, Durso will now have to endure a long recovery effort that will incur many medical bills, accordin…

by Ben Crnic

11/30/2023

Traffic

Lane Closure To Affect Traffic On Part Of Hutch In Harrison, Scarsdale: Here's When Part of a busy parkway in Westchester will soon be subject to overnight lane closures, officials announced. The left lane along the southbound Hutchinson River Parkway between Exit 14 (Route 127) in Harrison and Exit 13 (Mamaroneck Avenue) in Scarsdale will close on both Wednesday, Nov. 29, and Thursday, Nov. 30 between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m., according to the New York State Department of Transportation. The closure will allow crews to perform construction work, officials said.

by Ben Crnic

11/29/2023

Police & Fire

Officers Shoot Armed Man Inside CT Inn: Inspector General's Office Now Investigating The Connecticut Inspector General's Office is investigating after officers shot an armed man inside an inn in the state, leaving him hospitalized. The investigation into the shooting, which happened in New London County on Sunday afternoon, Nov. 26, was announced by the Inspector General's Office on Wednesday, Nov. 29. According to officials, on the day of the incident just before 2 p.m., shots were fired at the America's Best Value Inn located in New London at 380 Bayonet St. Responding New London Police officers were directed to room 259 inside the inn, where a witness told th…

by Ben Crnic

11/29/2023

Police & Fire

Trapped Driver Rescued After Crashing Car Into House In Hudson Valley A person had to be rescued after crashing into a Hudson Valley home and becoming trapped inside, officials said. The incident happened in Putnam County on Wednesday, Nov. 29 around 12:30 p.m., when a vehicle careened into a home in Brewster, according to the Carmel Fire Department. Arriving firefighters soon found that a sedan had crashed into the home on Carmel Avenue, injuring the driver and causing them to become trapped inside their car. Crews then worked to stabilize the residence's structure and get the driver out of the vehicle. The driver was then taken to Danbury Hospi…

by Ben Crnic

11/29/2023

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