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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. 

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Greenburgh Supervisor Seeks Investigation Of TZB Crane Collapse Greenburgh Supervisor Seeks Investigation Of TZB Crane Collapse
Greenburgh Supervisor Seeks Investigation Of TZB Crane Collapse This story has been updated. TARRYTOWN, N.Y. -- Greenburgh Supervisor Paul Feiner called for an investigation into Tuesday's collapse of a crane that resulted in the closure of the Tappan Zee Bridge in both directions for nearly six hours. Tuesday's accident, as reported here by Daily Voice, is the latest in a series of construction and Hudson River barge mishaps that have drawn increased attention to the multi-billion dollar project linking Rockland and Westchester counties.  The Westchester County Office of Emergency Management issued an advisory saying: "Expect extensive delays and…

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Politics
Westchester Communities Await Cuomo's Signature On Hotel/Motel Bed Tax Westchester Communities Await Cuomo's Signature On Hotel/Motel Bed Tax
Westchester Communities Await Cuomo's Signature On Hotel/Motel Bed Tax WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- For a second straight summer, state lawmakers and local officials from 15 cities, towns and villages seeking new hotel and motel taxes await final approval from Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Several locally sponsored bills were passed before the state legislature recessed last month. Like last year, if the legislation does not get Cuomo's signature, it will not become law. However, town and state elected officials said Friday that they believe the hotel/motel tax has the governor's support this year. Greenburgh Supervisor Paul Feiner has been pushing for a hotel/motel tax a…

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Police & Fire
Three Charged In Attack On Teen That Led To Metro-North Delays Three Charged In Attack On Teen That Led To Metro-North Delays
Three Charged In Attack On Teen That Led To Metro-North Delays WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Three teenagers were charged Thursday after a 15-year-old boy from Mamaroneck was attacked, beaten and robbed near the Mamaroneck train station during the evening rush hour Wednesday. A gang of about 15 teenagers were involved in the assault on the boy before stealing his cellphone, according to police. When police responded to the report of the attack, the suspects fled in every direction — including onto the northbound tracks of Metro-North's New Haven Line, police have said. That led Metro-North to shut off power and halt service for a while. In turn, that ca…

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Three Charged In Attack On Mamaroneck Teen Near Metro-North Station Three Charged In Attack On Mamaroneck Teen Near Metro-North Station
Three Charged In Attack On Mamaroneck Teen Near Metro-North Station WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Three teenagers have been charged Thursday after a 15-year-old boy from Mamaroneck was attacked, beaten and robbed near the Mamaroneck train station during the evening rush hour Wednesday. A gang of about 15 teenagers were involved in the assault on the boy before stealing his cell phone, according to police. The three suspects, all charged with second-degree robbery, are from New Rochelle and are ages 14, 16 and 17. Their names were not released.   Late Wednesday, Sgt. Sandra DiRuzza, a spokeswoman with the Village of Mamaroneck Police Department, said that poli…

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Gang Attack On Teen Blamed For Metro-North's Lengthy Rush-Hour Delays Gang Attack On Teen Blamed For Metro-North's Lengthy Rush-Hour Delays
Gang Attack On Teen Blamed For Metro-North's Lengthy Rush-Hour Delays MAMARONECK, N.Y. — Hours of delays on Metro-North trains into Connecticut on Wednesday evening were due to a gang attack on a near the Mamaroneck station, police said Thursday.    Police said they are close to making arrests in the attack on the Mamaroneck teenager, who was beaten and robbed of his cellphone near the train station during the evening rush hour Wednesday. A gang of about 15 teenagers were involved in the assault on the 15-year-old boy, according to police. Many of the suspects fled the area, including along the train tracks, police said.  Late Wednesday, Sgt. Sandra DiRuzza,…

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Gang Attack On Mamaroneck Teen Blamed For Metro-North Rush-Hour Delays Gang Attack On Mamaroneck Teen Blamed For Metro-North Rush-Hour Delays
Gang Attack On Mamaroneck Teen Blamed For Metro-North Rush-Hour Delays WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Hours of delays on Metro-North trains on Wednesday evening were due to a gang attack on a near the Mamaroneck station, police said Thursday. Police say they are close to making arrests after a Mamaroneck teenager was attacked, beaten and robbed near the train station during the evening rush hour Wednesday. A gang of about 15 teenagers were involved in the assault on the local 15-year-old boy before stealing his cell phone, according to police. Late Wednesday, Sgt. Sandra DiRuzza, a spokeswoman with the Village of Mamaroneck Police Department, said that police ha…

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Westchester Police Rescue Boaters From Hudson River Westchester Police Rescue Boaters From Hudson River
Westchester Police Rescue Boaters From Hudson River This story has been updated. IRVINGTON, N.Y. -- Westchester County Police Marine Unit rescued two men from the Hudson River on Wednesday after their sailboat capsized near Irvington. The incident began at 4:22 p.m. when the two men who are about 30 years old transmitted a distress call over a U.S. Coast Guard marine radio channel. They reported that their sailboat had capsized and they were in the water. The county police Marine Unit crew aboard the Marine 3 patrol boat heard the distress call and proceeded south on the Hudson from their position near the Tappan Zee Bridge. When the Marine…

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Six Hospitalized, Including Two Children, In I-95 Pileup Six Hospitalized, Including Two Children, In I-95 Pileup
Six Hospitalized, Including Two Children, In I-95 Pileup A seven-car accident on Interstate 95 in Connecticut injured six people including two children and one man from Rye, and one from Oakland, N.J.  Hospitalized were Rye residents Peter Thomas, 40, his 12-year-old daughter Anabelle Thomas and 12-year-old Reilly Traynor, also of Rye. Traynor was listed in critical condition.  Anabelle Thomas and Traynor were taken to Yale-New Haven Hospital. The accident, which occurred about 1:20 p.m. on Monday on I-95 in Branford, Conn., tied up traffic on the major interstate highway for hours. According to a Connecticut State Police news release, the acci…

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News
State Warns Public Not To Mess With Moose On The Loose In Westchester State Warns Public Not To Mess With Moose On The Loose In Westchester
State Warns Public Not To Mess With Moose On The Loose In Westchester State Department of Environmental Conservation officials issued a warning late Monday to anyone trying to approach, chase or capture the moose that has been on the loose throughout Northern Westchester county and was last sighted Sunday near the Putnam border. "Capturing a free-ranging moose is a difficult endeavor and can pose the risk of injury or death to the animal," said Wendy A. Rosenbach, a regional DEC spokeswoman based in New Paltz. Moose sightings are extremely rare in southern New York. There are only an estimated 800 moose in the state, with most located far upstate nea…

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Westchester Teen's Whereabouts Unknown One Year After Disappearance Westchester Teen's Whereabouts Unknown One Year After Disappearance
Westchester Teen's Whereabouts Unknown One Year After Disappearance PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- One year after her disappearance, 17-year-old Angela Bernadotte remains listed as missing by the state Division of Criminal Justice Services. The Pleasantville teenager was reported to have run away from home on July 9, 2015, according to Mount Pleasant police. Authorities said Angela Bernadotte is about 5-foot, 6-inches tall and weighed about 173 pounds when she ran away a year ago. She is African-American with brown eyes and naturally black hair but sometimes dyes it purple.  Angela had been known to frequent New Rochelle, Peekskill and Mamaroneck, according to sta…

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