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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

Police & Fire
Central Jersey Police Officer Ran Meth Lab At Home, Prosecutor Says Central Jersey Police Officer Ran Meth Lab At Home, Prosecutor Says
Central Jersey Police Officer Ran Meth Lab At Home, Prosecutor Says A 19-year veteran police officer with the Long Branch Police Department has been suspended without pay after being arrested for operating a  methamphetamine lab at his home, authorities said.  Christopher Walls, 50, of West End Avenue was charged on Sunday with various offenses related to manufacturing and maintaining a meth laboratory at his home, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. Walls also was charged with endangering the welfare of a child, Gramiccioni said. “Thanks to the swift action of our office, the Long Branch Police Departmen…

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Police & Fire
Teen Admits To Stabbing Two Rockland Men On Jersey Shore, Prosecutor Says Teen Admits To Stabbing Two Rockland Men On Jersey Shore, Prosecutor Says
Teen Admits To Stabbing Two Rockland Men On Jersey Shore, Prosecutor Says A teenager has admitted to stabbing two Hudson Valley men on the Jersey Shore during a fight last year, authorities said. Juwan Roman, age 18, of Newark, pleaded guilty on Thursday, May 13 to two counts of aggravated assault and weapons offenses, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. Roman's name was made public this week after he waived his right to juvenile status in Family Court.  Roman was 17 during the 2020 assault, but he voluntarily agreed to be prosecuted as an adult, the prosecutor said. On Sept. 7, 2020, at about 3:30 p.m., Point Pleasant…

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News
Will 7th Try Be Lucky For NASA's East Coast Rocket This Weekend? Will 7th Try Be Lucky For NASA's East Coast Rocket This Weekend?
Will 7th Try Be Lucky For NASA's East Coast Rocket This Weekend? Countdown, engines on.  NASA is hopeful that its seventh scheduled rocket liftoff in eight days will be its luckiest. Look to the Southeast for a swiftly-moving object with a green-violet vapor trail starting at 8:10 p.m. on Saturday, May 15. NASA announces its latest rocket launch planned for Saturday, May 15 at 8:10 p.m.Twitter @NASA Wallops After canceling six liftoffs, NASA’s rocket launch has been rescheduled at Wallops Flight Facility in eastern Virginia and should be visible in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York weather-permitting.  Strong winds and a mechanical launcher is…

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Police & Fire
NJ Parachute Accident Victim, 31, Airlifted With Leg Injury NJ Parachute Accident Victim, 31, Airlifted With Leg Injury
NJ Parachute Accident Victim, 31, Airlifted With Leg Injury A 31-year-old man was airlifted to the hospital for an injury sustained while parachuting, authorities said. New Jersey State Police troopers responded to Coyle Airfield in Woodland Township where they found the victim with a severe leg injury around 4:55 p.m. Friday, Sgt. Lawrence Peele said. The man was airlifted to AtlantiCare Medical Center in Atlantic City where he was listed in stable condition.

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Camden Dealer Admits Selling Fatal Fentanyl-Cocaine Dose To Maple Shade Woman, Prosecutor Says Camden Dealer Admits Selling Fatal Fentanyl-Cocaine Dose To Maple Shade Woman, Prosecutor Says
Camden Dealer Admits Selling Fatal Fentanyl-Cocaine Dose To Maple Shade Woman, Prosecutor Says A 23-year-old man from Camden has admitted to selling fentanyl-laced cocaine that caused the overdose death of a Burlington County woman, authorities said. Marquese Smith pleaded guilty on Thursday in Superior Court to first-degree strict liability for a drug-induced death, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. Under a plea agreement, Smith faces eight years in state prison when he is sentenced on Aug. 12, Coffina said. An investigation began in June 2019 when Maple Shade police responded to the Ryan Run West Apartment Complex and found the body of 33-year-old Kristi Ven…

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News
Will 7th Try Be Lucky For NASA's East Coast Rocket This Weekend? Will 7th Try Be Lucky For NASA's East Coast Rocket This Weekend?
Will 7th Try Be Lucky For NASA's East Coast Rocket This Weekend? Countdown, engines on.  NASA is hopeful that it's seventh scheduled rocket launch in eight days will be its luckiest lift-off. Look to the Southeast for a swiftly-moving object with a green-violet vapor trail starting at 8:10 p.m. on Saturday. NASA announces its latest rocket launch planned for Saturday, May 15 at 8:10 p.m.Twitter @NASA Wallops After cancelling six liftoffs, NASA’s rocket launch has been rescheduled at Wallops Flight Facility in eastern Virginia and should be visible in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York weather-permitting.  Strong winds and a mechanical launcher i…

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Police & Fire
Interstate Poultry Spill Leaves Foul Odor In South Jersey Interstate Poultry Spill Leaves Foul Odor In South Jersey
Interstate Poultry Spill Leaves Foul Odor In South Jersey Why did chicken cross Route 42?  New Jersey State Police don't know, entirely, but it left a foul mess for at least one motorist. A truck dropped a 200-foot trail of chicken guts and chicken feet, according to Sgt. Phil Curry, a state police spokesman. More of the fowl waste dumped on an exit ramp that merges with Interstate 295, Curry said. A state police incident report did not identify the driver of the truck that dropped the chicken waste, or the name of the company where it originated, according to Curry.  No tickets had been issued, he said. Maryanne Falkenstein's Je…

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Schools
Food Poisoning Of 147 People Linked Back To South Jersey Restaurant, Health Officials Say Food Poisoning Of 147 People Linked Back To South Jersey Restaurant, Health Officials Say
Food Poisoning Of 147 People Linked Back To South Jersey Restaurant, Health Officials Say Health officials in Camden County have confirmed that 147 people became sick after ordering food from a restaurant in Berlin Township. The exact cause of the food-borne illness remains under investigation. The food was prepared by Roma Pizza and Stellato Ristorante, according to Facebook posts by the owners. The restaurant was closed temporarily to allow for deep cleaning, staff training and official inspections Waterford Township schools went to all-remote learning after 97 teachers got sick from a catered district lunch. Symptoms included nausea, diarrhea, vomiting and fatigue, hea…

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Police & Fire
Central Jersey Man Arrested With 100,000 Child Pornography Images, Prosecutor Says Central Jersey Man Arrested With 100,000 Child Pornography Images, Prosecutor Says
Central Jersey Man Arrested With 100,000 Child Pornography Images, Prosecutor Says Eight residents of Middlesex County have been arrested on child pornography charges, authorities, including one man who possessed 100,000 illegal images.  Presently, the investigations appear to be unrelated and the suspects do not know each other, authorities said. On Thursday, police officers from the East Brunswick, Edison, Highland Park, Monroe, New Brunswick, North Brunswick, Perth Amboy and Sayreville Police Departments along with detectives from the New Jersey State Police and the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office made warranted searches at six homes countywide…

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Trenton Man Indicted For Fatally Shooting Woman In Head, Prosecutor Says Trenton Man Indicted For Fatally Shooting Woman In Head, Prosecutor Says
Trenton Man Indicted For Fatally Shooting Woman In Head, Prosecutor Says A Mercer County grand jury has indicted a 40-year-old man from Trenton in a fatal shooting last spring, authorities said. Quasim Hallett was charged with first-degree murder, making terroristic threats, aggravated assault and several weapons offenses, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. Hallett was taken into custody by U.S. Marshal's in Delaware about a week after the shooting death of Quamierah Massey, 24, of Trenton, Onofri said. On April 5, 2020, at 7:05 p.m., Trenton police responded to a call for shots fired in the 100 block of Hoffman Avenue. …

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