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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
Local Business Owner Arrested In State Wage Theft Case Local Business Owner Arrested In State Wage Theft Case
Local Business Owner Arrested In State Wage Theft Case This story has been updated. PORT CHESTER--A Port Chester restaurateur was in custody Friday after a warrant for her arrest was issued for failure to appear in Village Justice Court. The business owner failed to pay her former workers the first installment of $47,000 she admitted to withholding from them illegally, according to authorities. Port Chester Village Justice Peter Sisca issued a warrant for the arrest of Elisa Parto, owner of Elisa’s Food & Plus, a restaurant on Poningo St., after she failed to appear in court Thursday for sentencing. Parto surrendered Friday, and her passp…

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Sports
Mamaroneck HS Hockey Team Advances To State 'Frozen Four' Championship Game Mamaroneck HS Hockey Team Advances To State 'Frozen Four' Championship Game
Mamaroneck HS Hockey Team Advances To State 'Frozen Four' Championship Game MAMARONECK, N.Y. -- Mamaroneck High's varsity hockey team defeated Pittsford 5-2 on Saturday to advance to Sunday's Division 1 state championship game. Mamaroneck will play West Genesee noon Sunday for the championship. It's Mamaroneck's first shot at the state title in seven years. The "Frozen Four" playoffs are held at Buffalo's HarborCenter. Coach Mike Chiapparelli's Tigers are now 23-2, and ranked third among public high school teams statewide. The Panthers, state runners-up in 2012, trailed the entire game. Mamaroneck goaltender Tommy Spero had 38 saves for the win. MHS' …

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Village Foot Chase Leads To Arrest Of Man On Drug Charges Village Foot Chase Leads To Arrest Of Man On Drug Charges
Village Foot Chase Leads To Arrest Of Man On Drug Charges IRVINGTON, N.Y.. -- A police foot chase on Main Street in the Village of Irvington led to the arrest of a man on felony drug charges, according to Town of Greenburgh police. Lamarr Adams, 28, of East 229th Street in the Bronx was arrested about 7:40 p.m. Thursday after a short-term narcotics investigation conducted by the Greenburgh Drug and Alcohol Task Force. Greenburgh police said that Adams was arrested after a brief foot pursuit near 2 Main St. in the Village of Irvington. Adams was charged with third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a felony. Police said Adams w…

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by Jon Craig
Sports
Mamaroneck HS Hockey Team Skates To First 'Frozen Four' Since 2009 Mamaroneck HS Hockey Team Skates To First 'Frozen Four' Since 2009
Mamaroneck HS Hockey Team Skates To First 'Frozen Four' Since 2009 MAMARONECK, N.Y. -- Mamaroneck High School's varsity hockey team is en route to Buffalo for Saturday's Division 1 state playoffs -- their first shot at the title in seven years. The "Frozen Four" playoffs are held at Buffalo's HarborCenter. Coach Mike Chiapparelli's Tigers are now 22-2, and ranked third among public high school teams statewide. Mamaroneck faces fifth-ranked Pittsford at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. Chiapparelli told Daily Voice on Friday that his team was very relaxed, enjoying the trip and "in very good spirits." MHS' last trip to the state's semifinal pla…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
'Well-Loved' Man, Local Fixture, Dies After Being Hit By Car In Westchester 'Well-Loved' Man, Local Fixture, Dies After Being Hit By Car In Westchester
'Well-Loved' Man, Local Fixture, Dies After Being Hit By Car In Westchester This story has been updated. DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. -- Paul Golio of Dobbs Ferry, the 52-year-old office manager at Dobbs Ferry Animal Hospital, has died after he was struck by a car on March 3. Greenburgh Supervisor Paul Feiner, who called the amateur ventriloquist and actor "well-loved local fixture" and "one of the nicest people you could know," announced the sad news in an email overnight. Funeral services were planned for March 16. Golio had been hit head-on by a car while walking across Ashford Avenue in Dobbs Ferry. Feiner called Golio, "a very well liked, an i…

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by Jon Craig
Sports
Rye HS Girls Carry One-Two Scoring Punch To State Basketball Final Four Rye HS Girls Carry One-Two Scoring Punch To State Basketball Final Four
Rye HS Girls Carry One-Two Scoring Punch To State Basketball Final Four RYE, N.Y. -- It's been a dozen years since Rye High School's girls basketball team advanced this far in state playoff competition. In 2004, the Rye Garnets won their first sectional title, and advanced to the state final in Class B competition.  With two 1,000-point varsity career scorers, Rye's prospect of beating Floral Park in Friday afternoon's semifinal game is looking good. RHS' girls will compete for the state's Class A title after winning the Section 1 title against Ursuline in February's competition for the gold ball at Westchester County Center. Coach Dennis Hurlie's Garnets hav…

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by Jon Craig
Neighbors
Local Rotary Raises Money, Eyebrows At 'Crazy Legs' Fundraiser Local Rotary Raises Money, Eyebrows At 'Crazy Legs' Fundraiser
Local Rotary Raises Money, Eyebrows At 'Crazy Legs' Fundraiser RYE, N.Y. -- Rotarians had a lot of fun while raising funds on March 2 during the Rye Rotary's annual "Crazy Legs" fundraiser. The gathering of nearly 100 also attracted an appearance by state Sen. George Latimer, D-Rye, who was caught on camera with his pant legs off. Richard Giacona of News 12 served as emcee during the event at Rye Grill & Bar.  Honorees and other special guests included Matt Anderson, chief executive officer of The Osborn, Jay Archer, David Cutner, White Plains Rotary President Bill Fishman, Robert GiaQuinto of Rye Beach Pharmacy, Rye Postmaster Robert Gl…

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by Jon Craig
Business
Café Mirage Celebrating Rise In Restauranteurs At New Location Café Mirage Celebrating Rise In Restauranteurs At New Location
Café Mirage Celebrating Rise In Restauranteurs At New Location This story has been updated. PORT CHESTER, N.Y. -- Café Mirage, a former mainstay on North Main Street, has relocated to the heart of Port Chester.  Just doors away from the famed Capitol Theatre, and steps away from the Metro-North train station, Cafe Mirage tripled its seating capacity at its new location at 223 Westchester Ave. Chef Dave Haggerty and his wife, Katy, previously operated Café Mirage at 531 North Main St. for 15 years.  The 85-year-old building is the site of the former T&J Villaggio Trattoria, fruit stand and a bowling alley.  Bowling balls were found in the ceiling…

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Events
Matisyahu Returns To Capitol Theatre, Celebrates Release Of Second Album Matisyahu Returns To Capitol Theatre, Celebrates Release Of Second Album
Matisyahu Returns To Capitol Theatre, Celebrates Release Of Second Album PORT CHESTER, N.Y. -- Celebrating the 10th anniversary of his second album titled, "Youth," Matisyahu is returning home to Port Chester for a show at the Capitol Theatre on Friday March 11. Matisyahu recently released a new live album titled "Live at Stubb's Vol. III." The musical release celebrates his breakthrough album "Live at Stubb's," followed by a tour that brought fans personal, stripped down reworks of favorites including "King Without a Crown." His live video for “King Without a Crown" premiered on Billboard.

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Events
Student Shakespeare Players Perform Before The 'Ides Of March' Student Shakespeare Players Perform Before The 'Ides Of March'
Student Shakespeare Players Perform Before The 'Ides Of March' MAMARONECK, N.Y. -- The Mamaroneck Shakespeare Players are performing "Romeo and Juliet" and "Much Ado About Nothing" through Sunday. Directed by Mamaroneck High School’s PACE theater teacher Zachary Moore, this season's productions attracted close to 100 Mamaroneck High School students.  It marks the 42nd consecutive year that Mamaroneck students have performed Shakespeare in the school district. "Romeo and Juliet" performances are at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday March 10 and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday March 12. (The show debuted Tuesday night. "Much Ado About Noth…

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