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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
Renovated Starbucks Reopen In White Plains, Rye, Rye Brook Renovated Starbucks Reopen In White Plains, Rye, Rye Brook
Renovated Starbucks Reopen In White Plains, Rye, Rye Brook WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Just in time for National Coffee Day, newly renovated Starbucks shops reopened at 200 Main St. in White Plains as well as on Purchase Street in Rye and at the Rye Ridge Shopping Center. The 18-day renovation at the coffee shop outside of Macy's was completed last week; the White Plains shop reopened Thursday. Did National Coffee Day make brewing busier today? "We're just always busy,'' said Lauren Kostiw, store manager at White Plains' Renaissance Plaza Starbucks. The Starbucks in Rye Brook reopened Aug. 29 after a 10-day renovation, and the one in the …

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Politics
Astorino Goes Nuclear With 'Daisy' Ad Against Cuomo Astorino Goes Nuclear With 'Daisy' Ad Against Cuomo
Astorino Goes Nuclear With 'Daisy' Ad Against Cuomo WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Claiming that Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to "run out the clock'' and get re-elected before being indicted for obstruction of justice, Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino said he's rolling out a campaign ad to grab voters' attention before Nov. 4. Astorino, standing before the federal courthouse in White Plains, said the newest ad -- which replays part of Lyndon Johnson's famous "Daisy" ad used to defeat Republican Barry Goldwater 50 years ago -- will air for one day Tuesday -- five weeks before Election Day. "Running out the clock does not mean we don't have cor…

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Events
'Sleepy Hollow' TV Stars Tour Washington Irving's Town 'Sleepy Hollow' TV Stars Tour Washington Irving's Town
'Sleepy Hollow' TV Stars Tour Washington Irving's Town SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. -- The village of Sleepy Hollow had it all Friday evening: its mayor, police chief, a headless horseman on a majestic horse -- and even the actors from the TV thriller "Sleepy Hollow." A week into their second season on Fox-TV, Orlando Jones and Lyndie Greenwood helped celebrate the village's Halloween season during a ceremony with Sleepy Hollow Mayor Ken Wray and Police Chief Gregory Camp. Wray gave Jones, who plays Captain Frank Irving, and Greenwood, who plays Jenny Mills, a key to the village "so they can come back whenever they want." Jones said he looked forwar…

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News
Port Chester PD Arrests Armed Drug Dealer Suspect From Greenwich Port Chester PD Arrests Armed Drug Dealer Suspect From Greenwich
Port Chester PD Arrests Armed Drug Dealer Suspect From Greenwich PORT CHESTER, N.Y. -- A suspected drug dealer from Greenwich was arrested by Port Chester police and the Westchester County Police Narcotics Unit on Thursday after he tried to sell cocaine to an undercover officer. Eddy Herrera, 23, of Hollow Wood Lane in Greenwich was carrying a loaded 9mm High Point handgun as well as an unspecified quantity of cocaine when he was arrested on felony charges, police said Friday. Port Chester Police Chief Richard Conway said it marked the 21st illegal gun taken off the streets during an arrest this year.  "It's a great example of some heads-up police…

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Police & Fire
Rye PD Names Women Nabbed For Shopping With Fake $100s Rye PD Names Women Nabbed For Shopping With Fake $100s
Rye PD Names Women Nabbed For Shopping With Fake $100s RYE, N.Y. -- Rye police have named the suspects arrested last weekend for using counterfeit $100s in stores along Purchase Street as well as businesses  in Rye Brook and Port Chester. Charged with first-degree possession of a forged instrument, a felony, were Catherine Arichabala, 23, and Nicole Munoz, 20, both of Elmhurst, Queens. A third suspect charged is 17 years old. The three suspects were additionally charged with misdemeanor counts of fifth-degree criminal possession of stolen property and petit larceny.  Lt. Scott Craig of the Rye Police Department said police in Port Cheste…

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Rye Police Arrest Three For Passing Fake $100s Rye Police Arrest Three For Passing Fake $100s
Rye Police Arrest Three For Passing Fake $100s RYE, N.Y. -- Rye police have arrested three people in connection with using counterfeit $100 bills to make purchases in the City of Rye as well as in Rye Brook and Port Chester. Lt. Scott Craig of the Rye Police Department confirmed today that three arrests were made over the weekend. Rye merchants told the Daily Voice that police are encouraging local shop owners to file police reports to help build a broader criminal case against the trio.  Fake Benjamin Franklins recently turned up in neighboring villages, according to Lt. Craig. Similar arrests for counterfeiting phony $100s were…

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Events
Film Co-Starring Steve Carell, Julianne Moore Will Be Shot In Port Chester Film Co-Starring Steve Carell, Julianne Moore Will Be Shot In Port Chester
Film Co-Starring Steve Carell, Julianne Moore Will Be Shot In Port Chester PORT CHESTER, N.Y. -- Hollywood movie crews are expected to light up locations along Bowman Avenue near Rye Ridge Shopping Center next month for a film co-starring Steve Carell and Julianne Moore. Police in Port Chester and Rye Brook have been asked for assistance closing down parts of Bowman Avenue and controlling crowds and traffic in the area on Oct. 21. Additional details were not available today. "Freeheld," a Peter Sollett-directed film, is based on Cynthia Wade's 2007 Academy Award-winning documentary of the same name about Stacie Andree and the late Laurel Hester. The couple …

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News
Off-Duty Firefighters Save Life At Ardsley Football Game Off-Duty Firefighters Save Life At Ardsley Football Game
Off-Duty Firefighters Save Life At Ardsley Football Game WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- A pair of off-duty Yonkers firefighters watching the Panthers' homecoming football game were in the right end zone at the right time on Saturday. Lt. Mike Hanney and Lt. Tom Hewitt revived an 82-year-old grandfather who collapsed and went into cardiac arrest about 20 yards away from where they were standing. Hanney and Hewitt, with nearly a half-century in combined firefighting experience in Yonkers, recognized that seconds matter once they saw people running and volunteer ambulance lights go on near the Ardsley High School bleachers. The firefighters spotted…

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Lifestyle
Aria, Offering Asian Fusion Fare, Will Hold Grand Opening In Harrison Aria, Offering Asian Fusion Fare, Will Hold Grand Opening In Harrison
Aria, Offering Asian Fusion Fare, Will Hold Grand Opening In Harrison HARRISON, N.Y. -- Jewel of Himalaya restaurant at 385 Halstead Ave. closed abruptly this summer -- just eight months after it opened. The good news is Aria, offering Asian fusion fare, holds its grand opening at 11 a.m. Thursday at Harrison Shopping Center. Aria also sells dim sum and sushi at affordable prices late into the night. For those seeking a more substantive meal -- Aria serves pricier entrees featuring lamb, filet mignon, tuna or Chilean seabass. It will be open seven-days-a-week and make deliveries. Call (914) 698-8871 or 8872..    

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