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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

Business
Unique But Different Eateries Open In Scarsdale, Hartsdale Unique But Different Eateries Open In Scarsdale, Hartsdale
Unique But Different Eateries Open In Scarsdale, Hartsdale GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- Two new, but very different restaurants began serving their specialties this week in Hartsdale and Scarsdale. On Monday, Skinny Buddha Organic Cafe opened at 6 Depot Plaza in Scarsdale, across from the Metro-North train station. Two years ago, Skinny Buddha Fitness Center co-owners Elyce Jacobson and Shaka Taffawa opened the Organic Kitchen pick-up window in Mount Kisco in response to countless requests from personal training clients wanting prepared organic meals to take home to their families. With the Organic Kitchen proving continued success, Jacobson and Taff…

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News
Hutch Through White Plains Among State's Most Dangerous Parkways Hutch Through White Plains Among State's Most Dangerous Parkways
Hutch Through White Plains Among State's Most Dangerous Parkways WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer and White Plains Mayor Thomas Roach were among the elected officials who held a news conference on Tuesday to draw attention to some of New York state's most dangerous parkways. Among them, according to state Department of Transportation accident statistics, are the Hutchinson River Parkway near Mamaroneck Avenue in White Plains and the Cross County Parkway -- west of the Sheridan Avenue overpass as well as near the Saw Mill River Parkway in Yonkers. In Putnam County, the state DOT ranks Interstate-684 near the I-84 interchange as one of t…

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Neighbors
Harrison Teens Begin Cross-Country Bike Trek For Pediatric Cancer Research Harrison Teens Begin Cross-Country Bike Trek For Pediatric Cancer Research
Harrison Teens Begin Cross-Country Bike Trek For Pediatric Cancer Research BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- Five teenagers from Harrison, Mamaroneck and Mount Vernon are part of a team that began a 3,968-mile bicycle trek on Thursday to raise awareness and money for pediatric cancer research. Their 23-day cross-country journey began at the Brooklyn Bridge and ends July 24 at the Golden Gate Bridge.  The youths are riding as part of Relay X America, which gets teens active in issues surrounding children's cancer, while raising $396,800 for the cause -- or $100 for each mile ridden this month. Split into three teams of bicyclists, each will ride about 60 miles per day, with…

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Police & Fire
Man Injured During 'Rollover' Accident Near Harrison-Rye Line Man Injured During 'Rollover' Accident Near Harrison-Rye Line
Man Injured During 'Rollover' Accident Near Harrison-Rye Line HARRISON, N.Y. -- Harrison Fire Department responded to a one-car accident on Saturday night that injured an elderly man. Harrison police called the crash, which occurred shortly before 11 p.m., a "rollover."  The accident was near the bottom of Osborn Road just past a bridge in the village of Harrison. Motorists sometimes cross the double yellow line along that stretch to avoid parked cars.  The car appeared to be traveling downhill from Rye before it struck a parked car and rolled over, according to a witness. The parked car was pushed into another parked car. Nearby residents t…

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News
State Lawmakers Extend Hotel-Motel Occupancy Tax In White Plains State Lawmakers Extend Hotel-Motel Occupancy Tax In White Plains
State Lawmakers Extend Hotel-Motel Occupancy Tax In White Plains WESTCHESTER, N.Y. -- State lawmakers passed legislation last week that will allows 15 new municipalities in Westchester County to begin collecting occupancy taxes of up to 3 percent on hotel and motel bills. Legislation sponsored by Assemblyman Tom Abinanti and Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins secured the new tax for the town of Greenburgh and villages of Tarrytown, Elmsford, Sleepy Hollow, Ardsley, Irvington, Dobbs Ferry and Hastings-on-Hudson. Most municipalities are expected to begin collecting the occupancy tax, also called a "bed tax," on Jan. 1, 2016. “This will ease the burden on loca…

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Schools
Harrison 4-Year-Old Among 'World's Fair' Pre-K Graduates Harrison 4-Year-Old Among 'World's Fair' Pre-K Graduates
Harrison 4-Year-Old Among 'World's Fair' Pre-K Graduates YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- Toddlers from Harrison and White Plains were among the recent pre-kindergarten graduates from a child care facility affiliated with IBM. The ceremony at Country Children's Center in Yorktown Heights is dubbed the "World's Fair" graduation because their parents came from all over the world to work in research and development at IBM's T.J. Watson Research Facility. Among the graduates was Lucas Zhu, 4, of Harrison who showed off a display with his father, Yu Zhu. Sophia Bukhover, 3, of White Plains also graduated from the pre-kindergarten class. Her family is …

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Neighbors
Barber Giving Back By Training Others, Including Ex-Cons, In Greenburgh Barber Giving Back By Training Others, Including Ex-Cons, In Greenburgh
Barber Giving Back By Training Others, Including Ex-Cons, In Greenburgh GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- Like hair, a positive story grows and spreads, until it is told one more time. And sometimes it warrants repeating. That's true for Anthony Barton, a professional barber from White Plains who volunteers in Greenburgh, who tells and hears many stories as he cuts hair, but also has a fascinating life story of his own. You may have read about Barton in Daily Voice in April. Barton was featured in May in the Wall Street Journal's Urban Gardner column. More recently, he's been interviewed by several television news stations including this report: On Mondays and W…

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Police & Fire
White Plains Man Stopped With 480 Packets Of Heroin White Plains Man Stopped With 480 Packets Of Heroin
White Plains Man Stopped With 480 Packets Of Heroin WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- A 45-year-old White Plains man was arrested Sunday night on Ferris Avenue after police found 480 packets of heroin in his car, according to LoHud.com. White Plains Public Safety Commissioner David Chong told LoHud that Anthony Roper, who has 19 suspensions on his driver's license, also had a bag of cocaine and five $50 counterfeit bills in his car. The glassine packets of heroin, hidden in a laptop case, weighed more than five ounces.  

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Politics
Lt. Gov. Hochul Touts Tax Cap, Business Incentives During Rye Brook Talk Lt. Gov. Hochul Touts Tax Cap, Business Incentives During Rye Brook Talk
Lt. Gov. Hochul Touts Tax Cap, Business Incentives During Rye Brook Talk RYE BROOK, N.Y. -- Lt. Gov. Kathleen Hochul, a former Erie County clerk who said it's "nice to be out of Albany," told the Business Council of Westchester on Tuesday why she enjoys mixing it up with suburban leaders. Hochul spoke to more than 100 company executives and elected officials at the Business Council's headquarters at 800 Westchester Ave. Whenever Hochul escaped the state capital during her first six months as lieutenant governor, she said she enjoyed stopping to talk to mayors or seeing how town supervisors were doing. On a visit to White Plains, Hochul said she tried some…

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News
Rye Teacher Can Return To Classroom Two Years After Being Placed On Leave Rye Teacher Can Return To Classroom Two Years After Being Placed On Leave
Rye Teacher Can Return To Classroom Two Years After Being Placed On Leave RYE, N.Y. -- More than two years after being accused of coaching a fourth-grade student on a state test, Carin Mehler has been told she can return to teach in the Rye City School District. Rye City School District issued this statement on Monday: "While the District cannot comment about any of the specifics regarding this case, the District has made a determination not to pursue charges against Mrs. Mehler." "The District wishes to spare children the experience of being subpoenaed, testifying before a hearing officer, and being subjected to cross-examination by Mrs. Mehler's attorney,''…

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