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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
Suspects Apprehended In Fatal Union Vale Accident Suspects Apprehended In Fatal Union Vale Accident
Suspects Apprehended In Fatal Union Vale Accident THIS STORY HAS BEEN UPDATED. UNION VALE, N.Y. -- State police arrested two Dutchess County men in connection with a fatal vehicle-pedestrian accident that killed a teenager from Lagrangeville on Sunday. State Police from the Poughkeepsie barracks were dispatched to Tymor Park in the Town of Union Vale for a reported car/pedestrian collision shortly after 9 p.m. on Sunday. Upon their arrival, state troopers found an 18-year-old hit-and-run victim, Michael Esposito of Lagrangeville, with serious internal injuries consistent with being run over by a motor vehicle. Esposito was taken to Mid-Hu…

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Neighbors
Two Recent Sightings Of Missing Pleasantville Dog Reported Two Recent Sightings Of Missing Pleasantville Dog Reported
Two Recent Sightings Of Missing Pleasantville Dog Reported PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- There have been two recent sightings, but a dog reported missing a week ago by the Marino family in Pleasantville remains lost. "We still have not found Dante,'' Natalie Marino said. " There were two sightings. So we have hope." The first sighting was on Dec. 31 at about 12:15 p.m. at the corner of Lake Street and North Broadway near Pleasantville's border with Thornwood. The second sighting was about 5 p.m. on Jan. 1 on Nannahagen Road near Ashland Avenue in Pleasantville. The 10-year-old Cane Corso/Italian Mastiff has been missing since about 6 p.m.…

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News
Cashier Run Over By Jeep Emerges From Coma At Westchester Medical Center Cashier Run Over By Jeep Emerges From Coma At Westchester Medical Center
Cashier Run Over By Jeep Emerges From Coma At Westchester Medical Center VALHALLA, N.Y. -- The 49-year-old Stormville woman who was critically injured on Nov. 24 is making progress after waking from an induced coma, according to someone close to the family. Marie Dunn was run over by a Jeep outside ShopRite Plaza supermarket in Carmel where she worked as a cashier.  "She has been progressing faster than thought, but still will have a very long road ahead of her," the family spokesperson told Daily Voice on Tuesday. Dunn was in the induced coma for about two-and-a-half weeks. As she was being taken out of the coma, she started kicking her right leg an…

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Police & Fire
Dutchess County Rocked By High-Profile Crime, Court Cases In 2015 Dutchess County Rocked By High-Profile Crime, Court Cases In 2015
Dutchess County Rocked By High-Profile Crime, Court Cases In 2015 DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- It seems there was no end to unbelievable crime and court stories locally in 2015. Here is a sampling of the higher-profile arrests, convictions and accidents in Dutchess this year.  In August, the body of missing kayaker Ian Jones, a 32-year-old New York City man who was kayaking with his girlfriend, Tail Fruchtmann, 22, also of New York City, was found in the Hudson River near Staatsburg. Fruchtmann is the daughter of singer Annie Lennox. In May, nine students, the driver of their school bus and another driver are injured when the bus is struck and overturns on S…

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News
Sgt. Joseph Lemm Remembered At St. Patrick's Funeral, Buried In Westchester Sgt. Joseph Lemm Remembered At St. Patrick's Funeral, Buried In Westchester
Sgt. Joseph Lemm Remembered At St. Patrick's Funeral, Buried In Westchester MANHATTAN, N.Y. -- Thousands of fellow police, U.S. servicemen, top public officials and friends attended Wednesday's funeral services for Tech. Sgt. Joseph Lemm, 45, of West Harrison at St. Patrick's Cathedral. New York City Police Department officers in dress blues lined the steps of the historic cathedral alongside military personnel as bagpipes blared. Fifth Avenue was barricaded so a motorcade carrying Lemm's American flag-draped coffin could pass freely en route to Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Hawthorne. The 6-foot-4-inch native of Nebraska and NYPD detective was killed Dec. 21 with an…

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Neighbors
Local Family Asks For Public's Help In Locating Missing Dog Local Family Asks For Public's Help In Locating Missing Dog
Local Family Asks For Public's Help In Locating Missing Dog PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- Have you seen Dante? The Marino family said their 10-year-old Cane Corso/Italian Mastiff has been missing since about 6 p.m. on Monday. He was last seen near Old Farm Road and Bear Ridge Road in Pleasantville. They ask anyone who may have seen Dante to call them at (914) 318-4038, or contact Daily Voice. Arthur Marino told Daily Voice on Tuesday that the family got Dante when his wife, Natalie, was pregnant with their now 9-year-old daughter, Valentina. "He's a gentle giant,'' Marino said. "Dante and my daughter were very attached. They were raised togethe…

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Police & Fire
Fire Chief Says Fatal Blaze Caused By Malfuntioning Space Heater Fire Chief Says Fatal Blaze Caused By Malfuntioning Space Heater
Fire Chief Says Fatal Blaze Caused By Malfuntioning Space Heater POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Tuesday's early morning fire that killed a 75-year-old Polish immigrant was caused by a space heater, Arlington Fire Chief Tory G. Gallante said Wednesday. The cause of the fatal fire at 31 Durocher Terrace has been determined to be related to the failure of a natural gas fueled space heater, Gallante said. The investigation continues to be handled by the Arlington Fire District Fire Investigation Division and the Town of Poughkeepsie Police Department. Steanislaw Soltysiak was identified as the man killed in the fire. As previously reported, the three-alarm fire sta…

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Lifestyle
Seamless Food Delivery Ad Campaign Takes Shot At Westchester County Seamless Food Delivery Ad Campaign Takes Shot At Westchester County
Seamless Food Delivery Ad Campaign Takes Shot At Westchester County A Manhattan-based online food delivery service has launched a new ad campaign taking potshots at the notion of cooking at home. The ads by Seamless are particularly harsh on Westchester County and New Jersey. "How New York Eats" is the takeout company's newest take on food -- using such slogans as: "Cook when you’re dead or living in Westchester" and "Cooking is so Jersey." Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino found a bright side to the ad campaign. “The ad seems to agree that Manhattan residents must move to Westchester to be able to afford a home that h…

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News
Mass For Westchester Sergeant, NYPD Officer Will Be Held At St. Patrick's Mass For Westchester Sergeant, NYPD Officer Will Be Held At St. Patrick's
Mass For Westchester Sergeant, Nypd Officer Will Be Held At St. Patrick's This story has been updated. HARRISON, N.Y. -- One of the largest military and police officer's funerals in recent memory is set for Wednesday at St. Patrick's Cathedral for Tech. Sgt Joseph G. Lemm, 45, of West Harrison. Lemm, a New York Police Department detective the past 16 years was killed a week ago by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan. Another member of Lemm's security squadron from Stewart Air National Guard Base in Orange County and four Air Force officers also died in the Dec. 21 attack.  Wednesday's 10 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be led by Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop…

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Police & Fire
Fatal Fire Under Investigation In Dutchess Fatal Fire Under Investigation In Dutchess
Fatal Fire Under Investigation In Dutchess POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- An early morning fire that killed one person on Tuesday is under investigation by the Arlington Fire District and Town of Poughkeepsie police. Arlington Fire Chief Tory G. Gallante said the origin and cause of the three-alarm fire, which started about 5 a.m., is being investigated. One person was found dead at the single-family home at 31 Durocher Terrace, Gallante said. The person's name has not been released. Firefighters remain on the scene, along with the Arlington Fire District Fire Investigation Division and the Town of Poughkeepise police, Gallante told Daily V…

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