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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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Lifestyle

$100K Winning Lottery Ticket Sold At Bethel Gas Station One lucky person is $100,000 richer after buying a winning lottery ticket in Fairfield County. The $100,000 CASH5 ticket was sold on Friday, Feb. 3 in Bethel at the Haris @ Razi Petroleum gas station, CT Lottery announced on Monday, Feb. 6. The gas station is located at 33-35 Grassy Plains St. Connecticut Lottery did not reveal any details about who bought the winning ticket.

by Ben Crnic

02/10/2023

Police & Fire

Drunk Driver Slams Into Telephone Pole In Yorktown: Police A 74-year-old Northern Westchester man faces drunk driving charges after crashing his car into a utility pole, police said. On Saturday, Feb. 4, around 6 p.m., police in Yorktown responded to a single-car crash on Underhill Avenue by the intersection with Route 118, where a vehicle had collided with a pole, according to Yorktown Police. After an investigation into the crash, police determined that the driver had allegedly been traveling while intoxicated and had failed to maintain his lane leading up to the collision. The driver, 74-year-old Stuart Cosgriff, Jr. of Katonah, was…

by Ben Crnic

02/10/2023

Schools

New Superintendent Tapped For Scarsdale Schools A school board in Westchester County has announced its next superintendent. The Scarsdale Board of Education announced on Thursday, Feb. 9 that Andrew Patrick would serve as the district's next superintendent. Patrick will be formally appointed on Monday, Feb. 13. Patrick was chosen after a thorough nationwide search that ultimately vetted more than 65 candidates for the job. The school board eventually decided to stay with Patrick, who already works for the district. Patrick has served as the district's Interim Superintendent since May 2022, and before that, served as Assistant Supe…

by Ben Crnic

02/09/2023

Obituaries

Fallen Patrol Officer Leaves 7-Year-Old, Wife Behind In Hudson Valley A fallen patrol officer from a sheriff's office in the Hudson Valley has left behind a young son and family, who a community is now rallying to help. Earlier Report - 'Go-To-Guy': Patrol Officer Of Putnam County Sheriff's Office Dies Special Patrol Officer Timothy J. Stewart of the Putnam County Sheriff's Office died on Monday, Jan. 30 after an unexpected illness. Since then, his young son, Aiden, has been struggling to understand the momentous loss. Timothy Stewart of the Putnam County Sheriff's Office.Clark Funeral Home To help Stewart's family in the wake of his death, community me…

by Ben Crnic

02/09/2023

Obituaries

19-Year-Old Killed By Train Was 'Wonderful Kid' From Peekskill A 19-year-old who was killed after being struck by a Metro-North train in Northern Westchester is being remembered as a hard-working son who loved helping his family. Earlier Report - ID Released For 19-Year-Old Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train In Peekskill Peekskill resident Wilmer Cango was fatally struck by Train No. 830 on Monday, Feb. 6 around 7:10 a.m. at the Peekskill Metro-North station at the Hudson Avenue Crossing, Metro-North officials said. Now, his family is dealing with the unexpected loss of a son. However, they will not have to do it alone, as a GoF…

by Ben Crnic

02/09/2023

Lifestyle

Best Pizza In CT: 4 Pizzerias Rank On Yelp's Brand-New List Of Top 100 In US In honor of National Pizza Day, enjoy a tasty slice at one of the four Connecticut pizzerias on Yelp's brand-new 2023 Top 100 list for best pizza spots in the United States. The list is based on reviews and comments by readers. The highest-ranked pizzeria in Connecticut is Zeneli Pizzeria & Cucina Napoletana in New Haven at 138 Wooster St., which came in near the top of the list at No. 3. Started by four brothers from the coastal region of Albania, the first incarnation of the restaurant was located in Naples, Italy, where the brothers learned the tricks of …

by Ben Crnic

02/09/2023

Police & Fire

Man Caught Drunk With 2 Kids On I-95 In Mamaroneck, Police Say A man was charged with DWI under Leandra's Law after he was found driving drunk in Westchester County with a young child and infant in the car, police said. On Saturday, Feb. 4, around midnight, state police found a vehicle parked on the shoulder of I-95 in Mamaroneck and went to investigate it. Inside the car, they found the driver, 26-year-old Martin E. Osorio Villatoro of Trenton, New Jersey, intoxicated with a blood alcohol content of over 0.13 percent, state police said. They also found a five-year-old child and a three-month-old infant inside the vehicle as well.&nbs…

by Ben Crnic

02/09/2023

Schools

School District Says Over $11M In Taxes Owed By Mount Vernon: Officials Respond A city in Westchester County is responding to allegations from its Board of Education that city officials refuse to transfer millions of dollars in school taxes to the school district. The allegations came from the Mount Vernon Board of Education, which said in a statement from Wednesday, Feb. 1 that the city was refusing to transfer more than $11 million in taxes for the 2019-2020 school year to the city's school district. "Make no mistake: there is no argument about the fact that the city owes the schools $11.78 million, now nine months late," the Board of Education said,…

by Ben Crnic

02/09/2023

News

Violent Home Invasion: Man Gets Years In Prison For Tying Up Woman In Yonkers An out-of-state man will spend decades in prison after brutally invading a Westchester County home and violently threatening its occupants. Earlier Report - Out-Of-State Man Found Guilty In Violent Westchester Home Invasion North Carolina resident Confessor Soto, age 50, was sentenced on Friday, Feb. 3 to 25 years in state prison for the 2018 Yonkers home invasion, Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah announced. On the day of the incident, April 23, 2018, Soto entered a residence on Leighton Avenue through the backdoor while carrying a .45 caliber se…

by Ben Crnic

02/09/2023

Police & Fire

Distraught Man Stopped From Jumping Off Bridge In Mount Kisco A life was saved when police were able to talk a man down from jumping off a bridge in Northern Westchester. In the early morning hours of Friday, Feb. 3, around 1:12 a.m., police responded to a residence in Mount Kisco on Maple Avenue after receiving a report from a caller that their roommate had fallen and injured his hand before becoming upset and leaving the apartment, according to the Westchester County Police Department. Officers were then able to locate the man at a bridge on Lieto Drive, where he had climbed over a railing and was threatening to jump onto the Metro-North railr…

by Ben Crnic

02/08/2023

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