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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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Real Estate
Tax Exemption Given To Office, Retail, Apartment Development In Downtown White Plains Tax Exemption Given To Office, Retail, Apartment Development In Downtown White Plains
Tax Exemption Given To Office, Retail, Apartment Development In Downtown White Plains Westchester officials are considering financial incentives for several major affordable housing and retail developments in the county that are expected to generate commercial activity.  During their meeting on Friday, Feb. 24, the Westchester County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) voted for the final and preliminary approval of financial incentives for two major developments in Downtown White Plains and began consideration of tax exemptions for a third, the agency announced in March.  The agency voted on the final approval of $481,562 in additional sales tax exemptio…

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Police & Fire
Man Assaults Patient At Rehab Center In Hudson Valley, Police Say Man Assaults Patient At Rehab Center In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Man Assaults Patient At Rehab Center In Hudson Valley, Police Say A man faces assault charges after attacking a fellow patient at a Hudson Valley rehabilitation center, police said. The incident happened on Monday, March 13, around 11:10 a.m., when police responded to the Armes Acres treatment facility in Putnam County located in Carmel at 75 Seminary Hills Rd. for a reported physical assault, according to Carmel Police.  After arriving, officers determined from witness statements that a male patient allegedly assaulted another man who was a patient at the center.  The victim was then taken to Putnam Hospital Center for further treatment. …

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News
Yonkers Man Threatened To 'Crucify' Police, City Mayor, Officials Say Yonkers Man Threatened To 'Crucify' Police, City Mayor, Officials Say
Yonkers Man Threatened To 'Crucify' Police, City Mayor, Officials Say A Westchester man who had expressed support for radical Islamic extremism faces prison time after allegedly making repeated threats to kill police officers and a mayor, officials said.  Yonkers resident Ridon Kola, age 32, was arrested on Friday, March 17, and charged with making threats to kill members of the city's police department and the city's mayor, Mike Spano, according to the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York.  Kola first allegedly started making the threats on Nov. 19, 2021, when he posted a message in Albanian on a Yonkers PD official social med…

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Police & Fire
Northern Westchester Man Jumps On ATV, Steals It In Front Of Business Owner, Police Say Northern Westchester Man Jumps On ATV, Steals It In Front Of Business Owner, Police Say
Northern Westchester Man Jumps On ATV, Steals It In Front Of Business Owner, Police Say A Northern Westchester man faces charges after allegedly stealing an ATV in front of a Hudson Valley business owner, police said.  The incident happened on Thursday, March 2, when police responded to a local business in Carmel where the ATV had been stolen from.  According to Carmel Police, the business's owner told officers that he had been working on a customer's ATV when he went inside his shop to grab a tool. When he came back outside, he saw the suspect jump on the ATV and then drive away from the area.  Officers then searched the surrounding area but were unable to fin…

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Police & Fire
Crane Accident Injures 2 At Amazon Construction Site, Closes Route 9A In Hawthorne Crane Accident Injures 2 At Amazon Construction Site, Closes Route 9A In Hawthorne
Crane Accident Injures 2 At Amazon Construction Site, Closes Route 9A In Hawthorne Click here for a new, updated story: Work Resumes At Amazon Construction Site Where Crane Collapsed In Hawthorne Two people were taken to the hospital after an accident involving a crane at an Amazon construction site in Northern Westchester.  The incident happened on Friday afternoon, March 17 in Hawthorne at an Amazon construction site located next to 245 Saw Mill River Rd. (Route 9A), Mount Pleasant Police Chief Paul Oliva said.  As a result of the incident, two people were taken to the hospital. Police have not yet released any information regarding their condition. …

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Police & Fire
Missing 17-Year-Old In Mount Vernon Found Missing 17-Year-Old In Mount Vernon Found
Missing 17-Year-Old In Mount Vernon Found Update: King-Easterling has been found, according to Mount Vernon Police.  Original Report:  Police are asking for the public's help in locating a missing 17-year-old girl in Westchester.  Niome King-Easterling, age 17, has been missing from her Mount Vernon home since Thursday, March 16, according to the Mount Vernon Police Department.  King-Easterling was last seen wearing a black pair of glasses, a pink hooded sweatshirt, a black jacket, and blue jeans.  Anyone with any information as to her whereabouts should call police at 914-665-2510.  Shar…

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News
Unlicensed White Plains Dentist Arrested After Victim's Dental Bridge Falls Out: DA Unlicensed White Plains Dentist Arrested After Victim's Dental Bridge Falls Out: DA
Unlicensed White Plains Dentist Arrested After Victim's Dental Bridge Falls Out: DA A dentist in Westchester is facing charges after allegedly practicing and performing dental surgeries without a license, officials said.  The dentist, identified as Queens resident Cesar Masso, age 78, was arraigned on Thursday, March 16 for allegedly practicing without a license out of a storefront in in White Plains set up as East Post Dental at 169 Grand St., according to the Westchester County District Attorney's Office.  Masso was arrested on Thursday, March 9 following an investigation by White Plains Police after a victim reported that the dentist had performed t…

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Police & Fire
Unknown Man Robs Store, Locks Worker In Backroom In Port Chester: Still On Loose, Police Say Unknown Man Robs Store, Locks Worker In Backroom In Port Chester: Still On Loose, Police Say
Unknown Man Robs Store, Locks Worker In Backroom In Port Chester: Still On Loose, Police Say Authorities are looking for a suspect who robbed a gas station and then locked a worker in a backroom in Westchester.  The incident happened on Thursday, March 16 around 3:45 a.m. at a gas station in Port Chester on lower King Street (Route 120A), according to Port Chester Police.  Officers said that an unknown man dressed in black with a mask on entered the store around that time and demanded money from the attendant.  The worker then complied with the suspect's request before they were restrained and locked in a rear area of the store. After this, the suspect ran away on f…

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Police & Fire
Robbery Suspect Stabs Store Clerk, Breaks Into Home With 2 Children In New Rochelle: Police Robbery Suspect Stabs Store Clerk, Breaks Into Home With 2 Children In New Rochelle: Police
Robbery Suspect Stabs Store Clerk, Breaks Into Home With 2 Children In New Rochelle: Police A Long Island man faces a boatload of charges after allegedly stabbing a store clerk during a robbery, mugging a passerby, and then breaking into a Westchester home with two young children inside, police said.  The one-man crime spree began on Thursday, March 16 around 3:45 p.m., when police responded to a convenience store in New Rochelle at 683 Main St. that had been robbed.  Upon arriving at the store, police found that the clerk had been severely assaulted and stabbed, according to New Rochelle Police. Soon after this, officers then received a call that a pedestrian …

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Police & Fire
Information Sought: Suspect Steals From Walmart In Mohegan Lake, Police Say Information Sought: Suspect Steals From Walmart In Mohegan Lake, Police Say
Information Sought: Suspect Steals From Walmart In Mohegan Lake, Police Say Police are asking for help from the public in identifying a man who allegedly stole from a Walmart in Northern Westchester.  The suspect allegedly stole from the Walmart located in Mohegan Lake at 3133 East Main Street (US Route 6), according to an announcement by New York State Police from Tuesday, March 14.  Authorities released surveillance images of the suspect, who is seen wearing a black hooded jacket, khakis, white shoes, and carrying a Nike backpack.  More details about what the man stole were not released.  Anyone with information regarding the identity of the…

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