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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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Authorities: South Jersey Man Charged With Brutally Killing His 30-Year-Old Wife With A Hammer Authorities: South Jersey Man Charged With Brutally Killing His 30-Year-Old Wife With A Hammer
Authorities: South Jersey Man Charged With Brutally Killing His 30-Year-Old Wife With A Hammer A 36-year-old man  from Atlantic County has been charged in the brutal slaying of his wife, authorities said. Rachel Declementi, 30, was found unconscious, bleeding from her head and face, they said. Brigantine police received a 9-1-1 call at 4:27 a.m. on Saturday from 17 Girard Place, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner said. Robert Declementi was arrested and charged with first-degree murder, Tyner said. Declementi told police that his wife “told me she cheated on me with someone from Applebee’s,’” according to court documents. There was a long blood stain consistent with so…

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Authorities: Asbury Park Police Officers Admit Vandalizing Complainant's Vehicles Last Fall Authorities: Asbury Park Police Officers Admit Vandalizing Complainant's Vehicles Last Fall
Authorities: Asbury Park Police Officers Admit Vandalizing Complainant's Vehicles Last Fall An Asbury Park police officer and a former city Special Law Enforcement Officer have admitted to vandalizing vehicles owned by someone who filed an internal affairs complaint against them, authorities said. Asbury Park Police Officer Stephen Martinsen, 31, and former Special Officer Thomas Dowling, 27, both of Asbury Park pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said. They had been charged with criminal mischief for vandalizing two vehicles, one in Ocean Grove and one in Asbury Park, between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m. on Sept. 3, 2019, Gramiccioni said. Dowli…

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Business
Another Chick-Fil-A Lands In Central Jersey Another Chick-Fil-A Lands In Central Jersey
Another Chick-Fil-A Lands In Central Jersey A new popular Chick-fil-A eatery is opening in Old Bridge next month. The chain announced its newest fast-food joint will open on Sept. 10 at 770 Texas Road. Located near The Shoppes at Old Bridge off Route 9, the restaurant has posted job openings on its Facebook page. Chick-fil-A previously announced another new restaurant in Middlesex County which opens on Thursday in South Plainfield at 4801 Stelton Road as reported here. There are more than 40 Chick-fil-A eateries in the Garden State, according to the company website.  The chain also plans opening New Jersey restaurants in Edis…

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Contractor At Perth Amboy's Buckeye Raritan Bay Terminals Rescued From 20-Foot Trench Contractor At Perth Amboy's Buckeye Raritan Bay Terminals Rescued From 20-Foot Trench
Contractor At Perth Amboy's Buckeye Raritan Bay Terminals Rescued From 20-Foot Trench First responders from Middlesex County rescued a worker who fell into a 20-foot-deep trench on Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. The emergency occurred about 12:30 p.m. at the Buckeye Raritan Bay Terminal at 577 Smith St. in Perth Amboy, where the contractor was repairing a sewer. The victim suffered trauma, an arm injury and possibly fractured ribs, according to initial unconfirmed reports. A Special Operations unit made initial contact with the unidentified contractor, rendering first aid from below ground. The patient was pulled out of the hole  by 1:30 p.m. and taken by EMS to…

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Ex-Toms River School Worker Who 'Robbed Innocence Of Kids' Gets 30 Years For Sex Crimes Ex-Toms River School Worker Who 'Robbed Innocence Of Kids' Gets 30 Years For Sex Crimes
Ex-Toms River School Worker Who 'Robbed Innocence Of Kids' Gets 30 Years For Sex Crimes A retired Toms River Regional school district employee has been sentenced to 30 years in state prison for sex crimes against two children, authorities said. William J. Herflicker, III, 57, was sentenced on Monday for crimes committed between 2005 and 2010, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. Herflicker was convicted on Jan. 22 after a jury trial, the prosecutor said. Herflicker was found guilty of two counts of Aggravated Sexual Assault, Billhimer said. Superior Court Judge Rochelle Gizinski sentenced Herflicker to 15 years in state prison on each count to…

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Authorities: South Jersey Drug Dealer Caused Fatal Fentanyl Overdose Of Riverside Man, 38 Authorities: South Jersey Drug Dealer Caused Fatal Fentanyl Overdose Of Riverside Man, 38
Authorities: South Jersey Drug Dealer Caused Fatal Fentanyl Overdose Of Riverside Man, 38 A 27-year-old man from Burlington County has been arrested in connection with the 2018 fatal fentanyl overdose of a customer from Riverside Township, authorities said. David Bender of the Hunters Glen apartment complex on Route 130 in Delran has been charged with strict liability for a drug-induced death and distribution of a controlled dangerous substance, according to  Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina, Delran Township Police Chief Alfonso A. Parente Jr., and Riverside Police Chief William T. Eliason. Bender was taken into custody on Thursday by Delran Township police o…

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Keansburg Woman, 51, Texting On Cellphone During Fatal Pedestrian Crash Gets 5 Years In Prison Keansburg Woman, 51, Texting On Cellphone During Fatal Pedestrian Crash Gets 5 Years In Prison
Keansburg Woman, 51, Texting On Cellphone During Fatal Pedestrian Crash Gets 5 Years In Prison A 51-year-old woman from Keansburg who was texting while driving in Hazlet has been sentenced to five years in state prison in connection with a pedestrian's death, authorities said. Alexandra Mansonet crashed into the back of a car that struck and fatally injured Yuwen Wang, 39, of Hazlet at 8:20 a.m. on Sept. 28, 2016.  Wang died of her injuries at Robert Wood Johnson University Medical Center in New Brunswick on Oct. 3, 2016.  Friday's five-year state prison sentence is still subject to appeal, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramic…

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State Police ID Tinton Falls Driver, 70, Killed After Roadmaster Veers Off Garden State Parkway State Police ID Tinton Falls Driver, 70, Killed After Roadmaster Veers Off Garden State Parkway
State Police ID Tinton Falls Driver, 70, Killed After Roadmaster Veers Off Garden State Parkway A 70-year-old man from Tinton Falls was killed early Friday after his vehicle ran off the Garden State Parkway in Monmouth County, authorities said. Victor Munoz was taken to Jersey Shore Medical Center in Neptune City, where he was later pronounced dead as a result of his injuries, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Lawrence Peele said. The cause of the single-car crash remains under investigation. The crash occurred at 4:11 a.m. in the express lanes of the parkway southbound, Peele said. The crash occurred at milepost 105.6 in Tinton Falls, Peele said.  There were no other occupant…

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Browns Mills Fugitive Faces 8 Years In State Prison For Fentanyl Death Of Pemberton Woman, 21 Browns Mills Fugitive Faces 8 Years In State Prison For Fentanyl Death Of Pemberton Woman, 21
Browns Mills Fugitive Faces 8 Years In State Prison For Fentanyl Death Of Pemberton Woman, 21 A 38-year-old fugitive from Browns Mills has admitted to causing the fatal drug overdose of a 21-year-old woman from Burlington County, authorities said.  Terrance D. Walker, 38, of Liberty Street pleaded guilty to Tessa McCullough's drug-Induced death for supplying fentanyl-laced heroin to her in May 2019, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said on Friday afternoon. Walker faces ip to eight years in state prison under his plea agreement made before Superior Court Judge Philip E. Haines, Coffina said. Walker is scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 30, the prosecutor sai…

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News
Authorities Bust 58 Suspects In Mercer County ATM Thefts -- And Only 8 Are NJ Residents Authorities Bust 58 Suspects In Mercer County ATM Thefts -- And Only 8 Are NJ Residents
Authorities Bust 58 Suspects In Mercer County ATM Thefts -- And Only 8 Are NJ Residents They flooded Mercer County by the dozens, hailing from New York City, Long Island and Westchester County, armed with bogus debit cards.  They nearly returned home with more than $250,000 stolen from Santander Bank ATMs across New Jersey.  Police in a half dozen counties were able to stop 58 of them since Tuesday -- and seize more than a dozen suspect vehicles, a handgun and drugs, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. Only eight of the 58 people charged in the Santander Bank ATM thefts this week in New Jersey were state residents, Onofri said. Here's the b…

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