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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

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3rd Dose Of Pfizer COVID Vaccine Offered In Central Jersey Starting This Week 3rd Dose Of Pfizer COVID Vaccine Offered In Central Jersey Starting This Week
3rd Dose Of Pfizer COVID Vaccine Offered In Central Jersey Starting This Week If you live, work or go to school in Middlesex County, roll up your sleeve in you need a third dose of the coronavirus vaccine. Middlesex County will offer third doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine starting Tuesday at the Monroe Senior Center as well as the county's existing vaccination sites. Pfizer booster shots are available to fully vaccinated individuals who are: age 65 and older, residents of long-term care facilities, or certain qualifying people ages 18 and older The COVD-19 shots will be given from  10 a.m. to noon  at the Senior Center at 12 Halsey Reed Road in Monroe…

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'On The Border' Restaurant Opens At Ocean County Mall 'On The Border' Restaurant Opens At Ocean County Mall
'On The Border' Restaurant Opens At Ocean County Mall There's a new On The Border restaurant coming to Ocean County Mall in 2022, the 6th to open in New Jersey. The other five popular Mexican eateries from the Texas-based chain are in Mount Laurel, New Brunswick, Paramus, Princeton and Woodland Park. The chain's Tex-Mex restaurants have been cooking up specialties since 1982 and are located in 114 communities nationwide. The Ocean County Mall website announces the expected opening date for the new On The Border in Toms River as Feb. 28, 2022. On The BorderOn The Border "From using mesquite-wood grills to sear special marinades into our f…

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192 Vets' Home Residents, 2 Nurses Died Of COVID-19: US Justice Department Probes NJ Facilities 192 Vets' Home Residents, 2 Nurses Died Of COVID-19: US Justice Department Probes NJ Facilities
192 Vets' Home Residents, 2 Nurses Died Of Covid-19: US Justice Department Probes NJ Facilities The federal government is investigating NJ veterans homes where hundreds of veterans -- as well as nurse -- reportedly died of COVID-19. Federal investigators from the U.S. Justice Department reportedly were at veterans homes in Paramus and Menlo Park in Middlesex County this week, according to the Asbury Park Press.   Menlo Park had 103 resident deaths while Paramus had 89. A nurse's aide also died at each facility from the virus, according to app.com It's part part of the U.S. government's investigation into problems with health-care at nursing homes with some  of the high…

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Brick Son Faces Life-In-Prison In Father's 'Murder-For-Hire', Ocean County Prosecutor Says Brick Son Faces Life-In-Prison In Father's 'Murder-For-Hire', Ocean County Prosecutor Says
Brick Son Faces Life-In-Prison In Father's 'Murder-For-Hire', Ocean County Prosecutor Says A 30-year-old man from Ocean County has been indicted in connection with his father's alleged murder-for-hire, authorities said. Mark J. Austin, 30, of Brick Township, was charged Thursday with murder and weapons offenses, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. The son faces life in prison without parole if found guilty of murder-for-hire, the prosecutor said. Austin allegedly killed his father, Mark Richard Austin, on Sept.  7, 2019, in Brick Township, the prosecutor said. Thursday's Grand Jury "superseding Indictment" charges that Austin "procured the …

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Neighbors
Community Helps Save Struggling Jersey Shore Family's Home Community Helps Save Struggling Jersey Shore Family's Home
Community Helps Save Struggling Jersey Shore Family's Home A Jersey Shore community helped save a Toms River family's home. At least 570 donors chipped in to help Andrew Holden's family save their home after it got listed for tax sale in 2019.  The family also got behind on food, medical and other family bills in the decade since his father's unexpected death on Christmas Day 2009, he wrote on this GoFundMe page. Andrew, who created the page, said his sister has Down's Syndrome and epilepsy and is paralyzed from strokes while his mother also has been ill. "My mom has many medical problems that make it hard for her to leave the home let alone…

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3.5 Kilos Fentanyl, 8,500 Pills, Guns, $20K Cash Seized In Major Camden 'Pill Mill' Bust 3.5 Kilos Fentanyl, 8,500 Pills, Guns, $20K Cash Seized In Major Camden 'Pill Mill' Bust
3.5 Kilos Fentanyl, 8,500 Pills, Guns, $20K Cash Seized In Major Camden 'Pill Mill' Bust More than three kilos of highly-toxic fentanyl was seized during a multi-agency raid on an alleged "pill mill" in South Jersey, authorities said. The Camden County Prosecutor's Narcotics Task Force, with the help of multiple other agencies, successfully broke up the pill mill in Camden, following a six-month investigation, they said. The alleged pill mill spanned two City of Camden locations, accofding to  Mayer: One is located on the 1100 block of S. Merrimac Road and the other on the 2900 block of N. 36th Street, according to Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer. This oper…

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Police & Fire
'Unusual Incident:' NJ DOT Mower Stuck In I-295 South Jersey Creek, Driver Rescued 'Unusual Incident:' NJ DOT Mower Stuck In I-295 South Jersey Creek, Driver Rescued
'Unusual Incident:' NJ DOT Mower Stuck In I-295 South Jersey Creek, Driver Rescued We've all heard the saying, "Up a creek without a paddle." Well, first responders in South Jersey were called to such an "unusual incident," Friday afternoon. Off of Interstate 295, near mile-marker 53.2 in Mansfield, a NJ Department of Transportation mower got "stuck in a creek," according to initial reports about noon and was "knee deep in the mud." Local firefighters,  EMS crews and a Burlington County tech rescue team  were called for assistance, early reports said, along the right shoulder of I-295.  By 1 p.m., reports said, the crash victim was "free from the mud, wor…

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Sports
8 People Lost $126K On Georgia Masters Golf Trip 'That Never Materialized': Monmouth Prosecutor 8 People Lost $126K On Georgia Masters Golf Trip 'That Never Materialized': Monmouth Prosecutor
8 People Lost $126K On Georgia Masters Golf Trip 'That Never Materialized': Monmouth Prosecutor Two men have been indicted for billing eight people more than $126,000 to attend a 2019 Masters Tournament that never materialized, authorities said. John Donadio, 56, of Belmar and Michael Moyer, 56, of New Orleans, Louisiana, were each charged by a Grand Jury with second-degree theft, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. The primary victim of the alleged fraud had entered into a contract with Eclipse Global Events for a trip to the annual Masters' golf tournament held in Augusta, Georgia, the prosecutor said. The Belmar-based comp…

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Jefferson University Hospital Aide Gunned Down At Work By Co-Worker Was 'Family Man' Jefferson University Hospital Aide Gunned Down At Work By Co-Worker Was 'Family Man'
Jefferson University Hospital Aide Gunned Down At Work By Co-Worker Was 'Family Man' There's been an outpouring of support for the family of a Jefferson University Hospital nursing assistant who was gunned down on the job in Philadelphia.  Anrae James, 43, a beloved father of three, was killed in Monday's shooting. A fellow nursing assistant identified as 55-year-old Stacey Hayes was arrested and charged in the fatal shooting "Rae was the epitome of a family man and truly loved by everyone," a GoFundMe page created by Barbara James says.  "He loved life and was especially passionate about our kids Breyanna (16) Blair (11) and Brielle (1). He was our hero, wo…

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SWAT Team Arrests Trenton Pair In Fatal Robbery Of Princeton Man, 31 SWAT Team Arrests Trenton Pair In Fatal Robbery Of Princeton Man, 31
SWAT Team Arrests Trenton Pair In Fatal Robbery Of Princeton Man, 31 A SWAT team rounded up a pair of murder suspects, authorities said. The fugitives, both from Trenton, were arrested Thursday in connection with the fatal robbery of a 31-year-old man from Princeton, according to the Mercer County prosecutor. Thaddeus J. Adams, 40, and Clarence Williams, 35, each were charged with murder, felony murder, attempted murder, two counts of robbery and multiple weapons offenses, Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. Sunday's shooting victim was later identified as Elias Juarez Lopez, 31, of Princeton, Onofri said.  The suspects arrested Thursday by me…

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