Mostly Cloudy and Breezy 65°

Ben Crnic

Reporter

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.

Ben Crnic's Contributions

Business
New Stores Coming To Ridge Hill Shopping Center In Yonkers New Stores Coming To Ridge Hill Shopping Center In Yonkers
New Stores Coming To Ridge Hill Shopping Center In Yonkers A bustling shopping center in Westchester has announced several new additions, including new stores and the expansion of already-existing businesses.  In an announcement on Wednesday, Aug. 21, the Ridge Hill shopping center in Yonkers revealed that two new retailers plan to open stores. The new businesses include:  Lenscrafters, which will open a 3,140-square-foot store across from Banana Republic and Uniqlo in October; Sunglass Hut, which will open an 886-square-foot store between Pandora and a new Shake Shack location in mid-October.  Additionally, two businesses alr…

SHARE

by Ben Crnic
Traffic
Stretch Of Road In Mahopac Closes For Repairs After Tree Falls On It Stretch Of Road In Mahopac Closes For Repairs After Tree Falls On It
Stretch Of Road In Mahopac Closes For Repairs After Tree Falls On It A stretch of road in the Hudson Valley will be closed for most of the day as crews conduct blacktop repairs, officials announced.  Bucks Hollow Road in the Putnam County hamlet of Mahopac between Astor Road and Wallauer's Paint at 537 Route 6 is closed until later in the afternoon, the Carmel Highway Department announced on Wednesday, Aug. 21.  The road is closed as crews make repairs to the blacktop, which was damaged when a tree fell on it a week ago, according to the department.  Those in the area are asked to use an alternate route until the road reopens.  …

SHARE

by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Duo Nabbed After Fleeing Traffic Stop In Mamakating: Police Duo Nabbed After Fleeing Traffic Stop In Mamakating: Police
Duo Nabbed After Fleeing Traffic Stop In Mamakating: Police Two men from Westchester County face charges after fleeing a traffic stop and leading authorities on a pursuit through multiple counties in the region, police said.  Yonkers resident Martin Gjurashaj, age 45, and Tuckahoe resident Daniel Curanovic, age 27, were both arrested on Friday, Aug. 16 in connection with an incident in Sullivan and Orange counties on the same day, New York State Police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 20. According to authorities, at around noon on Friday, state troopers received a report of a grey convertible sedan driving at a slow speed and failing …

SHARE

by Ben Crnic
News
Friar In White Plains-Based Province Accepted Donations For Fake Medical Clinics: Fed Friar In White Plains-Based Province Accepted Donations For Fake Medical Clinics: Fed
Friar In White Plains-Based Province Accepted Donations For Fake Medical Clinics: Fed A Franciscan friar in a Westchester County-based province is accused of accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in fake donations for fake medical clinics he claimed to run in another country, federal officials announced.  New York City resident Pawel Bielecki, a 48-year-old friar with the White Plains-based Province of St. Mary of the Capuchin Order, was arrested on wire and mail fraud charges, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Monday, Aug. 19.  According to federal officials, Bielecki, also known as "Paul Bielecki,…

SHARE

by Ben Crnic
Traffic
Gas Line Work To Cause Delays On Route 100B In Greenburgh For Months Gas Line Work To Cause Delays On Route 100B In Greenburgh For Months
Gas Line Work To Cause Delays On Route 100B In Greenburgh For Months Traffic on a stretch of a busy Westchester County roadway will be impacted for months as crews perform gas line work, officials announced.  A gas line relocation project on the stretch of Dobbs Ferry Road (Route 100B) between Downing Drive West and Route 119 (Tarrytown Road) in Greenburgh will commence on Tuesday, Aug. 20, according to Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner.  The project is part of Con Edison's maintenance schedule and will also remove conflicts with an upcoming sidewalk project along Route 100B expected to begin in Spring 2025, Feiner said.  The gas line wo…

SHARE

by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
26-Year-Old Man Charged In 4-Car Crash Involving Police Cruiser On Groton's Gold Star Bridge 26-Year-Old Man Charged In 4-Car Crash Involving Police Cruiser On Groton's Gold Star Bridge
26-Year-Old Man Charged In 4-Car Crash Involving Police Cruiser On Groton's Gold Star Bridge A 26-year-old man faces assault charges after allegedly rear-ending a police cruiser on a construction assignment and causing a four-vehicle crash on a busy bridge in Connecticut, authorities announced.  New London resident Billy Ray Goff turned himself in to authorities on Monday, Aug. 19 on an active arrest warrant related to a crash in September 2023 on the Gold Star Bridge in the New London County town of Groton, Connecticut State Police announced.  The bridge carries Interstate 95 over the Thames River.  According to police, on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023, just after 3 p.m.…

SHARE

by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Missing Carmel 28-Year-Old Found Safe Missing Carmel 28-Year-Old Found Safe
Missing Carmel 28-Year-Old Found Safe New Update: A 28-year-old Hudson Valley man who went missing after last being seen boarding a train in Northern Westchester has been found safe.  In an announcement on Tuesday night, Aug. 20, the Carmel Police Department in Putnam County said that Bekim Gjonbalaj, age 28, was found in good health after last being seen boarding a train at the Croton Falls Train Station in the town of North Salem on Thursday, Aug. 15 at 4:50 a.m. More information about where Gjonbalaj was found was not released. Original Report: Authorities in the Hudson Valley are asking for the public's help…

SHARE

by Ben Crnic
Business
McDonald's Locale To Reopen In New Rochelle After Remodeling McDonald's Locale To Reopen In New Rochelle After Remodeling
McDonald's Locale To Reopen In New Rochelle After Remodeling A McDonald's location in Westchester is set to celebrate its reopening after an extensive remodeling process.  The McDonald's locale at 270 Main St. in New Rochelle will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its grand reopening on Tuesday, Aug. 20 at 2 p.m., the New Rochelle Chamber Of Commerce announced. The restaurant will be celebrating its remodeled interior and exterior, including a new children's play area and a two-lane drive-thru. The business was closed during the remodeling process.  Those who attend the ceremony will get the chance to enjoy fun, food, and treats afte…

SHARE

by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
2 People Rescued After Cars Crash, Flip Into Swift Water Below Taconic Parkway In Yorktown 2 People Rescued After Cars Crash, Flip Into Swift Water Below Taconic Parkway In Yorktown
2 People Rescued After Cars Crash, Flip Into Swift Water Below Taconic Parkway In Yorktown Two people had to cross a ladder over fast-moving water to get to safety after their cars crashed and overturned next to a stream during heavy rain in Northern Westchester.  The rescue happened on Sunday, Aug. 18 at around 4:30 p.m., when two vehicles crashed and flipped on the Taconic State Parkway in Yorktown, eventually ending up in a stream 100 feet off the road, according to the Yorktown Heights Volunteer Fire Department.  Because of heavy rain that had just passed through the area, the normally small stream had turned into a "swift water scenario," the department said, …

SHARE

by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Car Crashes Over Guardrail, Causing Carmel Road Closure Car Crashes Over Guardrail, Causing Carmel Road Closure
Car Crashes Over Guardrail, Causing Carmel Road Closure A busy Hudson Valley road was closed for around an hour after a vehicle crashed over the guardrail into the woods. The crash happened in Putnam County on Sunday, Aug. 18 around 3:30 p.m., when a car crashed over a guardrail on Route 32 (Crane Road) in the area of Angela Drive in the town of Carmel, according to the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department.  No injuries were reported and both the driver and passenger refused ambulance trips.  Route 32 was closed for about an hour as the vehicle was towed away. 

SHARE

by Ben Crnic
Prev Page 150 of 542 148 149 150 151 152 Next
1,491 - 1,500 of 5,416 articles