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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Cortlandt, NY
Your Community
Croton Had Lowest Tax Levy Growth In County Over Last Decade, Officials Say Croton Had Lowest Tax Levy Growth In County Over Last Decade, Officials Say Croton Had Lowest Tax Levy Growth In County Over Last Decade, Officials Say
Croton Had Lowest Tax Levy Growth In County Over Last Decade, Officials Say One Westchester County village saw its property tax levy rise more slowly than any other reporting village in the county over a 10-year stretch, according to recently published state data.  Croton-on-Hudson recorded the lowest tax levy growth among reporting Westchester villages between 2016 and 2025, village officials announced on Monday, Oct. 5, citing data from the New York State Comptroller's Office.  Across 20 Westchester villages, excluding coterminous town-villages, a majority saw their total tax levies increase by 30 percent or more during the decade, according to the vill…

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by Ben Crnic
Middletown-Wallkill, NY
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More Mastodon Bones Unearthed In Middletown Backyard As Rare Dig Continues More Mastodon Bones Unearthed In Middletown Backyard As Rare Dig Continues More Mastodon Bones Unearthed In Middletown Backyard As Rare Dig Continues
More Mastodon Bones Unearthed In Middletown Backyard As Rare Dig Continues An Orange County backyard-turned science project is continuing to yield more discoveries as college students keep unearthing pieces of mastodon skeletal remains.  A second summer of excavation at the site of a mastodon discovery near Middletown has uncovered a growing collection of remains, including about 11 ribs, at least three more vertebrae, and bones from the animal's feet, SUNY Orange County Community College announced on Monday, Oct. 5. The new finds come a year after SUNY Orange students spent six weeks excavating the private property, where they uncovered vertebrae, ribs, jaw …

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by Ben Crnic
Greenburgh, NY
Obituaries
Longtime Ardsley Village Trustee, Former Deputy Mayor Dies At 60 Longtime Ardsley Village Trustee, Former Deputy Mayor Dies At 60 Longtime Ardsley Village Trustee, Former Deputy Mayor Dies At 60
Longtime Ardsley Village Trustee, Former Deputy Mayor Dies At 60 A former deputy mayor who spent more than a decade serving on his village's Board of Trustees in Westchester County is being remembered for his public service after his death last month.  Andy DiJusto, a longtime Ardsley resident, died on Friday, Sept. 25, at age 60, according to his obituary.   DiJusto served on the Ardsley Village Board of Trustees from 2013 through 2024, including as deputy mayor from 2017 through 2024, according to a tribute posted by the village on Monday, Oct. 5. Born in the Bronx in 1966 to Nicholas and Honey DiJusto, he graduated from Sacred Heart Hi…

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by Ben Crnic
Red Hook, NY
Breaking News
Man Menaces Officer With BB Gun After Refusing To Pay For Pizza In Red Hook: Police Man Menaces Officer With BB Gun After Refusing To Pay For Pizza In Red Hook: Police Man Menaces Officer With BB Gun After Refusing To Pay For Pizza In Red Hook: Police
Man Menaces Officer With BB Gun After Refusing To Pay For Pizza In Red Hook: Police A call about two unpaid pizzas led to a tense confrontation in Dutchess County when a man invited an officer inside his home — while holding what appeared to be a handgun, authorities said.  Red Hook resident Matthew P. Warnecke, 57, was charged with felony menacing of a police officer following the incident on Friday, Oct. 2, Red Hook Police announced on Tuesday, Oct. 6.  The events leading to Warnecke's arrest began at around 9:15 p.m., when an officer was called to the Mountain View mobile home park at 155 Metzger Rd. for a reported larceny.  The owner of a Rhinebeck pizz…

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by Ben Crnic
Yonkers, NY
Breaking News
Fuel Truck Crash Causes Road Closures In Yonkers (DEVELOPING) Fuel Truck Crash Causes Road Closures In Yonkers (DEVELOPING) Fuel Truck Crash Causes Road Closures In Yonkers (DEVELOPING)
Fuel Truck Crash Causes Road Closures In Yonkers (Developing) A fuel truck crash has shut down several roads near a busy Westchester County intersection as crews clean up the scene, police said.   The crash happened in the area of Yonkers Avenue and Midland Avenue, Yonkers Police announced at around 12:25 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 6.  Police said the crash occurred on the section of Midland Avenue west of the Cross County Parkway, on the Planet Fitness side of the intersection.  Because of the crash, Yonkers Avenue is closed to eastbound traffic between Midland Avenue and Sweetfield Circle.  Additionally, drivers traveling down …

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by Ben Crnic
Newburgh, NY
On Your Side
Mario Cuomo Bridge Discount Coming To Orange County Residents — Here's How Much Mario Cuomo Bridge Discount Coming To Orange County Residents — Here's How Much Mario Cuomo Bridge Discount Coming To Orange County Residents — Here's How Much
Mario Cuomo Bridge Discount Coming To Orange County Residents — Here's How Much Orange County residents who regularly cross the Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge will soon get a break on their tolls — and most eligible E-ZPass customers will not have to do anything to receive it.  A 20 percent resident discount is being extended to Orange County residents, state Sen. James Skoufis announced on Monday, Oct. 5.  Skoufis said the discount was secured in this year's state budget with support from Gov. Kathy Hochul and Assembly members Jonathan Jacobson, Chris Eachus, and Paula Kay.  The new benefit extends a resident discount already available to eligible Westches…

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by Ben Crnic
Rhinebeck, NY
Breaking News
Driver Seriously Injured, Airlifted After Route 9G Crash In Rhinebeck Driver Seriously Injured, Airlifted After Route 9G Crash In Rhinebeck Driver Seriously Injured, Airlifted After Route 9G Crash In Rhinebeck
Driver Seriously Injured, Airlifted After Route 9G Crash In Rhinebeck A driver was seriously injured and airlifted to a hospital after crashing into a utility pole on a busy Dutchess County roadway, fire officials said.   The single-vehicle crash happened on Route 9G near Miller Road in Rhinebeck at around 3:14 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 6, according to the Rhinebeck Fire Department.  Arriving emergency crews found one seriously injured person trapped inside the vehicle, the department said. A medical helicopter was then requested as Rhinebeck firefighters and EMS crews worked to free the driver from the wreckage and prepare them for their trip…

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by Ben Crnic
White Plains, NY
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Top-Prize-Winning Lottery Tickets Worth Thousands Sold In Westchester, Rockland, Long Island Top-Prize-Winning Lottery Tickets Worth Thousands Sold In Westchester, Rockland, Long Island Top-Prize-Winning Lottery Tickets Worth Thousands Sold In Westchester, Rockland, Long Island
Top-Prize-Winning Lottery Tickets Worth Thousands Sold In Westchester, Rockland, Long Island Three lucky lottery players in Hudson Valley and on Long Island are each holding tickets worth more than $8,000.  The New York Lottery announced that top-prize tickets worth $8,393 each were sold in Yonkers, Congers, and Miller Place for the Saturday, Oct. 3 evening drawing.  In Westchester County, one winning ticket was purchased at the Royal Petroleum location at 619 Tuckahoe Rd. in Yonkers.   Another was sold in Rockland County at Conger's Little Food Market at 13 North Route 303 in Congers. On Long Island, a third winning ticket was purchased at 7-Eleven at 365 Rou…

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by Ben Crnic
Hyde Park, NY
Breaking News
Cops ID Man Caught With Knife, Magazines Near Middle School In Hyde Park: Police Cops ID Man Caught With Knife, Magazines Near Middle School In Hyde Park: Police Cops ID Man Caught With Knife, Magazines Near Middle School In Hyde Park: Police
Cops ID Man Caught With Knife, Magazines Near Middle School In Hyde Park: Police UPDATE: Police have identified the man found near two Dutchess County schools, who they said was wearing a bullet-resistant vest and carrying a hunting-style knife and high-capacity rifle magazines.   Hyde Park resident Daniel M. Prospero, 54, was taken into custody following the incident near Haviland Middle School and Ralph R. Smith Elementary School on Monday, Oct. 5, Hyde Park Police announced Tuesday, Oct. 6.   The incident began at around 1:25 p.m., when the school resource officer at Haviland Middle School was outside with students and was alerted by a school moni…

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by Ben Crnic
Washingtonville, NY
Breaking News
Man, 45, Killed In 3-Vehicle Route 17 Chain-Reaction Crash In Blooming Grove: State Police Man, 45, Killed In 3-Vehicle Route 17 Chain-Reaction Crash In Blooming Grove: State Police Man, 45, Killed In 3-Vehicle Route 17 Chain-Reaction Crash In Blooming Grove: State Police
Man, 45, Killed In 3-Vehicle Route 17 Chain-Reaction Crash In Blooming Grove: State Police A 45-year-old Pennsylvania man was killed and two others were injured in a three-vehicle chain-reaction crash on Route 17 in Orange County, NY, over the weekend, police said.   Millrift, Pennsylvania resident Sean M. Nelson, 45, died following the crash in Blooming Grove, NY, on Saturday, Oct. 3, New York State Police announced on Tuesday, Oct. 6. Troopers responded to the crash scene at around 7:03 p.m. Police said an investigation found that Nelson was driving a 2003 Chevrolet pickup truck east on Route 17 behind a 2014 Nissan Pathfinder and a 2015 GMC Sierra, all traveling in t…

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