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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

News
Tarrytown Re-elects Its Mayor, Three Village Trustees Tarrytown Re-elects Its Mayor, Three Village Trustees
Tarrytown Re-elects Its Mayor, Three Village Trustees TARRYTOWN, N.Y. -- Mayor Drew Fixell was re-elected to a sixth term Wednesday despite a challenge from former Mayor Paul Janos. According to unofficial results from the Westchester County Board of Elections, Fixell led with 885 votes, about 62 percent of total votes cast. Janos received 554 votes, about 39 percent of the total count, according to the unofficial county results. Fixell ran on the Democratic and Tarrytown United Party lines. Janos ran on a third-party line called Our Village Party. Village Trustees Thomas D. Butler, Becky McGovern and Doug Zollo all ran unopposed …

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Politics
Rye Brook Reelects Two Unopposed Village Trustees Rye Brook Reelects Two Unopposed Village Trustees
Rye Brook Reelects Two Unopposed Village Trustees RYE BROOK, N.Y. -- Village trustees David Heiser and Susan Epstein -- both independents running on the Rye Brook Together line -- were reelected on Wednesday to two-year terms. Their races were uncontested.  Heiser, a labor lawyer, has served on the Rye Brook Board of Trustees since March 2012. Epstein, a former financial underwriter and insurance executive, has served on the village board since March 2013 when she was appointed to fill Mayor-elect Paul Rosenberg's vacated trustee seat.  

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Politics
Three Unopposed Democrats Re-Elected In Larchmont Village Elections Three Unopposed Democrats Re-Elected In Larchmont Village Elections
Three Unopposed Democrats Re-Elected In Larchmont Village Elections LARCHMONT, N.Y. -- Village residents re-elected three Democratic candidates on Wednesday in uncontested races for village justice and the Board of Trustees. It marked the ninth consecutive election in Larchmont in which village candidates ran unopposed. Lorraine Walsh, 51, and John Komar, 57, both were re-elected to a third two-year term. The public job is unpaid. Village Justice Jerry Bernstein was re-elected to a sixth term. He is a senior partner with the New York law firm Blank Rome, and previously worked as a federal prosecutor. Walsh, a Larchmont resident for 17 years, owns …

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Business
Business Expo At Hilton Westchester Attracts 2,000 Business Expo At Hilton Westchester Attracts 2,000
Business Expo At Hilton Westchester Attracts 2,000 RYE BROOK, N.Y. -- More than 2,000 businesspeople from across Westchester, the Hudson Valley and Long Island attended Wednesday's Business Expo at the Hilton Westchester in Rye Brook. More than 180 companies and nonprofit groups offered sales pitches and gave away plenty of promotional merchandise, from pens and water bottles to keychains and back scratchers. It marks the 13th year the expo was sponsored by the Business Council of Westchester.  Exhibitors included banks, law firms, tax accountants, nursing homes, marketing and design firms, contractors, restaurants, security companie…

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News
Railroad Gates Malfunction Half-Mile From Fatal Crossing In Valhalla Railroad Gates Malfunction Half-Mile From Fatal Crossing In Valhalla
Railroad Gates Malfunction Half-Mile From Fatal Crossing In Valhalla VALHALLA, N.Y. -- Commuter railroad crossing gates malfunctioned Wednesday at Lakeview Avenue in Valhalla, about a half-mile south of last month's deadliest crash in Metro-North's history. An MTA police officer observed the crossing gates were continuously in the down position at around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, and as a result, traffic on Lakeview Avenue near the Taconic State Parkway was getting backed up, according to Aaron Donovan, a Metro-North spokesman. "We issued a directive to engineers to stop their trains before the crossing and ensure that there were no cars on the tracks before…

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Schools
Edgemont Junior-Senior High School Closed Due To Power Outage Edgemont Junior-Senior High School Closed Due To Power Outage
Edgemont Junior-Senior High School Closed Due To Power Outage EDGEMONT, N.Y. -- A power outage overnight at Edgemont Junior-Senior High School resulted in the school being closed Wednesday. Electricity was working at the Greenville and Seely Place elementary schools, which both opened as normal for Edgemont pupils at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday. Edgemont School District officials said there will be no phone or e-mail service in the district until the problem has been fixed. Emergency calls only are being taken at 914-574-3908. School officials notified parents of the power outage at about 10 p.m. Tuesday. It's suspected Tuesday's high winds and down…

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Business
Good News In Mamaroneck: Rosa's La Scarbitta Ristorante Reopens After Flood Good News In Mamaroneck: Rosa's La Scarbitta Ristorante Reopens After Flood
Good News In Mamaroneck: Rosa's La Scarbitta Ristorante Reopens After Flood MAMARONECK, N.Y. -- Frigid February temperatures burst a fire sprinkler system at Rosa's La Scarbitta Ristorante, closing the popular eatery for nearly three weeks. Grande notizia: The popular restaurant at 215 Halstead Ave. in the Village of Mamaroneck is back in business after some major repairs and renovations covered by insurance. Rosa Merenda, owner and chef at Rosa's, said her life has mostly returned to normal now because cooking and being around customers is her passion in life. "I just want to thank my customers for being patient,'' Merenda said on Tuesday. Merenda is a n…

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Politics
Westchester Legislators Ask Court To Recover $17 Million In Housing Money Westchester Legislators Ask Court To Recover $17 Million In Housing Money
Westchester Legislators Ask Court To Recover $17 Million In Housing Money WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- The Westchester County Board of Legislators authorized County Attorney Robert Meehan on Monday to seek a federal judge's help recovering up to $17 million lost during a dispute with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. HUD withheld the money, primarily Community Block Development Grants, from towns and villages throughout Westchester -- including many not cited for failing to provide affordable housing.  HUD has said it withheld the money because County Executive Rob Astorino did not submit an "Analysis of Impediments" acceptable to the federal age…

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News
Blind Brook Schools Superintendent Abruptly Resigns Without Explanation Blind Brook Schools Superintendent Abruptly Resigns Without Explanation
Blind Brook Schools Superintendent Abruptly Resigns Without Explanation RYE BROOK, N.Y. -- William J. Stark, the superintendent of schools in Blind Brook-Rye, resigned abruptly on Monday without explanation. The Blind Brook Board of Education planned to accept his resignation during a special meeting Monday evening. Stark had two years left on his contract with the school district, according to a report by LoHud. The school board planned to appoint Jonathan Ross, who is assistant superintendent for finance and facilities, as interim superintendent, effective Tuesday.  Stark, 68, was hired in 2007 as high school principal and became superintendent the …

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Sports
Mamaroneck Girls' Relay Team Places Fourth At National Championships Mamaroneck Girls' Relay Team Places Fourth At National Championships
Mamaroneck Girls' Relay Team Places Fourth At National Championships MAMARONECK, N.Y. -- The Tiger Girls' 4x800-meter relay team recorded the fourth fastest time in the country on Saturday during the New Balance Nationals at the Armory in Manhattan. Their time of 9:07.63 set a Westchester County and Mamaroneck High School record, and placed the Tiger foursome just five seconds behind the winning relay team from Western Branch, Va., which set a new U.S. high school record. Taking home bronze medals and All-America status were: MHS freshman Lauren Shpiz and juniors Lauren Chapey, Katie DeVore and Shari Rauls.  

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