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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.

Ben Crnic's Contributions

News

First LGBTQ+ Friendly Affordable Housing Development Approved In Westchester An all-new affordable housing complex meant to provide a safe space for LGBTQ+ Westchester residents has been approved by the county's government, officials said. Court Street Residences, a new affordable senior housing development that will be located in White Plains at 143 Grand St., was approved by the Westchester County Board of Legislators in a 17-0 vote on Monday, April 17. The project, which will consist of at least 140 residential units for people aged 55 and older and will be built by a corporation formed by HANAC, Inc. and Monadnock Development LLC, had …

by Ben Crnic

04/28/2023

News

4 Scammers Caught After Trying To Steal Thousands From Victims In Westchester: DA Four scammers were caught in the same week in Westchester after posing as victims' relatives or friends to try and steal thousands of dollars from them, officials said. The four individuals who were arrested were allegedly participating in schemes known as "grandparent scams," in which a scammer will pose as a victim's relative or friend in need of urgent assistance, Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah announced on Wednesday, April 26. The scams usually target elderly victims, Rocah said. Earlier Report - Scammer Poses As Victim's Friend, Asks for $15K, Get…

by Ben Crnic

04/28/2023

Police & Fire

Man Trespasses, Interferes With CT House Fire Response, Police Say A 25-year-old Fairfield County man faces charges after allegedly interfering with officers as they responded to a house fire in Litchfield County, police said. The incident happened on Tuesday, April 25 around 8 a.m., when police responded to a house in Harwinton at 100 Wildcat Hill Rd. for a reported structure fire, according to state police. While troopers responded to the fire, 25-year-old Stratford resident Ronald Nelson allegedly trespassed onto the scene and interfered with police while they were investigating the blaze. Nelson was then arrested and charged with the…

by Ben Crnic

04/28/2023

Obituaries

Man Killed In Crash Leaves Behind 3-Year-Old Son In Mount Vernon A 20-year-old man killed in a crash on a parkway in Westchester has left behind a young son who he had endless love for. Mount Vernon resident Errol Nelson, age 20, was killed on Monday, April 24 around 2 p.m. on the northbound Bronx River Parkway in Yonkers just south of the Yonkers Avenue exit, police said. Earlier Report - New Update: ID Released Of 20-Year-Old Killed In Crash On Bronx River Parkway in Yonkers He had been riding his motorcycle and lost control in the moments before the crash, which did not involve any other vehicles. Nelson now leaves behind a 3-…

by Ben Crnic

04/27/2023

Police & Fire

5-Car Crash Sends 2 Drivers To Hospital In Peekskill, Police Say A five-vehicle crash that involved a head-on collision sent two people to the hospital in Northern Westchester, police said. The incident happened on Wednesday, April 26 around 6:45 p.m., when Peekskill Police responded to a motor vehicle crash on the 600 block of South Street that involved five vehicles, according to Peekskill PD Lieutenant Adam Renwick. An investigation into the crash determined that it began when two vehicles collided head-on and then hit three other parked vehicles, Renwick said. The drivers of the two cars that collided head-on were taken to Hud…

by Ben Crnic

04/27/2023

Schools

Support Pours In For Teens Severely Injured After School Bus, Car Crash In New Castle A community is pulling together to help several teenagers who are fighting for their lives after suffering severe injuries in a head-on crash between a car and a school bus in Northern Westchester. The crash happened on Wednesday, April 26 just before 3 p.m. in New Castle on Lake Road, New Castle Police said. Earlier Report - New Update: At Least 9 Injured After Head-On New Castle Crash Between School Bus, Car The incident involved a head-on collision between a school bus and a Honda Accord that somehow veered into the southbound lane on Lake Road near Crow Hill Road, inju…

by Ben Crnic

04/27/2023

News

$3,800,000 Money Laundering Case: Attorney From Pelham Admits Role In Scheme An attorney from Westchester has admitted to laundering money in order to make payments to maintain six US properties owned by a sanctioned Russian oligarch, federal officials said. Pelham resident and attorney Robert Wise pleaded guilty on Tuesday, April 25 to participating in a scheme to make around $3.8 million in payments to maintain six properties in the US that were owned by Viktor Vekselberg, a sanctioned Russian oligarch, according to the US Attorney's Office for Southern District of New York. According to federal officials, Vekselberg was designated …

by Ben Crnic

04/27/2023

Police & Fire

Man Asking For Change Tries Robbing Victim At Train Station In Mamaroneck, Officials Say A man was arrested after asking a victim for change and then allegedly trying to rob him for more money near a train station in Westchester, officials said. The incident happened on Saturday, April 22 around 3 p.m. in the tunnel at the Mamaroneck Metro-North train station, according to MTA officials. At the time of the incident, a man identified as 49-year-old Carlos Rosales asked an individual for money in the tunnel. The individual then gave Rosales 75 cents and told him it was all the money he had. Rosales then allegedly continued to ask the victim for more money …

by Ben Crnic

04/27/2023

News

Helicopter Carrying Saw To Fly Over Several CT Towns For More Than Week: Here's Why If you look up in the sky in Hartford or Tolland County and see a helicopter fitted with a large saw, there's a good reason for that. A helicopter with a large saw hanging underneath it will be flying over the towns of Vernon, Enfield, East Windsor, and South Windsor between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. each day through Friday, May 5, according to Vernon town officials. The reason for the flight will be to trim trees along Eversource right-of-ways as part of their regular vegetation management program. Those hoping to get a close look at the helicopter can see it fuel up…

by Ben Crnic

04/27/2023

Police & Fire

Update: 4 Have Life-Threatening Injuries After School Bus, Car Crash In New Castle Four teenagers have life-threatening injuries after a crash between a school bus and a car in Northern Westchester. The crash happened just before 3 p.m. on Wednesday, April 26 in New Castle on Lake Road, New Castle Police said. Related story - Support Pours In For Teens Severely Injured After School Bus, Car Crash In Northern Westchester The incident involved a head-on collision between the bus from the Yorktown School District and a car that somehow veered into the southbound lane on Lake Road near Crow Hill Road, injuring at least nine people, according to a report by WABC. …

by Ben Crnic

04/26/2023

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