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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Yonkers, NY
News
Top-Prize Lotto Ticket Worth Close To $15K Sold At Yonkers Gas Station Top-Prize Lotto Ticket Worth Close To $15K Sold At Yonkers Gas Station
Top-Prize Lotto Ticket Worth Close To $15K Sold At Yonkers Gas Station Someone who bought a TAKE 5 lottery ticket at a Westchester County gas station could be holding a winning ticket worth nearly $15,000. The New York Lottery announced that one of two top-prize-winning tickets for the Saturday, July 4 TAKE 5 Evening drawing was sold at the Sinclair gas station at 561 Kimball Ave. in Yonkers.  The winning ticket is worth $14,853. The only other top-prize-winning ticket from the drawing was sold at a convenience store in Manhattan. Both winners matched all five numbers drawn.  The winning numbers were 4 13 17 21 32.  TAKE 5 numbers are selecte…

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Newburgh, NY
Police & Fire
Motor Oil Enters City Drains During Fire In Newburgh Motor Oil Enters City Drains During Fire In Newburgh
Motor Oil Enters City Drains During Fire In Newburgh Firefighters discovered improperly stored motor oil while fighting a blaze in Orange County — some of which ended up in storm drains in the area.  The fire happened in Newburgh at around 8:08 a.m. on Saturday, July 4, when firefighters initially received a report of an outdoor blaze spreading to a garage in the area of 83 Benkard Ave., the City of Newburgh Fire Department said on Monday, July 6. Responding fire crews found a fire actually spreading to a garage at 176 Renwick St. and began efforts to put it out.  At the scene, firefighters said they found several gallons of used m…

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Monticello-Rock Hill, NY
Police & Fire
Victims Found With Gunshot, Head Wounds After Nearly 200-Person Disturbance In Monticello Victims Found With Gunshot, Head Wounds After Nearly 200-Person Disturbance In Monticello
Victims Found With Gunshot, Head Wounds After Nearly 200-Person Disturbance In Monticello Authorities are investigating a disturbance involving hundreds of people in Sullivan County on Independence Day that left two people injured.  The incident happened at around 10:50 p.m. on Saturday, July 4, when officers responded to an incident at the Monticello Housing Authority Complex at 76 Evergreen Dr., according to the Monticello Police Department. Responding officers found a crowd of around 150 to 200 people in the area and eventually discovered a 32-year-old man with a severe cut to his head, police said. The large crowd was eventually dispersed with help from the Sulliv…

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Mahopac, NY
Police & Fire
Basement Wall Collapses At Home In Mahopac, Building Condemned Basement Wall Collapses At Home In Mahopac, Building Condemned
Basement Wall Collapses At Home In Mahopac, Building Condemned Three families were displaced after part of a residence collapsed in Putnam County, leaving the structure unsafe to occupy.  The collapse happened just after 12:30 p.m. on Monday, July 6, when firefighters and police responded to a home on See Avenue in Mahopac, according to the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department. Arriving firefighters found that a concrete block basement wall along the front of the building had collapsed into the basement.  The collapse caused the building's front entry porch to sink several inches, creating a dangerous gap at the main entrance. To help a r…

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Carmel, NY
Police & Fire
2 Serious Crashes On Same Day Send People To Hospital In Kent 2 Serious Crashes On Same Day Send People To Hospital In Kent
2 Serious Crashes On Same Day Send People To Hospital In Kent Firefighters responded to two serious crashes in Putnam County on the same day that left multiple people hospitalized.  Both crashes happened in Kent on Sunday, July 5, according to the Kent Fire Department, The first happened a little after noon, when firefighters responded to a rollover crash on the southbound Taconic State Parkway near the Route 301 exit. Crews found two people trapped inside the car and pulled them out. They were then taken to a hospital.  The second crash happened hours later, just before 9:15 p.m., when a vehicle struck a tree on Farmers Mills Road near Mi…

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Southeast-Brewster, NY
Police & Fire
Wrong Way Driver Stopped With Spike Strips On I-84 In Southeast: NYSP Wrong Way Driver Stopped With Spike Strips On I-84 In Southeast: NYSP
Wrong Way Driver Stopped With Spike Strips On I-84 In Southeast: Nysp A Columbia County man was arrested after police said they found him driving the wrong way on Interstate 84 in Dutchess and Putnam counties and deployed spike strips to stop him.  Germantown resident Edward Navedo, 41, was arrested following an incident on Sunday, June 28, on Interstate 84, New York State Police announced on Monday, July 6.  According to the agency, at around 1:40 a.m. on the day of his arrest, Dutchess County 911 received reports of a vehicle traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes of Interstate 84 near mile marker 57 in East Fishkill. Troopers, help…

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Wappingers Falls, NY
Obituaries
Man Killed By Train In Wappingers Falls Was Successful Engineer, 'Science Geek' (UPDATE) Man Killed By Train In Wappingers Falls Was Successful Engineer, 'Science Geek' (UPDATE)
Man Killed By Train In Wappingers Falls Was Successful Engineer, 'Science Geek' (Update) A man who was fatally struck by a Metro-North train in Dutchess County is being remembered as a devoted father and brilliant scientist who held over two dozen patents and whose passion for learning inspired everyone around him.  Fishkill resident Matthew J. Sendelbach, 56, died on Wednesday, July 1, after he was struck by a Metro-North train north of the Bank Street crossing in Wappingers Falls, between the Beacon and New Hamburg stations.  As previously reported by Daily Voice, the incident happened a little before 9 p.m., when Metro-North train No. 875 struck Sendelbac…

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Patterson, NY
Police & Fire
Driver Found Over Twice Legal Limit After Head-On Crash In Patterson: Police Driver Found Over Twice Legal Limit After Head-On Crash In Patterson: Police
Driver Found Over Twice Legal Limit After Head-On Crash In Patterson: Police A man is facing drunk driving charges after police said he crossed into oncoming traffic and caused a head-on crash in Putnam County while allegedly driving with a blood alcohol content more than twice the legal limit. The collision happened at around 10:47 a.m. on Friday, July 3, near the intersection of Lake Shore Drive and Camden Road in the Town of Patterson, New York State Police announced on Monday, July 6. Investigators said Alfredo A. Martinez, 39, of Brewster, was driving a 2011 Chevrolet northbound on Lake Shore Drive when his vehicle crossed into the southbound lane and struck a …

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Fallsburg, NY
Police & Fire
Fentanyl, Ecstasy Seized In Raid At Fallsburg Home, Man Caught Trying To Drive Off: Cops Fentanyl, Ecstasy Seized In Raid At Fallsburg Home, Man Caught Trying To Drive Off: Cops
Fentanyl, Ecstasy Seized In Raid At Fallsburg Home, Man Caught Trying To Drive Off: Cops A two-month narcotics investigation in Sullivan County ended with the seizure of cocaine, fentanyl, and ecstasy, as well as the arrest of two people — including a man who allegedly tried to drive away, authorities said.  The raid happened on June 2, when members of the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office executed a search warrant at a home on Whittaker Road in the Town of Fallsburg, the Sheriff's Office announced on July 3. Investigators said deputies searched a residence at 415 Whittaker Rd., where they recovered quantities of cocaine, ecstasy, Xanax, fentanyl, and Suboxone, along with d…

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Liberty, NY
Police & Fire
Cocaine, MDMA Seized At Knights Inn In Liberty, Woman Charged: Sheriff Cocaine, MDMA Seized At Knights Inn In Liberty, Woman Charged: Sheriff
Cocaine, MDMA Seized At Knights Inn In Liberty, Woman Charged: Sheriff A 47-year-old woman was arrested after cocaine and MDMA were seized from a room at a Knights Inn in Sullivan County, authorities said. Shanta Mack, 47, was arrested following a search executed at the Knights Inn in Liberty on Tuesday, June 23, the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office announced on Friday, July 3.  The events leading to Mack's arrest began following complaints made about drug sales at the Knights Inn. This prompted deputies to execute a search warrant at the inn, where they raised room No. 114.  Inside, authorities seized a quantity of cocaine and MDMA, the S…

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