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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New Rochelle, NY
Breaking News
Double-Homicide Suspect Caught After Pistol-Whipping Woman In New Rochelle, Police Say Double-Homicide Suspect Caught After Pistol-Whipping Woman In New Rochelle, Police Say Double-Homicide Suspect Caught After Pistol-Whipping Woman In New Rochelle, Police Say
Double-Homicide Suspect Caught After Pistol-Whipping Woman In New Rochelle, Police Say A man wanted in connection with a double homicide in New York City was caught at a Brooklyn apartment after assaulting a victim in Westchester County, police said. Brooklyn resident Ronald Rashad Givhan, age 42, was apprehended in Brooklyn on Monday, Sept. 7, following a joint investigation by the New Rochelle Police Department, the NYPD, and the FBI, New Rochelle Police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 8.  Police said the New Rochelle case began at around 4:39 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 6, when officers responded to 23 1st St. for a reported serious domestic assault. There, a 31-year-old New Ro…

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by Ben Crnic
Haverstraw, NY
Breaking News
Crash Closes Route 9W In Clarkstown (DEVELOPING) Crash Closes Route 9W In Clarkstown (DEVELOPING) Crash Closes Route 9W In Clarkstown (DEVELOPING)
Crash Closes Route 9W In Clarkstown (Developing) A crash with injuries has shut down one direction of Route 9W in Rockland County.  The crash was reported on Route 9W northbound in Clarkstown on Tuesday, Sept. 8, according to 511NY traffic reports.  All northbound lanes are closed between Route 303 and Route 304. The closure began at around 2:57 p.m. and remained in effect as of shortly after 3 p.m., according to 511NY. Officials have confirmed injuries but have not released information about how many people were hurt or the severity of their injuries. No details about the vehicles involved or what caused the crash were i…

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Middletown-Wallkill, NY
Breaking News
UPDATE: Missing Middletown Man Found, Police Say UPDATE: Missing Middletown Man Found, Police Say UPDATE: Missing Middletown Man Found, Police Say
Update: Missing Middletown Man Found, Police Say New update: Police said a 37-year-old man has been found after going missing from Orange County for more than a week. Nicholas P. Francois, who was reported missing on Sunday, Sept. 6, after last being seen in Middletown, has been found, New York State Police said on Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 8.  Francois had last been seen leaving his Middletown residence on Monday, Aug. 31.  Police did not say where he was found or give details on his condition.  Original Report: Police are asking for the public's help in finding a 37-year-old man who has been missing for more than a …

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by Ben Crnic
Haverstraw, NY
Obituaries
Longtime North Rockland Special Education Teacher From Thiells Dies At 61 Longtime North Rockland Special Education Teacher From Thiells Dies At 61 Longtime North Rockland Special Education Teacher From Thiells Dies At 61
Longtime North Rockland Special Education Teacher From Thiells Dies At 61 A longtime Rockland County special education teacher who spent more than three decades helping children is being remembered after her death last week.  Thiells resident Maureen Ann O'Grady died surrounded by her family on Wednesday, Sept. 2, at the age of 61, according to her obituary.  Born in New York City on April 4, 1965, O'Grady moved with her family to the North Rockland area at a young age and remained there for the rest of her life. She graduated from North Rockland High School before continuing her education at St. Thomas Aquinas College and Fordham University. O'Gr…

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by Ben Crnic
Cortlandt, NY
Your Community
Cortlandt Manor Man, 26, Battling Cancer For Third Time — But Isn't Facing It Alone Cortlandt Manor Man, 26, Battling Cancer For Third Time — But Isn't Facing It Alone Cortlandt Manor Man, 26, Battling Cancer For Third Time — But Isn't Facing It Alone
Cortlandt Manor Man, 26, Battling Cancer For Third Time — But Isn't Facing It Alone A 26-year-old man from Northern Westchester who survived cancer twice as a child is facing the disease for a third time — and his community is now rallying around him.   Cortlandt Manor native Ian Manzares was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer in November 2025 at age 25, according to family and friends. It is the latest chapter in a battle with cancer that began more than two decades ago. Manzares was just 4 years old when he was diagnosed with stage 4 rhabdomyosarcoma. He underwent treatment and beat the disease, only to receive another cancer diagnosis 10 years…

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Wappingers Falls, NY
Breaking News
Drunk Driver Had 6-Year-Old In Car With Her In Wappinger, NYSP Says Drunk Driver Had 6-Year-Old In Car With Her In Wappinger, NYSP Says Drunk Driver Had 6-Year-Old In Car With Her In Wappinger, NYSP Says
Drunk Driver Had 6-Year-Old In Car With Her In Wappinger, Nysp Says A 43-year-old woman is facing a felony charge after police said she was found driving drunk with a 6-year-old child in her vehicle in Dutchess County.  LaGrange resident Gianna Fantina-Santana, age 43, was arrested following a traffic stop on New Hackensack Road in Wappinger at around 8:16 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 6, New York State Police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 8. According to the agency, troopers stopped Fantina-Santana as she was driving eastbound for alleged traffic violations and noticed signs of intoxication. After administering field sobriety tests, troopers learned that a…

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by Ben Crnic
Cortlandt, NY
Breaking News
Drunk Woman Caught With 2 Children In Her Car In Cortlandt: State Police Drunk Woman Caught With 2 Children In Her Car In Cortlandt: State Police Drunk Woman Caught With 2 Children In Her Car In Cortlandt: State Police
Drunk Woman Caught With 2 Children In Her Car In Cortlandt: State Police A woman is facing felony charges after police said she drove drunk with two 13-year-old children in her vehicle in Westchester County.  Cortlandt Manor resident Nisha Biagi Gougelmann, age 50, was arrested after a traffic stop on Albany Post Road in Cortlandt at around 6:12 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 5, New York State Police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 8.  Troopers said they stopped Gougelmann as she was driving southbound for traffic violations and noticed signs that she was intoxicated. After administering field sobriety tests, troopers added that they found two 13-year-old ch…

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by Ben Crnic
Fallsburg, NY
Breaking News
Bat-Wielding Man Breaks Into Home, Then Sets It On Fire In Woodridge: Police Bat-Wielding Man Breaks Into Home, Then Sets It On Fire In Woodridge: Police Bat-Wielding Man Breaks Into Home, Then Sets It On Fire In Woodridge: Police
Bat-Wielding Man Breaks Into Home, Then Sets It On Fire In Woodridge: Police A man is accused of setting fire to a Sullivan County home just days after breaking into it and swinging a baseball bat at someone inside — and later leading police on a lengthy chase, authorities said. Woodridge resident Benjamin Odom, age 46, was arrested on Wednesday, Sept. 2, following investigations into several incidents at a residence in the village, according to Fallsburg Police.   The first incident happened on Saturday, Aug. 29, when officers responded to the home for a reported domestic incident. A woman told police that Odom, her husband, had shown up at the resid…

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by Ben Crnic
Peekskill, NY
Breaking News
K9 Finds Robbery Suspect Hiding Under Brush, Rocks In Westchester, Police Say K9 Finds Robbery Suspect Hiding Under Brush, Rocks In Westchester, Police Say K9 Finds Robbery Suspect Hiding Under Brush, Rocks In Westchester, Police Say
K9 Finds Robbery Suspect Hiding Under Brush, Rocks In Westchester, Police Say A man accused of robbing a Northern Westchester gas station was linked to the crime after a police K9 tracked him into a wooded area — following a separate, second robbery, authorities said.  Jason Adams was arrested in connection with the Saturday, Aug. 29 robbery of the Mobil gas station at 4100 Albany Post Rd. in Peekskill, the Peekskill Police Department announced on Monday, Sept. 7.   The break in the case came on Saturday, Sept. 5, when Adams was identified as a suspect during an investigation into another robbery in the Village of Buchanan, police said.  As autho…

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by Ben Crnic
Mamaroneck, NY
Breaking News
Driver, 17, Hits 4 People After Mixing Up Pedals In Mamaroneck: Police Driver, 17, Hits 4 People After Mixing Up Pedals In Mamaroneck: Police Driver, 17, Hits 4 People After Mixing Up Pedals In Mamaroneck: Police
Driver, 17, Hits 4 People After Mixing Up Pedals In Mamaroneck: Police Four pedestrians were struck by a teenage driver who confused the accelerator and brake while trying to park on a busy Westchester County street, police said.   The crash happened in front of 251 Mamaroneck Ave., next to the Mamaroneck Cinemas, in the Village of Mamaroneck at around 3:41 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 6, according to the Village of Mamaroneck Police Department. A 17-year-old driver was behind the wheel with his father in the vehicle and was trying to park when he became confused between the accelerator and brake pedals, police said. The vehicle then jumped the curb an…

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