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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

Events
Rye Rotary Club Hosts Port Chester Mayor Rye Rotary Club Hosts Port Chester Mayor
Rye Rotary Club Hosts Port Chester Mayor RYE, N.Y. -- Dennis Pilla, a four-term mayor of Port Chester, is the featured speaker at Friday's meeting of the Rye Rotary Club. Friday's meeting begins at noon, and includes lunch at Whitby Castle off of Boston Post Road (Route 1) in Rye. Pilla, a Democrat, was first elected into public office in 2006 as a Village of Port Chester trustee, and then as mayor in 2007. Pilla was first elected village mayor in 2007, but was defeated in 2013 by Neil Pagano, a Republican who decided not to seek reelection last spring. Pilla won another two-year term in March 2015 as reported here by Daily Voice…

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Police & Fire
Grandmother Charged With Felony Drug Possession In Greenburgh Grandmother Charged With Felony Drug Possession In Greenburgh
Grandmother Charged With Felony Drug Possession In Greenburgh GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- A 51-year-old grandmother was arrested on felony drug charges on Wednesday, police said. A search warrant was executed at about noon Wednesday at 3 Oak St., Apt. 1E, in the White Plains section of the Town of Greenburgh. In the apartment, police said, members of the Greenburgh Street Crime Unit and Greenburgh Swat Team found 42 grams of marijuana, 5 grams of MDMA, a small safe, digital scales and drug paraphernalia. MDMA is a drug more commonly known as ecstasy or Molly. Alesia Blackwell and her 5-year-old granddaughter were in the apartment at the time of the raid, pol…

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Police & Fire
High School Student Hospitalized After Getting Caught On Fence High School Student Hospitalized After Getting Caught On Fence
High School Student Hospitalized After Getting Caught On Fence PORT CHESTER, N.Y. -- A Port Chester High School student was hospitalized Thursday morning after getting caught on a fence. The student tried to climb a fence near the Port Chester High School football field shortly after classes began Thursday, police said. Port Chester-Rye Emergency Medical Services and Rye Brook police responded. The student was reported to be bleeding heavily. Rye Brook Police Chief Gregory Austin said the student sustained a leg injury. The youth was transported to Westchester Medical Center, Austin said. Caryn Furst, a spokeswoman for Port Chester schools, said, &q…

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Sports
Popular Football, Little League Coach Honored For 30 Years Of Service Popular Football, Little League Coach Honored For 30 Years Of Service
Popular Football, Little League Coach Honored For 30 Years Of Service HARRISON, N.Y. -- This past weekend the Harrison Husky football family honored the legendary Art Troilo, Jr. for his outstanding accomplishments as a championship coach, devoted teacher and integral member of the Harrison community. Troilo retired from coaching in 2014 and from teaching this past January after 30 years of service. The Town of Harrison officially declared Saturday April 16 "Coach Art Troilo, Jr. Day." This coincided with him being named as the 2016 Harrison Little League Baseball's "Man of the Year." More than 100 people attended the dinner at Halstead's…

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Police & Fire
Air Gun Brandished During Threat At Purchase College, D.A. Says Air Gun Brandished During Threat At Purchase College, D.A. Says
Air Gun Brandished During Threat At Purchase College, D.A. Says HARRISON, N.Y. -- The 24-year-old arraigned in connection with Sunday's lockdown at Purchase College does not face any felony charges since he brandished an air gun during the threat, authorities said on Tuesday. Jean-Pierre Filtcher of New Rochelle appeared in Harrison Town Court Tuesday afternoon for second-degree menacing and obstructing governmental -- both misdemeanor charges --and disorderly conduct, a violation.  Filtcher was was sent back to Westchester County Jail on $5,000 cash bail or $10,000 bond. His lawyer declined comment after his arraignment Tuesday afternoon. He's due back…

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Politics
Bill Clinton Makes Rare Westchester Appearance Outside Hometown Chappaqua Bill Clinton Makes Rare Westchester Appearance Outside Hometown Chappaqua
Bill Clinton Makes Rare Westchester Appearance Outside Hometown Chappaqua WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Chappaqua-area residents often mention "Bill Clinton" sightings. But since Tuesday was primary election day in New York state, the former president also was spotted in other parts of Westchester County. With former President Clinton's wife considered the state's frontrunner, he made a rare public appearance Tuesday morning in downtown White Plains. A Daily Voice reader emailed some photos from Clinton's appearance along Martine Avenue, as he posed with passersby for photographs while putting in some good words for his wife, Hillary. The Clintons have lived in…

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Police & Fire
Purchase College Gun Suspect Arraigned On Menacing, Obstruction Charges Purchase College Gun Suspect Arraigned On Menacing, Obstruction Charges
Purchase College Gun Suspect Arraigned On Menacing, Obstruction Charges HARRISON, N.Y. -- The 24-year-old arrested in connection with a gun-related incident that forced a lockdown of the SUNY Purchase College campus was arraigned Tuesday afternoon  Jean-Pierre Filtcher of New Rochelle appeared in Harrison Town Court on a second-degree menacing charge, obstructing governmental administration and disorderly conduct. Filtcher was arrested Monday evening after fleeing the campus in Harrison after a dispute at a dormitory barbecue on Sunday. Earlier Daily Voice coverage of the incident, in which witnesses said Filtcher displayed a handgun at other students during an…

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News
Westchester, Dutchess Among Counties With Highest Drug Overdose Deaths Westchester, Dutchess Among Counties With Highest Drug Overdose Deaths
Westchester, Dutchess Among Counties With Highest Drug Overdose Deaths A new report concludes that Dutchess and Westchester counties reported some of New York state's highest rates of drug-related deaths. The five-year study said drug-related overdoses are now the leading cause of accidental deaths in New York and nationwide, largely due to an increased abuse of heroin and opioid painkillers. The "New York State Opioid Poisoning, Overdose and Prevention" report prepared for Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the State Legislature was completed in April. Four Hudson Valley counties ranked among 15 in the state with more than 20 deaths involving heroin since 2009,…

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Politics
Fellow New Yorkers Favorites As State Holds Presidential Primaries Fellow New Yorkers Favorites As State Holds Presidential Primaries
Fellow New Yorkers Favorites As State Holds Presidential Primaries It's decision time for area voters as the political spotlight shines on New York with presidential primaries being held Tuesday for both the Democratic and Republican parties. Polling places are open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday. The campaign for New York state's 247 Democratic delegates and 95 Republican delegates has been in full swing for three weeks, with fellow New Yorkers Hillary Clinton of Chappaqua and Donald Trump of Manhattan and Bedford leading their respective political parties in polling and delegate vote totals less than seven months before the November election. A court …

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News
Arrest Made In SUNY Purchase College Gun Incident Arrest Made In SUNY Purchase College Gun Incident
Arrest Made In SUNY Purchase College Gun Incident HARRISON, N.Y. -- An arrest has been made in Sunday's gun incident that forced the lockdown of SUNY Purchase College, campus officials said Monday evening. Jean-Pierre Filtcher, 24, of New Rochelle was arrested after fleeing campus following a dispute at a student event.  Earlier Daily Voice coverage of Sunday's incident and campus lockdown can be found by clicking here. Charges are pending against Filtcher, who is expected to be arraigned in Harrison Town Court, according to a Purchase College spokeswoman. Dayton Tucker, chief of police for the New York State University Police, said in a…

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