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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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Route 304 Reopens After Low Wires Fixed At Clarkstown Intersection (UPDATE) Route 304 Reopens After Low Wires Fixed At Clarkstown Intersection (UPDATE)
Route 304 Reopens After Low Wires Fixed At Clarkstown Intersection (Update) A stretch of Route 304 in Rockland County has reopened after briefly being closed to traffic due to low-hanging wires, police said.  The closure affected the northbound lanes at West Nyack Road in Clarkstown on Monday afternoon, Aug. 11, according to the Clarkstown Police Department.  The roadway has since reopened as of 3 p.m.

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Drowning Swimmer Saved By Police, Good Samaritan At Park In Haverstraw Drowning Swimmer Saved By Police, Good Samaritan At Park In Haverstraw
Drowning Swimmer Saved By Police, Good Samaritan At Park In Haverstraw A swimmer was rescued from the Hudson River in Rockland County thanks to quick action by police and a Good Samaritan, authorities said.  The incident happened on Friday, Aug. 8, at Emeline Park in Haverstraw, according to the Haverstraw Police Department. According to the department, officers responded to a report of a drowning in progress and found an unconscious 52-year-old man about 100 feet from shore.  Police said officers and a bystander entered the water, reached the man, and pulled him to land. Once on shore, lifesaving measures, including CPR, were performed. A pulse was…

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Swastika Found Carved Into Tree At Nature Preserve In Yorktown: 'Profoundly Offensive' Swastika Found Carved Into Tree At Nature Preserve In Yorktown: 'Profoundly Offensive'
Swastika Found Carved Into Tree At Nature Preserve In Yorktown: 'Profoundly Offensive' Town officials are denouncing the discovery of a swastika carved into a tree at a popular hiking spot in Northern Westchester.  The hateful graffiti at Turkey Mountain Nature Preserve in Yorktown was discovered late Saturday, Aug. 9, after images appeared on social media, Yorktown officials announced on Sunday, Aug. 10. Volunteers with the town’s Trail Committee removed the carving early Sunday morning.  The Yorktown Police Department has opened an investigation and is working to identify those responsible, including tracking down individuals who posted photos of the swastika onl…

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Police & Fire
Armed Man Talked Down After Tense Standoff In Poughkeepsie, Police Say Armed Man Talked Down After Tense Standoff In Poughkeepsie, Police Say
Armed Man Talked Down After Tense Standoff In Poughkeepsie, Police Say Police in Dutchess County safely resolved a tense standoff with an armed, suicidal man, authorities said.  The incident happened around 9:05 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 10, on Wilson Boulevard in the City of Poughkeepsie, according to the city's police department. Responding officers found a highly agitated man standing in the doorway of a residence holding a large kitchen knife. Police said he then retreated back inside.  The department’s Hostage Negotiation Team was called to the scene and made contact with the man. Negotiators eventually convinced him to exit the home unarmed, and he…

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Police & Fire
Massive Fire Rips Through Vacant Building At Letchworth Village In Haverstraw Massive Fire Rips Through Vacant Building At Letchworth Village In Haverstraw
Massive Fire Rips Through Vacant Building At Letchworth Village In Haverstraw A large fire tore through a vacant building at a former institution for disabled people in Rockland County, sending one firefighter to the hospital, officials said.  The blaze broke out around 9:10 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 9, in a two-story commercial structure at Letchworth Village near Stewart Circle in Haverstraw, according to the Thiells Fire Department and Haverstraw Police. Responding crews arrived to find heavy flames through the roof.   Fire crews immediately shifted to a defensive operation. A lack of hydrants in the area required a water shuttle, with tankers from Sto…

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1 Dead After Car Slams Into Disabled Vehicle On NYS Thruway In Clarkstown: Police 1 Dead After Car Slams Into Disabled Vehicle On NYS Thruway In Clarkstown: Police
1 Dead After Car Slams Into Disabled Vehicle On NYS Thruway In Clarkstown: Police One person was killed and another seriously injured in an overnight crash that shut down part of the New York State Thruway in Rockland County on Monday morning, Aug. 11, police said. The incident happened around 12:39 a.m. on Monday on the northbound lanes at milepost marker 21.7, just north of Exit 12 in Clarkstown, New York State Police announced.  A preliminary investigation found that a 2009 Nissan was disabled while partially in the lane of travel and on the right shoulder with its lights off for unknown reasons. A 2014 Ford traveling north in the same lane rear-ended the Ni…

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Man Hopped Off Bike, Then Beat, Robbed Victim In Broad Daylight In Newburgh: DA Man Hopped Off Bike, Then Beat, Robbed Victim In Broad Daylight In Newburgh: DA
Man Hopped Off Bike, Then Beat, Robbed Victim In Broad Daylight In Newburgh: DA A 54-year-old man has been found guilty in a violent daylight robbery in Orange County, prosecutors said. On Thursday, Aug. 7, Robert Smith, 54, of Newburgh, was convicted of second-degree robbery after a jury trial in Orange County Court, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office announced.  Prosecutors said the incident happened on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, around 1:10 p.m. while Smith was riding a bicycle in the City of Newburgh. Smith allegedly argued with a man on the street and demanded money.  When the man refused and kept walking, Smith got off the bicycle and punched h…

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Wanted Man Caught In Large-Scale Drug Distribution Case In Poughkeepsie: NYSP Wanted Man Caught In Large-Scale Drug Distribution Case In Poughkeepsie: NYSP
Wanted Man Caught In Large-Scale Drug Distribution Case In Poughkeepsie: Nysp A Dutchess County man wanted on multiple felony drug charges has been arrested, police said. The arrest happened on Thursday, Aug. 7, around 8:50 p.m., when City of Poughkeepsie Police officers took 40-year-old Lamar C. Smith of Poughkeepsie into custody on Main Street without incident, New York State Police announced on Friday, Aug. 8.  Smith was wanted on an active arrest warrant from a previous investigation by the State Police Violent Gang and Narcotic Enforcement Team with help from the Poughkeepsie Police Department’s Neighborhood Recovery Unit, authorities said. He is charged w…

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Woman Hits Boyfriend With Rock, Phone After Fight In Cortlandt: Police Woman Hits Boyfriend With Rock, Phone After Fight In Cortlandt: Police
Woman Hits Boyfriend With Rock, Phone After Fight In Cortlandt: Police A 19-year-old woman is accused of assaulting her boyfriend with both a rock and a cell phone during a dispute in Northern Westchester, police said. The incident happened on Tuesday, June 24, around 6:05 p.m. at a home on Reynolds Lane in Cortlandt, New York State Police announced on Thursday, Aug. 7.  An investigation found that Amillyon A. Allen of Peekskill struck her boyfriend in the face with the objects after a verbal argument, causing facial injuries, according to police. Allen was arrested the following day and charged with second-degree assault and fourth-degree criminal posse…

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Business
International Bakery Paris Baguette Now Serving Pastries, Cakes At New Yorktown Locale International Bakery Paris Baguette Now Serving Pastries, Cakes At New Yorktown Locale
International Bakery Paris Baguette Now Serving Pastries, Cakes At New Yorktown Locale A new international bakery café is now bringing a taste of Europe to northern Westchester. Paris Baguette held its grand opening on Friday, Aug. 8, at the BJ’s shopping center at 3333 Crompond Rd. in Yorktown, town officials announced.  The new shop serves French-inspired pastries, breads, and brewed drinks and joins other Westchester Paris Baguette locations in Hartsdale and Yonkers.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Paris Baguette (@parisbaguette_usa) Yorktown Supervisor Ed Lachterman said the bakery has a E…

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