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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
Firefighters Respond To Multiple Calls In Dutchess County Firefighters Respond To Multiple Calls In Dutchess County
Firefighters Respond To Multiple Calls In Dutchess County DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- It was a busy Monday for volunteer firefighters in several Dutchess municipalities -- responding to multiple car accidents, a minor fire at a high school and a brush fire. Firefighters from Millerton, Amenia and Wassaic were called to a bathroom fire at Webutuck High School, 194 Height Road, about 1 p.m. That incident turned out to be a small fire contained to a roll of toilet paper in a bathroom at the high school. It sent smoke through the school but was immediately contained. No one was reported hurt. Separately, firefighters in the LaGrange Fire District were ca…

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Police & Fire
Pregnant Woman Hospitalized After Slamming Into Amenia Building Pregnant Woman Hospitalized After Slamming Into Amenia Building
Pregnant Woman Hospitalized After Slamming Into Amenia Building AMENIA, N.Y. -- Firefighters from Amenia were called to the scene of an accident involving a car into a building at 5327 Route 44 in Amenia early Monday afternoon.  Capt. John Watterson, a spokesman for the Dutchess County Sheriff's Department, said, "There was no intrusion into the building, and no structural damage to the building." The driver was a pregnant female who was transported to Sharon Hospital for evaluation, Watterson said. No charges have been filed, and the cause is still under investigation, Watterson said.

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Police & Fire
ShopRite Cashier Run Over, Trapped Under Jeep At Putnam Shopping Center ShopRite Cashier Run Over, Trapped Under Jeep At Putnam Shopping Center
ShopRite Cashier Run Over, Trapped Under Jeep At Putnam Shopping Center CARMEL, N.Y. -- A Stormville woman was critically injured on Tuesday morning after being run over in the parking lot of ShopRite Plaza in Carmel. According to the Putnam County Courier, Marie Dunn, 49, was struck by a Jeep operated by Eileen Heinz, 75, of Lake Carmel, in the north end of the shopping plaza off of Route 52. A customer service employee at ShopRite confirmed that Dunn worked as a cashier at the Carmel supermarket but that no one had heard an update on her condition as of 10 p.m. on Tuesday. Carmel Police Chief Mike Cazzari told The Courier that the driver of the Jeep said she…

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Schools
High School Production Dedicated To Former Teacher In Port Chester High School Production Dedicated To Former Teacher In Port Chester
High School Production Dedicated To Former Teacher In Port Chester PORT CHESTER, N.Y. -- "You Can't Take It With You," a comedic play performed three times this past weekend, was dedicated in memory of a Port Chester High School teacher who died on Oct. 20. Claudia Begazo-Hyland, 44, taught Spanish and never missed a high school production, according to Josh Tenzer, drama coach and special education teacher. "She'd bring her kids,'' Tenzer said. "I miss her." The three-act comedy, Port Chester's first fall production in 10 years, was written by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart.  The high school production debuted Thursday Nov. 19 w…

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Police & Fire
Person Trapped Under Car At ShopRite Plaza In Carmel Person Trapped Under Car At ShopRite Plaza In Carmel
Person Trapped Under Car At ShopRite Plaza In Carmel CARMEL, N.Y. -- Firefighters and Town of Carmel police were called to Shoprite Plaza off Route 52 on Tuesday morning on a report that someone was trapped under a vehicle. A landing zone was being set up near the movie theater for a planned air rescue transport to the hospital via helicopter. Putnam County Sheriff's deputies were called to assist Carmel police. Check back to Daily Voice for more information as it becomes available.

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Schools
Ardsley School District Hires New Assistant Superintendent For Business Ardsley School District Hires New Assistant Superintendent For Business
Ardsley School District Hires New Assistant Superintendent For Business ARDSLEY, N.Y. -- Kelly E. Seibert has been appointed assistant superintendent for business, facilities and operations for the Ardsley Union Free School District. Seibert's hiring recently was approved by the Ardsley Board of Education effective Dec. 9. He has held a similar post the past four years at the Ramapo Central School District. Seibert began his finance career in 2007 at the Dutchess County Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES).  He currently is president of the Lower Hudson Chapter of the New York State Association of School Business Officials. In a press statement,…

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Police & Fire
Rye Brook Deaths Were 'Accidental,' Say Police Rye Brook Deaths Were 'Accidental,' Say Police
Rye Brook Deaths Were 'Accidental,' Say Police RYE BROOK, N.Y. -- Police concluded late Monday that the deaths of two Rye Brook residents from carbon monoxide poisoning were both accidental. Rye Brook Police Department said it was notified about 12:10 p.m. on Monday afternoon of "a person in distress" on Maywood Avenue. Upon arrival, police found two males, Carl Persson, 85, and Joseph Pendrak, 52, both of 9 Maywood Ave., dead in the home. Earlier Daily Voice coverage can be found here. Both Persson and Pendrak were in found in their beds in their separate bedrooms, police said. Accidental carbon monoxide poisoning is suspect…

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Police & Fire
Police Release Details On Rye Brook Pair Found Dead Police Release Details On Rye Brook Pair Found Dead
Police Release Details On Rye Brook Pair Found Dead RYE BROOK, N.Y. -- Police confirmed Monday that a car parked in an attached garage at 9 Maywood Ave. was found out of gas, leading them to suspect it had been left running. The discovery was made while investigating the deaths of two people from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning, Rye Brook Police Chief Gerald Austin told Daily Voice on Monday. A family member told lohud.com that the deceased occupants of the home were Carl Persson, 85, the property owner, and step-grandson, Joseph Pendrak, 50. They both were found dead in their beds about noon, police reported earlier on Monday. Persson…

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News
Two Found Dead In Rye Brook Two Found Dead In Rye Brook
Two Found Dead In Rye Brook RYE BROOK, N.Y. -- Police are investigating the deaths of two people from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning at 9 Maywood Ave., Rye Brook's police chief confirmed to Daily Voice on Monday afternoon. A family member told lohud.com that the deceased occupants of the home were Carl Persson, 85, the property owner, and step-grandson, Joseph Pendrak, 50. They both were found dead in their beds about noon on Monday.  Persson was a retired Teamster union member, according to lohud, and Pendrak had worked in the hospitality business but was out on disability. Check back to Daily Voice for more o…

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High Schools Involved In Football Rivalry Brawl ID'd High Schools Involved In Football Rivalry Brawl ID'd
High Schools Involved In Football Rivalry Brawl ID'd This story has ben updated. PUTNAM VALLEY, N.Y. -- Students from Hendrick Hudson, Mahopac and Putnam Valley high schools have been identified as those involved in the fight that seriously injured a student-bystander on Saturday night, state police said. The student was hospitalized after a pre-planned brawl in the Town of Putnam Valley among varsity football players and other students, as reported Sunday by Daily Voice. The injured student was taken to the Trauma Center at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla. The injuries were serious but not considered life-threatening, police said. P…

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