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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.

Ben Crnic's Contributions

Police & Fire

Vehicle Intertwines With Guardrail, People Injured In 2-Car Harrison Crash Multiple people were injured and had to be extricated from a vehicle after it slammed into a guardrail in Westchester County after a two-car crash. The accident happened on Saturday, Jan. 21 around 12:20 p.m. in Harrison on the eastbound side of Westchester Avenue at Kenilworth Road, according to the Purchase Fire Department. Once arriving at the scene of the crash, firefighters went to work on removing the driver's door of the vehicle that hit the guardrail. The SUV was then freed from the guardrail with the help of a grip hoist, which allowed firefighters to remove all of…

by Ben Crnic

01/23/2023

Police & Fire

'Potential Human Trafficking': Yorktown Business Busted For Unauthorized Practice Two people were arrested after an investigation revealed that they were running an unauthorized "massage parlor" in Northern Westchester, police said. The arrests were made on Saturday, Jan. 21, after an investigation into the unauthorized practice located in Yorktown at 1924 Commerce St. was commenced by Yorktown Police, the department said. Authorities also noted that the two people who were arrested are also being treated as victims as they continue looking into the matter. "We are ever mindful of the potential human trafficking element associated with situations …

by Ben Crnic

01/23/2023

News

Woman Who Was Chief Financial Employee In CT Gets Years In Prison For Stealing Over $700K A woman from Hartford County faces years in prison for stealing more than $700,000 from both her former employer and third-party lenders over the span of nearly four years. Windsor resident Margaret Boisture, age 51, was sentenced to 33 months in prison on Tuesday, Jan. 10 for fraud, according to the US Attorney's Office for the Connecticut District. Boisture was once the chief financial employee of ZoneFlow Reactor Technologies, a company developing a new technology to make hydrogen production more efficient. In this role, Boisture defrauded Zoneflow, PayPal, and the third…

by Ben Crnic

01/22/2023

News

Historic Covered Bridge Reopens After Sustaining Severe Damage One of the last covered bridges in Connecticut has reopened to traffic after suffering severe damage when a person towed a backhoe through it. Earlier Report - One Of Last Covered Bridges In CT Severely Damaged By Backhoe The West Cornwall Covered Bridge in Litchfield County, located in West Cornwall by the intersection of Route 128 and Route 7, reopened to traffic on Tuesday, Jan. 17, according to the Connecticut Department of Transportation. The bridge was originally closed on Friday afternoon, Dec. 23, when someone towed a backhoe through the structure, severely damaging several wood…

by Ben Crnic

01/22/2023

Police & Fire

Owl With Injured Eye Helped Out By Police In Greenburgh An injured barred owl was given much-needed help from police in Westchester County. On Wednesday, Jan. 18, the Greenburgh Police Department's animal control unit responded to an injured bird that had ended up in front of a business in Ardsley. There, they found a "beautiful" barred owl with an injury to its eye, police said. The owl sustained an injury to its eye, police said. Facebook/Town of Greenburgh Police Department NY The owl was then safely given to rehabilitators at Animal Nation, a nonprofit wildlife rescue organization. "We wish the owl a speedy recovery," police said i…

by Ben Crnic

01/22/2023

Obituaries

Former Business Owner, Councilman In Chappaqua Town Dies A former councilman of a town in Northern Westchester who owned several stores in the area has died. Joseph Albanese, who lived in Chappaqua and raised his family there, died on Sunday, Jan. 8 at the age of 90, according to his obituary. Born in Bay Shore, Long Island in 1932, Albanese graduated from Yale University in 1954 and was a track and field letterman. He also served in the Marine Corps from 1951 to 1959, and after graduating from Yale, spent two years in Yokosuka, Japan, and in the Korean War. He married his wife, Jean Warren, in 1960 and moved to Chappaqua where they …

by Ben Crnic

01/21/2023

Police & Fire

Foraging Bear Sighted In New Canaan: Police Warn Of Encounters After several sightings in New Canaan, police are warning residents that bears do not hibernate all winter and may come out to find food. The warning came after a bear was spotted on Tuesday, Jan. 17 at 2:30 p.m. and Wednesday, Jan. 18 at 4:30 p.m. in New Canaan on North Wilton Road, according to New Canaan Police. The bear was spotted in New Canaan on North Wilton Road.Google Maps The bear was likely looking for food in bird feeders and garbage cans, according to authorities. "Bears do not hibernate all winter and will forage for food. Please know that bird feeders and accessible garb…

by Ben Crnic

01/21/2023

Police & Fire

Man Tries to Break Into Deli With Hammer In Cortlandt, Police Say A man is facing attempted burglary charges after trying to use a hammer to get into a Northern Westchester deli after-hours, police said. On Friday, Jan. 13, around 5 a.m., state police were told by Zio's Italian Deli in Cortlandt at 2040 Albany Post Rd. (Route 9A) that someone had activated their burglar alarm and broken a window. Authorities then began investigating the incident and determined that 41-year-old Jose Erazo of Cortlandt had tried and failed to use a hammer to enter the deli, and had vandalized a security camera on the property. Erazo was charged with: Third-de…

by Ben Crnic

01/21/2023

Police & Fire

New Update: 'Hot Spots' Located After Blaze At Historic UConn Building One of the oldest buildings on the University of Connecticut's Storrs campus was extensively damaged after it was nearly fully engulfed in an early morning fire. Earlier report: Fire Ravages Historic UConn Building On Storrs Campus The fire happened on Friday, Jan. 20, and was first reported around 6 a.m. at the Whitney House in Storrs on Route 195 in front of Mirror Lake, according to university spokeswoman Stephanie Reitz. The building was severely damaged by the fire, becoming almost fully engulfed at one point. Fire crews were able to knock down most of the b…

by Ben Crnic

01/21/2023

Schools

5 Men Try To Enter Eastchester HS, Flee After Security Denies Entry: Police Security measures proved effective when five unknown men were denied entry to a high school in Westchester County, police said. On Friday, Jan. 20, five unidentified men tried to enter Eastchester High School at the school's single point of entry but were prevented from going inside by a security guard, according to Eastchester Schools Superintendent Ronald Valenti and Eastchester Police. The security guard had asked for the men's school-issued identification, which they could not produce. They then left the school on foot and drove away in a northbound direction on Route 22,&nbs…

by Ben Crnic

01/20/2023

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