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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

Over 80 Westchester County Sex Offenders To Be Kept Off Streets On Halloween Westchester County officials have put together a program to help keep sex offenders off the street during peak trick-or-treating hours. On Monday, Oct. 31 from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m., the county will require more than 80 registered and non-registered sex offenders on probation to attend a program at the Westchester County Courthouse in White Plains. The annual Anti-Sexual Abuse Victim Impact Program is run by the county's Department of Probation and is meant to keep children and families safe on Halloween, officials said. "Our top priority in Westchester County will always …

by Ben Crnic

10/30/2022

News

Lane Of I-84 In Hudson Valley To Close For A Week A lane of a busy highway in the region will close for most of the day over the span of a week. A lane of I-84 eastbound and westbound will close between Exit 52 (Taconic State Parkway) in the Dutchess County town of East Fishkill and Exit 68 (Interstate 684) in the Putnam County town of Southeast beginning on Monday, Oct. 31, and lasting until Friday, Nov. 3, New York Department of Transportation officials said. The lane will close between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. each day to allow for bridge maintenance, officials said.

by Ben Crnic

10/30/2022

Police & Fire

No Late Night Frights: Yonkers Issues Curfew For Halloween Trick-or-treaters in a Westchester County city are being issued curfews by police to prevent them from being out too late. Police in Yonkers have issued a citywide curfew for children 16 and younger for Halloween night on Monday, Oct. 31, according to authorities. As part of the curfew: Children who are 11 and younger must be home by 10 p.m.; Children who are 12 to 13 must be home by 10:30 p.m.; Children who are 14 to 16 must be home by 11 p.m. Yonkers Police also said that exceptions to the curfew include: Children who are accompanied by a parent or …

by Ben Crnic

10/30/2022

Business

BJ's Clubs Announce Thanksgiving Day Closure Those looking to take advantage of Black Friday at BJ's Clubs will have to wait until Thanksgiving Day is over. That's because all BJ's Clubs will be closed on Thanksgiving Day and reopen on Black Friday, Nov. 25 at 8 a.m., BJ's officials announced. "Our team members demonstrate hard work and dedication day in and day out, to both our members and communities. So as the holiday season approaches, it’s important for them to be able to spend well-deserved time off with family and loved ones," BJ's Executive Vice President Jeff Desroches said. This will mark the 16th year that th…

by Ben Crnic

10/30/2022

News

Construction Of 477-Unit Apartment Building In New Rochelle To Begin Work on a new 477-unit apartment complex in Westchester County will soon begin. The new complex, to be located in New Rochelle at 500 Main Street (Route 1), will contain apartments ranging from studios to two-bedroom homes, as well as a fitness center, lounge, pool, roof deck, and on-site parking, according to New Rochelle city officials. The building will be a 26-story tower, according to Niles Bolton Associates, an architecture firm that worked on the project. 119 of the new apartments are also planned to be affordable units, with 20 apartments available to residents ea…

by Ben Crnic

10/30/2022

News

Charged Up: Yorktown To Spend $60K On Electric Vehicle Charging Stations A town in Northern Westchester has been granted funds to install electric vehicle charging stations for those who need them. Yorktown officials recently announced that they will purchase four dual-port, level-two chargers that will be located at the John C. Hart Memorial Library at 1130 E Main St. in Shrub Oak. The town will pay for the chargers using a $60,000 grant, according to Yorktown officials. The chargers will be located in the library's parking lot in four spaces at the end of the library past the children’s department. "That’s really a goal …

by Ben Crnic

10/30/2022

News

Leewood Drive In Eastchester To Close For 2 Weeks A road that serves as a connection between two major routes in Westchester County will soon close for two weeks. According to the Westchester County Department of Public Works, starting on Monday, Oct. 31, Leewood Drive in Eastchester will be closed to all but local traffic between the following: Westbound from Route 22 to the Bronx River Parkway; Eastbound from Dale Road to Route 22. The closure, which is to allow for water main work, will last until Friday, Nov. 11, according to public works officials.

by Ben Crnic

10/29/2022

News

Westchester Convenience Stores Urge Against Banning Sale of Flavored Tobacco Products Convenience stores in Westchester County are speaking out against a proposed ban on the sale of flavored tobacco products. The ban, which would prohibit the sale of products such as menthol cigarettes, cherry pipe tobacco, vanilla cigars, and wintergreen smokeless tobacco, would drive consumers to stores in other neighboring counties that would still allow these sales, according to the New York Association of Convenience Stores. "There are currently 906 retailers within only five miles of Westchester County’s border, all of whom will continue to sell flavored tobacco p…

by Ben Crnic

10/29/2022

Police & Fire

North White Plains Stop & Shop Customer Receives Counterfeit Bills From Checkout Machine: PD A customer using a self-checkout machine at a Westchester County grocery store received counterfeit bills as change, police say. On Monday, Oct. 24 at around 4 p.m., North Castle Police received a call from a person who reported receiving two $10 bills from a Stop & Shop in North White Plains at 670 North Broadway, according to police. The customer then completed a witness deposition, police said. It is not known where the counterfeit bills came from.

by Ben Crnic

10/29/2022

Police & Fire

New Update: Police Find Suspect In Port Chester Gas Station Robbery Police have detained a suspect in the robbery of a gas station in Westchester County. Earlier Report - Police Searching For Suspect In Armed Robbery Of Port Chester Gas Station On Thursday, Oct. 13, around 7 p.m., Port Chester Police responded to a robbery at the BP gas station at 230 Boston Post Road (Route 1), police said. The suspect had demanded money from the cashier at gunpoint before running away from the store with an unknown amount of cash toward Olivia Street and possibly entering a dark-colored sedan, authorities said. On Friday, Oct. 28, Port Chester Polic…

by Ben Crnic

10/28/2022

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