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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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News

Increase In Scams Leads Westchester Officials To Change Email Domain As fake websites and fraudulent emails grow more and more common, Westchester government officials are changing their email domains in an effort to make sure residents realize they are credible and can be trusted. Beginning on Monday, May 1, all Westchester County government email addresses will transition from the already-used "@WestchesterGov.com" to "@WestchesterCountyNY.gov," county officials announced on Monday, April 10. The change is meant to ensure that residents know county officials can be trusted sources of information, as ".Gov" email addresses are only reserved for&…

by Ben Crnic

04/10/2023

Sports

Victory Celebration Set For NCAA Champion Quinnipiac Men's Hockey Team Fans of the Quinnipiac University men's hockey team will soon be gathering en masse to celebrate the team's first-ever stunning overtime win at the 2023 NCAA Division I national championship. A rally will be held by the university at 6 p.m. on Monday, April 10 at the M&T Bank Arena in Hamden at 305 Sherman Ave. and will celebrate the Bobcats' win over the Minnesota Gophers in the national championship game held on Saturday, April 8. The win marks the first-ever NCAA championship title for the Quinnipiac men's hockey program, which won a record 34 games during the 2023 season and went …

by Ben Crnic

04/10/2023

News

Dog Rescued From Sewer In New Rochelle: 'Sweet Boy' Now Up for Adoption A dog who somehow became lost in the sewers of Westchester is now up for adoption after he was rescued by police officers. The dog, named Leonardo, was rescued from a sewer pipe in New Rochelle late at night after officers from the city's police department noticed that he was underground, the Humane Society of Westchester at New Rochelle said in a social media post on Saturday, April 8. After finding Leonardo, officers managed to coax him out by sharing their dinner with him. Once he was back above ground, police discovered that he was wearing a harness and leash but had no ID or microch…

by Ben Crnic

04/10/2023

Obituaries

'Life Of The Party': Westchester Native, Age 53, Remembered For 'Heart Of Gold' A Hudson Valley resident who was a public works employee is being remembered for his giving nature and his invigorating energy. Putnam County resident Kevin Natrella, a native of Westchester who lived in Carmel, died on Tuesday, April 4 at the age of 53, according to his obituary. Born and raised in Yonkers, Natrella graduated from Roosevelt High School in Yonkers before eventually completing his training to earn a commercial driver's license. After this, he started a career operating heavy construction trucks for numerous companies. After beginning his career,&…

by Ben Crnic

04/10/2023

Police & Fire

Fatal Crash: ID Released For Victim After Vehicle Hits Guardrail On Hutch In New Rochelle The identity of a man who died in a fatal crash on a parkway in Westchester has been released. Earlier Report - Fatal Crash Closes Part Of Hutchinson River Parkway In New Rochelle Scarsdale resident David Douek, age 41, died on Friday, April 7, when his motorcycle left the roadway and struck a guardrail around 4:30 p.m. on the northbound Hutchinson River Parkway in New Rochelle near Exit 7 (New Rochelle Road), according to Westchester County Police Department Public Information Officer Kieran O'Leary. Douek was pronounced dead at the scene. No other vehicles were…

by Ben Crnic

04/10/2023

News

3K Foreign Contraband Cigarettes Seized, Destroyed By USPS In NY, Other States: Officials Around 3,000 packages of foreign contraband cigarettes bound for Connecticut, New York, and other states have been found and destroyed by the US Postal Service since the beginning of the year, officials said. According to Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, the seizures were a result of a settlement between the USPS and several states in August 2022 that forced the Postal Service to destroy untaxed foreign cigarettes instead of returning the illegally-mailed packages back to the sender. Of the 3,000 cigarette packages destroyed since the beginning of 2023, 44 had bee…

by Ben Crnic

04/09/2023

News

Catalytic Converter Trafficking Ring: CT Man Admits To Stealing Them From Vans In Stratford A New Haven County man has admitted to stealing catalytic converters throughout Connecticut and selling around $150,000 worth of them as part of a multi-state trafficking ring. Ansonia resident Francisco Ayala, age 22, pleaded guilty to participating in the scheme in Hartford Federal Court on Tuesday, April 4, according to the US Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut. According to federal officials, Ayala had been involved in a number of catalytic converter thefts across the state, including one incident where he was caught on surveillance video steali…

by Ben Crnic

04/09/2023

Lifestyle

Seventh Heaven: CT Man Wins $177,777 From Lottery Ticket Hopefully, one lottery player from Hartford County is a fan of odd numbers, as they are now $177,777 richer after cashing in their winning ticket. The prize-winning Electric 7s 2nd Edition ticket was bought on Tuesday, April 4 by Enfield resident Howard Blythe Jr., according to Connecticut Lottery. Although it might have been fitting if the Electric 7s ticket was bought at a 7-Eleven, it was instead bought at Enfield Food Mart located at 935 Enfield St. (Route 5). Blythe took home the top prize possible for the Electric 7s game, which players have a one in 3.56 …

by Ben Crnic

04/09/2023

Police & Fire

Shut-Down Smoke Shop Sold Marijuana To Children In Yonkers, Police Say A smoke shop in Westchester County was shut down after allegedly selling unpermitted products containing THC to juveniles, police said. The smoke shop establishment, located in Yonkers at 2B Main St. in Getty Square, was shut down after the city's smoke shop task force executed a search warrant and inspected the business, Yonkers Police announced on Friday, April 7. According to authorities, the shop had been selling marijuana to juveniles. Following the search, officers confiscated products such as: Unpermitted loose marijuana; Packaged marijuana; THC edible…

by Ben Crnic

04/09/2023

Police & Fire

Man Assaults Teen At Public Library In CT, Police Say A man faces assault charges after allegedly attacking a teenager in a public library in New Haven County, police said. The incident happened on Thursday, April 6, around 4:30 p.m., when police responded to the Wallingford Public Library at 200 North Main St. to a reported assault. According to Wallingford Police, an investigation determined that a 17-year-old had been assaulted by a 21-year-old man identified as Tyler DePino of Wallingford. The teenager suffered suspected minor injuries as a result of the alleged assault, authorities added. Soon after officers arri…

by Ben Crnic

04/08/2023

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