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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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Obituaries

Woman Who Dedicated Life To Helping Less Fortunate Dies At Age 54, From Hastings-On-Hudson A woman from Westchester County who dedicated much of her life to social service has died at the age of 54. Hastings-on-Hudson resident Sonia Daley died on Friday, Feb. 10 at the age of 54, according to her obituary. Born in New York City in 1968, Daley earned both a Bachelor of Arts from the College of Staten Island and a Master of Arts from the New School of Social Research before starting her career in social work, joining a resurgent settlement house movement in New York City. Eventually, Daley became manager at the historic Grand Street Settlement House in …

by Ben Crnic

02/16/2023

Schools

Students At HS In Hudson Valley Impersonated Administrators, Police In Racist Videos, BOE Says Several students at a high school in the Hudson Valley used artificial intelligence to impersonate both school district administrators and police in racist videos on social media, officials said. The videos were created by students in Putnam County who go to Carmel High School, the Carmel Central School District's Board of Education announced on Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 15. Both Carmel Central School District administrators and members of the Putnam County Sheriff's Office were impersonated in the videos, which contained inappropriate and racist content and were posted on TikTok…

by Ben Crnic

02/15/2023

Police & Fire

Smoke From Blazing Brush Fire Spreads Through Neighborhood In Hudson Valley Police are asking residents to avoid a neighborhood in the Hudson Valley where firefighters are battling a brush fire. The fire broke out in Putnam County on Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 15, in the area of Tulip Road in Mahopac, according to Carmel Police. The fire itself is in a wooded area and poses no immediate threat to homes, but the smoke has spread through the neighborhood. Police are asking people to avoid the area as the fire is put out. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

by Ben Crnic

02/15/2023

Police & Fire

Drunk Driver Leads Police On Chase On I-95, Resists Arrest In Waterford Despite numerous attempts to escape arrest, an alleged drunk driver was brought into custody by police in Waterford. The incident began on Tuesday, Feb. 14 around 9:40 p.m., when state police learned of a car driving erratically on Interstate 95 over the Gold Star Bridge in New London. Troopers then caught up with the vehicle, a 2008 Saturn Aura Xe, in Waterford near Exit 82. Here, they allegedly saw the car drift between the right and left fog lanes. Soon after this, police tried to pull the car over, but the vehicle ignored the lights and sirens and led troopers on…

by Ben Crnic

02/15/2023

Police & Fire

Car Slams Into Tractor-Trailer On I-84 In Vernon, Driver Gets Out With Help From Samaritans A person was injured after their vehicle crashed into a tractor-trailer on Interstate 84 in Vernon. The crash happened on Tuesday, Feb. 14 around 5 p.m. on I-84 eastbound just after the Exit 66 on-ramp, according to the Vernon Fire Department. Upon arriving, first responders found the car heavily damaged and discovered that the driver had been able to escape from the wreckage with the help of good samaritans who had stopped to help. The driver was evaluated by first responders and was found to have only suffered minor injuries. Fire officials and police remained at the s…

by Ben Crnic

02/15/2023

Police & Fire

Vehicles Stolen From Car Washes In Mamaroneck: Police Looking For Suspects Police are looking for suspects who stole vehicles from car wash locations in Westchester County. The thefts occurred in three separate incidents on both Monday, Feb. 13 at 1 p.m. and 9 p.m., and on Tuesday, Feb. 14 at 3:45 p.m. at car washes in both Mamaroneck and Pelham Manor, according to the Village of Mamaroneck Police Department. In all of the incidents, unknown suspects stole vehicles from the car washes in a "coordinated manner" after the vehicles were cleaned and left unattended, police said. The incident on Tuesday happened at the Dip-In Car Wash located in Mama…

by Ben Crnic

02/15/2023

Police & Fire

Fight Inside Hookah Lounge Leads To 3 Arrests, Seized Guns In Manchester Three men were arrested and multiple guns were seized after a fight inside a Manchester hookah lounge, police said. The disturbance happened on Sunday, Feb. 12, when police responded to the Empire Hookah Lounge located at 397 Broad St. around 3 a.m. for a reported fight, according to Manchester Police. Before arriving at the lounge, police were told that multiple people involved in the fight had entered a vehicle and fled the scene while one of the occupants displayed a gun. The first officer to arrive in the area then quickly found this vehicle and pulled it over. Following the traf…

by Ben Crnic

02/15/2023

Police & Fire

Person Sent To Trauma Center After Being Hit By Car Near Croton-On-Hudson Shopping Center A person was sent to a trauma center after they were struck by a vehicle near a Northern Westchester shopping center. The incident happened on Tuesday, Feb. 14 around 4:30 p.m., when a person was hit in Croton-on-Hudson on Maple Street near the Van Wyck Shopping Center, according to the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department. First responders then sprang into action and diverted traffic in the area until the injured person was brought into an ambulance and taken to a nearby hospital. The person suffered non-life-threatening injuries. The road was cleared after about…

by Ben Crnic

02/15/2023

Police & Fire

Person Hospitalized After Rollover Crash On Route 100 In Somers One person was sent to the hospital after a single-vehicle crash on a busy road in Northern Westchester. The crash happened on Saturday, Feb. 11, around 2 p.m., when a vehicle traveling in Somers flipped over in the area of 189 Route 100 near the Paramount Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, according to the Somers Volunteer Fire Department. After another motorist reported the accident to the department, fire officials headed to the scene. Once arriving, they gave medical care to the occupant, who had to be extricated from the upside-down car. The driver was then taken t…

by Ben Crnic

02/15/2023

Lifestyle

Jackpot Ticket Worth Over $100K Sold At Town Of Fairfield Cafe One lucky winner won a more than $100,000 jackpot after buying a lottery ticket at a cafe in Fairfield County. The Fast Play Lightning Fast Cash $5 jackpot-winning ticket worth $102,499 was sold in the town of Fairfield on Sunday, Feb. 12, Connecticut Lottery announced on Wednesday, Feb. 15. The ticket was sold at Tony D's Sports Cafe located at 937 Post Rd. Details about who won the jackpot were not released.

by Ben Crnic

02/15/2023

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