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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Millbrook-Dover, NY
Obituaries
Bard College Music Teacher's Family Gets Wave Of Support After Fatal Clinton Crash (UPDATE) Bard College Music Teacher's Family Gets Wave Of Support After Fatal Clinton Crash (UPDATE) Bard College Music Teacher's Family Gets Wave Of Support After Fatal Clinton Crash (UPDATE)
Bard College Music Teacher's Family Gets Wave Of Support After Fatal Clinton Crash (Update) In the weeks since the death of a beloved music teacher and conductor in a crash on the Taconic State Parkway in Dutchess County, countless community members are rushing to the aid of his family as they grapple with their massive loss.  The help has been pouring in for the family of Shutong Li, a Bard College Conservatory of Music faculty member from Chappaqua who died on Friday, Feb. 13, following an incident on the Taconic State Parkway in Clinton two days earlier.  As previously reported by Daily Voice, the crash happened around 11 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 11, in the southb…

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by Ben Crnic
Wappingers Falls, NY
On Your Side
New Owner At Helm Of Health-Focused Café Serving Up Açaí Bowls, Smoothies In Wappingers Falls New Owner At Helm Of Health-Focused Café Serving Up Açaí Bowls, Smoothies In Wappingers Falls New Owner At Helm Of Health-Focused Café Serving Up Açaí Bowls, Smoothies In Wappingers Falls
New Owner At Helm Of Health-Focused Café Serving Up Açaí Bowls, Smoothies In Wappingers Falls A café in Dutchess County focused on health and superfoods is entering a new chapter under new ownership and pledging to become more entwined with the local community.   Vitality Bowls, located at 1839 South Rd. (Route 9) in Wappingers Falls, revealed that Shimaa Elshafey has taken over ownership of the café as of January 2026.  Elshafey, a local entrepreneur with experience in the food industry, will oversee daily operations while focusing on strengthening the café’s ties to the local community and continuing to offer its menu of made-to-order, health-focused dishes.  …

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by Ben Crnic
Spring Valley, NY
Breaking News
Woman Hits Victim In Face With Glass Bottle At Bar In Spring Valley, Charged: Police Woman Hits Victim In Face With Glass Bottle At Bar In Spring Valley, Charged: Police Woman Hits Victim In Face With Glass Bottle At Bar In Spring Valley, Charged: Police
Woman Hits Victim In Face With Glass Bottle At Bar In Spring Valley, Charged: Police A woman has been arrested after striking another woman in the face with a glass bottle during an early-morning altercation at a Rockland County bar, police said.  The incident happened Sunday, March 1, at El Diamante Bar & Restaurant, located at 10 South Main St. in Spring Valley, the Spring Valley Police Department announced on Thursday, March 5. Police said the victim later reported she had been assaulted during the early morning hours inside the establishment.  According to investigators, the victim told officers she was hit in the face with a glass bottle by an unknown pe…

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by Ben Crnic
Rhinebeck, NY
Breaking News
Flames Tear Through Rhinebeck Home, Prompt Hours-Long Response Flames Tear Through Rhinebeck Home, Prompt Hours-Long Response Flames Tear Through Rhinebeck Home, Prompt Hours-Long Response
Flames Tear Through Rhinebeck Home, Prompt Hours-Long Response An intense two-alarm fire in Dutchess County was extinguished without any injuries to firefighters or occupants.  New, updated report - Family Displaced By Fire Only Months After Moving To Dutchess County Home: Here's How To Help The blaze began just before 8 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4, when firefighters were dispatched to a report of a room on fire at a home in Rhinebeck, according to the Rhinebeck Fire Department. The first arriving crews reached the scene within two minutes and found a working fire with heavy flames coming from behind the home, prompting a second alarm to…

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by Ben Crnic
Mamaroneck, NY
Breaking News
Woman Who Murdered Son With Pillow In Mamaroneck Found Dead In Prison Woman Who Murdered Son With Pillow In Mamaroneck Found Dead In Prison Woman Who Murdered Son With Pillow In Mamaroneck Found Dead In Prison
Woman Who Murdered Son With Pillow In Mamaroneck Found Dead In Prison A 60-year-old Westchester County woman who was convicted of murdering her son with a pillow in 2012 has died in prison.  New, updated report - Death Of Mom Who Killed Son Ruled Suicide, Spurs Calls To Probe Deaths At Westchester Prison Manuela Morgado, a former Mamaroneck resident, died at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility on Wednesday, March 4, according to the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision.  Morgado had been serving a sentence of 20 years to life for the 2012 murder of her son, Jason "Jake" Reish, in her Mamaroneck condo…

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by Ben Crnic
Putnam Valley, NY
Breaking News
Driver Hospitalized After Vehicle Overturns On Steep Putnam Valley Road Driver Hospitalized After Vehicle Overturns On Steep Putnam Valley Road Driver Hospitalized After Vehicle Overturns On Steep Putnam Valley Road
Driver Hospitalized After Vehicle Overturns On Steep Putnam Valley Road Emergency crews responded to an early-morning crash in Putnam County after a vehicle overturned and trapped the driver inside.  The crash happened at around 5 a.m. on Wednesday, March 4, when firefighters responded to Tinker Hill Road in Putnam Valley for a reported crash, according to the Putnam Valley Volunteer Fire Department. When crews arrived, they found a vehicle that had overturned onto its side, with the driver needing help getting out of the wrecked vehicle. Firefighters helped the driver from the vehicle before emergency medical personnel evaluated them at the scene. The d…

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by Ben Crnic
Middletown-Wallkill, NY
Breaking News
2 Burglars Flee Burning Home In Wallkill, Caught Soon After, Police Say 2 Burglars Flee Burning Home In Wallkill, Caught Soon After, Police Say 2 Burglars Flee Burning Home In Wallkill, Caught Soon After, Police Say
2 Burglars Flee Burning Home In Wallkill, Caught Soon After, Police Say Two men have been arrested on burglary charges after police responding to a fire call in Orange County saw them fleeing from a burning home, authorities said.   Officers were dispatched just after 1 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 25, to a report of a fire at 161 Ridgewood Ave. in the Town of Wallkill, the Town of Wallkill Police Department said on Wednesday, March 5.  When officers arrived, they saw two men running away from the burning property, police said. A follow-up investigation resulted in the arrests of two suspects, both charged with third-degree burglary and fourth-degree…

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by Ben Crnic
Middletown-Wallkill, NY
Breaking News
Robbery Suspect Dies Following Struggle With Store Clerk In Middletown (UPDATE) Robbery Suspect Dies Following Struggle With Store Clerk In Middletown (UPDATE) Robbery Suspect Dies Following Struggle With Store Clerk In Middletown (UPDATE)
Robbery Suspect Dies Following Struggle With Store Clerk In Middletown (Update) This story has been updated. A man who tried to rob a convenience store in Orange County has died after suffering a medical emergency while being held by the store clerk he is accused of robbing, police said. The incident happened just before 7:50 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4, at Ezzie’s Corner Convenience Store, located at 130 Wickham Ave. in Middletown, the City of Middletown Police Department said in an update on Thursday, March 5. Police said a witness called 911 after spotting a woman sitting on top of a man near 40 Grove St., yelling for help and saying the man had just tried to rob he…

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by Ben Crnic
Haverstraw, NY
Breaking News
Serial Kidnapper, Convicted Rapist Admits Attacking Woman With Screwdriver In Haverstraw Serial Kidnapper, Convicted Rapist Admits Attacking Woman With Screwdriver In Haverstraw Serial Kidnapper, Convicted Rapist Admits Attacking Woman With Screwdriver In Haverstraw
Serial Kidnapper, Convicted Rapist Admits Attacking Woman With Screwdriver In Haverstraw A repeat violent offender with a history of kidnapping and rape has admitted to abducting another woman in Rockland County and is now facing another lengthy prison sentence, prosecutors announced.  Eduardo Hernandez, 49, of Garnerville, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, March 4, in Rockland County Court to second-degree kidnapping, Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II announced.  The conviction stems from an attack on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, in the Village of Haverstraw, when prosecutors said Hernandez approached a woman outside a home and forcibly grabbed her, as previ…

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by Ben Crnic
Scarsdale, NY
On Your Side
Scarsdale Restaurant Reopens With 1974 Prices After Kitchen Fire — Here's How Much A Pizza Is Scarsdale Restaurant Reopens With 1974 Prices After Kitchen Fire — Here's How Much A Pizza Is Scarsdale Restaurant Reopens With 1974 Prices After Kitchen Fire — Here's How Much A Pizza Is
Scarsdale Restaurant Reopens With 1974 Prices After Kitchen Fire — Here's How Much A Pizza Is You'll be shocked by how little you can pay for a pizza at a Westchester County restaurant celebrating its reopening by rolling prices back more than 50 years.  Pizza & Brew, located at 851 Central Park Ave. in Scarsdale, reopened on Wednesday, March 4, after a five-week shutdown caused by a kitchen fire and resulting repairs, according to Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner.    To mark the reopening, the restaurant is offering some of its most popular dishes at the same prices customers paid when the business first opened in 1974.  That means dine…

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