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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 Hampton Man Admits To Having Sex With Child — Now Faces Over Decade In Prison New Hampton Man Admits To Having Sex With Child — Now Faces Over Decade In Prison
New Hampton Man Admits To Having Sex With Child — Now Faces Over Decade In Prison A 20-year-old Orange County man faces nearly 20 years in prison after admitting to engaging in sexual conduct with a young child, prosecutors said. New Hampton resident Joshua Davis-Harrington, 20, pleaded guilty on Monday, June 29, in Orange County Court to first-degree course of sexual conduct against a child, the Orange County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, July 1. According to the DA's Office, Davis-Harrington admitted engaging in two or more acts of sexual conduct, including at least one instance of sexual intercourse, with a child younger than 11 years old. T…

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Drone, GPS Help Rescuers Find Stranded Kayaker In Wurtsboro Wetlands Drone, GPS Help Rescuers Find Stranded Kayaker In Wurtsboro Wetlands
Drone, GPS Help Rescuers Find Stranded Kayaker In Wurtsboro Wetlands A kayaker stranded near a Sullivan County marsh was safely rescued after emergency crews used drone technology and GPS coordinates to quickly pinpoint his location.  The rescue began at 9:11 p.m. on Wednesday, July 1, when Sullivan County 911 received a call from a kayaker in distress on the Basha Kill Marsh in Wurtsboro, according to the Westbrookville Volunteer Fire Company. The kayaker had managed to reach shore somewhere between Haven Road and the Bashakill Vineyards & Winery on South Road, but was unable to make it back to the roadway through the dense wetlands, the depar…

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Maine Woman Accused In Identity Theft Scheme Targeting Briarcliff, Mahopac Banks: Police Maine Woman Accused In Identity Theft Scheme Targeting Briarcliff, Mahopac Banks: Police
Maine Woman Accused In Identity Theft Scheme Targeting Briarcliff, Mahopac Banks: Police A Maine woman is facing felony charges after police said she stole thousands of dollars from a victim's bank account and targeted multiple bank branches across the Hudson Valley.  Alisha Maxcy, 36, of Augusta, Maine, was arrested following an identity theft investigation led by the Croton-on-Hudson Police Department, the department announced on Wednesday, July 1.  The investigation began on Thursday, June 18, when a Croton-on-Hudson resident reported that an unknown woman had withdrawn a large amount of money from her bank account during three separate transactions at a bank branc…

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Excavator Operator Rescued After Rollover Into Embankment In Millbrook Excavator Operator Rescued After Rollover Into Embankment In Millbrook
Excavator Operator Rescued After Rollover Into Embankment In Millbrook A construction equipment operator was rescued after becoming trapped inside an excavator that rolled down an embankment in Dutchess County.  The incident occurred at around 9:40 a.m. on Wednesday, July 1, when the Millbrook Fire Department and Union Vale Fire Department were dispatched to an overturned excavator with a reported injury.    According to the Millbrook Fire Department, when crews arrived, they found the excavator on its side down an embankment with the operator trapped inside.  At first, firefighters requested a medical helicopter to stand by beca…

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Crash Knocks Fire Truck Into Home In West Haverstraw, Injuring Firefighters (UPDATE) Crash Knocks Fire Truck Into Home In West Haverstraw, Injuring Firefighters (UPDATE)
Crash Knocks Fire Truck Into Home In West Haverstraw, Injuring Firefighters (Update) This story has been updated.  A fire department rescue truck responding to an emergency on the Hudson River crashed into an occupied home in Rockland County after being struck by another vehicle, injuring firefighters and civilians.  The crash happened at around 12:06 a.m. on Thursday, July 2, as the Thiells Fire Department's Underwater Search and Rescue truck was responding to a reported boating accident near the West Haverstraw Marina on the Hudson River, Thiells Fire Chief Jeffrey Kahn said in an update on Thursday morning. While on the way to the scene, the rescue truck was s…

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Missing Woman, 92, Found Dead Inside Overturned Car Off I-684 In Harrison Missing Woman, 92, Found Dead Inside Overturned Car Off I-684 In Harrison
Missing Woman, 92, Found Dead Inside Overturned Car Off I-684 In Harrison A missing 92-year-old woman was found dead inside her overturned vehicle after it crashed off Interstate 684 in Westchester County.  New Rochelle resident Joan A. Mosca, 92, was found dead in a gray Toyota Camry about 30 feet off the shoulder of I-684 near mile marker 0.9 at around 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 30, New York State Police said on Wednesday afternoon, July 1.  According to police, at around 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, authorities began investigating the report of a missing person who was last seen leaving the park and ride off Exit 4 in Mount Kisco at around 4 p.m. The …

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2 Seriously Hurt In Head-On Crash After Car Crosses Double Yellow Line In Monroe (UPDATE) 2 Seriously Hurt In Head-On Crash After Car Crosses Double Yellow Line In Monroe (UPDATE)
2 Seriously Hurt In Head-On Crash After Car Crosses Double Yellow Line In Monroe (Update) Two people were seriously injured in a head-on crash after a driver crossed the double yellow lines on a roadway in Orange County, police said.  The collision happened at around 12:40 a.m. on Monday, June 29, at the intersection of Route 208 and Orange and Rockland Road in Monroe, New York State Police said in an announcement on Wednesday, July 1.  A preliminary investigation found that a 54-year-old Monsey resident was driving a Nissan southbound on Route 208 with one passenger when he crossed over the solid double yellow line into the northbound lane.  Police said the Niss…

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'I'm Going To F****** Kill You': NYPD Detective Guilty Of Pointing Gun At Teens In Somers 'I'm Going To F****** Kill You': NYPD Detective Guilty Of Pointing Gun At Teens In Somers
'I'm Going To F****** Kill You': Nypd Detective Guilty Of Pointing Gun At Teens In Somers An off-duty NYPD detective from Putnam County has been found guilty of threatening three teenagers while pointing his loaded service weapon at them during a road rage incident in Northern Westchester, prosecutors said. John O'Connell, 37, of Patterson, was convicted Wednesday, July 1, following a non-jury trial in Somers Town Court, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced.  O'Connell was found guilty of 12 charges, including three counts of second-degree menacing, three counts of endangering the welfare of a child, three counts of third-degree menacing, and&nbs…

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Murder Near Soccer Game: Suspects Took Turns Stabbing, Shooting Victim In Poughkeepsie, DA Says Murder Near Soccer Game: Suspects Took Turns Stabbing, Shooting Victim In Poughkeepsie, DA Says
Murder Near Soccer Game: Suspects Took Turns Stabbing, Shooting Victim In Poughkeepsie, DA Says New details have been released in the fatal shooting near a Dutchess County soccer game that left one man dead, as prosecutors said the victim was stabbed, shot multiple times with an AR-style rifle, and then shot again while lying on the ground.  The allegations were revealed after four men were arraigned this week on a Dutchess County grand jury indictment charging them each with second-degree murder in the April 19 killing of Carl Chambers, 46, of Marlboro, near Stitzel Field in the City of Poughkeepsie, according to the Dutchess County District Attorney's Office. As previously repo…

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ROTC Cadets Taken To Hospital After Bus Air Conditioning Fails In Hamptonburgh ROTC Cadets Taken To Hospital After Bus Air Conditioning Fails In Hamptonburgh
ROTC Cadets Taken To Hospital After Bus Air Conditioning Fails In Hamptonburgh Some ROTC cadets were taken to a hospital after air conditioning on a coach bus failed in Orange County.  The incident happened in Hamptonburgh near Scotchtown Avenue and Hill Road, the Orange County Sheriff's Office said on Wednesday, July 1.  According to the agency, air conditioning stopped working on one of two coach buses, causing several heat-related illnesses.  The passengers, whom the Sheriff's Office said were all ROTC cadets under 18, were taken off the buses. Those who needed medical attention were taken to hospitals throughout Orange County for evaluation, a…

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