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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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Serious Stabbing Reported In South Jersey Serious Stabbing Reported In South Jersey
Serious Stabbing Reported In South Jersey First responders were called on a report of a serious stabbing in South Jersey, authorities said. A 53-year-old woman was stabbing shortly before 5 p.m., reports said. The incident occurred in an apartment at 300 Broadway in Westville, initial reports said.  Her  bleeding was being controlled by EMS crews, reports said. The stab wound may have been to the victim's hand, reports said.

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Atlantic City Woman, 57, Struck, Killed While Helping Stranded Motorist At Route 30 Crash Scene Atlantic City Woman, 57, Struck, Killed While Helping Stranded Motorist At Route 30 Crash Scene
Atlantic City Woman, 57, Struck, Killed While Helping Stranded Motorist At Route 30 Crash Scene A motorist who stopped to help another motorist involved in a crash was struck and killed in South Jersey, authorities said.  Atlantic City police were called to Route 30 on a report of a collision about 10 p.m. Wednesday, a department spokesman said. Responding patrol officers found  that a Jeep SUV operated by an unidentified driver, 35, from Atlantic City, struck a center median and became disabled in the left lane of eastbound traffic. Several vehicles stopped to assist in the removal of the woman from the disabled vehicle, according to Lt. Kevin Fair. Then, as a Toyota Camr…

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More Stimulus Money Could Be On The Way, Feds Say More Stimulus Money Could Be On The Way, Feds Say
More Stimulus Money Could Be On The Way, Feds Say Haven’t received any federal stimulus checks yet? Well, now a fourth payment from the U.S. Treasury Department may arrive soon, federal officials say. Debate persists in the U.S. Congress and among other public officials over how many dollars will be spent and who will get the money, according to multiple news media reports. A couple dozen congressmen are pushing for new federal stimulus checks with a guarantee that the money will make it to Americans' bank accounts. Some lawmakers also are requesting that the federal government figures out ways to get the money to anyone without a bank…

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Trio Arrested In 10-Year-Old Girl's Drive-By Shooting Death, South Jersey Prosecutor Says Trio Arrested In 10-Year-Old Girl's Drive-By Shooting Death, South Jersey Prosecutor Says
Trio Arrested In 10-Year-Old Girl's Drive-By Shooting Death, South Jersey Prosecutor Says Three suspects from South Jersey have been arrested in connection with the fatal Fourth of July shooting of a 10-year-old girl, authorities said. Two of the three suspects also were charged for their alleged roles in a separate shooting earlier Sunday night on Francine Drive in Vineland, according to the Cumberland County prosecutor. Jasayde Holder, 10, was later shot on the 700 block of West Earl Drive, also in Vineland, and later died of her injuries, Prosecutor Jennifer McRae-Webb said on Thursday. All three suspects were charged with multiple criminal offenses in connection w…

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Police & Fire
Man Shot Twice In Trenton Dies 2 Hours Later, No Arrests Yet Man Shot Twice In Trenton Dies 2 Hours Later, No Arrests Yet
Man Shot Twice In Trenton Dies 2 Hours Later, No Arrests Yet UPDATED: First responders were called on a report of a fatal shooting, authorities said.  The shooting reportedly occurred about 8:40 p.m. Wednesday near 43 N. Stockton St., according to the Mercer County Prosector's Office. An Hispanic victim, who was not immediately identified, was shot twice, an assistant prosecutor said on Thursday.  He was taken to Capital Health System-Fuld and pronounced dead at 10:22 p.m., she said.  An investigation was ongoing and no arrests had been made.  Anyone with information is urged to call the Mercer County Homicide Task Force a…

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WINNER: Powerball Player Wins $100K On Jersey Shore WINNER: Powerball Player Wins $100K On Jersey Shore
Winner: Powerball Player Wins $100K On Jersey Shore There was one lucky New Jersey winner in Wednesday's Powerball drawing, state Lottery officials said. The winning player matched four of the five white balls and the Powerball to win the third-tier prize. The $50,000 winning ticket was purchased with Power Play, multiplying the prize to $100,000.  The ticket was sold at Country Farms, 380 Drum Point Road in Brick. (Ocean County) The winning numbers for the Wednesday, July 14, drawing were: 33, 46, 52, 59, and 62. The Red Power Ball number was 10. The Multiplier number was 02.  The Powerball jackpot now rolls to $150 million for…

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Jury Convicts Burlington County Man, 25, In Fatal 'Payback' Shooting, Prosecutor Says Jury Convicts Burlington County Man, 25, In Fatal 'Payback' Shooting, Prosecutor Says
Jury Convicts Burlington County Man, 25, In Fatal 'Payback' Shooting, Prosecutor Says A jury in South Jersey found a 25-year-old man from Pemberton Township guilty in a 2017 fatal shooting, authorities said. The jury deliberated for about eight hours over two days before returning a guilty verdict against Douglas Lewis of Fort Dix Road for first-degree murder, according to the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office. The jury concluded that Lewis fatally shot Shaquille Williams, 24, from Browns Mills in the Sunbury Village section of Pemberton Township four years ago,  Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said on Wednesday.. Pemberton police were called to Kinsley …

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South Jersey Police Seek Hit-Run Driver Who Injured 13-Year-Old Bicyclist South Jersey Police Seek Hit-Run Driver Who Injured 13-Year-Old Bicyclist
South Jersey Police Seek Hit-Run Driver Who Injured 13-Year-Old Bicyclist Police in Gloucester County seek the public's help locating a hit-and-run driver who allegedly struck a teenage bicyclist, authorities said. "We are investigating a hit-and-run motor vehicle crash from last evening on Ganttown Road," Washington Township police said on their Facebook page. The 13-year-old bicycle rider, who police did not identify, suffered non-life threatening injuries, they said. Township police posted a photo of the damaged bike (shown above) which has a bent front wheel. The teenager and a dark-colored SUV were reportedly traveling west about 10 p.m., near Washing…

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US Marshals Arrest Fugitive In Double Fatal Shooting, South Jersey Prosecutor Says US Marshals Arrest Fugitive In Double Fatal Shooting, South Jersey Prosecutor Says
US Marshals Arrest Fugitive In Double Fatal Shooting, South Jersey Prosecutor Says A fugitive has been arrested by U.S. Marshals in Virginia in connection with a double-shooting that left two men dead in their car in South Jersey, authorities said. Andre Price, 33, of Willingboro has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder for fatally shooting the men inside their vehicle, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Edgewater Park Township Police Chief Robert D. Hess. The victims reportedly were parking at an apartment complex in Edgewater Park Township when the drive-by shooting occurred, Coffina and Hess said on Wednesday. Price also was cha…

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South Jersey Boy, 4, Drowns In Pool South Jersey Boy, 4, Drowns In Pool
South Jersey Boy, 4, Drowns In Pool A South Jersey pre-school student drowned in a swimming pool over the weekend, authorities said. The 4-year-old boy, who was not identified, died suddenly on Saturday, Millville Public Schools said on its Facebook page. The boy was enrolled at the district's Child Family Center, which teaches children who are three and four years old in Cumberland County. "We extend our heartfelt condolences to the family during this difficult time and our thoughts and prayers will be with them in the days ahead," the school district's Facebook post read. Millville Public Schools announced a young pre…

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