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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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Report: Convicted Ohio Killer Extradited To NJ Prison In 30-Year-Old Mercer County Murder Case Report: Convicted Ohio Killer Extradited To NJ Prison In 30-Year-Old Mercer County Murder Case
Report: Convicted Ohio Killer Extradited To NJ Prison In 30-Year-Old Mercer County Murder Case Convicted killer John David Smith III has served 20 years in an Ohio prison for murdering his first wife. Now, Smith faces murder charges in South Jersey for killing his second wife, Fran Gladden-Smith, 30 years ago in West Windsor, according to news reports. Smith, who turned 70 on April 2, was extradited to Mercer County Correction Center to face new murder charges on Tuesday night, according to NJ Advance Media. Gladden-Smith was last seen at the couple's West Windsor condominium in September 1991. Smith, who was moved from the Marion Correctional Institution in Ohio, has been the subj…

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Police & Fire
SEEN ANYTHING? 3 Atlantic City Teenagers Shot In Separate Incidents SEEN ANYTHING? 3 Atlantic City Teenagers Shot In Separate Incidents
Seen Anything? 3 Atlantic City Teenagers Shot In Separate Incidents Atlantic City police seek the public's help with any tips about two weekend shootings. Three teenagers were wounded in the shootings that took place on Friday night and early Sunday, police said. On April 30 at 9:39 p.m., Atlantic City patrol officers were called to the 1500 block of Sewell Avenue for a ShotSpotter alert. They found a shooting victim, 17, of Atlantic City. On Sunday at 12:08 a.m., officers responded to the 600 block of New York Avenue for a ShotSpotter alert. Police found two victims, ages 17 and 18, both from Atlantic City, with gunshot wounds. All three were taken to …

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Police & Fire
Trenton Man Arrested For Lying About Fatal Shooting, Police Say Trenton Man Arrested For Lying About Fatal Shooting, Police Say
Trenton Man Arrested For Lying About Fatal Shooting, Police Say A 23-year-old man from Trenton has been arrested for lying to police in connection with a fatal shooting, authorities said. Xzavier Williams was arrested at his Trenton residence on Tuesday by Homicide Task Force members, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. He was released on a summons pending future court proceedings. Williams is charged with giving false information to law enforcement officers, a third-degree crime, Onofri said.  Last week, US Marshals arrested three fugitives in connection with the fatal shooting of Kaheem Carter, 22, in Tren…

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Police & Fire
Armed Robber Tied Up Atlantic City Mini-Mart Clerk, Police Say Armed Robber Tied Up Atlantic City Mini-Mart Clerk, Police Say
Armed Robber Tied Up Atlantic City Mini-Mart Clerk, Police Say An armed robber was chased and captured after tying up a store clerk in Atlantic City, authorities said. At 2:31 p.m. on Tuesday, patrol officers responded to the Super Mini Mart in the 2300 block of Atlantic Avenue for a panic alarm.  Sergeant TJ Moynihan arrived and found that the store clerk had been robbed at knife point. The suspect had stolen money and other items and used tape from the store to bind the clerk’s hands together before fleeing, police said. After a short foot chase with other officers, Jermaine Whitehurst, 22, was arrested in the 2000 block of Bacharach Boule…

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Four Girls Charged In Atlantic City Robbery In Which Store Owner Died Four Girls Charged In Atlantic City Robbery In Which Store Owner Died
Four Girls Charged In Atlantic City Robbery In Which Store Owner Died Four girls have been charged in connection with a store robbery on the Atlantic City boardwalk, authorities said.  A 12-year-old boy who brandished a knife during the robbery was previously arrested for threatening the store owner, who later died of a heart attack. At 7:41 p.m., on April 1, Atlantic City police responded to a business in the 1500 block of the Boardwalk in reference to a boy with a knife.  Shortly after the arrival of the officers, the store owner Mahmood Ansari, of Atlantic City, collapsed and was not breathing. A bystander began CPR, which was taken over by Off…

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Police & Fire
Ex-Tax Department Worker Falsified, Tampered With Records, Middlesex Prosecutor Says Ex-Tax Department Worker Falsified, Tampered With Records, Middlesex Prosecutor Says
Ex-Tax Department Worker Falsified, Tampered With Records, Middlesex Prosecutor Says A former public employee In Middlesex County has been arrested for falsifying tax department records, authorities said. Toni Johnson, 38, of Brick was charged with tampering with public records, falsifying public records and computer theft, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone. Johnson, a former Carteret Borough Tax Collection Department employee, was charged after an investigation by Detective Paul Kelley of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office. Johnson is accused of illegally waiving and removing fees from the departmen…

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Missing Woman Found By Central Jersey Hiker In 675-Acre Park Missing Woman Found By Central Jersey Hiker In 675-Acre Park
Missing Woman Found By Central Jersey Hiker In 675-Acre Park A hiker at a 675-acre park in Central Jersey found a woman in distress who had been missing since Saturday, authorities said. Monroe Township Police Department received a 9-1-1 call at 3:51 p.m. on Monday from Emma Bodmer, who was hiking the trails in Thompson Park, police said on Facebook. Bodmer ran out of the woods to escort rescue units to the distressed woman who had suffered injuries to her feet, police said. The woman, later identified as Evelyn Zavala, was found deep in the woods and had to be carried out by first responders. Zavala had gone missing Saturday night after she was la…

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Support Surges For South Jersey Student Battling Brain Cancer Support Surges For South Jersey Student Battling Brain Cancer
Support Surges For South Jersey Student Battling Brain Cancer A community in Burlington County is rallying behind a high school student who is battling aggressive brain cancer. Instead of visiting colleges and preparing for the senior prom, Jadon Phillips has been undergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatments. The Delran High School football star also hoped to be trying out for some college teams.  This GoFundMe page has been created by friends for his mother, Caisse Gore, to help with her 17-year-old son's medical bills and other expenses. Jadon also needs an accessible van and a ramp because he is unable to walk. There's been no …

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Police & Fire
Firefighters Battle Blaze In Central Jersey, 'People Trapped On Roof' Firefighters Battle Blaze In Central Jersey, 'People Trapped On Roof'
Firefighters Battle Blaze In Central Jersey, 'People Trapped On Roof' Firefighters were called to a blaze in a commercial structure in Monmouth County, authorities said.  The fire broke out about 2:30 p.m. at 500 Route 33 in Millstone, according to initial reports.  An unconfirmed report said that some people were trapped on the roof of the burning structure. It was unclear whether the people were construction workers.  This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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Business
COVID-19: Pfizer Nearing Release Of Vaccine For New Age Group Of Children, FDA Says COVID-19: Pfizer Nearing Release Of Vaccine For New Age Group Of Children, FDA Says
Covid-19: Pfizer Nearing Release Of Vaccine For New Age Group Of Children, FDA Says The US Food and Drug Administration could authorize Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 12 to 15 as early as next week, The New York Times reported on Monday, May 3, citing federal officials.  The timing could not be better for school districts that are resuming in-person instruction and hoping for a full return to normalcy next fall.  Vaccinating children is also a crucial element in achieving herd immunity and decreasing numbers of hospitalizations and deaths, The Times says.  While NJ, NY and CT positive rates have been dropping, other states including Pennsylvani…

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