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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

Obituaries
Memorial Service Will Be Held For Rye Filmmaker Mauled By African Lion Memorial Service Will Be Held For Rye Filmmaker Mauled By African Lion
Memorial Service Will Be Held For Rye Filmmaker Mauled By African Lion RYE, N.Y. -- Calling hours are Friday and Saturday for Katherine Chappell, the 29-year-old visual effects editor killed by a lion Monday in South Africa. The Rye native was about to begin a two-week volunteer mission at a different wildlife preserve for elephants and rhinoceroses. Her wake will be from 7-9 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Graham Funeral Home in Rye. A memorial service will begin at noon Saturday. Chappell is the daughter of Mary and Jonathan Chappell of Rye. She also is survived by her brother, Ryan; two sisters, Lauren Chapell and Jen Ringwald; and her br…

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News
Rye Woman Mauled By Lion Recalled For Film Success, Sense Of Adventure Rye Woman Mauled By Lion Recalled For Film Success, Sense Of Adventure
Rye Woman Mauled By Lion Recalled For Film Success, Sense Of Adventure RYE, N.Y. -- Katherine Chappell grew up on a modest dead-end street in Rye, graduated from a competitive Catholic girls' school in Harrison and excelled well beyond her 29 years as a visual effects editor on the HBO hit series “Game of Thrones.” Known for her sense of adventure, “Kate’’ is now internationally known as the American who got mauled on Monday by a lioness during a safari in South Africa. She was about to start a volunteer mission at a different wildlife preserve that saves elephants and rhinoceroses. Chappell was killed when the lion dragged her from a car while photographi…

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Neighbors
IHeartHarrison Unveils Park Renovation To Kick Off Group's Work IHeartHarrison Unveils Park Renovation To Kick Off Group's Work
IHeartHarrison Unveils Park Renovation To Kick Off Group's Work HARRISON, N.Y. -- There's a newly formed coalition of Harrison mothers dedicated to improving public spaces and cultivating pride in the community. On Sunday, they'll unveil a renovated Wilding Park during a free celebration along Oakland Avenue, behind Harrison Shopping Center, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (The rain date is June 14.) "iHeartHarrison has big plans for our town and they are gaining quite a bit of traction and support from the community,'' said Lucie Dufour, a spokeswoman for the group. "They are doing remarkable work in a very short amount of time and plan on intertwining them…

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Schools
Port Chester High Wins Two Metropolican Theater Awards Port Chester High Wins Two Metropolican Theater Awards
Port Chester High Wins Two Metropolican Theater Awards WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Pleasantville, Archbishop Stepinac and Brewster won the most awards at Monday night's Metropolitan High School Theater Awards, but many local drama programs returned home as winners. Port Chester's Liam Herbert won best acting performance by a male and the school won for best lobby display. Charlie Simmons, who played the lead in the school’s production of RENT, performed at Monday night's sold-out ceremony, attended by more than 1,000 students, teachers and parents. “I couldn't be more proud of Liam and all the nominees from Port Chester. What a fun night we had,'…

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White Plains Hires New Planning Commissioner White Plains Hires New Planning Commissioner
White Plains Hires New Planning Commissioner WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- The White Plains Common Council unanimously approved the appointment of Christopher Gomez on Monday as city planning commissioner. Gomez was Port Chester's director of planning and development the past three years. He will start July 7 in the job that pays $145,000 annually. In Port Chester, Gomez was credited with leading the adoption of the village’s comprehensive plan, Local Waterfront Revitalization Plan, and substantial zoning map and text amendments.  Gomez is a proponent of utilizing digital technology in real time to assist in the review of projects and …

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Schools
Mount Pleasant Students Team Up & Learn At Taconic Outdoor Education Center Mount Pleasant Students Team Up & Learn At Taconic Outdoor Education Center
Mount Pleasant Students Team Up & Learn At Taconic Outdoor Education Center COLD SPRING, N.Y. -- With a cursory nod to the reality show "Survivor," Columbus Elementary School students took to the woods of the Taconic Outdoor Education Center last week to test their problem solving, communication and cooperation skills. The fourth graders from the Mount Pleasant Central School District had to solve a series of physical and analytical challenges that could only be accomplished with their combined effort.  Team leaders from the education center in Cold Spring led small groups of students through narrow wooded paths to the different "survivor" stations set up in sm…

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Saw Mill River Parkway Crash Victim ID'd Saw Mill River Parkway Crash Victim ID'd
Saw Mill River Parkway Crash Victim ID'd WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Westchester County police released the name of the man who died after being ejected from his Mazda on the Saw Mill River Parkway on Sunday. Armando Flores-Flores, 30, of White Plains, was driving south on the parkway near the I-87 interchange in Irvington when he tried to pass a Toyota mini-van and bumped into it, county police told .Daily Voice. Police believe the 11 a.m. collision caused Flores-Flores to lose control of his Mazda before he was ejected and fatally injured, a county police spokesman said. No one else was hurt. The southbound lanes of the S…

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Lifestyle
Albanian Heritage Festival A Big Hit At Kensico Dam Plaza Albanian Heritage Festival A Big Hit At Kensico Dam Plaza
Albanian Heritage Festival A Big Hit At Kensico Dam Plaza VALHALLA, N.Y. -- Thousands of people jammed Kensico Dam Plaza on Sunday for the Albanian Heritage Festival. The annual festival featured authentic food, music, volleyball and soccer games, as well as dancing in traditional clothing.  But major thunderstorms and flash flooding cut the celebration short about 3 p.m., four hours before it was scheduled to end.  The event was sponsored by Westchester County Parks and Our Lady of Shkodra Church in Hartsdale. More than 50 children and teenagers from the church were eager to perform their dances, but were unable to due to the storms.

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Sports
Mamaroneck Advances To States In Baseball Playoffs Mamaroneck Advances To States In Baseball Playoffs
Mamaroneck Advances To States In Baseball Playoffs ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- Mamaroneck High School's baseball team outlasted Class AA defending champion Roy C. Ketcham on Saturday to win its first Section 1 championship since 2009. Defending Class A champion Rye High was not so lucky as its baseball team fell, 4-3, to Byram Hills on Saturday. Both Section 1 finals were played at Provident Bank Park in Pomona, N.Y. The victories by Byram Hills and Mamaroneck earn them spots in the State baseball tournament. State quarterfinals playoffs begin on Friday. With Mamaroneck's starting pitcher Jason Kreinces throwing a shutout through five i…

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Sports
Ups, Downs For Mamaroneck Sports: State Tennis Champs, Lacrosse Loss Ups, Downs For Mamaroneck Sports: State Tennis Champs, Lacrosse Loss
Ups, Downs For Mamaroneck Sports: State Tennis Champs, Lacrosse Loss This story has been updated. MAMARONECK, N.Y. -- Mamaroneck High School's Hope and Courage Crawford are New York State tennis champions. The Crawford brothers, who moved to Mamaroneck from Georgia earlier this school year, won the State doubles championship on Saturday by a score of 7-5, 6-3 over Cold Spring Harbor. The State Championships took place at the USTA Billy Jean National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y. Hope Crawford is a sophomore at Mamaroneck High School and Courage is a freshman. The Crawfords defeated another pair of Westchester brothers, Jeremy and James Wei of Horace…

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