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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
St. Thomas Church In Mamaroneck Installs New Rector St. Thomas Church In Mamaroneck Installs New Rector
St. Thomas Church In Mamaroneck Installs New Rector MAMARONECK, N.Y. -- She's a native of Syracuse who loves to play golf. She's a news junkie who has two grown daughters. And she's a "cradle Episcopalian" who married another woman. On Saturday, the Rev. Carol D. Gadsden begins her life's greatest challenge as the 16th rector of St. Thomas Church in Mamaroneck. Gadsden was to be installed at 10 a.m. by the Right Rev. Andrew M.L. Dietsche, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New York. The celebration of her new ministry at 168 W. Boston Post Road was to be followed by a reception in Heathcote Hall.  Called to St. Thomas in September, Gadsd…

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Police & Fire
Westchester Firefighter Academy Holds Graduation Ceremonies Westchester Firefighter Academy Holds Graduation Ceremonies
Westchester Firefighter Academy Holds Graduation Ceremonies VALHALLA, N.Y -- More than 200 friends and family members celebrated the graduation of 25 new professional firefighters Friday. The new professional firefighters, who were welcomed during ceremonies at the Westchester County Department of Emergency Services in Valhalla, will work for paid fire departments in Eastchester, Fairview, Hartsdale, Mohegan Lake, Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, Rye and Scarsdale.  During a separate ceremony Friday evening, 69 volunteer firefighters from 31 local fire departments received certificates for completing 96 hours of Firefighter 1 training from the county. …

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Harrison Approves More Parking Restrictions In Crackdown On Train Commuters Harrison Approves More Parking Restrictions In Crackdown On Train Commuters
Harrison Approves More Parking Restrictions In Crackdown On Train Commuters HARRISON, N.Y. -- The Village of Harrison Board of Trustees unanimously approved parking limits on four streets Thursday to crack down on people leaving their cars in residential neighborhoods before boarding Metro-North Railroad trains to work. The unanimous vote, proposed by Harrison Mayor Ron Belmont, followed a report from the police chief that six village streets were crowded with cars owned by non-residents -- including some motorists from Connecticut. By a 5-0 vote, the village board approved posting a new "four-hour limit" sign along Nelson, Ellsworth and Webster avenues, as wel…

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Larchmont Kicks Off 125th Anniversary Celebration With Time To Spare Larchmont Kicks Off 125th Anniversary Celebration With Time To Spare
Larchmont Kicks Off 125th Anniversary Celebration With Time To Spare LARCHMONT, N.Y. -- No one can accuse Larchmonters of being procrastinators or party-poopers. Clad in outfits dating to 1891, officials gathered at Village Hall on Thursday to detail plans for a yearlong celebration of Larchmont's 125th anniversary of incorporation -- which is officially on Sept. 22, 2016. For starters, the village is inviting anyone of any age, including non-residents to design a logo to brand the 125th anniversary festivities that will span one year beginning on Sept. 22 of this year. The logo entry deadline is March 9 and the winner will be announced 10 days later. The t…

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Neighbors
Larchmont Musician Turns To Internet To Fund Next Project Larchmont Musician Turns To Internet To Fund Next Project
Larchmont Musician Turns To Internet To Fund Next Project LARCHMONT, N.Y. -- Nora Morrow has been a composer and pianist her entire life. But this week, Morrow tried something brand-new in her musical career. She launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for the performance and recording of two new works she composed. Together, they will comprise an extended play musical recording called "Dreaming at Dawn." "This is a first for me,'' she said. Morrow has lived in Mamaroneck and Larchmont with her husband, Phil, and their son, Sean, since 1994. Her fundraising campaign has 19 days to go. As of Thursday, she had raised nearly $2,500 o…

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Greenburgh Is About To Lose Some Greenery Due To New Home Construction Greenburgh Is About To Lose Some Greenery Due To New Home Construction
Greenburgh Is About To Lose Some Greenery Due To New Home Construction GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- Greenburgh Supervisor Paul Feiner said he's bracing for complaints from town residents when home construction crews begin removing 427 trees along Underhill Road near Old Sprain Road.  On Thursday, workers were cutting branches and had begun installing bright orange "limits of disturbance fencing" as well as erosion control measures at the 10-acre site, just east of the Village of Ardsley. "When the trees come down, I expect lots of complaints,'' Feiner said. Tree removal is tentatively planned for the week of Feb. 2, according to Feiner. The housing developer, To…

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Real Estate
Larchmont Real Estate Agent Also Performs With The Westchester Chorale Larchmont Real Estate Agent Also Performs With The Westchester Chorale
Larchmont Real Estate Agent Also Performs With The Westchester Chorale LARCHMONT, N.Y. -- Megan McCarthy is a licensed real estate agent with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage at 140 Larchmont Ave.  A village resident since 1989, McCarthy is deeply rooted in the Larchmont-Mamaroneck community.   She is a director of the Larchmont Chamber of Commerce, co-chair of her church community outreach committee, and performs with the Westchester Chorale. Previously, McCarthy worked with crime victims as a caseworker for the Special Prosecution Division of the Westchester County District Attorney's Office. Her local initiatives have included creating playr…

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Purchase Volunteer Fire Department Averts A Cat-astrophe Purchase Volunteer Fire Department Averts A Cat-astrophe
Purchase Volunteer Fire Department Averts A Cat-astrophe This story has been updated. PURCHASE, N.Y. -- Volunteer firefighters were credited with saving the life of a cat on Wednesday in Purchase, a section of the town of Harrison. The black and white cat's name is Milkshake and he apparently was stuck in a treetop in the Leek family's backyard since Monday. A fire department dispatcher said Milkshake was retrieved safely shortly before 3 p.m. Wednesday. Ray Zimlin, a volunteer firefighter climbed back down the ladder without loss of life, but loss of at least one tree limb.

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Schools
Option Of School-Based Health Center In Mamaroneck Widens Public Debate Option Of School-Based Health Center In Mamaroneck Widens Public Debate
Option Of School-Based Health Center In Mamaroneck Widens Public Debate MAMARONECK, N.Y. -- An uproar over whether to allow Open Door to operate a school-based health center at Mamaroneck Avenue School resumed at Tuesday's school board meeting. Statistics about elementary school illnesses and absences -- presented by a task force and available online here -- bolstered arguments that the Mamaroneck Union Free School District might benefit from more health care for its low-income pupils. But opponents who fear their children might be exposed to sick kids using a clinic inside the school were riled up by a rumor that Open Door separately plans to open a nearby…

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Harrison Public Library Renovations Well Underway Harrison Public Library Renovations Well Underway
Harrison Public Library Renovations Well Underway HARRISON, N.Y. -- A $3 million renovation project at the Harrison Public Library's main branch is well underway, Mayor Ron Belmont said this week. Construction started on Oct. 27 and the library is expected to reopen in June. H3 Hardy Architects from New York is the project architect and Piazza Inc. of Hawthorne is the general contractor. Artists renderings of the renovation project can be viewed online here: The project's first phase was demolition of the interior and (removal of hazardous materials), which is finished, Belmont said. The project is in its second phase, which incl…

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