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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
Two-Car Crash Closes Boston Post Road In Rye During Rush-Hour Two-Car Crash Closes Boston Post Road In Rye During Rush-Hour
Two-Car Crash Closes Boston Post Road In Rye During Rush-Hour This story has been updated. RYE, N.Y. -- Boston Post Road was closed for more than an hour Thursday after a two-car crash near Purdy Street. The accident, reported about 3:40 p.m., prompted police and firefighters to reroute rush-hour traffic away from Route 1 toward Purchase Street and Midland Avenue. Lt. Scott Craig of the Rye Police Department said that no one was hurt and no summonses were issued.  

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Sports
Harrison Track And Field Teams Capture 5th Consecutive League Championship Harrison Track And Field Teams Capture 5th Consecutive League Championship
Harrison Track And Field Teams Capture 5th Consecutive League Championship HARRISON, N.Y. -- For the fifth straight indoor track and field season, the Harrison High School boys and girls teams won their respective league championship titles. Harrison's girl runners and jumpers racked up 206 points, outdistancing Byram Hills, which had 133 points. Rye High School girls placed third in the League with 66 points followed by Pelham and Eastchester, who tied for fourth with 21 points apiece. Port Chester was fifth with four points. Individual Huskie wins and personal records included the following: Girls 300 meter run – Jia Luo – First Place Girls 55 meter…

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Sports
Looking For A Hot Spot To Watch Super Bowl? Sports Page Pub Scores Big Looking For A Hot Spot To Watch Super Bowl? Sports Page Pub Scores Big
Looking For A Hot Spot To Watch Super Bowl? Sports Page Pub Scores Big WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- It doesn't matter if you are a New England Patriots' fan, rooting for the Seattle Seahawks, discouraged by "deflategate'' -- or just want to drink and eat among rowdy spectators. The Sports Page Pub, celebrating its 34th year in White Plains under the ownership of Bob Hyland, has it all. Hyland, a 1963 Archbishop Stepinac High School graduate, went on to play 11 seasons for four pro football teams, including the Giants, and concluding with the Patriots in 1977. Game time is 6:30 p.m. Sunday. The sports pub, 200 Hamilton Ave. (next to the Department of Motor Vehicle…

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Weather
Public Works Crews Tidy Up Harrison Streets Between Snowstorms Public Works Crews Tidy Up Harrison Streets Between Snowstorms
Public Works Crews Tidy Up Harrison Streets Between Snowstorms HARRISON, N.Y. -- Public and private snow-clearing crews were out in force Thursday. Harrison's town Department of Public Works dispatched bulldozers and dump trucks out along Halstead Avenue to remove the remains of Tuesday's snowfall from Juno. A couple more inches of snow were forecast overnight into Friday.  Private plows and bulldozers, meanwhile, were piling snow along Oakland Avenue, removing it from Harrison Shopping Center

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Police & Fire
Rye Schools Briefly Evacuated Due To Gas Odor Rye Schools Briefly Evacuated Due To Gas Odor
Rye Schools Briefly Evacuated Due To Gas Odor RYE, N.Y. -- Rye firefighters were called to Rye Middle School Thursday morning after a report of a gas odor. Students at Rye High School and Rye Middle School were evacuated about 9:30 a.m. as the Rye Fire Department investigated the source of the odor. The smell's origin was turned out to be a science experiment at the middle school, according to Sarah Derman, spokeswoman for the Rye Central School District. Students returned to class after about 10 minutes, Derman said.   

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News
Sledding At White Plains High Always A Winter Favorite Sledding At White Plains High Always A Winter Favorite
Sledding At White Plains High Always A Winter Favorite WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Tuesday's snowfall and Wednesday's sunny skies created an ideal combination for anyone still hankering for perfect sledding conditions. Jose Andrade of White Plains treated his 3-year-old son, Fernando, to some speedy sledding on the rolling hills behind White Plains High School off North Street (Route 127). With school back in session, sledding was not as crowded or chaotic Wednesday. After a couple of failed climbing attempts, Fernando was smart enough to hop on his father's back for the long trek back uphill.

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Neighbors
After The Snowfall, A Peaceful View From Port Chester After The Snowfall, A Peaceful View From Port Chester
After The Snowfall, A Peaceful View From Port Chester PORT CHESTER, N.Y. -- The view from Leslie Hatzel's first-floor terrace -- a steady sight on King Street in Port Chester since 1985. "My son went to North Baptist Nursery School, and I had a bird's-eye view of him in the playground every day! I take a picture from my terrace of North Baptist every winter after a snowstorm,'' said Hatzel, who is a community advisor for the Daily Voice. The church and school are at 284 King St. "Not only is it a beautiful picture. ... It brings back many fond memories of my son's nursery school days. If the church were gone, I'd really miss it. I'm sur…

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News
Better Safe Than Sorry? Many Hidden 'Costs' To Preparing For Storm Better Safe Than Sorry? Many Hidden 'Costs' To Preparing For Storm
Better Safe Than Sorry? Many Hidden 'Costs' To Preparing For Storm WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Some public officials think advance precautions for the Nor'easter -- the potentially "historic blizzard'' that actually wasn't -- were wise. But others remain cognizant of the costs involved in shutting down schools, libraries and municipal buildings in anticipation of major snowstorms that sometimes create excessive anxiety and disruption before fizzling out. Town and village halls, as well as schools, were closed throughout Weschester, Putnam and Fairfield counties on Tuesday as Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino and most towns de…

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Weather
There Was An Upside To The Blizzard Scare In Larchmont There Was An Upside To The Blizzard Scare In Larchmont
There Was An Upside To The Blizzard Scare In Larchmont LARCHMONT, N.Y. -- Dozens of children enjoyed their snow day off from school Tuesday by sledding at Flint Park in Larchmont. They did not mind that the forecast for 12 to 24 inches of snow did not materialize. "Blizzard" Juno dropped two to three inches on the Town of Mamaroneck. But there was enough white stuff to make sledding enjoyable for these youngsters. It's been a tradition in Larchmont for generations, according to Daily Voice Community Advisor Megan McCarthy, who took these photos.

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News
West Harrison Student, 23, Struck, Killed By Car While Walking Near Cornell West Harrison Student, 23, Struck, Killed By Car While Walking Near Cornell
West Harrison Student, 23, Struck, Killed By Car While Walking Near Cornell HARRISON, N.Y. -- A 23-year-old college student from West Harrison was struck and killed by a car Saturday near Ithaca. Oluchukwu Onuora, expected to graduate this spring from Cornell University, was killed about 4 a.m. while walking along Route 96, according to the Tompkins County Sheriff's Department. Onuora was pronounced dead at Cayuga Medical Center. No funeral arrangements have been announced. Classmates at Cornell's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences fondly remembered Onuora, according to this story in The Cornell Sun.  Onuora was born in Nigeria, and his family immigrat…

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