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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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Central Jersey Daycare Worker Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Not 3, Not 4, But 5 Children Central Jersey Daycare Worker Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Not 3, Not 4, But 5 Children
Central Jersey Daycare Worker Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Not 3, Not 4, But 5 Children A former aide at a Central Jersey daycare initially charged with sexually assaulting three children, and then a fourth, has been accused of doing the same to a fifth, authorities said late Tuesday. Meanwhile, Superhero Schoolhouse Director Charmaine Larkin, 44, was charged with failing to report 20-year-old Kyle Finn's behavior at the Parlin daycare, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Sayreville Police Chief John Zebrowski said. Finn, of Sayreville, was being held in the county jail. Finn was initially charged last Wednesday with abusing three children. On Sunday, he…

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Philly Woman, 18, Seriously Injured In Route 195 Ejection Crash Philly Woman, 18, Seriously Injured In Route 195 Ejection Crash
Philly Woman, 18, Seriously Injured In Route 195 Ejection Crash An 18-year-old driver from Philadelphia was seriously injured in a Route 195 crash in Ocean County Tuesday. Alexa Zendaoui was heading westbound in a 2003 Honda Civic when she ran off the road to the right around 4:10 p.m. in Jackson Township, NJSP Trooper Charles Marchan said. Zendaoui struck a tree, overturned and was ejected near milepost 18, Marchan said. She was seriously injured in the crash, which was under investigation as of Wednesday.

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SWAT Standoff: South Brunswick Hotel Guest Blew Kisses At Police, Threw Urine At Hospital Staff SWAT Standoff: South Brunswick Hotel Guest Blew Kisses At Police, Threw Urine At Hospital Staff
SWAT Standoff: South Brunswick Hotel Guest Blew Kisses At Police, Threw Urine At Hospital Staff A Central Jersey hotel guest was taken into custody after an hours-long standoff last week in which he "blew kisses" at his arresting officers, authorities said. Louis Smith, 46, remained handcuffed to a hospital bed and surrounded by patrol officers at a New Brunswick hospital on Monday, days after the Route 1 incident at Hotel Vicenza, South Brunswick Police Chief Raymond Hayducka said. Smith, an ex-convict from New Brunswick, had been staying at the South Brunswick hotel for two weeks when he flashed a handgun during an argument with hotel staff around 2 p.m. Friday, police said. O…

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Central Jersey Authorities Investigate 3 Midnight Shootings Central Jersey Authorities Investigate 3 Midnight Shootings
Central Jersey Authorities Investigate 3 Midnight Shootings Police were investigating at least three separate shootings overnight in Central Jersey, authorities said.  Shootings were reported in Asbury Park, Freehold and Trenton, all shortly before midnight Monday, according to initial reports. EMS responded to a report of a victim with a gunshot wound to the neck at 11:30 p.m. on the first block of Atkins Avenue in Asbury Park, reports said. The victim was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, according to an unconfirmed report. At 11:31 p.m., Trenton police were called to a shooting on the 200 block of Spring Street, r…

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Prosecutor: NJ Daycare Worker Sexually Assaulted 5 Children Prosecutor: NJ Daycare Worker Sexually Assaulted 5 Children
Prosecutor: NJ Daycare Worker Sexually Assaulted 5 Children A former aide at a Central Jersey daycare initially charged with sexually assaulting three children, and then a fourth, has been accused of doing the same to a fifth, authorities said late Tuesday. Meanwhile, Superhero Schoolhouse Director Charmaine Larkin, 44, was charged with failing to report 20-year-old Kyle Finn's behavior at the Parlin daycare, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Sayreville Police Chief John Zebrowski said. Finn, of Sayreville, was being held in the county jail. Finn was initially charged last Wednesday with abusing three children. On Sunday, he…

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Police & Fire
Overturned Tractor-Trailer Closes Route 1 In Trenton Overturned Tractor-Trailer Closes Route 1 In Trenton
Overturned Tractor-Trailer Closes Route 1 In Trenton First responders were called to a report of an overturned tractor-trailer in Mercer County, authorities said.  All lanes and both shoulders of Route 1 northbound in Trenton were closed about 12:30 p.m. on Monday, according to initial reports.  The route was closed from South Broad Street to State Street as police and firefighters responded. This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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15 Arrested In Central Jersey On Child Sex Abuse Charges 15 Arrested In Central Jersey On Child Sex Abuse Charges
15 Arrested In Central Jersey On Child Sex Abuse Charges Fourteen Monmouth County men and one juvenile have been arrested for possessing or trafficking child sexual abuse pornography, authorities said.  The arrests were made during the past three months by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Computer Crimes Unit and Monmouth County Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force with help from New Jersey State Police and Homeland Security Investigations.  Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said the following people were arrested on charges of endangering the welfare of a child and other offenses were:  Ant…

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FOUND: 12-Year-Old South Jersey Boy FOUND: 12-Year-Old South Jersey Boy
Found: 12-Year-Old South Jersey Boy UPDATE: Authorities thanked the public for helping to locate a12-year-old boy who was missing overnight in Burlington County. "Tymin has been found and is safe. Thank you to everyone for their efforts to help locate him," said Joel Bewley, a spokesman for the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office, at 11:30 a.m. on Monday. Tymin Antoine Coleman was last seen walking a bicycle on Sunday evening near Glenwood and Estate roads in Lumberton, according to  Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Lumberton Township Police Chief Nicholas Peditto. Investigators and volunt…

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Portuguese Immigrant, 42, Gets 40 Years In Prison For Fatal Long Branch Pizzeria Shooting Portuguese Immigrant, 42, Gets 40 Years In Prison For Fatal Long Branch Pizzeria Shooting
Portuguese Immigrant, 42, Gets 40 Years In Prison For Fatal Long Branch Pizzeria Shooting A Monmouth County man won't be eligible for parole until he's 80 years old and faces deportation, after receiving a 40-year state prison sentence on murder charges, authorities said. Miguel Camara, 42, of Long Branch, previously pleaded guilty to first-degree murder, first-degree attempted murder and endangering the welfare of a child on July 15 before Superior Court Judge Vincent Falcetano, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. Camara was sentenced on Friday in connection with the shooting death of Marco Moreira, 45, for trying to kill…

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News
LAWSUIT: 5 Female Rutgers Professors Sue University Over Equal Pay LAWSUIT: 5 Female Rutgers Professors Sue University Over Equal Pay
Lawsuit: 5 Female Rutgers Professors Sue University Over Equal Pay Five female Rutgers University professors are suing the institution say they make tens of thousands of dollars a year less than their male peers who are similarly qualified. The university told the NY Times they would not comment on the suit, however, the school in a statement said it was reviewing the way it paid professors and is committed to equal pay, despite being hampered by the pandemic. Filed Wednesday evening in Superior Court, the suit comes more than 50 years after former Justice Ruth Bader Gisnberg won a class action suit against the university for gender pay equality. All…

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