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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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Police & Fire
Wind-Whipped Blaze Scorches 19 Acres In Putnam Valley Wind-Whipped Blaze Scorches 19 Acres In Putnam Valley
Wind-Whipped Blaze Scorches 19 Acres In Putnam Valley A fast-moving brush fire fueled by wind and dry conditions scorched nearly 20 acres of wooded land in Putnam County, firefighters said.  The fire broke out around 1:15 p.m. on Friday, April 18 near 926 Peekskill Hollow Rd. in Putnam Valley, the Putnam Valley Volunteer Fire Department said on Monday, April 21. When firefighters arrived, they found a large brush fire burning under the power lines and spreading quickly through dry leaves and thick vegetation.   Steep, rocky terrain made access difficult, prompting a mutual aid response from several surrounding fire departments.…

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Police & Fire
Woman Goes Missing From Poughkeepsie: Police Woman Goes Missing From Poughkeepsie: Police
Woman Goes Missing From Poughkeepsie: Police Police in Dutchess County are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing woman.  Sarah Paradie-Williams was last seen around 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 20 in the area of Camelot Road in Poughkeepsie, the Town of Poughkeepsie Police Department announced on Monday, April 21 at around 6:30 p.m.  Police are continuing efforts to locate her and are urging anyone with information to come forward. Anyone who may have seen Paradie-Williams or has details on her whereabouts is asked to call the Town of Poughkeepsie Police at 845-485-3666.

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Police & Fire
LI Motorcyclist Killed In High-Speed Crash On Taconic Parkway LI Motorcyclist Killed In High-Speed Crash On Taconic Parkway
LI Motorcyclist Killed In High-Speed Crash On Taconic Parkway A Long Island man was killed in a high-speed motorcycle crash on the Taconic State Parkway in Putnam County, police announced.  The crash happened around 7:10 p.m. on Friday, April 18 in the town of Putnam Valley, where troopers responded to the southbound side of the parkway after receiving reports of a serious collision, New York State Police said on Monday, April 21.  Investigators said 31-year-old Nassau County resident Darren W. Teti of Levittown was riding a 2000 Kawasaki motorcycle at a high rate of speed when he lost control for unknown reasons. Teti was taken by EMS to H…

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Obituaries
Fire Victim, Retired Highway Supervisor From Beacon Remembered: Here's When Services Will Be Fire Victim, Retired Highway Supervisor From Beacon Remembered: Here's When Services Will Be
Fire Victim, Retired Highway Supervisor From Beacon Remembered: Here's When Services Will Be The Dutchess County community is mourning the loss of Eugene “Gene” Murphy—better known as “Murph”—a retired highway department supervisor who died in a devastating house fire.  Murphy, 81, died at his home at 9 Alice St. in Beacon on Tuesday, April 15 after a fast-moving fire broke out just after 6:20 p.m. Three other relatives were injured in the blaze, including his 15-year-old great-grandson, who was left in critical condition with severe burns at Westchester Medical Center, as Daily Voice reported.  Murphy, a lifelong Beacon resident, was born on October 24, 1943, and worked …

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News
Suicidal Patients Turned Away Without Stabilizing At Westchester Medical Center, AG Says Suicidal Patients Turned Away Without Stabilizing At Westchester Medical Center, AG Says
Suicidal Patients Turned Away Without Stabilizing At Westchester Medical Center, AG Says Three major hospitals in the Hudson Valley have been slammed for putting psychiatric patients at risk by prematurely discharging them or denying them care altogether, the New York Attorney General’s Office announced in a landmark settlement that aims to bring major reforms to the region’s mental health services.   In an announcement on Monday, April 21, Attorney General Letitia James said that Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, MidHudson Regional Hospital in Poughkeepsie, and HealthAlliance Hospital in Kingston will face sweeping changes after a state investigation f…

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Police & Fire
Crack Cocaine, Xanax: Major Drug Bust Made In I-87 Traffic Stop In Tuxedo, Police Say Crack Cocaine, Xanax: Major Drug Bust Made In I-87 Traffic Stop In Tuxedo, Police Say
Crack Cocaine, Xanax: Major Drug Bust Made In I-87 Traffic Stop In Tuxedo, Police Say A New Jersey man was arrested in the Hudson Valley after a traffic stop turned up a stash of illegal drugs, including crack cocaine and Xanax, police said.  The stop happened in Orange County on Friday, April 18, just before 10 p.m. on Interstate 87 in Tuxedo. There, A state trooper pulled over a 2020 Honda Civic for vehicle and traffic violations, New York State Police said on Monday, April 21.  Police said the driver, 30-year-old Javon M. Alleyne of Irvington, New Jersey, was found with about 45 grams of crack cocaine, 6 grams of cocaine, 15 grams of Xanax, and multiple Suboxone…

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Easter Attack: Man Tries Stabbing Victim's Neck, Head In Wappinger, NYSP Says Easter Attack: Man Tries Stabbing Victim's Neck, Head In Wappinger, NYSP Says
Easter Attack: Man Tries Stabbing Victim's Neck, Head In Wappinger, Nysp Says A man is behind bars after allegedly attacking a woman with a knife during a violent dispute in Dutchess County on Easter, police said. The incident happened on Sunday, April 20 in Wappinger, where troopers responded to a home after receiving a report of a domestic disturbance involving a weapon, New York State Police announced on Monday, April 21.  According to investigators, 38-year-old Ismael Quiles of Wappinger Falls struck the victim in the face and then lunged at her with a knife, aiming at her neck and head. The victim was able to wrestle control of the weapon but suffered serio…

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News
Man Admits Attacking Jewish Barber With Scissors In Yonkers Man Admits Attacking Jewish Barber With Scissors In Yonkers
Man Admits Attacking Jewish Barber With Scissors In Yonkers A man has pleaded guilty to a violent hate crime after slashing a Jewish barber in an antisemitic attack inside the victim’s Westchester County barbershop, prosecutors announced. Yonkers resident Ahmed Al Jabali, 34, admitted in court Thursday, April 17, to second-degree assault as a hate crime for the attack, which happened on August 29, 2024, in Yonkers, the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office announced on Monday, April 21.  Prosecutors said Al Jabali entered Slava Shushakov’s barbershop and asked for a shave before suddenly grabbing a pair of shears. He called the bar…

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Man With Lighter Pours Gas On Apartment Building In Poughkeepsie, Gets Arson Charge: Police Man With Lighter Pours Gas On Apartment Building In Poughkeepsie, Gets Arson Charge: Police
Man With Lighter Pours Gas On Apartment Building In Poughkeepsie, Gets Arson Charge: Police A man faces arson charges after allegedly pouring gasoline on an apartment building and holding a lighter near the entrance in Dutchess County, police said. The incident happened on Friday, April 18 around 6:45 p.m. on Rose Street in Poughkeepsie, where officers responded to a 911 call about a person refusing to leave an apartment, according to the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department. Before police arrived, the suspect was seen dumping gasoline outside the building and then running inside, authorities said. When officers got to the scene, they found the man, identified as 68-year-old Lo…

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Blaze Rips Through Pizzeria, Firefighter Injured In Brewster Blaze Rips Through Pizzeria, Firefighter Injured In Brewster
Blaze Rips Through Pizzeria, Firefighter Injured In Brewster A blaze tore through a Putnam County pizza shop on Saturday night, sending smoke throughout a strip mall and injuring one firefighter, firefighters said.  The fire began around 9 p.m. on Saturday, April 19 at Five Brothers Pizza, located at 2505 Carmel Ave. near Drewville Road. Crews were originally dispatched for an automatic alarm, but the call was quickly upgraded when reports of flames came in, the Brewster Fire Department said on Sunday, April 20.  Assistant Chief Steven Miller was first to arrive at the scene and confirmed that flames had gone up inside the pizzeria. A secon…

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