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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
Body Identified In Suspicious Mercer County Death Body Identified In Suspicious Mercer County Death
Body Identified In Suspicious Mercer County Death UPDATED: Authorities have identified the man found dead on a sidewalk on Wednesday in Mercer County. The victim has been identified as James McQuillar, 86, of Trenton, according to The Mercer County Prosecutor's Office. An iInvestigation into his cause of death is ongoing. At about 8 a.m., Ewing police responded to the parking lot of Capitol Plaza, 1500 N. Olden Ave., on a report of an unresponsive man.  The victim was found on the sidewalk in front of 1531 N. Olden Ave. in Ewing. No identification was found on his person and there were no injuries observed …

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Police: Toms River Man Head-Butted, Spit Blood At Officers After Flooding Jail Cell Police: Toms River Man Head-Butted, Spit Blood At Officers After Flooding Jail Cell
Police: Toms River Man Head-Butted, Spit Blood At Officers After Flooding Jail Cell A 28-year-old man from Toms River facing multiple charges after assaulting police officers at Jackson Township police headquarters and an area hospital, authorities said.  The mayhem began on Wednesday when Ralph Lezin is accused of repeatedly calling and then puncturing the tires of an ex-girlfriends tires at Pineview Apartments on West County Line Road, police said.  Lezin reportedly became extremely uncooperative and combative with officers attempting to process him on the arrest, they said.  He kicked at, and activated an emergency button in the processing area…

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Car Slams Into Tree Off I-195 On Jersey Shore Car Slams Into Tree Off I-195 On Jersey Shore
Car Slams Into Tree Off I-195 On Jersey Shore State police, firefighters and EMS crews were called to a serious crash on Thursday afternoon, authorities said.  The crash occurred at 1:21 p.m. on Interstate-195 eastbound at mile-marker 22.2 in Jackson Township, according to a state trooper.. The vehicle went off the interstate and struck a tree, Trooper Alejandro Goez said.  Two serious injuries were reported, Goez said.  The right lane remained closed for a crash investigation, he said.  A medevac helicopter was called for assistance, according to an initial report.  This is a developing news story.&nbs…

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Central Jersey Firefighters Battle Restaurant Blaze Central Jersey Firefighters Battle Restaurant Blaze
Central Jersey Firefighters Battle Restaurant Blaze Firefighters in Central Jersey were battling a fire rooted in a popular South River restaurant, authorities sad. The ire broke out mid-morning on Thursday at Campozino's at 16 Ferry St, according to initial reports. Heavy smoke was reported in the eves of the building at about 13:30 a.m. when firefighters were trying to access the origin of the fire, reports said.  A tower truck was being used to douse flames in the building's chimney and restaurant ductwork, repots said. The restaurant typically opens at 11 a.m. No one was reported hurt, according to initial reports. This is a deve…

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Trenton Man, 22, Fatally Shot Overnight Trenton Man, 22, Fatally Shot Overnight
Trenton Man, 22, Fatally Shot Overnight UPDATED: The Mercer County Homicide Task Force is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred in Trenton early Thursday. A 22-year-old man was blasted by gunfire about 1:50 a.m. at Cunningham Alley and South Walter Avenue in Trenton, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. Trenton police found a shooting victim, Kaheem Carter of Trenton, laying in Cunningham Alley with multiple gunshot wounds, Onofri said.. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Anyone with information is urged to call 609-989-6406. Information also can be emailed to mchtftips@m…

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Stabbing Suspect Nabbed In Central Jersey Stabbing Suspect Nabbed In Central Jersey
Stabbing Suspect Nabbed In Central Jersey Authorities are investigating a stabbing in Middlesex County. A suspect was in custody, according to initial reports.  The assault took place about 8 p.m. on Tompkins Avenue in South Plainfield. The victim was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick.  This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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News
Prom Is On But Dancing May Be Cancelled For This New Jersey High School Prom Is On But Dancing May Be Cancelled For This New Jersey High School
Prom Is On But Dancing May Be Cancelled For This New Jersey High School Area high schools are planning for graduations and proms -- but COVID-19 still poses some problems, administrators say. If an in-person prom goes ahead at Clearview Regional High School in Gloucester Township, for instance, dancing will not be allowed, according to Principal Keith Brooks. Clearview's Class of 2021 was told dancing may be prohibited during prom next month due to COVID-19 restrictions, NJ Advance Media reports. “The letter was sent in an effort to be fully transparent about the requirements that will define the setting for the prom,” Clearview Regional Schools Superinte…

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Body Identified In Suspicious Mercer County Death Body Identified In Suspicious Mercer County Death
Body Identified In Suspicious Mercer County Death UPDATED: Authorities have identified the man found dead on a sidewalk on Wednesday in Mercer County. The victim has been identified as James McQuillar, 86, of Trenton, according to The Mercer County Prosecutor's Office. An iInvestigation into his cause of death is ongoing. At about 8 a.m., Ewing police responded to the parking lot of Capitol Plaza, 1500 N. Olden Ave., on a report of an unresponsive man.  The victim was found on the sidewalk in front of 1531 N. Olden Ave.  No identification was found on his person and there were no injuries observed that…

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US Marshals Arrest Central Jersey Man, 36, In Double Shooting US Marshals Arrest Central Jersey Man, 36, In Double Shooting
US Marshals Arrest Central Jersey Man, 36, In Double Shooting A Monmouth County man has been arrested for his role in a shooting that took place in a Freehold Borough apartment complex, authorities said. Joseph Lyons, 36, of Ocean Township, has been charged with two counts of first-degree attempted murder and weapons offenses, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. At about 8:02 p.m. on March 30, Freehold Borough police responded to the Continental Apartment Complex for a 9-1-1 call on a shooting.  Patrol officers found two men with gunshot wounds, Gramiccioni said. The victims were tak…

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ATV Rider Seriously Hurt In Monmouth County Crash ATV Rider Seriously Hurt In Monmouth County Crash
ATV Rider Seriously Hurt In Monmouth County Crash An unidentified ATV rider was seriously hurt on Tuesday evening, authorities said.  Howell police and township emergency services responded about 7 p.m. on Tuesday to a crash in which a person crashed while riding a quad, police said. The crash occurred off of Tyrpak Road northbound near West Farms Road. Howell police officers located an injured man deep in the wooded area, they said.  The crash victim was airlifted by medevac to an area hospital.  CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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