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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
Driver, 19, Dies In Fiery Central Jersey Crash Driver, 19, Dies In Fiery Central Jersey Crash
Driver, 19, Dies In Fiery Central Jersey Crash A 19-year-old driver died after he ran into a trailer on the shoulder of a Woodbridge highway, authorities said. A Freightliner truck with a utility trailer was parked on the right shoulder of Route 440 north when a northbound Honda Accord struck it, according to New Jersey State Police. The driver, Joey Lopez, of Staten Island, left the road, entered the shoulder and struck the trailer at 12:24 p.m. Monday May 1, according to State Police spokesman Sgt. Philip Curry. Both vehicles caught fire and Lopez died as a result of the crash, Curry said. The driver of the truck suffered minor inju…

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Police & Fire
Bloodied Suspect Struck Grandmother With Weight Or Statue, Prosecutor Says Bloodied Suspect Struck Grandmother With Weight Or Statue, Prosecutor Says
Bloodied Suspect Struck Grandmother With Weight Or Statue, Prosecutor Says The suspect in the killing of his grandmother allegedly struck her with a heavy object, authorities said. Cyril Lloyd, 26, of Carteret. was charged with murdering the 77-year-old woman, according to the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office. A five-pound weight and a statue, both with blood on them, were found at the crime scene, said Brynn Krause, a spokeswoman for the prosecutor. "They can’t definitively say which item caused the fatal hit," Krause said on Wednesday, May 3. "They should know more once the autopsy is conducted." Lloyd was arrested Monday May 1 after someone spotted h…

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News
WINNERS: Mega Millions Lottery Players Split $30K WINNERS: Mega Millions Lottery Players Split $30K
Winners: Mega Millions Lottery Players Split $30K There were two third-tier prizewinning tickets sold for the Tuesday, May 2, Mega Millions. drawing.  The tickets matched four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball drawn winning the $10,000 prize. One of those tickets was purchased with the Megaplier option, multiplying the prize to $20,000.  Those tickets were purchased at the following locations: Passaic County ($20,000): Galaxy Food Mart, 126 Broad St., Clifton; and, Monmouth County ($10,000): Vingo Wine & Spirits, 444 Ocean Blvd. North, Long Branch. The winning numbers for the Tuesday, May 2, drawing were: 03, …

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Police & Fire
Missing Cape May Postal Worker's Car Found Along Garden State Parkway Missing Cape May Postal Worker's Car Found Along Garden State Parkway
Missing Cape May Postal Worker's Car Found Along Garden State Parkway Police in two towns seek the public's help with a missing person investigation. Corey McFadden, 33, of Lower Township was reported missing by co-workers on Monday, May 1, after not showing up for work, Lower Township police said. McFadden is a U.S. Postal Service employee who have delivered mail in Cape May City since 2019, a manager said. Wall Township police, meanwhile, said McFadden's car was found on Sunday, April 30 along the Garden State Parkway. The vehicle was unoccupied on the shoulder of the Parkway northbound near milepost 96.4 at approximately 11:15 a.m., Wall police said. W…

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Police & Fire
Students Show Up At Wrong Jersey Shore Address Playing 'Dangerous Assassins Game': Police Students Show Up At Wrong Jersey Shore Address Playing 'Dangerous Assassins Game': Police
Students Show Up At Wrong Jersey Shore Address Playing 'Dangerous Assassins Game': Police Students at a Jersey Shore high school have been pretending they are assassins as a senior prank, authorities said. But in one case, a "senior assassin" went to the wrong address to shoot another student with a water pistol, according to Holmdel police. Police in other school districts have said the water guns sometimes look like real guns. Also, sometimes students place bets on "surviving" the game. "We have received calls in the past, where students have shown up at the homes of their 'targets.' sometimes waiting hours for them to come outside," Holmdel police said on Facebook. This pas…

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Police & Fire
Mobile Home Destroyed By Fire In Central Jersey Mobile Home Destroyed By Fire In Central Jersey
Mobile Home Destroyed By Fire In Central Jersey A mobile home was destroyed by fire in South Brunswick, authorities said. The fire broke out shortly after 6 p.m. Monday May 1 in a home on Maine Street in the Monmouth Mobile Home Park off Route 1, according to South Brunswick police. When officers and firefighters arrived there was heavy smoke and visible fire at the rear of the home.  The two residents who lived there had already gotten out of the home. Nearby homes were quickly evacuated. The Kendall Park, Monmouth Junction, and Kingston Fire Departments battled the blaze. At the fire sceneMonmouth Junction Volunteer FD Kendall P…

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Police & Fire
Ocean County Man Charged With Peddling Cocaine, Marijuana: Prosecutor Ocean County Man Charged With Peddling Cocaine, Marijuana: Prosecutor
Ocean County Man Charged With Peddling Cocaine, Marijuana: Prosecutor A 29-year-old Ocean County man was charged with drug-dealing, authorities said. The arrest was the result of a joint investigation into cocaine dealing, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. The multi-agency investigation identified a residence in Manchester Township as being utilized by Ricardo Cruickshank, of Manchester Township, to store and distribute cocaine, Billhimer said. Detectives initiated surveillance on the subject residence in Manchester.  On March 30, detectives allegedly observed Cruickshank exit the residence and walk towards a&nbs…

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News
More Than 1,000 Without Power In Monmouth County More Than 1,000 Without Power In Monmouth County
More Than 1,000 Without Power In Monmouth County There was a power outage that left more than 1,000 Jersey Shore customers without electricity. A total of 1,056 customers remained without power in Monmouth County as of 4:20 p.m. Tuesday, May 2, according to JCP&L. The cause of the outages were not immediately clear. It's going to be a "rinse and repeat" type forecast for the next couple days, according to the National Weather Service. A stagnant upper low will continue scattered shower chances through Friday, but none of the days will be complete washouts.

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Jersey Shore Nurse Battling For Her Life With Kidney Ailments Seeks Donor Match Jersey Shore Nurse Battling For Her Life With Kidney Ailments Seeks Donor Match
Jersey Shore Nurse Battling For Her Life With Kidney Ailments Seeks Donor Match A 26-year-old nurse and mother of two girls is battling for her life, her family in Ocean County says. Taylor Brazenor has been fighting Primary Hyperoxaluria type 1 (PH1) her entire life but has recently hit a wall, said her sister, Alison Way of Tuckerton. Brazenor, a nurse at AtlanticCare Regional Medical Center and a substitute nurse for Pinelands Regional School District in Ocean County, was placed on a kidney transplant list in November 2021.  She is still waiting for one. In the meantime, Brazenor's sister launched a GoFundMe page to help with medical expenses. Taylor is…

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Schools
High School, Buses Vandalized In South Jersey: State Police High School, Buses Vandalized In South Jersey: State Police
High School, Buses Vandalized In South Jersey: State Police New Jersey State Police are investigating vandalism to a high school and buses in South Jersey. On Monday, May 1, at approximately 9:30 p.m., three unidentified white males spray painted exterior walls of A.P. Schalick High School and eight Pittsgrove Township School District school buses in Pittsgrove, Salem County, a State Police spokesman said. This incident is currently under investigation.

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