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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Spring Valley, NY
Breaking News
Repeat Burglar Who Went Through Money, Meds At Spring Valley Apartment Gets Prison Time Repeat Burglar Who Went Through Money, Meds At Spring Valley Apartment Gets Prison Time Repeat Burglar Who Went Through Money, Meds At Spring Valley Apartment Gets Prison Time
Repeat Burglar Who Went Through Money, Meds At Spring Valley Apartment Gets Prison Time An already-convicted burglar who broke into a Rockland County apartment and rummaged through the victim's belongings, including medication and money, will spend years in state prison, prosecutors said. Orangetown resident Wesleigh Gilsenan, 42, was sentenced on Wednesday, Sept. 9, to nine years in prison followed by five years of post-release supervision, the Rockland County District Attorney's Office announced.  The sentence comes after Gilsenan was convicted of second-degree burglary following a two-day bench trial on Friday, Jan. 30.  As Daily Voice previously reported, the ca…

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Mahopac, NY
Obituaries
School Co-Owner, Sports Official From Mahopac Dies At 56 After Cancer Battle School Co-Owner, Sports Official From Mahopac Dies At 56 After Cancer Battle School Co-Owner, Sports Official From Mahopac Dies At 56 After Cancer Battle
School Co-Owner, Sports Official From Mahopac Dies At 56 After Cancer Battle The co-owner of a Putnam County school is being remembered as a coach, sports official, community leader, and devoted father after his death following a battle with a rare and aggressive form of leukemia. Thomas J. “Tom” Courtney, co-owner of Pine Grove Country Day School in Mahopac, died Sunday, Sept. 6, surrounded by his family, according to his obituary and a tribute from the school. He had turned 56 just days earlier.  Courtney was diagnosed with leukemia in early July, his family said in his obituary. Despite the aggressive disease, those closest to him said he remained optimistic…

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Poughkeepsie, NY
Breaking News
Cocaine Dealer Caught After Residents Speak Up In Poughkeepsie, DA Says Cocaine Dealer Caught After Residents Speak Up In Poughkeepsie, DA Says Cocaine Dealer Caught After Residents Speak Up In Poughkeepsie, DA Says
Cocaine Dealer Caught After Residents Speak Up In Poughkeepsie, DA Says Complaints from residents about suspected drug activity led investigators to a 67-year-old man now accused of selling narcotics from a Dutchess County apartment, authorities said.  Phillip H. Farrar, 67, was arrested outside his residence at 20 North Perry St. in Poughkeepsie on Wednesday, Sept. 9, according to the Dutchess County District Attorney's Office Drug Task Force. The investigation began after concerned community members contacted the task force and asked for help with suspected narcotics activity in the area, officials said. Investigators identified Farrar as an alleged…

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by Ben Crnic
Ossining, NY
Your Community
Weeks After Devastating Fire, Spa Reopens At New Location In Ossining: 'Couldn't Give Up' Weeks After Devastating Fire, Spa Reopens At New Location In Ossining: 'Couldn't Give Up' Weeks After Devastating Fire, Spa Reopens At New Location In Ossining: 'Couldn't Give Up'
Weeks After Devastating Fire, Spa Reopens At New Location In Ossining: 'Couldn't Give Up' Following a devastating fire that destroyed everything inside a longtime Westchester County day spa, its owner has reopened the business in a new location. Bella Maiya Day Spa, which spent 13 years in Briarcliff Manor, is now welcoming clients at 100 S. Highland Ave., Suite A, in Ossining after its former location was gutted by fire in July. The business announced its comeback on Wednesday, Sept. 9, saying it reopened just two and a half weeks after the blaze and will celebrate with a grand reopening event on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 3 p.m.  As Daily Voice previously reported, the fire…

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by Ben Crnic
Liberty, NY
Breaking News
Rabid Bat Found In Neversink, Connected To Possible Human Exposure Rabid Bat Found In Neversink, Connected To Possible Human Exposure Rabid Bat Found In Neversink, Connected To Possible Human Exposure
Rabid Bat Found In Neversink, Connected To Possible Human Exposure A second bat has tested positive for rabies in Sullivan County just days after health officials announced another confirmed case involving a bat elsewhere in the county.  The latest rabid bat was found in the Grahamsville area of the Town of Neversink, the Sullivan County Department of Public Health announced on Wednesday, Sept. 9. It marks the county's second laboratory-confirmed rabid animal associated with a potential human exposure this year, officials said. The announcement comes less than a week after Daily Voice reported that a bat from the Livingston Manor area tested positive…

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by Ben Crnic
Yonkers, NY
Breaking News
Man Punched, Strangled Ex-Girlfriend, Left With Her Car, Cell Phones In Yonkers Assault: DA Man Punched, Strangled Ex-Girlfriend, Left With Her Car, Cell Phones In Yonkers Assault: DA Man Punched, Strangled Ex-Girlfriend, Left With Her Car, Cell Phones In Yonkers Assault: DA
Man Punched, Strangled Ex-Girlfriend, Left With Her Car, Cell Phones In Yonkers Assault: DA A 21-year-old man is facing a 13-count indictment after prosecutors said he repeatedly strangled and assaulted his ex-girlfriend in Westchester County before stealing her car and later violating an order of protection.   White Plains resident Micah Jackson, 21, was arraigned on Aug. 25 in Westchester County Court and pleaded not guilty, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, Sept. 9.   The charges stem from an alleged attack that began near Nepperhan Avenue and Yonkers Avenue in Yonkers at around 8:30 p.m. on June 1. Prosecutors sa…

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by Ben Crnic
Harrison, NY
Breaking News
Duo Steals Thousands Of Dollars' Worth Of Tools From Construction Sites In Purchase: Cops Duo Steals Thousands Of Dollars' Worth Of Tools From Construction Sites In Purchase: Cops Duo Steals Thousands Of Dollars' Worth Of Tools From Construction Sites In Purchase: Cops
Duo Steals Thousands Of Dollars' Worth Of Tools From Construction Sites In Purchase: Cops Two people, including a New Jersey woman, are facing multiple felony charges after police said they targeted construction sites and homes under construction in Westchester County, NY, during two late-night theft sprees.  Yonkers resident Jose Hernandez-Done, 36, and Mercedes Yudelka Morgan, 40, of Hackensack, NJ, were arrested following an investigation into burglaries and grand larcenies in the Town of Harrison, the Harrison Police Department announced on Wednesday, Sept. 9.   The investigation began after incidents overnight on both Aug. 13 and Aug. 14, police said. &n…

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by Ben Crnic
Newburgh, NY
Breaking News
Sweeping Hudson Valley Drug Investigation Leads To 12 Arrests In 2 Days: NYSP Sweeping Hudson Valley Drug Investigation Leads To 12 Arrests In 2 Days: NYSP Sweeping Hudson Valley Drug Investigation Leads To 12 Arrests In 2 Days: NYSP
Sweeping Hudson Valley Drug Investigation Leads To 12 Arrests In 2 Days: Nysp A months-long drug investigation across the Hudson Valley led to the arrests of 12 people and nearly 50 felony charges, police said. The investigation began in November 2025 and culminated in arrests between Wednesday, Aug. 26, and Friday, Aug. 28, State Police said.  Eleven of the 12 defendants were charged with drug felonies, while one was charged with misdemeanors stemming from the operation.  Those arrested were: William M. Ragland, 34, of Newburgh, was charged with two counts each of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and third-degree criminal sale …

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by Ben Crnic
Monroe, NY
Your Community
College Student Faces Final Year Of School After Mother Killed In Fiery Monroe Crash College Student Faces Final Year Of School After Mother Killed In Fiery Monroe Crash College Student Faces Final Year Of School After Mother Killed In Fiery Monroe Crash
College Student Faces Final Year Of School After Mother Killed In Fiery Monroe Crash A New York college student now facing his final year of school without his mother after she was killed in a fiery crash in Orange County earlier this week is receiving a wave of support from community members.  SUNY Oneonta senior Devin Lester lost his mother, Jodi Lester, 56, of Monroe, when her vehicle crashed and caught fire early Sunday, Sept. 6.  As Daily Voice previously reported, New York State Police troopers came upon the vehicle fire on Cedar Cliff Road in the Town of Monroe at around 2:26 a.m. The Town of Monroe Fire Department extinguished the flames.  …

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by Ben Crnic
Goshen, NY
Breaking News
Woman Rapes Resident At Juvenile Detention Center In Goshen, Police Say Woman Rapes Resident At Juvenile Detention Center In Goshen, Police Say Woman Rapes Resident At Juvenile Detention Center In Goshen, Police Say
Woman Rapes Resident At Juvenile Detention Center In Goshen, Police Say A 22-year-old woman is facing a felony rape charge after police said she engaged in sexual conduct with a resident confined at an Orange County juvenile detention facility, police said.  Walden resident Perla T. Serrano Rivera, 22, was arrested on Thursday, Sept. 3, on sexual misconduct charges, New York State Police announced on Wednesday, Sept. 9.  Police said Serrano Rivera engaged in sexual misconduct with a 20-year-old resident at the Goshen Secure Center on Route 42. According to the agency, the resident was unable to consent to sexual conduct because of the circumstanc…

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