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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Suffern, NY
Breaking News
Airmont Man Wins $1M Scratch-Off Prize — Here's Where He Bought His Ticket Airmont Man Wins $1M Scratch-Off Prize — Here's Where He Bought His Ticket Airmont Man Wins $1M Scratch-Off Prize — Here's Where He Bought His Ticket
Airmont Man Wins $1M Scratch-Off Prize — Here's Where He Bought His Ticket A Rockland County lottery player has hit it big, claiming a $1 million top prize on a New York Lottery scratch-off ticket.  Airmont resident Pasquale Guido won the prize playing the $1,000,000 50X Cashword scratch-off game, the New York Lottery announced on Wednesday, Sept. 30. Guido chose a single lump-sum payment and received $436,173 after required withholdings, according to Lottery officials.  The winning ticket was purchased at M & M Super Shoppe, located at 104 Lafayette Ave. in Suffern. If you're looking to repeat Guido's luck, three $1 million top prizes remaine…

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by Ben Crnic
Yorktown, NY
Obituaries
NYPD Detective From Yorktown Dies At 44 NYPD Detective From Yorktown Dies At 44 NYPD Detective From Yorktown Dies At 44
Nypd Detective From Yorktown Dies At 44 A longtime Westchester County resident who served as a detective with the New York City Police Department has died at age 44. Samuel M. Gonzalez, Esq., of Yorktown Heights, died on Saturday, Sept. 26, according to his obituary. No details about the circumstances of his death were provided.  Born in New York City in 1982 to Samuel and Yolanda Gonzalez, Gonzalez graduated from Yorktown High School in 2000. He went on to earn his bachelor's degree from SUNY Albany in 2004 before attending Rutgers University, where he earned his law degree.  His obituary said Gonzalez follo…

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by Ben Crnic
Mt. Kisco, NY
Breaking News
Elementary School Evacuated After Contractors Hit Nearby Gas Line In Westchester Elementary School Evacuated After Contractors Hit Nearby Gas Line In Westchester Elementary School Evacuated After Contractors Hit Nearby Gas Line In Westchester
Elementary School Evacuated After Contractors Hit Nearby Gas Line In Westchester Students were moved out of a Westchester County elementary school after construction crews struck a nearby gas line, causing a strong gas-like odor inside and outside the building. Mount Kisco Elementary School students, as well as those part of the Hillside Program on Green Street, were transported by bus to the Fox Lane High School auditorium, Superintendent Robert Glass announced on Thursday morning, Oct. 1.  According to Glass, the district noticed a “very strong gas-like smell” both inside and outside Mount Kisco Elementary School. The district then learned that construction …

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by Ben Crnic
Woodbury, NY
Breaking News
No Charges For Trooper Who Fatally Shot Knife-Wielding Man In Woodbury: AG No Charges For Trooper Who Fatally Shot Knife-Wielding Man In Woodbury: AG No Charges For Trooper Who Fatally Shot Knife-Wielding Man In Woodbury: AG
No Charges For Trooper Who Fatally Shot Knife-Wielding Man In Woodbury: AG A state trooper will not face criminal charges for fatally shooting a 28-year-old man armed with a knife following a hours-long search in Orange County in 2024, state investigators announced.  The New York Attorney General's Office of Special Investigation concluded that Trooper Thomas Raymond was legally justified when he shot and killed Ali Ali in a wooded area of Woodbury on Sept. 18, 2024, according to a report released Wednesday, Sept. 30.  As previously reported by Daily Voice, the encounter followed a search that began after State Police learned Ali was wanted by the NYPD.&…

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by Ben Crnic
Rivertowns, NY
Breaking News
Man Scams Elderly Victim Out Of $20K In Irvington After Claiming To Be FBI: Police Man Scams Elderly Victim Out Of $20K In Irvington After Claiming To Be FBI: Police Man Scams Elderly Victim Out Of $20K In Irvington After Claiming To Be FBI: Police
Man Scams Elderly Victim Out Of $20K In Irvington After Claiming To Be FBI: Police A Bronx man faces charges after police said he impersonated a federal agent and scammed an elderly Westchester County resident out of $20,000.  Hoascalin Marmolejos, 32, was arrested in Irvington on Tuesday, Sept. 29, following an investigation by Irvington Police and the Greenburgh Drug and Alcohol Task Force, the department announced on Wednesday, Sept. 30.  The investigation began when an elderly Irvington resident told police they had received calls from someone claiming to be affiliated with the FBI. The caller told the victim that their bank account had been compromised…

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by Ben Crnic
Rivertowns, NY
Breaking News
7-Vehicle Chain-Reaction Crash Sends 5 To Hospital In Dobbs Ferry 7-Vehicle Chain-Reaction Crash Sends 5 To Hospital In Dobbs Ferry 7-Vehicle Chain-Reaction Crash Sends 5 To Hospital In Dobbs Ferry
7-Vehicle Chain-Reaction Crash Sends 5 To Hospital In Dobbs Ferry Five people were taken to the hospital after a seven-vehicle chain-reaction crash on a busy Westchester County roadway, police said.  The crash happened on Broadway (Route 9) near Cedar Street in Dobbs Ferry at around 8:05 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 29, according to Dobbs Ferry Police.  The department said a 2021 Honda SUV was traveling north on Broadway toward Cedar Street when its driver failed to stop for traffic and rear-ended a 2004 Honda SUV stopped north of Clinton Avenue, police said. The impact set off a chain reaction involving five other vehicles, bringing the total to sev…

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by Ben Crnic
Yonkers, NY
Your Community
'Grey’s Anatomy' Star Ellen Pompeo's New Hulu Show Films In Yonkers — Here's Where 'Grey’s Anatomy' Star Ellen Pompeo's New Hulu Show Films In Yonkers — Here's Where 'Grey’s Anatomy' Star Ellen Pompeo's New Hulu Show Films In Yonkers — Here's Where
'Grey’s Anatomy' Star Ellen Pompeo's New Hulu Show Films In Yonkers — Here's Where Part of Westchester County will serve as a backdrop for scenes in a new Hulu pilot starring "Grey's Anatomy" star Ellen Pompeo.   The pilot, “Chicks,” filmed in Getty Square earlier in September, Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano announced on Wednesday, Sept. 30.  "Chicks" is a family dramedy pilot starring Pompeo and Jodie Whittaker as Chickie and Doreen, estranged half-sisters living in the rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods of old Boston, Deadline reported. After their “wise guy” father dies, the sisters are left with a legacy of small-time crime rather than a traditional inheri…

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by Ben Crnic
Mount Vernon, NY
Breaking News
Lottery Ticket Worth Almost $15K Sold At Mount Vernon Sandwich Shop — Here's Where Lottery Ticket Worth Almost $15K Sold At Mount Vernon Sandwich Shop — Here's Where Lottery Ticket Worth Almost $15K Sold At Mount Vernon Sandwich Shop — Here's Where
Lottery Ticket Worth Almost $15K Sold At Mount Vernon Sandwich Shop — Here's Where One lucky lottery player in Westchester County is nearly $15,000 richer after a top-prize ticket was sold at a local luncheonette.  The ticket, worth $14,980.50, was sold at United Corner, located at 1 Gramatan Ave. in Mount Vernon, for the Tuesday, Sept. 29, evening drawing, the New York Lottery announced.  It was one of two top-prize tickets sold for the drawing. Another ticket worth the same amount was purchased at Boulevard News in Whitestone, Queens.  The winning numbers were 7 9 11 16 22.  Lottery officials did not say if a winner came forward. TAKE 5 numbe…

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by Ben Crnic
Suffern, NY
Obituaries
Family IDs Mother Of 3 Killed In Garbage Truck Crash In Wesley Hills Family IDs Mother Of 3 Killed In Garbage Truck Crash In Wesley Hills Family IDs Mother Of 3 Killed In Garbage Truck Crash In Wesley Hills
Family IDs Mother Of 3 Killed In Garbage Truck Crash In Wesley Hills The 38-year-old woman killed in a head-on crash with a garbage truck in Rockland County this week has been identified by her family as a devoted mother of three.  Evelin Landa of Suffern died in the crash on Route 202 near Wilder Road in Wesley Hills on Monday, Sept. 28, according to her brother, Leonel Leal.  She leaves behind three children, ages 16, 9, and 6, her family said.  As previously reported by Daily Voice, the crash happened at around 10:35 a.m. when Landa's sedan and a garbage truck collided head-on, according to Ramapo Police.  Landa was pronounced d…

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by Ben Crnic
Newburgh, NY
Breaking News
NY Cocaine Ring Used 'Pizza,' 'Pies' As Drug Codes In Orange, Ulster Counties: AG James NY Cocaine Ring Used 'Pizza,' 'Pies' As Drug Codes In Orange, Ulster Counties: AG James NY Cocaine Ring Used 'Pizza,' 'Pies' As Drug Codes In Orange, Ulster Counties: AG James
NY Cocaine Ring Used 'Pizza,' 'Pies' As Drug Codes In Orange, Ulster Counties: AG James Ten people have been charged in a cocaine trafficking operation that authorities say supplied drugs throughout Orange and Ulster counties, sometimes using terms such as “pizza,” “pies,” and “water” as code for narcotics. The ten defendants face a combined 153 charges following an investigation led by the New York Attorney General's Organized Crime Task Force, Attorney General Letitia James announced on Wednesday, Sept. 30.  Investigators found more than one kilogram of cocaine with an estimated street value of $30,000, along with more than $12,500 in drug proceeds, according to the Att…

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