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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. 

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Pennsylvania Election Officials Expect Major Delays In Counting All Presidential Votes Pennsylvania Election Officials Expect Major Delays In Counting All Presidential Votes
Pennsylvania Election Officials Expect Major Delays In Counting All Presidential Votes Many election observers say Pennsylvania may be the key state in determining who is America's next president. And officials in at least six counties in the Keystone State said they don't plan on counting mail-in ballots until after Election Day. “The outcome of Tuesday’s election could well depend on Pennsylvania,” Secretary of the Commonwealth Kathy Boockvar said, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. “It is vitally important that the more than 3 million ballots cast by mail here be counted as soon as possible. The country will be looking to Pennsylvania for accurate and timely results,…

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Jersey Shore Teens Arrested In Gang-Related Shooting Death Jersey Shore Teens Arrested In Gang-Related Shooting Death
Jersey Shore Teens Arrested In Gang-Related Shooting Death Teenagers from Asbury Park, Howell and Lakewood have been arrested in connection with a gang-related shooting death, authorities said on Tuesday. Two of the teenagers face murder charges, they said. A Howell juvenile and an 18-year-old fugitive from Asbury Park were arrested in connection with a March 23 homicide at a home on DeWitt Avenue in Asbury Park, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni.  Jamir Styles, 20, of Asbury Park and the 16 year old juvenile from Howell were charged on Thursday with first-degree murder, first-degree conspiracy&…

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Pass The Plywood: Philadelphia Businesses Boarding Up In Case Of Election Day Violence Pass The Plywood: Philadelphia Businesses Boarding Up In Case Of Election Day Violence
Pass The Plywood: Philadelphia Businesses Boarding Up In Case Of Election Day Violence The City of Brotherly Love is not bracing for a hurricane: Just the 2020 Presidential Election Many businesses in Philadelphia have secured doors and boarded up windows in case of riots or looting. President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden campaigned across Pennsylvania on Monday, a key battleground state. Trump, who was neck-and-neck with Biden in election eve polling, continued to tarnish the integrity of the election process. View this post on Instagram If you have not done so already we encourage you to vote tomorrow. We a…

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Teenagers Arrested In Asbury Park Shootings Teenagers Arrested In Asbury Park Shootings
Teenagers Arrested In Asbury Park Shootings Two teenagers from Monmouth County have been arrested in connection with several shootings in Asbury Park, authorities said. Mark Carey, 19, and a 17-year-old juvenile, both of Neptune, have been charged with two counts of first-degree conspiracy to commit murder, two counts of first- degree attempted murder, and multiple weapons charges, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. Their arrests stem from separate shootings in March, Gramiccioni said. On March 22, at 6:17 p.m. Asbury Park police responded to a report of shots fired at Lincol…

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Prosecutor: Monmouth Store Clerk Traded Tobacco, Vaping Products For Nude Teen Photos Prosecutor: Monmouth Store Clerk Traded Tobacco, Vaping Products For Nude Teen Photos
Prosecutor: Monmouth Store Clerk Traded Tobacco, Vaping Products For Nude Teen Photos A convenience store clerk in Central Jersey is accused of swapping vaping and other tobacco products for nude photographs of teenagers, authorities said.  Muhammad Ikram, 41, an employee of Sam’s 2 on Palmer Avenue in Hazlet, has been charged with selling tobacco products to minors and endangering the welfare of a child, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said. Ikram was arrested on Oct. 28 after Hazlet Township police received several reports from minors that Ikram was taking pictures of them while inside the business in exchange for&nb…

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High Winds Knock Power To Thousands Of New Jersey Residents High Winds Knock Power To Thousands Of New Jersey Residents
High Winds Knock Power To Thousands Of New Jersey Residents High winds toppled trees and power lines across New Jersey, leaving tens of thousands of residents in the cold, authorities said. More than 25,000 electric customers were without power early Monday afternoon, according to the Garden State’s major utility companies. JCP&L reported the most outages as of 3:20 p.m. Those were in Morris (975), Ocean (1,250) and Sussex (1,083) as of 3:20 p.m. Winds of more than 30 mph with gusts of up to 50 mph helped plunge temperatures down into the 30s.  We’ve received reports of ~14,000 power outages across the state due to the strong winds💨 today.…

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WINNERS: Lucky NJ Lottery Tickets Worth $100K, $10K Sold In Ocean, Middlesex Counties WINNERS: Lucky NJ Lottery Tickets Worth $100K, $10K Sold In Ocean, Middlesex Counties
Winners: Lucky NJ Lottery Tickets Worth $100K, $10K Sold In Ocean, Middlesex Counties Two lucky state lottery tickets were sold along the Jersey Shore, officials said. A winning Jersey Cash 5 ticket worth $100,000 was sold in Ocean County and a Mega Millions ticket worth $10,000 was sold in Middlesex County, officials said on Monday. The Jersey Cash 5 winner matched all five numbers drawn to take home Friday's $100,000 prize. The winning Jersey Cash 5 numbers drawn on Oct. 30 were: 23, 26, 30, 34, and 42 and the XTRA number was: 02. The retailer, Paper Hut, at 730 Jamaica Blvd., in Toms River will receive a bonus check for $2,000 for the winning Also on Frid…

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Shots Fired In New Brunswick Shots Fired In New Brunswick
Shots Fired In New Brunswick A shooting was reported on Sunday in Middlesex County, authorities said. New Brunswick police responded to a report of shots fired about 7 p.m. on Columbus Place. Shell casings were found at the shooting scene, but no one was hurt, police said.  The suspect is at large and no arrests had been made, police said. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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Manchester PD: Gunman Menaced Campground, Left Kids Home Alone Manchester PD: Gunman Menaced Campground, Left Kids Home Alone
Manchester PD: Gunman Menaced Campground, Left Kids Home Alone A 31-year-old man from Manchester Township has been arrested on drug and weapons charges, authorities said. Rameek Peace is accused of threatening people with a handgun on Oct. 21 at the Surf and Stream Campground on Route 571, Manchester police said. Police were called on a report of a man assaulting a woman inside an SUV, and menacing anyone who tried to help. A suspect fled before police arrived. An investigation led by Detective Adam Emmons identified Peace as a suspect, police said. Peace was arrested without incident while driving in a 2020 Chevy Malibu. Inside his rented vehicle,…

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Atlantic City Headshot Victim Dies, 2nd Shooting Victim Critically Hurt Atlantic City Headshot Victim Dies, 2nd Shooting Victim Critically Hurt
Atlantic City Headshot Victim Dies, 2nd Shooting Victim Critically Hurt One of the four people who were shot on Sunday in Atlantic City has died, authorities said. Another remained hospitalized with life-threatening injuries on Wednesday. The shooter or shooters remain at large, authorities said. Idel Rodriguez-Garcia, 29, of Atlantic City, was shot in the head at the intersection of Arctic and Maxwell avenues near B & B Saloon at 3:43 a.m., according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner. Two shooting victims remain hospitalized — one with life-threatening injuries. Another victim has been treated and released from the hospital, authoriti…

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