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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

Pound Ridge Resident Who Starred In Baseball For Fox Lane HS Dies At Age 25 A young man who resided in both Northern Westchester and Fairfield counties is being remembered for his outstanding skills on the baseball diamond and his dedication to always putting his family and friends first. Pound Ridge resident Joseph Fraioli, who also called Stamford home, died suddenly on Monday, June 12 at the age of 25, according to his obituary. A natural-born baseball player, Fraioli grew up playing the sport throughout his childhood and into his time at Fox Lane High School in Bedford, where he helped his team to countless victories. After graduating fro…

by Ben Crnic

06/15/2023

Police & Fire

Shock Of Lightning: Storm Ignites Tree In Croton-On-Hudson Park A crack of lightning resulting from an afternoon thunderstorm sent crews scrambling to douse a tree fire at a park in Northern Westchester. The blaze happened on Wednesday afternoon, June 14 around 2:40 p.m., when firefighters raced to Croton Point Park in Croton-on-Hudson to respond to a tree that had caught on fire after being struck by lightning. According to the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department, crews used deck guns to extinguish the flames and were able to keep the tree intact. The Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department battles a tree fire at Croton Point Park. Croton-on-Hudson Fire …

by Ben Crnic

06/15/2023

News

New Update: Here's Where President Biden Is Headed During CT Visit President Joe Biden is set to visit Connecticut to speak about federal gun safety legislation. On Friday, June 16, Biden will visit the University of Hartford in order to attend the National Safer Communities Summit, university officials announced. Earlier Report - President Biden To Visit Connecticut The summit, presented by US Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal, celebrates the first anniversary of the passage of The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the first significant federal law concerning gun safety enacted in nearly three decades. The all-day event…

by Ben Crnic

06/15/2023

Business

End Of Era: Beloved Stratford Pizzeria To Close After Over 75 Years All things must eventually come to an end, including a pizzeria that has been a fixture in Fairfield County for over three-quarters of a century and is set to soon close as the owner looks to retire. Salerno's Apizza, located in Stratford at 1398 Barnum Ave., is set to close by July 2023 as owner Carlo Salerno looks to retire. In an announcement posted to the restaurant's social media page, Salerno said that he feels it is an appropriate time to close up shop as he approaches his 80th birthday. "I felt 80 is a good age for me to retire," he wrote, adding, "We have owned and operated Sale…

by Ben Crnic

06/15/2023

Traffic

Ramp Closure: Traffic Between I-287, Saw Mill River Parkway To Be Impacted In Elmsford Traffic between Interstate 287 and a busy parkway in Westchester will soon be impacted by an upcoming ramp closure that will last more than a week. The ramp between I-287 East and the northbound Saw Mill River Parkway in Elmsford is set to close between Thursday, June 15 at 5 a.m. and Friday, June 23 at 5 p.m., according to the New York State Department of Transportation. The closure is to facilitate ramp maintenance, officials said. Commuters are asked to use the posted detour to State Route 119 as an alternate route.

by Ben Crnic

06/14/2023

Police & Fire

Road Rage: Brake-Checking Leads To Roadside Fight Involving Guns In Greenwich, Police Say Three men face charges in connection with a roadside fight involving firearms that was prompted by one of the suspects brake-checking motorcyclists on the Merritt Parkway in Fairfield County, police said. The incident began on Tuesday, June 13 just after 7 p.m., when state troopers responded to the Merritt Parkway (Route 15) northbound in Greenwich by Exit 28 on a report of an active assault, according to state police. The call for police assistance had come from 43-year-old Shelton resident Marvin Harris, who told troopers that he was being actively assaulted by a group of moto…

by Ben Crnic

06/14/2023

Police & Fire

18-Year-Old UConn Student Killed In Shooting: Suspect At Large An 18-year-old who was a student at the University of Connecticut was killed in a shooting that also resulted in a motor vehicle crash in Hartford, police said. The incident happened on Tuesday, June 13 just after 10:30 p.m., when Hartford police officers responded to the area of High Street and Walnut Street on a reported car crash, according to Lt. Aaron Boisvert. There, officers found a young man outside the vehicle who was suffering from gunshot wounds. The victim was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Police later determined that the incident ha…

by Ben Crnic

06/14/2023

Police & Fire

New Update: Train Collides With Vehicle In Norwalk, Severely Injures Driver This story has been updated. A collision between a Metro-North train and a pickup truck in Fairfield County left the vehicle's driver severely injured and caused a road to shut down for a few hours while authorities investigated. The crash happened on Wednesday, June 14 around 11:20 a.m. in Norwalk when a train bound for New York on the Metro-North Danbury line hit a pickup truck at the level crossing on Commerce Street, according to Norwalk Fire Department Assistant Chief Edward McCabe. The crash pushed the truck several hundred feet into the Devine Bros. yard. The truck…

by Ben Crnic

06/14/2023

Police & Fire

Road Rage: Man Points Gun At Other Driver On Sprain Brook Parkway In Greenburgh, Police Say A 30-year-old man faces charges after an alleged road-rage incident involving him pulling a gun on another driver while traveling on a busy parkway in Westchester, police said. On Tuesday morning, June 13, New York State Police arrested 30-year-old Valhalla resident Richard Zimmer on charges stemming from an alleged incident that happened on Thursday evening, May 11. According to police, on the day of the incident, troopers had received a menacing complaint involving two vehicles traveling north on the Sprain Brook Parkway in Greenburgh. The complaint detailed that the vi…

by Ben Crnic

06/14/2023

Police & Fire

Fire Breaks Out At Restaurant In Peekskill An early morning kitchen fire that erupted inside a restaurant in Northern Westchester could have been a lot worse if not for a city employee who was in the right place at the right time. The blaze began on Wednesday morning, June 14 around 4:20 a.m., when a Peekskill city employee who was assigned to a street sweeper vehicle noticed smoke coming out of a commercial building at 1 Bank St., according to Peekskill Fire Chief James Seymour. Crews then soon arrived at the building, occupied by Burger Diner, and discovered that the fire had begun in a kitchen area and extended to the …

by Ben Crnic

06/14/2023

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