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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
World's 5th Ocean? It's Official, National Geographic Experts Say World's 5th Ocean? It's Official, National Geographic Experts Say
World's 5th Ocean? It's Official, National Geographic Experts Say Remember when most Earth Science teachers didn't believe in Continental Shift circa 1972? Well, this week, the National Geographic Society, which has produced maps for 106 years, recognized a fifth ocean in the world, the Southern Ocean. Until now, Southern Ocean was unofficially recognized by many scientists.  It officially joined the world's other four oceans -- the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian and Arctic -- on "World Oceans Day" on Monday,  according to National Geographic and The Weather Channel. To watch a Weather Channel video about the world's fifth ocean, click here.  …

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Six Flags' Jersey Devil Coaster: 'World's Tallest, Fastest, Longest' Finally Rolls Six Flags' Jersey Devil Coaster: 'World's Tallest, Fastest, Longest' Finally Rolls
Six Flags' Jersey Devil Coaster: 'World's Tallest, Fastest, Longest' Finally Rolls Six Flags Great Adventure's Jersey Devil Coaster starts rolling and coasting for park visitors, for the first time, this Sunday, park officials said. But strap yourself in tight. The brand spanking new ride spans 10 football fields -- or 1,000 yards -- overlooking the Jersey Shore in Jackson. The risky ride reaches speeds of up to 58 mph, mounts a 130-foot hill and plummets 87-degrees on its initial descent, park officials said. If that's not enough for Jersey daredevils, the coaster makes three inversions, park officials said: A 180-degree stall, a raven dive and a zero-gravity roll.…

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Police & Fire
First Responders Called To Serious Bicycle Crash In Central Jersey First Responders Called To Serious Bicycle Crash In Central Jersey
First Responders Called To Serious Bicycle Crash In Central Jersey Police, firefighters and EMS responded to a serious bicycle crash in Central Jersey, authorities said. The crash occurred before 8 a.m. Thursday near School Road West and Wyncrest Road in Marlboro, according to initial reports.  The unidentified victim was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, reports said. More details were not immediately available.  This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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Police Car Strikes, Kills South Jersey Pedestrian, Authorities Confirm Police Car Strikes, Kills South Jersey Pedestrian, Authorities Confirm
Police Car Strikes, Kills South Jersey Pedestrian, Authorities Confirm An unidentified pedestrian died after being struck by a marked police vehicle in South Jersey, authorities said. The woman was crossing the road about midnight when she was hit, a Camden County spokesman said. She later died of her injuries. Her name had not been released pending notification of family. The crash occurred along Route 168 northbound near Ferry and Mount Ephraim Avenues in Woodlynne, initial reports said.  The police officer was taken to the hospital, treated for minor injuries and released,  Additional details were not immediately available.  The state Att…

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Jersey Shore Man, 40, Arrested For Sharing Child Pornography On Google Meets, Prosecutor Says Jersey Shore Man, 40, Arrested For Sharing Child Pornography On Google Meets, Prosecutor Says
Jersey Shore Man, 40, Arrested For Sharing Child Pornography On Google Meets, Prosecutor Says A 40-year-old man from Ocean County has been arrested on child pornography charges, authorities said.  Richard Knight of New Eqypt was charged Wednesday with possessing and distributing sexual explicit materials involving minors, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. An investigation began in December 2020 after numerous referrals from the New Jersey State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force  the prosecutor said. The Task Force detected that someone using the Google Meets program was uploading images of child pornography to …

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Police & Fire
South Jersey Bystander Shot, Burlington Police Say South Jersey Bystander Shot, Burlington Police Say
South Jersey Bystander Shot, Burlington Police Say Burlington City police say they are investigating a weekend shooting that wounded a bystander.  Two men were fighting after local bars had closed near City Hall Park, police said. One of the men fired a gunshot about 2:45 a.m. on Saturday, police said. The bullet missed the other man, but bounced off a metal railing before grazing a bystander, police said. 

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COVID-19: Murphy Lifts School Mask Mandate As Hot Temperatures Linger COVID-19: Murphy Lifts School Mask Mandate As Hot Temperatures Linger
Covid-19: Murphy Lifts School Mask Mandate As Hot Temperatures Linger Gov. Phil Murphy listed the state COVID-19 mask mandate in schools on Wednesday. Murphy left the mask policy is up to individual school districts, particularly during heat waves, he said during Wednesday's press briefing. Several school districts had already decided to lift mask mandates. The Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District announced on that its mask mandate was lifted for students as well as vaccinated teachers, and Point Pleasant followed suit. Point Pleasant Schools Superintendent Vincent S. Smith said the masks were operational “regardless of the temperature" …

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State Report On 'Widespread' Prison Abuse Triggers NJ Corrections Commissioner's Resignation State Report On 'Widespread' Prison Abuse Triggers NJ Corrections Commissioner's Resignation
State Report On 'Widespread' Prison Abuse Triggers NJ Corrections Commissioner's Resignation A scathing report on alleged problems within the New Jersey prison system prompted Tuesday's resignation of the state Corrections Commissioner, officials said.  Gov. Phil Murphy, at a press briefing, said he was very disturbed by the report, which focused on assaults by prison guards at Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women in Union Township, Hunderdon County. Hicks was a 14-year employee of the state Department of Corrections who was appointed to the top prison job early last year. State legislators have been pushing for improvements within the state prison system, and even…

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Schools
First Responders Called To Central Jersey School Bus Crash First Responders Called To Central Jersey School Bus Crash
First Responders Called To Central Jersey School Bus Crash Police, firefighters and EMS crews were called to a reported school bus crash, authorities said. The crash occurred before 1 p.m. Wednesday near Joyce Kilmer Avenue and Delavan Street in New Brunswick, initial reports said. An unconfirmed report said that EMS crews were evaluating eight children and two adults for injuries at the crash scene. Additional details were not immediately available.  CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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Ex-Asbury Park Hotel Manager Indicted In $486K Theft, Prosecutor Says Ex-Asbury Park Hotel Manager Indicted In $486K Theft, Prosecutor Says
Ex-Asbury Park Hotel Manager Indicted In $486K Theft, Prosecutor Says A former manager of three Asbury Park hotels has been indicted for stealing nearly a half-million dollars from the business, authorities said.  Larry Dembrun, 41, of Montclair in Essex County was indicted on one count of second-degree theft, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. Dembrun was arrested in September by Asbury Park police and Monmouth County detectives., she said. The Monmouth County Grand Jury indictment alleges that Dembrun stole more than $486,000 while working as a general manager of the Asbury Hotel, Asbury Lanes, and the Asbury Ocean Club,…

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