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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

Politics
Dutchess County Legislature Welcomes New Members With Some Very Close Races Dutchess County Legislature Welcomes New Members With Some Very Close Races
Dutchess County Legislature Welcomes New Members With Some Very Close Races POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- The 25-member Dutchess County Legislature is expected to seat at least seven new members in January due to incumbents stepping aside or losing September primaries. Five county legislature races remained close late Tuesday, according to unofficial returns from the Dutchess County Board of Elections. Five sitting legislators did not seek re-election on Tuesday.  Two other incumbent legislators -- Democrat Gwen Johnson of Poughkeepsie and Republican Gerald Hutchings of LaGrangeville -- failed to secure major party ballot lines and lost their Independence Party bids on Tu…

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Dutchess Voters Overwhelmingly Re-Elect Marc Molinaro As County Executive Dutchess Voters Overwhelmingly Re-Elect Marc Molinaro As County Executive
Dutchess Voters Overwhelmingly Re-Elect Marc Molinaro As County Executive POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Republican Marc Molinaro was elected to a second four-year term as Dutchess County Executive, according to unofficial returns from the county Board of Elections on Tuesday night. Molinaro was leading Democrat Diane Jablonski with 63 percent of the nearly 46,000 votes cast. Jablonski, a former Dutchess County comptroller who promised "leadership, not just cheerleading,'' had about 37 percent of the total votes cast, also according to unofficial returns. Prior to his election as county executive in 2011, Molinaro served as s state assemblyman, county legislator and …

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Town Of Rye Voters Select New Supervisor, Council Members Town Of Rye Voters Select New Supervisor, Council Members
Town Of Rye Voters Select New Supervisor, Council Members This story has been updated. RYE, N.Y. -- Rye Town Supervisor Joe Carvin's decision not to seek reelection opened his seat up for a race between Republican Aldo Vitagliano and Conservative Democrat Gary Zuckerman. With all of the vote totals in early Wednesday, Zuckerman was leading, according to unofficial returns from the Westchester County Board of Elections. Zuckerman had about 55 percent of the vote total to Vitagliano's 45 percent, according to unofficial returns. The town board oversees property tax assessments and services including parks in Rye Brook, Rye Neck, Manaroneck, Port C…

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White Plains Voters Re-Elect Common Council Members White Plains Voters Re-Elect Common Council Members
White Plains Voters Re-Elect Common Council Members This story has been updated. WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- White Plains voters re-elected three incumbent Democrats to the city's Common Council on Tuesday, according to unofficial results from the Westchester County Board of Elections. Four people ran for three seats. Republican AnneMarie Encarnacao, a lifelong resident of White Plains, lost her second try at landing a seat on the all-Democratic city council, securing about 13 percent of the unofficial vote totals. Incumbent Democrat Nadine Hunt-Robinson completed the unexpired term of Ben Boykin, who left to became a Westchester County legislat…

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Harrison Voters Pick New Town Justices; Re-Elect Mayor, Council Members Harrison Voters Pick New Town Justices; Re-Elect Mayor, Council Members
Harrison Voters Pick New Town Justices; Re-Elect Mayor, Council Members This story has been updated. HARRISON, N.Y. -- Harrison Supervisor/Mayor Ronald Belmont was easily re-elected to a second term on Tuesday, according to unofficial returns from the Westchester County Board of Elections.  Belmont, Harrison's director of Parks and Recreation for 35 years, led Democrat Elizabeth Schaper with 79 percent of the vote total. Two incumbent Republicans seeking re-election to the Harrison town/village board members -- Stephen Malfitano and Fred Sciliano -- also are apparent winners -- each receiving about 34 percent of total votes cast on Tuesday. They defeated Democ…

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Police & Fire
Man Dies Jumping Off Kingston-Rhinebeck Bridge Man Dies Jumping Off Kingston-Rhinebeck Bridge
Man Dies Jumping Off Kingston-Rhinebeck Bridge RHINEBECK, N.Y. -- A 54-year-old man killed himself on Tuesday by jumping off the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge, Ulster Police said. Just before 7 a.m. on Tuesday, police say they received a call from the New York State Bridge Authority regarding an unoccupied vehicle on the Kingston Rhinecliff Bridge.  As a result of an investigation, it was determined that the sole occupant of the vehicle had jumped off the bridge, police said. With assistance from marine units from local fire departments, a male was subsequently recovered from the Hudson River. The subject was transported to shore where he …

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There's Still Time Left To Vote In Dutchess County There's Still Time Left To Vote In Dutchess County
There's Still Time Left To Vote In Dutchess County DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- If you are reading this, there is still time to vote in Tuesday's election.  Polls close at 9 p.m. Election workers said unseasonably mild weather and dozens of contested elections helped bring more people than expected out to vote on Tuesday. In Dutchess County, there are more than 175 seats open, ranging from county executive, 25 county legislative races, city elections in Poughkeepsie and Beacon and contested races in most towns. Dutchess County voters of all varieties were out in force early, making their way to the polls on a busy, important, Election Day. …

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Police & Fire
Mamaroneck Firefighters Called Back To House Fire Mamaroneck Firefighters Called Back To House Fire
Mamaroneck Firefighters Called Back To House Fire MAMARONECK, N.Y. -- Village of Mamaroneck volunteer firefighters responded to a house fire on Monday night. They were called back to 402 Fairway Green on Tuesday afternoon following a report that the single-family home's roof had collapsed. No one was reported hurt in either incident. According to News 12, village firefighters were called back to the home about 11:30 p.m. Monday. The fire originated about 7:30 p.m. Monday. Electricity was cut off to the home, which was destroyed, and the homeowner left safely, News 12 reported. No further details were available on Tuesday.

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Neighbors
Vassar Brothers' Patient Celebrates New Look At Dyson Breast Cancer Center Vassar Brothers' Patient Celebrates New Look At Dyson Breast Cancer Center
Vassar Brothers' Patient Celebrates New Look At Dyson Breast Cancer Center POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- The Dyson Breast Center at Vassar Brothers Medical Center held a very special event on Saturday. Breast cancer patient Kim Ross debuted a wig that was made by Angelline Smalls of Wigs By Angelline, a small business in the City of Poughkeepsie.  Smalls was joined by Dyson Breast Center nurse Erika Hernandez, who donated 26 inches of her own hair to be used to make the wig, and Dyson Breast Center Nurse Practitioner Sara Winterleitner.  Special guests at the event included Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro, state Sen. Sue Serino, R-Hyde Park, and Dutchess County L…

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'We The People' Campaign Seeks To Restore Town Government 'We The People' Campaign Seeks To Restore Town Government
'We The People' Campaign Seeks To Restore Town Government BEEKMAN, N.Y. -- A contingent of longtime Town of Beekman residents is seeking to oust incumbent Republicans who they blame for mismanagement and an aura of arrogance on the Town Council. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. Running as a "We The People" team, the registered Conservative Democrats are challenging Beekman Supervisor Barbara Zulauf and Town Council members Michael Moran and Werner W. Stiegler in Tuesday's election. The incumbents are all Republicans. They're joined on the ticket by Meghan Sweeney, a Conservative-Democrat who is challenging Republican Town Clerk Rachael …

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