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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
Greenburgh Crime Report: Car Thefts Up, Burglaries Down, Fraud On The Rise Greenburgh Crime Report: Car Thefts Up, Burglaries Down, Fraud On The Rise
Greenburgh Crime Report: Car Thefts Up, Burglaries Down, Fraud On The Rise GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- Greenburgh Police Department released its year-to-year crime statistics on Friday, and the annual report contained good news, but some bad news. Greenburgh Police Chief Chris McNerney said that burglaries were down in 2015 compared to the previous year. There were 52 burglary reports last year compared to 63 in 2014, McNerney said. Motor vehicle thefts, meanwhile saw a steep increase this past year, the police chief said. There were 28 auto thefts in 2015 compared to 16 the previous year, a 75 percent increase. Violent crime reports did not change much from year to year…

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Police & Fire
Port Chester Apartment Gas Levels Reached 80 Percent Before Arrest Port Chester Apartment Gas Levels Reached 80 Percent Before Arrest
Port Chester Apartment Gas Levels Reached 80 Percent Before Arrest PORT CHESTER, N.Y. -- A 25-year-old Port Chester man is in custody after he allegedly barricaded his Main Street apartment, turned on the gas, disabled the smoke detector and fled, forcing the evacuation of the building’s 135 residents, police reported. Port Chester police arrested Steven Cordero on Thursday morning about two blocks from his apartment building at 50 Main St. The building superintendent notified police and the fire department after detecting a strong gas odor coming from apartment 2J. The superintendent told police that when he attempted to alert the tenant, Cordero refuse…

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Police & Fire
Car Crashes Into Greenburgh Library Lobby Car Crashes Into Greenburgh Library Lobby
Car Crashes Into Greenburgh Library Lobby This story has been updated. GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- Police and firefighters were called to the Greenburgh Public Library on Friday after a car drove into its lobby No one was reported hurt during the early afternoon accident. The cause is under investigation, but slippery conditions in the parking lot off of 300 Tarrytown Road may have been a factor, police said. Greenburgh Supervisor Paul Feiner said, "We are going to order concrete bollards (barriers) to prevent this from occurring in the future." State legislators were holding a meeting on the state budget at the time of the cra…

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Events
Calling All Valentines: Greenburgh Parent-Child Dance Is Sold Out Calling All Valentines: Greenburgh Parent-Child Dance Is Sold Out
Calling All Valentines: Greenburgh Parent-Child Dance Is Sold Out GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- If you still planned to buy tickets to Friday night's annual Valentine's Dance, you're out of luck. It's sold out. The annual Parent-Child Dance is taking place at the Multipurpose Center, 11 Olympic Lane in Ardsley.  

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Police & Fire
Police: Man Charged After Intentionally Leaking Gas In Apartment Building Police: Man Charged After Intentionally Leaking Gas In Apartment Building
Police: Man Charged After Intentionally Leaking Gas In Apartment Building PORT CHESTER, N.Y. -- A Port Chester man was arrested on Thursday after he intentionally left a stove's gas on in his apartment, police said. At about 9:45 a.m. Thursday, Port Chester Fire Department and village police responded to a report of a gas odor at 50 South Main St., Apt 2J, police said. Upon arrival at the apartment, fire department personnel detected a heavy concentration of gas. They immediately shut off the gas and evacuated nearby apartments. The apartment building has about 135 residents. Further investigation indicated the resident of the apartment, Steven Cordero, 25, had i…

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Schools
Westchester High School App For Hunger Lands National Prize For Innovation Westchester High School App For Hunger Lands National Prize For Innovation
Westchester High School App For Hunger Lands National Prize For Innovation This story has been updated. HARRISON, N.Y. -- Harrison High School students were named "Best in Nation" winners this week in the fourth annual Verizon Innovative App Challenge. Harrison was the only school selected in New York state, and among just nine winning entries nationwide. The Huskies' mobile app concept is designed to help combat hunger by giving consumers a chance to pay-it-forward when they order food online and buy a meal for a person in need at the same time. A video of their innovation is posted. Verizon awarded Harrison High $20,000 for their school or organizatio…

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by Jon Craig
News
Video: Revisiting Crossing Year After Deadly Metro-North Train Crash Video: Revisiting Crossing Year After Deadly Metro-North Train Crash
Video: Revisiting Crossing Year After Deadly Metro-North Train Crash VALHALLA, N.Y. -- Last year it was traffic gridlock and some icing conditions. On Wednesday evening, motorists encountered steady rain, fog and darkness. On Feb. 3, 2015, Ellen Brody, 49, of Edgemont attempted to cross railroad tracks at Commerce Street in Valhalla only to collide with a northbound commuter train. She and five passengers were killed, making it the deadliest accident in Metro-North history. On Wednesday, a Daily Voice reporter shot video at the same location. Television crews and a police cruiser also looked on just after sundown. Street crossings on the cemetery side of the…

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Police & Fire
No Students Hurt In Dutchess County School Bus Accident No Students Hurt In Dutchess County School Bus Accident
No Students Hurt In Dutchess County School Bus Accident POUGHKEEPSIE, .N.Y. -- None of the Wappingers Falls students were injured when a pickup truck rear-ended their school bus at a stop sign shortly before 4 p.m. on Wednesday, according to New Hamburg Fire District officials. The collision occurred near Main Street and Conklin Street in the Town of Poughkeepsie. Three students were transferred to another bus. Two students were picked up by parents.  The school bus driver and driver of the pickup were taken to area hospitals for precautionary checkups, officials said.

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Schools
Port Chester Students Perform With Foreigner At Capitol Theatre Port Chester Students Perform With Foreigner At Capitol Theatre
Port Chester Students Perform With Foreigner At Capitol Theatre PORT CHESTER, N.Y -- It may "feel like the first time," but Feb. 13 will mark the third appearance by Port Chester High School's Select Choir with legendary rock band Foreigner. Port Chester students have been invited to sing at the 8 p.m. show at the Capitol Theatre, according to Linda Penney Ventura, choral director at PCHS. "Each time, the kids are very excited about it,'' Ventura told Daily Voice. "We are pleased and excited to be asked again, both for the thrill of singing with such a tremendous group such as Foreigner, and as supporters of The Grammy Foundation, wh…

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Politics
Assemblyman: Remember Families, Safety On Anniversary Of Fatal Train Crash Assemblyman: Remember Families, Safety On Anniversary Of Fatal Train Crash
Assemblyman: Remember Families, Safety On Anniversary Of Fatal Train Crash WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- On the first anniversary of Metro-North's deadliest train crash, state Assemblyman David Buchwald offered thoughts for the families of those killed as well as a safety reminder for motorists. “On the one-year anniversary of the Metro-North train crash in Valhalla, we especially remember the six lives that were lost on that fateful evening commute. We continue, as one community, to keep in our hearts the families of the victims of this horrific tragedy,'' Buchwald said in a statement. “It is important for all motorists to heed caution when approaching any railroad cross…

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