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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Mahopac, NY
Breaking News
Falling Rock Hits Windshield On Taconic Parkway In Mahopac, Driver Hospitalized Falling Rock Hits Windshield On Taconic Parkway In Mahopac, Driver Hospitalized Falling Rock Hits Windshield On Taconic Parkway In Mahopac, Driver Hospitalized
Falling Rock Hits Windshield On Taconic Parkway In Mahopac, Driver Hospitalized A driver was taken to a hospital after a falling rock struck their vehicle on the Taconic State Parkway in Putnam County, causing the roadway to temporarily close.  The incident happened a little after 11:45 a.m. on Wednesday, July 9, when police, EMS, and firefighters responded to the northbound Taconic State Parkway between Bryant Pond Road and Peekskill Hollow Road in Mahopac for a crash involving injuries, according to the Mahopac Falls Volunteer Fire Department. Arriving crews found a car with severe windshield damage caused by a rock falling from a nearby rock wall. After the imp…

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by Ben Crnic
Marlboro, NY
Breaking News
Deep Freeze Caused $30M Crop Loss — Now Hudson Valley Farmers Pushing For Federal Disaster Aid Deep Freeze Caused $30M Crop Loss — Now Hudson Valley Farmers Pushing For Federal Disaster Aid Deep Freeze Caused $30M Crop Loss — Now Hudson Valley Farmers Pushing For Federal Disaster Aid
Deep Freeze Caused $30M Crop Loss — Now Hudson Valley Farmers Pushing For Federal Disaster Aid Hudson Valley farmers who lost much or all of their crops during a devastating spring freeze are renewing calls for the federal government to declare an agricultural disaster, saying millions of dollars in emergency relief are urgently needed to keep many family farms afloat.  Famers from the region gathered Tuesday, July 7, at a third-generation orchard in Ulster County to relay a message to the federal government that without immediate disaster relief, many farms may struggle to recover from a spring freeze that destroyed millions of dollars worth of crops.  Congressman Pat Ryan…

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by Ben Crnic
Pawling, NY
On Your Side
Help Pours In For Yoga Studio Now Rebuilding After Storm-Caused Fire In Pawling (UPDATE) Help Pours In For Yoga Studio Now Rebuilding After Storm-Caused Fire In Pawling (UPDATE) Help Pours In For Yoga Studio Now Rebuilding After Storm-Caused Fire In Pawling (UPDATE)
Help Pours In For Yoga Studio Now Rebuilding After Storm-Caused Fire In Pawling (Update) A Dutchess County massage therapist who lost her business when a devastating Fourth of July fire destroyed the building housing her studio is now receiving an outpouring of community support as she begins the rebuilding process. Pawling Yoga & Wellness, located at 26 East Main St., was destroyed when a massive fire leveled the building on July 4, also destroying a CVS location.  The blaze broke out at around 8:10 p.m. on Saturday after severe storms swept through Dutchess County, igniting what Pawling Fire Chief Everett White described as one of the largest fires the departmen…

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by Ben Crnic
Carmel, NY
Breaking News
Tree Pulls Live Wires Down On Car, Causes Interior To Catch Fire In Carmel Tree Pulls Live Wires Down On Car, Causes Interior To Catch Fire In Carmel Tree Pulls Live Wires Down On Car, Causes Interior To Catch Fire In Carmel
Tree Pulls Live Wires Down On Car, Causes Interior To Catch Fire In Carmel A car caught fire after a fallen tree pulled live wires down on it in a Putnam County driveway.  The incident happened on Tuesday, July 7, when firefighters and police responded to a home on Dixon Road in Carmel for a reported downed tree and wires, according to the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department.  Arriving crews found a huge tree had fallen and pulled down live wires on the top of a vehicle parked in the home's driveway. This caused the inside of the car to catch fire, the department said. Firefighters had to wait to put the blaze out until NYSEG could de-energize the lines. …

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by Ben Crnic
Monsey, NY
Breaking News
Girl, 7, Dies After Being Hit By School Bus In Monsey, No Charges Pending (UPDATE) Girl, 7, Dies After Being Hit By School Bus In Monsey, No Charges Pending (UPDATE) Girl, 7, Dies After Being Hit By School Bus In Monsey, No Charges Pending (UPDATE)
Girl, 7, Dies After Being Hit By School Bus In Monsey, No Charges Pending (Update) UPDATE: A child has died after being struck by a school bus in Rockland County, police confirm. The crash happened at around 9 a.m. on Blauvelt Road in Monsey on Wednesday, July 8, according to Ramapo Police. The girl had been crossing the street at 182 Blauvelt Rd. when she was struck by the school bus. Emergency crews, including Hatzoloh EMS and the Ramapo Police Department, responded to the scene. The girl was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.  The school bus involved, operated for Yeshiva Viznitz, had been driven by a 28-year-old resident of Monsey who stayed at th…

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by Ben Crnic
Rye, NY
Breaking News
Man Caught Posing As FBI Agent At Playland — Months After Falsely Reporting Shooting, Cops Say Man Caught Posing As FBI Agent At Playland — Months After Falsely Reporting Shooting, Cops Say Man Caught Posing As FBI Agent At Playland — Months After Falsely Reporting Shooting, Cops Say
Man Caught Posing As FBI Agent At Playland — Months After Falsely Reporting Shooting, Cops Say A Westchester County man already facing gun and drug charges after allegedly faking a shooting that ended up being self-inflicted has now been accused of pretending to be an FBI agent during a bizarre Fourth of July encounter at Playland Park, police said. John Fiore, 47, of Somers, was charged with first-degree criminal impersonation, a felony, after Westchester County Police said he falsely claimed to be an FBI agent who had recently been shot in the line of duty, the department announced on Tuesday, July 7. Police said the incident happened at around 5:45 p.m. on Friday, July 4, at Playl…

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by Ben Crnic
Carmel, NY
Breaking News
Sybil Ludington Statue Damage, Political Graffiti Prompt Police Probes In Carmel (UPDATE) Sybil Ludington Statue Damage, Political Graffiti Prompt Police Probes In Carmel (UPDATE) Sybil Ludington Statue Damage, Political Graffiti Prompt Police Probes In Carmel (UPDATE)
Sybil Ludington Statue Damage, Political Graffiti Prompt Police Probes In Carmel (Update) UPDATE: A second act of vandalism targeting one of Putnam County's historic landmarks is now under investigation, just days after a replica of the Declaration of Independence was defaced during the county's Fourth of July celebrations. The latest incident involves the recently restored Sybil Ludington statue overlooking Lake Gleneida in Carmel, where deputies responded at around 11:40 a.m. on Wednesday, July 8, after receiving a report of criminal mischief, according to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office. Members of the Sheriff's Office Bureau of Criminal Investigations and county empl…

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by Ben Crnic
Peekskill, NY
Breaking News
Overnight Blaze Collapses Garage In Peekskill Overnight Blaze Collapses Garage In Peekskill Overnight Blaze Collapses Garage In Peekskill
Overnight Blaze Collapses Garage In Peekskill A detached garage was destroyed in an overnight fire in Westchester County that also spread to a vehicle.  The fire broke out just after 10 p.m. on Monday, July 6, in the area of the 500 block of Dyckman Street in Peekskill, according to the Peekskill Fire Department.  Firefighters were first dispatched to a reported structure fire on the 400 block of Washington Street, but while crews were responding, Peekskill Police advised them that the blaze was actually on Dyckman Street.  When firefighters arrived, they found a detached garage fully engulfed in flames. The fire had al…

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by Ben Crnic
White Plains, NY
Breaking News
Man Caught With Nearly 2 Dozen Ghost Guns, Cocaine In Westchester Sting Operation: DA Man Caught With Nearly 2 Dozen Ghost Guns, Cocaine In Westchester Sting Operation: DA Man Caught With Nearly 2 Dozen Ghost Guns, Cocaine In Westchester Sting Operation: DA
Man Caught With Nearly 2 Dozen Ghost Guns, Cocaine In Westchester Sting Operation: DA A Connecticut man faces charges after prosecutors said he was caught with nearly two dozen unserialized, untraceable weapons, as well as a quantity of cocaine, during a sting operation in Westchester County, NY.  Greenwich resident Michael Larriuz, 49, was arrested on drug and weapons charges in connection with the operation, which was announced by the Westchester County District Attorney's Office on Tuesday, July 7.  According to prosecutors, agents seized 22 unserialized, untraceable ghost guns, which included 2 assault-style rifles; three serialized firearms; multiple larg…

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by Ben Crnic
Monroe, NY
Obituaries
Longtime Monroe-Lakeside Firefighter Who Served On 9/11 Dies: 'He Cared' Longtime Monroe-Lakeside Firefighter Who Served On 9/11 Dies: 'He Cared' Longtime Monroe-Lakeside Firefighter Who Served On 9/11 Dies: 'He Cared'
Longtime Monroe-Lakeside Firefighter Who Served On 9/11 Dies: 'He Cared' A longtime Orange County volunteer firefighter and retired FDNY firefighter who responded to the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, has died following a battle with cancer.  John A. Braunagel Jr., a life member of the Monroe-Lakeside Fire & Rescue Company, died on Monday, July 6, according to the department.  Firefighters said Braunagel joined Monroe-Lakeside on Oct. 2, 1987, at the age of 18. Sponsored for membership by his father, the late John Braunagel Sr., he went on to build a decades-long career in the fire service, later joining the FDNY.  When terrorists attac…

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