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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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Second Is Best: $1M Winning Powerball Ticket Sold At Mount Vernon Gas Station Second Is Best: $1M Winning Powerball Ticket Sold At Mount Vernon Gas Station
Second Is Best: $1M Winning Powerball Ticket Sold At Mount Vernon Gas Station One lucky lottery player is likely quite satisfied with coming in second place after buying a second-prize-winning Powerball ticket worth $1 million at a Westchester gas station.  The winning ticket, sold for the Powerball drawing on Saturday, Aug. 5, was bought at a gas station in Mount Vernon at 295 East Sanford Blvd., New York Lottery officials announced on Sunday, Aug. 6. Although whoever bought the ticket did not win first prize, they were still lucky enough to walk away with a million more dollars than they had before.  Powerball drawings are televised every Monday, We…

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Police & Fire
Fugitive From Westchester Caught By K9 Unit, Drones After Pursuit Fugitive From Westchester Caught By K9 Unit, Drones After Pursuit
Fugitive From Westchester Caught By K9 Unit, Drones After Pursuit A fugitive wanted in Westchester is now in custody after leaving the scene of a car crash and leading authorities on a chase through a wooded area in the Hudson Valley, police said. The incident leading to the man's arrest happened on Saturday, Aug. 5 just before 5:30 p.m., when Dutchess County sheriff's deputies responded to a reported car crash and order of protection violation in LaGrange in the area of Noxon Road and Budd Lane.  According to the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office, the suspect, who was determined to be a wanted fugitive from Westchester, had fled into a wooded ar…

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Police & Fire
Workers Fall Ill After Contact With Unknown Chemical At Valhalla Facility Workers Fall Ill After Contact With Unknown Chemical At Valhalla Facility
Workers Fall Ill After Contact With Unknown Chemical At Valhalla Facility A hazmat crew responded to a research facility in Northern Westchester after an unknown chemical caused two lab workers to become ill.  The incident happened on Thursday morning, Aug. 3, when firefighters were sent to the Westchester County Labs and Research Facility at 10 Dana Rd. in Valhalla after the two workers became ill from contact with an unknown chemical.  According to the Valhalla Fire Department, arriving firefighters were told that the chemical had an ammonia-like odor.  Soon, the Westchester County HAZMAT team arrived at the facility and metered the building to …

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Police & Fire
Man Drives Drunk At Over Twice Legal Limit On I-95 In New Rochelle: Police Man Drives Drunk At Over Twice Legal Limit On I-95 In New Rochelle: Police
Man Drives Drunk At Over Twice Legal Limit On I-95 In New Rochelle: Police A 31-year-old man faces charges after allegedly driving while intoxicated at over twice the legal limit on a highway in Westchester, police said.  Port Chester resident Jesus Garcia Flores, age 31, was arrested on Sunday, July 23 on drunk driving charges, according to New York State Police.  On the day of his arrest, around 1:15 p.m., Flores was pulled over by authorities while traveling on Interstate 95 in New Rochelle after allegedly committing a vehicle and traffic violation.  During the traffic stop, Flores was found to be intoxicated and was taken into custody…

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Man Damages Movie Theater, Assaults Deputies In 24-Hour Span In Hudson Valley: Police Man Damages Movie Theater, Assaults Deputies In 24-Hour Span In Hudson Valley: Police
Man Damages Movie Theater, Assaults Deputies In 24-Hour Span In Hudson Valley: Police A Northern Westchester man faces numerous charges after breaking into a Hudson Valley movie theater, damaging property, and assaulting sheriff's deputies in the span of a single day, police said.  The first of these incidents happened on Saturday, July 29 around 8:40 a.m., when Putnam County sheriff's deputies responded to the Carmel Cinema at 156 Route 52, where a commercial burglary alarm had been set off.  According to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office, arriving deputies found that the front door was no longer locked and that there was a large amount of broken glass from the i…

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Police & Fire
Yonkers Man Steals Credit Cards, Charges Over $2K To Them At Best Buy: Police Yonkers Man Steals Credit Cards, Charges Over $2K To Them At Best Buy: Police
Yonkers Man Steals Credit Cards, Charges Over $2K To Them At Best Buy: Police A Westchester man faces identity theft charges after stealing credit cards from a purse and using them to buy over $2,600 of electronics at a Best Buy in the Hudson Valley, police said.  The theft was originally reported to Yorktown Police on Saturday, June 10, when a victim told the department that a purse containing multiple credit cards had been stolen from their vehicle.  According to the department, one of the victim's credit cards was then used to buy $2,664.04 in electronics at a Best Buy in Rockland County located in the Palisades Mall in West Nyack.  An investigatio…

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Business
CT Eatery Named 2023 Pizzeria Of Year By New Report CT Eatery Named 2023 Pizzeria Of Year By New Report
CT Eatery Named 2023 Pizzeria Of Year By New Report One of the top authorities on pizzerias is highlighting a New Haven County eatery that has earned its top honor.  Modern Apizza, located in New Haven at 874 State St., has been named the 2023 Pizzeria of the Year by Pizza Today, a magazine known for its focus on the industry.  Originally founded in 1934 as Tony's Apizza, the business was taken over by William Pustari in 1988 and fitted with expansions such as a larger dining area, another oil-fired brick oven, a prep kitchen, and a dough room in the basement.  The eatery serves pies made with both mozzarella and American cheese as well as…

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Tank Ahoy!: 200-Pound Propane Container Washes On Shore Of Croton Park Tank Ahoy!: 200-Pound Propane Container Washes On Shore Of Croton Park
Tank Ahoy!: 200-Pound Propane Container Washes On Shore Of Croton Park An unexpected 200-pound piece of jetsam emerged from the depths of the Hudson River and washed onto the shores of a Northern Westchester park, fire officials said.  A 200-pound propane tank was found on the shores of Croton Landing Park in Croton-on-Hudson on Friday evening, July 28, the village's fire department announced.  After being notified of the tank, department members were able to lift it from the beach and bring it to dry land.  There, it sat for a day before being removed from the park on Saturday morning, July 29 by Halstead Quinn, the fire department said. Fire officials said…

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Police & Fire
Inflatable Jump Bag Used To Save Woman From Bridge Over I-287 In White Plains Inflatable Jump Bag Used To Save Woman From Bridge Over I-287 In White Plains
Inflatable Jump Bag Used To Save Woman From Bridge Over I-287 In White Plains Thanks to a coordinated effort between first responders and police, as well as an inflatable jump bag, a woman was saved from a bridge over a highway in Westchester.  The incident happened on Saturday, July 29 just after 7 a.m., when Westchester County Police, the White Plains Fire Department, and White Plains Police were sent to help a distraught woman who was threatening to jump from the Anderson Hill Road bridge over Interstate 287 in White Plains.  The Westchester County Police Crisis Negotiation Team was soon sent to the scene to help negotiate with the woman. …

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Shirtless, Shoeless Man Leads Officers On Lengthy Chase In Pleasantville, Police Say Shirtless, Shoeless Man Leads Officers On Lengthy Chase In Pleasantville, Police Say
Shirtless, Shoeless Man Leads Officers On Lengthy Chase In Pleasantville, Police Say A 19-year-old man faces charges after leading officers on an extensive chase through woods, streams, and neighborhoods in Northern Westchester following his theft of a car, police said.  The incident began on Friday, July 28 just before 11:30 a.m., when authorities identified a stolen Ford traveling in Lewisboro, according to Westchester County Police.  Just after this, a Patrol sergeant found the car on the Saw Mill River Parkway in Bedford and tried pulling it over. However, the driver would not stop and kept driving south before officers were able to catch up with it just …

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