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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. 

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Shooting Leaves 1 Dead, Another Injured In New Brunswick Shooting Leaves 1 Dead, Another Injured In New Brunswick
Shooting Leaves 1 Dead, Another Injured In New Brunswick One person was killed and another victim was seriously hurt during a shooting in Central Jersey, authorities said. ALSO SEE: Authorities ID Double Shooting Victim The shooting occurred about 9:55 p.m. at Seaman Street and Remsen Avenue in New Brunswick, according to initial reports. An unidentified male was pronounced dead at the scene, reports said.  A second victim was taken to an area hospital, reports said. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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NJ Transit Bus Collides With Lakewood Fire Truck NJ Transit Bus Collides With Lakewood Fire Truck
NJ Transit Bus Collides With Lakewood Fire Truck A New Jersey Transit bus collided with a fire truck from Lakewood, authorities said. The crash occurred about 2 p.m. Friday at Courtney Road and Madison Avenue, according to Emma Wright, senior public information officer with NJ Transit. "It was a very minor accident," Wright said. "There were no passengers on the bus. And the bus sustained just a small amount of damage." It was unknown whether any firefighters on Ladder 5 were hurt, reports said.

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Browns Mills Man Found Guilty Of Setting House Fire That Killed His Mother, 92; Her Companion Browns Mills Man Found Guilty Of Setting House Fire That Killed His Mother, 92; Her Companion
Browns Mills Man Found Guilty Of Setting House Fire That Killed His Mother, 92; Her Companion A 62-year-old man from South Jersey has been found guilty of igniting a house fire that claimed two lives, authorities said. Kurt Smith, who lived at the residence in the 500 block of Willow Boulevard in Browns Mills was convicted for causing the death of his elderly mother and her companion, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. The house fire happened in October 2018 in the Browns Mills section of Pemberton Township, he said. Smith was convicted of two counts of second-degree reckless manslaughter, Coffina said.    Smith was accused of igniting flammabl…

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Volunteer Fire Chief Charged With Inappropriate Touching Of Woman's Breasts In South Jersey Volunteer Fire Chief Charged With Inappropriate Touching Of Woman's Breasts In South Jersey
Volunteer Fire Chief Charged With Inappropriate Touching Of Woman's Breasts In South Jersey A 45-year-old volunteer fire chief from South Jersey has been charged with involuntary touching, authorities said.  The chief of the Delanco Fire Department has been charged with touching the breasts of a woman from another local emergency services agency who had come to the fire house for work purposes, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Delanco Township Police Chief Jesse DeSanto. Todd R. Johnsen, 45, of Center Avenue, was charged with criminal sexual contact in connection with the June 19 incident inside the Delanco Fire House, they said. Johnsen is sc…

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2 Convicted In Connection With Double Drive-By Shooting In Asbury Park 2 Convicted In Connection With Double Drive-By Shooting In Asbury Park
2 Convicted In Connection With Double Drive-By Shooting In Asbury Park A Monmouth County jury has returned guilty verdicts against two men allegedly responsible for a drive-by double shooting, authorities said. The shooting took place a little more than two years ago in Asbury Park, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey.  Jonathan M. Marvine, 27, of Sayreville and Gary R. Brooks Jr., 30, of Neptune City were both convicted of first-degree conspiracy to commit murder, with Brooks additionally convicted of first-degree attempted murder and several related weapons offenses, Linskey said. The convictions followed a&n…

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Central Jersey Man Gets 10 Years State Prison For Realty Office Arson Fires Central Jersey Man Gets 10 Years State Prison For Realty Office Arson Fires
Central Jersey Man Gets 10 Years State Prison For Realty Office Arson Fires A 32-year-old man from Central Jersey has been sentenced to 10 years in state prison for setting fires that destroyed a realty company's offices, authorities said. The suspect also fired a weapon into one of the realtor's buildings, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. Leonard J. Mazzarisi, III, 32, formerly of Burgundy Drive in Holmdel, was sentenced on Friday by Superior Court Judge Lourdes Lucas to five years for aggravated arson and an additional five years with 42 months without parole for possession of a weapon For an unlawful purpose, Linskey said. B…

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Serious Injury Crash With Drug Overdose Reported In Central Jersey Serious Injury Crash With Drug Overdose Reported In Central Jersey
Serious Injury Crash With Drug Overdose Reported In Central Jersey Police, firefighters and EMS crews were called to a serious injury crash that involved a drug overdose in Central Jersey, authorities said.  The person was left unconscious by the OD about 2:20 p.m. Friday at 342 Monmouth Road in Freehold, initial reports said.  Two Narcans had to be deployed for the overdose but there still was respiratory arrest, according to an unconfirmed report.  CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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NYPD Helicopter Tails Brooklyn Chopper To Lakewood NYPD Helicopter Tails Brooklyn Chopper To Lakewood
Nypd Helicopter Tails Brooklyn Chopper To Lakewood A helicopter owned by the NYPD chased a helicopter from New York City to Lakewood, according to The Lakewood Scoop. The chopper had landed in a vacant lot in Brooklyn where it picked up passengers before heading to Lakewood, TLS reported on its Twitter feed.

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Trucker Who Beat Powerful NJ Senator Slammed For Anti-Islam Tweet Trucker Who Beat Powerful NJ Senator Slammed For Anti-Islam Tweet
Trucker Who Beat Powerful NJ Senator Slammed For Anti-Islam Tweet A New Jersey truck driver who is projected to win a state Senate seat says he is sorry for tweeting anti-Islamic remarks, Philadelphia CBS television news reports.  The inflammatory tweet by Republican Edward Durr Jr. calls prophet Muhammed a pedophile and claims that Islam was “a false religion!” Senate President Stephen Sweeney, a union president, has led the 3rd District since 2002 -- making him one of the most powerful elected leaders statewide, the outlet states. Durr, from South Jersey, is a truck driver for the Raymour & Flanigan furniture company, Politico reports. In a …

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Blackface Photo Of Newly Elected NJ Councilman Causes Outrage Blackface Photo Of Newly Elected NJ Councilman Causes Outrage
Blackface Photo Of Newly Elected NJ Councilman Causes Outrage An anti-racism group wants a newly-elected New Jersey borough councilman to quit or apologize for wearing blackface in a 2015 photo depicting him in blackface shared on Facebook. Republican Vincent Kelly beat incumbent Democrats to win a seat on the Pitman Council in Tuesday’s election. The Pitman Anti-Racist Collective issued a statement about the photo of Kelly dressed as rapper Flavor Flav. Kelly in a statement to the Courier Post denied any wrongdoing. He said the photo was taken in 2008 and shared to Facebook in 2015, and was for a "theme couple" party. Kelly and his wife dr…

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