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Ben Crnic

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bcrnic@dailyvoice.com

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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Police & Fire
Woman Dies From Severe Burns After Clothing Catches Fire In Port Jervis Woman Dies From Severe Burns After Clothing Catches Fire In Port Jervis
Woman Dies From Severe Burns After Clothing Catches Fire In Port Jervis A 69-year-old woman has died after suffering serious burns when her clothing caught fire outside her Orange County home, authorities said. The incident happened on Friday, April 18, when officers responded to a report of a person on fire outside a residence on New Street in Port Jervis, the city's police chief, William Worden, said on Monday, April 28.  A passerby spotted the 69-year-old woman with her clothes in flames and acted quickly, using a shirt to extinguish the fire before emergency crews arrived, Worden said. Officers and EMS provided immediate emergency medical care at…

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Business
Brewster Music Lounge Founded By 'Tonight Show' Musician To Close: 'Fought For Culture' Brewster Music Lounge Founded By 'Tonight Show' Musician To Close: 'Fought For Culture'
Brewster Music Lounge Founded By 'Tonight Show' Musician To Close: 'Fought For Culture' A beloved Hudson Valley music and food spot created by a member of "The Tonight Show" house band The Roots is preparing to close its doors for good.  Uncle Cheef, located in Putnam County at 988 Route 22 in Brewster and run by The Roots saxophonist Ian Hendrickson-Smith and his wife, Jenny Cheef, announced on Friday, April 25 that it will shut down after Saturday, May 10.  In a heartfelt Instagram post, Hendrickson-Smith said the decision came "due to circumstances beyond" their control, writing, "This is not the future Jenny Cheef and I envisioned."  The couple opened …

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Police & Fire
Drunk Man Caught Driving 'All Over Road' On I-87 In Yonkers While Over 3x Legal Limit: NYSP Drunk Man Caught Driving 'All Over Road' On I-87 In Yonkers While Over 3x Legal Limit: NYSP
Drunk Man Caught Driving 'All Over Road' On I-87 In Yonkers While Over 3x Legal Limit: Nysp A New Jersey man was arrested after he was spotted driving erratically and drinking alcohol behind the wheel on the New York State Thruway in Westchester, police announced.  The incident happened on Thursday night, April 24, around 9:50 p.m., when troopers received several reports of a vehicle swerving across the southbound lanes, New York State Police announced on Monday, April 28.  Witnesses reported the driver appeared to be drinking alcohol while driving, police added.  Troopers quickly found the vehicle and pulled it over. The driver was identified as Gerardo Salguero-G…

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News
Several Hospitalized In 2 Crashes On Palisades Parkway In Clarkstown Several Hospitalized In 2 Crashes On Palisades Parkway In Clarkstown
Several Hospitalized In 2 Crashes On Palisades Parkway In Clarkstown Emergency crews were kept busy over the weekend after two separate crashes on the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Rockland County sent several people to the hospital.  The first incident happened around 2:35 p.m. on Saturday, April 26, when Spring Hill EMS, Rockland Paramedic Services, New York State Police, and the Hillcrest Fire Department responded to a single-vehicle crash on the northbound side of the parkway between exits 11 and 12 in Clarkstown, according to eyewitnesses with The Monsey Scoop. Initial reports indicated possible entrapment, but when first responders arrived, they…

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'Potentially Violent' Man Caught With Narcotics, Loaded Gun In Pomona, Cops Say 'Potentially Violent' Man Caught With Narcotics, Loaded Gun In Pomona, Cops Say
'Potentially Violent' Man Caught With Narcotics, Loaded Gun In Pomona, Cops Say A man was apprehended after police say he was found carrying a loaded gun and narcotics during an encounter in Rockland County.  The arrest happened on Friday, April 25, after police responded to a report of a man with a firearm in the Pomona area, the Haverstraw Police Department announced on Saturday, April 26.  Patrol officers soon found the suspect, identified as Michael Diaz, 28, and found him with a loaded firearm and narcotics following an investigation at the scene, police said.  Diaz was charged with multiple felonies, including second-degree criminal possession of …

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News
'I Was Left For Dead': Man Who Shot Ex In Neck In Front Of Kids In Sleepy Hollow Learns Fate 'I Was Left For Dead': Man Who Shot Ex In Neck In Front Of Kids In Sleepy Hollow Learns Fate
'I Was Left For Dead': Man Who Shot Ex In Neck In Front Of Kids In Sleepy Hollow Learns Fate A man who broke into his ex-girlfriend’s Westchester home and shot her in front of her children will now spend decades in state prison, prosecutors announced.  Sleepy Hollow resident Ruben Santiago, 40, was sentenced Friday afternoon, April 25, to 20 years to life in state prison for a brutal attack in January 2024, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced.  As previously reported by Daily Voice at the time, the attack happened on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024, around 4:30 p.m., when Santiago forcibly entered his ex-girlfriend’s residence on Chestnut Street near Valley …

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Police & Fire
Car Drives Through Garage, Into House In Newburgh Car Drives Through Garage, Into House In Newburgh
Car Drives Through Garage, Into House In Newburgh A residence in Orange County was damaged after a vehicle crashed through a garage door, prompting an emergency response.  The crash happened around 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 26, when a car crashed through a garage and into a house in Newburgh, the Cronomer Valley Fire Department announced on Sunday, April 27.  Arriving fire crews confirmed that the car had driven into the residence and began stabilizing the building while making sure all hazards were made safe.  Photos of the scene showed that the car crashed into a stove in the house.  Firefighters did not say if anyo…

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Police & Fire
Stolen Land Rover Hits DOT Truck: 2 Teens Charged In I-684 Crash In Southeast, Police Say Stolen Land Rover Hits DOT Truck: 2 Teens Charged In I-684 Crash In Southeast, Police Say
Stolen Land Rover Hits DOT Truck: 2 Teens Charged In I-684 Crash In Southeast, Police Say Two Connecticut teens are facing felony charges after crashing a stolen vehicle into a New York State Department of Transportation truck on Interstate 684 in Putnam County after a chase that began in Westchester, police announced.  The incident happened on Wednesday afternoon, April 23, after a Be On the Lookout alert was issued for a stolen 2025 Land Rover taken from Greenwich, Connecticut, New York State Police said.  Troopers soon spotted the vehicle speeding in the northbound lanes of I-684, near Exit 8 (Hardscrabble Road) in North Salem. Shortly after, the Land Rover crashed …

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Lifestyle
This Pine Plains Restaurant Among Top 15 In US, New Ranking Says This Pine Plains Restaurant Among Top 15 In US, New Ranking Says
This Pine Plains Restaurant Among Top 15 In US, New Ranking Says Fancy an extraordinary dinner in a setting that takes you back to the 18th century? Then check out a Hudson Valley restaurant that Food & Wine says is among the top 15 in the entire country.   In a new ranking released on Wednesday, April 2, Food & Wine named Dutchess County's Stissing House, located at 7801 South Main St. in Pine Plains, as the 10th best restaurant in the United States.  In their write-up, the magazine gave a shout-out to Chef Clare de Boer, who runs the kitchen Stissing House and was named a 2018 F&W Best New Chef. She took over the sp…

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News
'Pure Evil': Predator Who Sexually Abused 2 Children In Poughkeepsie Learns His Fate, DA Says 'Pure Evil': Predator Who Sexually Abused 2 Children In Poughkeepsie Learns His Fate, DA Says
'Pure Evil': Predator Who Sexually Abused 2 Children In Poughkeepsie Learns His Fate, DA Says A 59-year-old man who sexually abused two young children in Dutchess County will spend decades behind bars for his crimes, prosecutors announced.  Poughkeepsie resident Natalio Figueroa was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Friday, April 25 in connection to his sexual abuse of two children younger than 13, the Dutchess County District Attorney's Office said.  Figueroa's sentencing comes after he admitted in February to trying to have sex with a child younger than 13 in Poughkeepsie. He also admitted to engaging in over two acts of sexual conduct with a child younger than 11 betwe…

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