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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

News

Support Swells For Vietnam Vet Exonerated Of 1975 Rape In Greenburgh Nearly half a century after a 72-year-old Vietnam War veteran was wrongfully convicted of rape that he was found to have not committed, community members are coming together to help him rebuild his life. South Carolina resident Leonard Mack, age 72, has been exonerated of a 1975 rape in Greenburgh that he was convicted of in 1976, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Tuesday, Sept. 5. Earlier Report: New DNA Evidence Exonerates Man Of Rape In Greenburgh: DA Seeks To Vacate Conviction Following his wrongful conviction, Mack served a sentence of ove…

by Ben Crnic

09/06/2023

Real Estate

Norwalk Among Top 10 'Hottest' Real Estate Markets In Nation, New Report Says Those looking to buy homes certainly seem to be flocking toward Connecticut, as the state is the only one to have two zip codes that are among the top 10 "hottest" markets in the nation, according to a new report from Realtor.com. Both the Hartford County town of Southington and the Fairfield County city of Norwalk appeared on Realtor.com's 2023 list of the "hottest zip codes" in the US, taking the No. 2 spot and the No. 8 spot, respectively. The annual rankings are determined by taking into account both the market demand, measured by the number of unique viewers per property on…

by Ben Crnic

09/06/2023

News

Latest Update: Officials Ditch Trash Hauler After Garbage Trucks Repossessed In Yorktown A town in Northern Westchester has decided to work with a new trash hauler after several of the previous garbage carter's trucks were repossessed right before the holiday weekend. The town of Yorktown is set to appoint Cortlandt Manor-based CRP Carting as its new garbage and recycling hauler following numerous struggles with its previous hauler, Competitive Carting Corporation, officials announced on Tuesday, Sept. 5. Earlier Report: New Update: Private Carters To Fill In For Repossessed Garbage Trucks In Yorktown The decision to change to a new hauler comes afte…

by Ben Crnic

09/06/2023

Police & Fire

11-Year-Old Girl Hit By Car After Getting Dropped Off By School Bus In CT: Police New, updated report - New Update: No Charges Filed After 11-Year-Old Hit By Car In Watertown, Police Say An 11-year-old girl was hospitalized as the result of being struck by a vehicle a short time after she was dropped off by a school bus in Connecticut, police said. The incident happened in Litchfield County on Tuesday, Sept. 5 around 3 p.m., when Watertown Police responded to the area of Buckingham Street and Cummings Avenue after receiving a report of a girl being hit by a car. According to the department, arriving officers found that the girl had just been droppe…

by Ben Crnic

09/06/2023

Real Estate

Mass Town Among Top 10 'Hottest' Real Estate Markets In Nation, New Report Says Although they may not be necessarily saving money, future Massachusetts homeowners are neglecting properties closer to Boston in favor of a suburb that is now among the top 10 "hottest" markets in the nation, according to a new report from Realtor.com. The Essex County town of Andover has taken the No. 4 spot on Realtor.com's list of the top 10 "hottest zip codes" in the US, according to the new report from late August. The annual rankings are determined by taking into account both the market demand, determined by the number of unique viewers per property on Realtor.com's website; an…

by Ben Crnic

09/05/2023

News

Man Charged With Enticing 15-Year-Old Boy Over Internet In Katonah: Feds A 40-year-old man faces at least a decade in prison for allegedly enticing a 15-year-old boy into engaging in sexual activity with him in Northern Westchester, federal officials said. John Lord, age 40, of Sedona, Arizona, was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 30, and charged with coercing a minor to engage in sexual activity with him in Katonah, the US Attorney's Office for Southern District of New York announced. According to federal officials, on the day of Lord's arrest, he sent text messages to a 15-year-old boy whom he had met and communicated with on an online application askin…

by Ben Crnic

09/05/2023

News

New DNA Evidence Exonerates Man Of Rape In Greenburgh: DA Seeks To Vacate Conviction DA officials are asking the court to vacate the conviction of a 72-year-old man who served numerous years in prison for a 1975 rape in Westchester that he was found to have not committed thanks to new DNA evidence. The Westchester County District Attorney's Office will ask the court to vacate the conviction of South Carolina resident Leonard Mack, age 72, who spent over seven years in prison for a 1975 rape in Greenburgh, DA officials announced on Tuesday, Sept. 5. At the time of the rape, on May 23, 1975, Mack had been accused of forcing two high school students at gunpoint int…

by Ben Crnic

09/05/2023

Police & Fire

Drunk Driver Arrested, Hospitalized After Crash In Yorktown: Police A 55-year-old Hudson Valley man found himself going to the hospital with drunk driving charges after he was injured in a crash in Northern Westchester, police said. The arrest resulted from an incident on Monday, Aug. 28 around 6:20 p.m., when Yorktown Police responded to a two-car crash on Saw Mill River Road in the area of Birdsall Drive, according to the department. Arriving officers conducted an investigation into the collision and determined that the driver of one of the cars involved, 55-year-old Putnam County resident Christopher Conlan of Mahopac, had failed to yield the right…

by Ben Crnic

09/04/2023

Police & Fire

Woman Dragged, Run Over By Car During Fight In CT: Police A woman faces several criminal charges after dragging and running over a victim with her car during an altercation in Connecticut, police said. The incident happened in Litchfield County on Saturday, Aug. 26 around 1:30 p.m., when Torrington Police responded to the area of 127 Turner Ave., where a woman was reported to have been hit by a car. According to the department, arriving officers found 61-year-old Wanda Garceau lying on the road with serious injuries. She was later taken to Saint Mary's Hospital to receive treatment, where she was later reported to b…

by Ben Crnic

09/04/2023

Police & Fire

Near-Crash Leads To Discovery Of Forged License Plates, Cocaine In Yorktown: Police Two men face felony charges after authorities found them in possession of several forged license plates and cocaine following a near-crash in Northern Westchester, police said. The arrests resulted from an incident on Monday, Aug. 21 just after 5 p.m., when a Yorktown Police officer patrolling Route 6 saw a vehicle allegedly unsafely move from its lane and almost side-swipe another car, according to the department. The officer then pulled the vehicle over and identified the driver as 33-year-old Staten Island resident Dun Wei Chen, and the passenger as 29-year-old Brooklyn resid…

by Ben Crnic

09/04/2023

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