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Jon Craig

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Pleasantville native Jon Craig is special editor for the Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Orange and Dutchess Daily Voice sites. He is also the primary reporter for Daily Voice Plus Politics in Westchester and Fairfield.

Jon graduated from Cornell University and received his master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University. Across a 35-year career, he's worked as a reporter for daily newspapers in Chicago, New York, Ohio & Washington, D.C and as managing editor for weekly newspapers in Rye, White Plains and Harrison.

Jon also writes periodically for the Cornell Chronicle.

Career Highlights:

  • Covered Metro-North train wreck that killed a motorist and five commuters, 2015
  • Researched state investigative project for PublicIntegrity.org, 2011-12
  • National MADD award for database analysis of repeat drunk drivers in Ohio, 2008.
  • Henry F. Guggenheim Fellow, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 2010.
  • Sentenced to jail for protecting confidential sources (won on appeal), 1999.
  • Broke 30th anniversary story about Kent State shootings — using FBI records, resurrecting theory a student informant triggered fatal National Guard volley, May 2000.
  • Covered Ground Zero after Sept. 11, 2001, terrorism attacks.
  • Uncovered voting problems before & during presidential recount in Ohio, 2004.
  • Witnessed botched Death Row execution of Romell Broom in 2009, one of more than a dozen I covered; Wrote about three inmates whose death sentences were commuted to life without parole.
  • Won IRE, SDX and multiple national & state awards for series led by Erik Kriss investigating New York General Assembly. 1994.
  • Guest lecturer at universities in NY & Ohio. Taught Syracuse high school journalism class.
  • Co-authored IRE-award winning series on illegal restraints/beatings at juvenile detention centers. Gov. Mario Cuomo had NY inspector general confirm what Hart Seely and I found at Division for Youth & fired top directors, 1993.
  • Survived Air Force Kool School training at North Pole, 1996.
  • Covered Persian Gulf wars, including 2002 bomb missions from Turkey and stateside Army/Air Guard training. 1991.
  • Supervised overnight coverage of Pan Am Flight 103 after Libyan bomb killed 35 Syracuse University students over Lockerbie, Scotland, 1988.
  • Covered aftermath of John F. Kennedy Jr.'s fatal plane crash from Cape Cod, 1999.
  • Greeted Kurt Vonnegut Jr. as Cornell Sun sports editor during daily's 100th anniversary dinner in May 1980. 

Jon Craig's Contributions

Police & Fire
Asbury Park Man Pleads Guilty To Starving, Neglecting Pit Bull Asbury Park Man Pleads Guilty To Starving, Neglecting Pit Bull
Asbury Park Man Pleads Guilty To Starving, Neglecting Pit Bull An Asbury Park man pleaded guilty Tuesday morning to animal cruelty for causing injury to a pit bull terrier dog named Destiny, authorities said. Andre Parker, 34, of Asbury Park pleaded guilty to animal cruelty and hindering apprehension, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said in a statement. Prosecutors recommend that Parker spend 364 days in county jail, Gramiccioni said. In January and February 2017, Parker was accused of causing bodily injury to his dog, a one- to two-year-old pit bull mix known as Destiny, by failing to provide the dog with necessary care, th…

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Sports
COVID-19: Gym-Goer, Owners Ticketed For Defying State Shutdown Order COVID-19: Gym-Goer, Owners Ticketed For Defying State Shutdown Order
Covid-19: Gym-Goer, Owners Ticketed For Defying State Shutdown Order A South Jersey gym reopened for a second consecutive day Tuesday in defiance of a state order against workout facilities operating during the coronavirus outbreak. And for a second time, police issued tickets to the owners at Atilis Gym. At least one workout customer also was ticketed while leaving the gym after he refused to give his name, Bellmawr police said. Police also warned supporters gathered outside to leave or they faced summonses. “This gathering is a violation of the governor’s order,” Bellmawr Lt. Mike Draham said. “You are directed to immediately and peaceably disperse. If yo…

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Police & Fire
Lakewood PD: Pair Charged In Unlocked Car Break-Ins Lakewood PD: Pair Charged In Unlocked Car Break-Ins
Lakewood PD: Pair Charged In Unlocked Car Break-Ins Don't leave keys in your car, authorities say. Two people have been arrested in connection with burglarizing multiple vehicles in Lakewood during the past month, police said in a statement. Shadira Jones, 28, and Jeffrey Perez, 31, both of Lakewood, were arrested Monday after they were linked to at least six burglaries, they said. Jones and Perez were charged with burglary and theft for car break-ins on the following dates and addresses: April 11 on 13th Street, April 16 on Courtney Road, April 20 on First Street and Second Street, May 7 on 8th Street and May 9 on …

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Police & Fire
UPDATED: Firefighters Battle Wind-Whipped Blazes In South Brunswick, Lacey, Manapalan, Barnegat UPDATED: Firefighters Battle Wind-Whipped Blazes In South Brunswick, Lacey, Manapalan, Barnegat
Updated: Firefighters Battle Wind-Whipped Blazes In South Brunswick, Lacey, Manapalan, Barnegat UPDATE: A wind-whipped two-alarm fire is consuming a structure in the 600 block of Ridge Road in Middlesex County, authorities said. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service declared Tuesday a "Class 5 Day, Extreme Fire Danger" for Division B in Central New Jersey due to high winds and low relative humidity. . All South Brunswick Fire Departments as well as Plainsboro Fire Department were fighting the Ridge Road fire early Tuesday afternoon, police said. MidJersey News posted a video of the fire on its Facebook page. A separate afternoon brush fire was reported in Lacey Township (Ocean County),…

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Police & Fire
Ewing Man Charged In Trenton Cousin's Fatal Shooting Ewing Man Charged In Trenton Cousin's Fatal Shooting
Ewing Man Charged In Trenton Cousin's Fatal Shooting A Ewing man was charged in connection with Monday's fatal shooting of a teenage cousin in Trenton, authorities said. Horace Jones, 34, was taken into custody shortly after the Oakland Avenue shooting at 12:30 a.m., Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said in a statement. The victim, 18-year-old Tayvion Jones, was found in the home's kitchen with a gunshot wound to the chest, a spokeswoman for the prosecutor said. He was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead a short time later. Jones, 34, was charged with murder and possessing a weapon, Onofri said. Police sources told The Trento…

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Police & Fire
Lakewood Dollar Store Shopper Says He Has Coronavirus, Charged With Spitting In Officer's Face Lakewood Dollar Store Shopper Says He Has Coronavirus, Charged With Spitting In Officer's Face
Lakewood Dollar Store Shopper Says He Has Coronavirus, Charged With Spitting In Officer's Face A 26-year-old Lakewood man was arrested Monday after spitting in a police officer's face and resisting arrest at the Dollar General in Jackson, authorities said. Police were called to the store at Manhattan Street Plaza at 6:22 p.m. on a complaint of a disorderly person. A man had removed his face mask and refused a store employee's request to put it back on while purposely touching other customers in the store, Jackson police said in a news statement. The man refused to give police his name, resisted arrest and tried to escape on foot, police said.  The man was captured but refused to…

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Police & Fire
Central Jersey Man, 27, Critically Shot Central Jersey Man, 27, Critically Shot
Central Jersey Man, 27, Critically Shot A 27-year-old man from New Brunswick was critically injured by a gunshot, authorities said. The victim was shot outside the Tov Manor Apartments at 99 Phelps Ave. and Seaman Street, Middlesex County Acting Prosecutor Christopher L.C. Kuberiet and New Brunswick Police Department Director Anthony A. Caputo said in a statement. The shooting took place about 9 p.m. on Sunday, they said. The man was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick where he was listed in critical condition on Monday, they said.  His name was not released. A video of first responders at…

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Police & Fire
Two More Fatal Shootings In Trenton Two More Fatal Shootings In Trenton
Two More Fatal Shootings In Trenton Trenton suffered two more shooting deaths on Monday, authorities said. Police received a ShotSpotter activation for a shooting on Oakland Avenue at 12:30 a.m, Casey DeBlasio, a spokeswoman for the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office said  The victim, 18-year-old Tayvion Jones, was found in the home's kitchen with a gunshot wound to the chest, she said. He was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead a short time later. A suspect in the shooting was stopped nearby and taken into custody, DeBlasio said. His name will not be released until charges are filed, she said. A second fatal shoo…

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News
NJ Infant Tests Positive For Coronavirus NJ Infant Tests Positive For Coronavirus
NJ Infant Tests Positive For Coronavirus A 1-month-old boy in Atlantic County has tested positive for the coronavirus, according to media reports. The boy is the youngest of the more than 148,000 in the state to have been infected by COVID-19. Atlantic County officials didn’t disclose where the boy lives, according to NJ.com. A 4-year-old child who died earlier this month of COVID-19 related causes is the only person in New Jersey under 18 killed by the virus. That child also had other undisclosed underlying conditions. The state's youngest positive COVID-19 patient was not mentioned during Monday's daily news briefing,…

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Business
'Have A Good Day,' South Jersey Police Tell Gym-Goers As Members Defy COVID-19 Shutdown 'Have A Good Day,' South Jersey Police Tell Gym-Goers As Members Defy COVID-19 Shutdown
'Have A Good Day,' South Jersey Police Tell Gym-Goers As Members Defy Covid-19 Shutdown A gym in South Jersey reopened for business Monday, defying a state order that shut down nonessential businesses to slow the spread of coronavirus, according to multiple news reports. This video posted on Facebook shows police warning patrons of Atilis Gym in Camden County that "Formally, you are all in violation of the executive order. On that note, have a good day. Everybody be safe." Gym members erupted into cheers, chanting "USA, USA."  Gov. Phil Murphy, during an afternoon news briefing, said the isolated breach in Bellmawr did not concern him. "I'm not overly concerned right no…

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