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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
Rye Neck HS Evacuated After Bomb Threat Rye Neck HS Evacuated After Bomb Threat
Rye Neck HS Evacuated After Bomb Threat MAMARONECK, N.Y. -- Rye Neck High School was evacuated Tuesday morning after a student reportedly emailed a bomb threat to another student, police said. Police believe the threat was fake, but Westchester County's Bomb Squad was sweeping the high school at 300 Hornidge Road, Mamaroneck, for any hazards. Sgt. Sandra DiRuzza, a spokeswoman for the Village of Mamaroneck Police Department, said, "A student at the school sent an email to another student stating he was going to plant a bomb at the school." "The student was identified and questioned about the email threat. The thre…

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Politics
County Housing 'Win' A Hollow Victory, Some Westchester Officials Say County Housing 'Win' A Hollow Victory, Some Westchester Officials Say
County Housing 'Win' A Hollow Victory, Some Westchester Officials Say WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Westchester County government characterized the recent U.S. Court of Appeals decision as further proof the county had not discriminated while providing affordable housing. After last month's ruling, County Executive Rob Astorino declared on Sept. 25: “This is a big victory for Westchester County. This vindicates our fight to protect home rule and local zoning." But several other elected officials say the appeals court decision actually agreed that the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development had the right to withhold community development block grants. …

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Lifestyle
Open Door Family Medical Center Offers Free Breast Cancer Screenings Open Door Family Medical Center Offers Free Breast Cancer Screenings
Open Door Family Medical Center Offers Free Breast Cancer Screenings PORT CHESTER, N.Y. -- Open Door Family Medical Centers will host "A Crucial Catch Day – Your Day to Fight Breast Cancer" -- providing women over the age of 40 in Westchester with free breast cancer education and screenings.  The free screenings are being offered on Tuesday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Open Door’s Port Chester location.  Registration is required and women are invited to attend the event to have free breast screenings, learn about ways to reduce the risk of cancer and the importance of finding cancer early.  To register, contact Anne Martinez at (914) 502-1396 or emai…

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Police & Fire
New Digital Traffic Sign Moves To Edgemont, Reins In Reckless Drivers New Digital Traffic Sign Moves To Edgemont, Reins In Reckless Drivers
New Digital Traffic Sign Moves To Edgemont, Reins In Reckless Drivers EDGEMONT, N.Y. -- Dangerous drivers beware: Greenburgh has moved its digital traffic ticket board -- as well as targeted police enforcement -- to Fort Hill Road in the Edgemont section of town. On Tuesday, the illuminated sign indicated 57 traffic tickets had been written at that location that day by the Greenburgh Police Department. Greenburgh Supervisor Paul Feiner said most of Tuesday's tickets were for making an illegal left turn from Jackson Avenue to Fort Hill Road.  "This digital speed board will discourage speeding by alerting motorists that the police are out there --and will…

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Schools
White Plains High Students Advance As National Merit Semifinalists White Plains High Students Advance As National Merit Semifinalists
White Plains High Students Advance As National Merit Semifinalists WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- White Plains High School seniors Michael Ainsworth, Jacob Brady, Justin George and Sinead Hunt were named semifinalists in the 2015-16 National Merit Scholarship Competition. About 16,000 semifinalists were named nationally -- less than 1 percent of U. S. high school seniors – who will continue in the competition to advance to finalist level and compete for about 7,400 scholarships worth more than $32 million. The program honors individual students who show exceptional academic ability and potential for success in rigorous college studies.  Commended students in the com…

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Schools
School Of The Holy Child Inducts 14 Into National Honor Society School Of The Holy Child Inducts 14 Into National Honor Society
School Of The Holy Child Inducts 14 Into National Honor Society HARRISON, N.Y. -- Congratulations to 14 members of School of the Holy Child's Class of 2016 who were recently inducted into the National Honor Society. The National Honor Society inductees are recognized for their excellence in four areas – scholarship, leadership, character, and service.  During a celebratory ceremony at the school's magnificent St. Walburga's Chapel, inductees reflected on the characteristics of an NHS Scholar, noting that they share similar traits typical of a Holy Child student. They are collaborative, caring, honest young women who value academic integrity and possess …

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Schools
Mamaroneck School Board Set To Discuss Major High School Renovations Mamaroneck School Board Set To Discuss Major High School Renovations
Mamaroneck School Board Set To Discuss Major High School Renovations MAMARONECK, N.Y. -- The Mamaroneck Board of Education plans to discuss a capital construction project that would improve the high school's physical education instructional areas. In a memo emailed to the community on Tuesday, Mamaroneck Superintendent of Schools Robert Shaps announced the school board will discuss the scope of the project -- which requires a public vote -- at 7 p.m. Oct. 13 in the tiered classroom at MHS. At Tuesday's meeting, school district administrators will report to the school board on the status of current facilities, work that has been done to examine health and saf…

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News
White Plains OKs Contract To Design Major New Downtown Tranportation Center White Plains OKs Contract To Design Major New Downtown Tranportation Center
White Plains OKs Contract To Design Major New Downtown Tranportation Center WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- The White Plains Common Council on Monday unanimously authorized the city to sign a contract to design a new Multimodal Transportation Center at the Metro-North train station and bus terminals. The $794,214 contract with Parsons Brinckerhoff Inc. is for preliminary planning, design and engineering services. "With this authorization, we now begin our work on a revitalized, reimagined White Plains Multimodal Transportation Center,'' Mayor Thomas Roach said in a press statement. "I am excited to get started and with the assistance of the world class firm. . . . …

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Neighbors
Westchester Library Displays Faces Of Foster Children, Potential Adoptees Westchester Library Displays Faces Of Foster Children, Potential Adoptees
Westchester Library Displays Faces Of Foster Children, Potential Adoptees GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- A traveling photo exhibit showing the faces of Westchester County children in need of "forever families" is on display this week at Greenburgh Public Library. The "Heart Gallery" is designed to attract adoptive and foster parents. More photographs and biographies of the children can be found online here. The county-sponsored exhibit will be shown on Wednesday Oct. 7 through Friday at the library, located at 300 Tarrytown Road (Route 119) in Greenburgh. As of last month, there were 90 children in Westchester eligible for adoption. Several of those ch…

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Police & Fire
State Awards Money For New Fingerprint Equipment For Local Law Enforcement State Awards Money For New Fingerprint Equipment For Local Law Enforcement
State Awards Money For New Fingerprint Equipment For Local Law Enforcement ALBANY, N.Y. -- Six police departments in Westchester, Rockland and Dutchess counties -- as well as the Putnam County Sheriff's Department -- can buy new fingerprinting equipment with nearly $90,000 in state grants announced Monday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. A total of 51 police and sheriff's departments statewide will receive $710,000 in state money for more accurate and efficient devices, according to a press statement. State Assemblyman David Buchwald, a Democrat representing part of Westchester, said, “Police departments around the Lower Hudson Valley, including in the City of White Plains, …

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