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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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Police & Fire

Car Crashes Into Brook, Leaks Fluid In South Windsor Authorities are cleaning up a brook in Hartford County after a car crashed into it and contaminated it with fluid. The incident happened in South Windsor on Tuesday, May 16, when a car veered off of Frazer Fir Road and into a small brook, according to the South Windsor Fire Department. The driver suffered minor injuries, fire officials said, adding that no one else was in the car. The fire department helped a wrecker service remove the car from the brook. Department of Energy and Environmental Protection officials were also on the scene to help clean the fluid leak.

by Ben Crnic

05/16/2023

News

Hutchinson River Parkway Reopens After Truck Slams Into Overpass In New Rochelle The northbound lanes of a busy parkway in Westchester have reopened following a closure caused by a truck hitting an overpass. The crash happened on Tuesday, May 16 just after 7 a.m., when a truck traveling north on the Hutchinson River Parkway became stuck under the Weaver Street overpass in New Rochelle, according to Westchester County Police Public Information Officer Kieran O'Leary. No debris was spread on the roadway as a result of the crash, but the right lane was closed for an extended time until the truck's contents, plastic wrap, could be unloaded. Around 10:15 a…

by Ben Crnic

05/16/2023

News

Migrants Arrive In Yonkers: 'We're Going To Treat Them Right,' Mayor Says As over a dozen migrant families make a new home at a hotel in Westchester, city officials are calling on New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to come up with a plan to provide the funds needed to give them the proper care and services they require. The 38 asylum seekers, 14 families in total, arrived in Yonkers on Monday night, May 15 at the Ramada Inn at 125 Tuckahoe Rd., according to Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano. City officials said that the migrants who arrived Monday are mostly women with young children who were sent from New York City, which will be paying for their room and board. …

by Ben Crnic

05/16/2023

Police & Fire

Cops Find Illegally Possessed Guns While Helping Disabled Vehicle In Greenburgh: Police What started out as a simple incident of officers helping out a man with his disabled vehicle in Westchester turned criminal when they discovered several guns and large-capacity magazines in the process, police said. The incident happened on Saturday, May 6 just after 5 p.m., when police were attempting to aid a disabled vehicle in Greenburgh at the intersection of Mountain Road and Blueberry Hill Road and recovered two loaded semi-automatic pistols, according to Greenburgh Police Captain Frank Farina. One of these firearms had been loaded with ammunition in a large-capacity maga…

by Ben Crnic

05/16/2023

Police & Fire

Missing Man From Yonkers Found New Update: Campos-Tovar has been located, Yonkers Police announced. Original Report: Police are asking for the public's help in finding a missing man from Westchester who suffers from dementia. Jacinto Campos-Tovar, age 84, was last seen in Yonkers in the area of 193 Elm St. on Sunday, May 14, according to Yonkers Police. Campos-Tovar, who suffers from dementia, is described as a Hispanic man with white hair who is 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs 180 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black hat and navy blue shirt. Anyone with information regarding&nbs…

by Ben Crnic

05/15/2023

Lifestyle

Cover Girl: Katonah's Martha Stewart Makes Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue History Despite already becoming a household name through her cookbooks, magazines, and television shows, Northern Westchester resident Martha Stewart is making history yet again by becoming the oldest model to grace the cover of Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit Issue. The 81-year-old globally-known businesswoman, television personality, and now model was revealed to be on the issues' cover on Monday, May 15 by the iconic magazine. She is the oldest-ever Swimsuit Issue cover model, according to the magazine. Martha Stewart is the oldest woman to grace the cover in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit …

by Ben Crnic

05/15/2023

Police & Fire

Man Exposes Himself In Mall Dressing Room In Yorktown: Police A man faces charges after allegedly exposing himself to a victim inside a dressing room at a mall in Northern Westchester, police said. The incident happened on Thursday, May 11 just before 6:30 p.m., when police responded to the H&M clothing store at the Jefferson Valley Mall in Yorktown Heights, according to Yorktown Police. Upon arriving, officers met with the victim, who said that a man had been inside one of the store's dressing rooms and had opened his curtain to intentionally expose himself to her while completely naked. The victim also told officers that the m…

by Ben Crnic

05/15/2023

Police & Fire

Man Shot In Chest, Hospitalized In Critical Condition In Yonkers: Police Police are searching for a suspect who shot a man in the chest in Westchester, leaving him hospitalized with serious injuries. The incident happened on Saturday, May 13 around 10 p.m., when a 44-year-old Yonkers man was shot in the chest in the area of Culver Park on Livingston Avenue, according to Yonkers Police Lieutenant Dean Politopoulos. The victim is now hospitalized in critical but stable condition at a local trauma center in the area. A suspect has not yet been located by police, but detectives are currently investigating, Politopoulos said.&n…

by Ben Crnic

05/15/2023

Police & Fire

Fireworks Mistaken For Gunshots Cause School To Lock Down In Hudson Valley A school in the Hudson Valley was put on lockdown after noises that sounded like gunshots were heard near the campus, police said. The incident happened on Monday, May 15 at Haldane Elementary School in Cold Spring, when at around 12:15 p.m., noises that sounded like a firearm discharging were heard near the school by a school resource officer, according to Haldane Central School District Superintendent Phil Benante. The noise prompted the school to initiate a lockdown of all students and staff in accordance with the district's emergency management protocols, and…

by Ben Crnic

05/15/2023

Obituaries

CT Fire Captain Dies Suddenly After 34 Years Of Service: 'Leaves Tremendous Hole' A community in Tolland County is mourning the loss of a fire captain who spent over 30 years passing on his fire safety knowledge to the next generations. Captain Dennis Carlson of the Tolland Fire Department died unexpectedly after 34 years of service, the department announced on Sunday, May 14. Beginning his career as a volunteer before transitioning to a full-time Public Safety Officer, Carlson took on many roles during his time with the department. This included serving as an emergency responder, an EMT, a rescue dive team scuba diver, and even an educator, as he coul…

by Ben Crnic

05/15/2023

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