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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

Schools
Rye Neck HS Grad Josh Barach Launches App For New Anonymous Social Network Rye Neck HS Grad Josh Barach Launches App For New Anonymous Social Network
Rye Neck HS Grad Josh Barach Launches App For New Anonymous Social Network MAMARONECK, N.Y. -- A 2013 graduate of Rye Neck High School has launched an app that creates anonymous social networks similar to -- but more advanced than -- the already popular Yik Yak app. Josh Barach, 20, of Mamaroneck, said his new creation, called Smoak, has gone viral at Rye Neck and is being tested out by thousands of new users on several college campuses. Barach said he is “happy with the amount of people that have signed up so far" and that each user’s experience improves once they invite their friends to join. Barach said he recently took a leave of absence from the Univer…

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News
'Today' Show Interview With Ellen Brody's Daughters Postponed Until Tuesday 'Today' Show Interview With Ellen Brody's Daughters Postponed Until Tuesday
'Today' Show Interview With Ellen Brody's Daughters Postponed Until Tuesday EDGEMONT, N.Y. -- Matt Lauer's television interview with the daughters of Ellen Brody -- the SUV driver killed in a collision with a Metro-North train on Feb. 3 -- is now set to air on Tuesday. An executive at NBC's "Today" Show confirmed Monday that the pre-recorded interview with Brody's three daughters was postponed a day. Brody would have turned 50 on Friday. She was killed when her Mercedes SUV got stuck between rail crossing gates at Commerce Street in Valhalla. Five male commuters on the northbound train were killed in a fiery explosion that followed the train's collision with…

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Police & Fire
Purchase College Police Charge Student In Swastika Case Purchase College Police Charge Student In Swastika Case
Purchase College Police Charge Student In Swastika Case PURCHASE, N.Y. -- A Purchase College student was arrested Thursday night on charges he drew multiple swastikas on walls and a door in a residence hall, according to New York State University Police. Raymond Turchioe, 18, of W. 181st St. in New York City, was arrested and charged with first-degree aggravated harassment, a felony, according to LoHud.com. Turchioe was arraigned in Harrison Town Court and sent to Westchester County Jail on $15,000 bail or $25,000 bond. He is to appear in town court again on Tuesday. The police complaint states that Turchioe drew swastikas in Farside Dormito…

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Sports
Port Chester Boy Excels At Archery Competitions Port Chester Boy Excels At Archery Competitions
Port Chester Boy Excels At Archery Competitions PORT CHESTER, N.Y. -- Kyle George, a sixth-grade student at Corpus Christi School, is honing his skills as a nationally ranked archery expert. The 11-year-old Port Chester boy won his second consecutive state championship in his age group and bow category on Monday, March 2, during the New York State Archery Association Indoor Championship. And, on the weekend of March 14-15, Kyle placed third in the nation for his age group at the 35th Annual Indoor National Championship hosted by the National Field Archery Association in Louisville, Kentucky. Kyle also placed fourth this season at …

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Police & Fire
Elmsford Paramedics, Greenburgh Police Assist Mail Carrier Elmsford Paramedics, Greenburgh Police Assist Mail Carrier
Elmsford Paramedics, Greenburgh Police Assist Mail Carrier ELMSFORD, N.Y. -- Police and paramedics from Elmsford and Greenburgh were called to the local post office on Thursday to assist a mall carrier. Elmsford police say a mail carrier became dizzy about 11:45 a.m. and required medical attention. The carrier was treated by Elmsford Volunteer Fire Department EMTs at the Elmsford post office on Main Street, and did not require hospitalization, police said.   

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Lifestyle
Huffington Offers Wisdom On Happy, Healthy Life During Castle Conversation Huffington Offers Wisdom On Happy, Healthy Life During Castle Conversation
Huffington Offers Wisdom On Happy, Healthy Life During Castle Conversation PURCHASE, N.Y. -- Pause. Take some deep breaths.  Don't go to your phone the minute you wake up.. These are just of a few of Arianna Huffington's tips for living a healthier, richer, longer life that she gave during her speech Wednesday evening at Manhattanville College.  Huffington was the first of four well-known speakers invited as part of Manhattanville's Castle Conversations. A capacity crowd of more than 300 filled Reid Castle.  "The world of media has totally been transformed,'' said Huffington, president, editor and publisher of the Hufffington Post, which she founded i…

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Sports
Young Westchester Runners Shine At National Track Competition Young Westchester Runners Shine At National Track Competition
Young Westchester Runners Shine At National Track Competition WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Four local runners earned All-America status this month during USA Track & Field Youth Indoor Championships in Maryland. Jonah Gorevic of Rye, a sixth-grader at Hackley School in Tarrytown, set new national youth records in both the 1,500-meter run (4:36.23) and the 3,000-meter run (9:44.97) for 11- to 12-year-old boys. The competition took place March 13-15 during the Hershey Youth Indoor Championships in Landover, Md. Jonah also placed second in his age group running 800 meters in 2:21.28. Jonah, who is now 11 years old, set a world record as a 10…

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Schools
Mount Pleasant Voters Defeat $42M In Projects At Westlake Schools Mount Pleasant Voters Defeat $42M In Projects At Westlake Schools
Mount Pleasant Voters Defeat $42M In Projects At Westlake Schools MOUNT PLEASANT, N.Y. -- Mount Pleasant voters defeated three bond propositions on Wednesday that sought about $42 million in construction projects at Westlake High School and Middle School. It was the second time in four months that Mount Pleasant voters turned down Westlake school construction proposals. School officials reduced the scale of the projects by about $14 million and divided the work into three bonds after voters defeated a bond totaling nearly $56 million in November 2014. Proposition 1, which included about $35 million in Infrastructure, renovations and additions at the t…

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Police & Fire
Port Chester Police Charge Pair In 'Push-In' Burglary, Victims Injured Port Chester Police Charge Pair In 'Push-In' Burglary, Victims Injured
Port Chester Police Charge Pair In 'Push-In' Burglary, Victims Injured PORT CHESTER, N.Y. -- Port Chester police arrested two men on Monday for the "push-in" burglary of a residence at 34 Bush Ave. At about 10:26 p.m., officers from Port Chester's patrol division responded to a report that two men were breaking into an apartment. Upon their arrival, officers arrested Guido Celestino Franco, 21, of Port Chester and Brandon Ray Thomas, 21, of Stamford, Conn. According to witnesses at the crime scene, Thomas and Franco had been knocking loudly at the door. When residents of the apartment went to answer, Thomas and Franco pushed their way inside and attacked t…

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Schools
Rye Police Identify High School Student Charged In Latest Bomb Threat Rye Police Identify High School Student Charged In Latest Bomb Threat
Rye Police Identify High School Student Charged In Latest Bomb Threat This story has been updated. RYE, N.Y. -- Rye police identified a 17-year-old Rye High School student who was arrested in the latest bomb threat at RHS. Bryan Franco of Rye was charged with first-degree falsely reporting an incident, a Class D felony, in connection with a March 9 threat scribbled on a bathroom wall. It was the fourth bomb threat at the high school/middle school since Oct. 21, 2014. The Westchester County District Attorney's Office, which will prosecute the case, said the arrest was made on Monday. Franco, a senior at RHS, was arraigned Tuesday morning in Rye Ci…

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