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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
Prosecutor: Rehab Center Patient, 78, Critical After Violent Attack By Roommate Prosecutor: Rehab Center Patient, 78, Critical After Violent Attack By Roommate
Prosecutor: Rehab Center Patient, 78, Critical After Violent Attack By Roommate A 51-year-old rehabilitation center patient has been charged with trying to kill his elderly roommate who remains in critical condition, Burlington County authorities said. David P. Lake, 51, was taken into custody on Tuesday at The Palace Rehabilitation and Care Center in Maple Shade, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Maple Shade Police Chief Christopher J. Fletcher. Lake has been charged with first-degree attempted murder after severely beating his 78-year-old roommate at the care facility where they reside on West Mill Road, Coffina and Fletcher said. The …

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Lakewood First Responders Called To Car-Pedestrian Crash Lakewood First Responders Called To Car-Pedestrian Crash
Lakewood First Responders Called To Car-Pedestrian Crash Police, firefighters and EMS crews were called to a report of a pedestrian struck in Ocean County, authorities said. The call came in around 3 p.m. on Wednesday about a collision at Lexington and Monmouth avenues in Lakewood. The pedestrian was bleeding from the head, according to an unconfirmed report.  Details about the severity of the victim's injuries were not immediately available. The intersection was shut down due to the crash, initial reports said.  This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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Atlantic City Teenagers Arrested, Loaded Gun Recovered Atlantic City Teenagers Arrested, Loaded Gun Recovered
Atlantic City Teenagers Arrested, Loaded Gun Recovered Two Atlantic City teenagers were arrested after police responded to a report of shots fired, authorities said. A ShotSpotter audio gunshot-detection system alerted police to gunfire at 3:04 p.m. Monday in the 700 block of Maryland Avenue, Lt. Kevin Fair, a police department spokesman, said on Wednesday. Two suspects were seen running into a residence on the 800 block, where police surrounded the building and called for those inside to come out, Fair said,. Saalih Davis, 19, came out the back door a short time later, Fair said. As officers were taking him into custody, a 15-year-old girl r…

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News
UPDATE: Mega Millions Jackpot Nears $1 Billion, 2 NJ Players Take Home $1 Million UPDATE: Mega Millions Jackpot Nears $1 Billion, 2 NJ Players Take Home $1 Million
Update: Mega Millions Jackpot Nears $1 Billion, 2 NJ Players Take Home $1 Million UPDATED: For the third time in history, a national lottery is nearing a $1 billion jackpot. The Mega Millions jackpot stands at about $970 million. The next drawing will be held Friday night. If won, it would be the 2nd-largest jackpot in the Mega Million game’s history and the 3rd-largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history. The estimated cash value is $716.3 million. No one won the jackpot in Tuesday's Mega Millions lottery. But there were two $1 million tickets sold in two New Jersey counties. The second-tier Mega Millions prizes were sold In Atlantic and Somerset counties, …

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Police & Fire
Firefighters Respond To Fatal Blaze In Central Jersey Firefighters Respond To Fatal Blaze In Central Jersey
Firefighters Respond To Fatal Blaze In Central Jersey First responders were called to a fatal fire on Wednesday in Middlesex County. A fire was reported at 88 S. Inman Ave. in Woodbridge Township about 9 a.m. The fire was knocked down quickly, but one victim was found inside, according to an unconfirmed report.  This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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Fugitive Accused Of Fatally Beating, Stabbing Pine Hill Hunter Captured In Pennsylvania Fugitive Accused Of Fatally Beating, Stabbing Pine Hill Hunter Captured In Pennsylvania
Fugitive Accused Of Fatally Beating, Stabbing Pine Hill Hunter Captured In Pennsylvania The fugitive accused of murdering a hunter in Pine Hill two days before Christmas has been arrested, according to Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer and Pine Hill Police Chief Christopher Winters. Shawn Massey, 38, of Gibbsboro, was taken into custody in Bensalem, P.ennsylvania about 4 p.m. on Tuesday, they said. Detectives said a Bensalem Police officer was driving in Bensalem Township when he recognized Massey as being wanted for the homicide of Joseph Bottino, 54, of Gloucester Township. Massey was captured without incident, according to Mayer and Winters. Massey (shown bel…

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Prosecutor: Maple Shade Duo Sold Meth That Killed South Jersey Man, 38 Prosecutor: Maple Shade Duo Sold Meth That Killed South Jersey Man, 38
Prosecutor: Maple Shade Duo Sold Meth That Killed South Jersey Man, 38 A pair of Maple Shade residents have been arrested in connection with the methamphetamine death of a Burlington County man about a year ago. Joshua Lanigan, 39, and Jeanine Hughes, 44, both were charged with first-degree strict liability for drug-induced death, drug dealing and drug possession felonies, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Medford Township Police Chief Richard J. Meder. The drug-dealing duo allegedly sold a fatal dose of meth to Andrew Shelley, 38, at his Medford Township home in mid February 2020. Shelley disappeared and was reported missing by his …

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CAPITOL RIOT: NJ Naval Contractor With Secret Security Clearance Bragged To Informant, Feds Say CAPITOL RIOT: NJ Naval Contractor With Secret Security Clearance Bragged To Informant, Feds Say
Capitol Riot: NJ Naval Contractor With Secret Security Clearance Bragged To Informant, Feds Say A Central Jersey man who is a U.S. Navy contractor with top-secret security clearance and access to ammunition has been charged with participating in the U.S. Capitol riot, federal authorities said. Timothy Louis Hale-Cusanelli, 30, of Monmouth County, described as an “avowed white supremacist and Nazi sympathizer” in court papers, allegedly told other pro-Trump rioters to advance during the deadly Jan. 6 insurgence, authorities said. He has been charged on five federal counts, including: knowingly entering or remaining in a restricted building without lawful authority; disorderly conduct o…

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Philadelphia Man, 40, Arrested In Fatal South Jersey Hit-Run Crash Philadelphia Man, 40, Arrested In Fatal South Jersey Hit-Run Crash
Philadelphia Man, 40, Arrested In Fatal South Jersey Hit-Run Crash Authorities have arrested a 40-year-old driver suspected of leaving the scene of a fatal hit-run crash. Gregory Graves of Philadelphia was charged in connection with the incident in Runnemede on Jan. 3, according to Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer and Runnemede Police Chief Paul Dailey. Graves has been charged with one count of second-degree leaving the scene of a fatal accident, one count of third-degree being involved in a fatal accident with a suspended license, and one count of third-degree hindering apprehension or prosecution, Mayer and Dailey said. Officers responded t…

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Driver ID'd In Fatal Crash On I-295 In Gloucester County Driver ID'd In Fatal Crash On I-295 In Gloucester County
Driver ID'd In Fatal Crash On I-295 In Gloucester County Updated: Firefighters and EMS crews were called to a fatal crash in Gloucester County, authorities said. New Jersey State Police confirmed that the driver of a Honda Fit sustained fatal injuries.  The crash occurred at 12:32 p.m. Tuesday on Interstate-295 southbound in Logan Township, according to Sgt. Lawrence Peele, a state police spokesman. The driver was later identified as Gabriel Corino, 20, of Deptford.  The car hit a guardrail and Corino was thrown from the vehicle, reports said. One lane on the highway was closed at mile-marker 15.1 as troopers continued to process the…

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