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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
EMS, Firefighters, Police Respond To Motorcycle-Car Collision In South Brunswick EMS, Firefighters, Police Respond To Motorcycle-Car Collision In South Brunswick
EMS, Firefighters, Police Respond To Motorcycle-Car Collision In South Brunswick First responders were called in South Brunwick on Friday afternoon on a report of a car colliding with a motorcycle, authorities said. The crash occurred about 3 p.m on the 700 block of Cranbury South River Road, according to initial reports. The collision resulted in injuries, an unconfirmed report said. No other details were immediately available. This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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Obituaries
Trenton Teenager Killed, 2 Hospitalized In I-195 Crash Trenton Teenager Killed, 2 Hospitalized In I-195 Crash
Trenton Teenager Killed, 2 Hospitalized In I-195 Crash State police have identified the teenage passenger killed in a crash Thursday when a car ran off Interstate-195 in Mercer County. Yelitza Rivera, 16, of Trenton, NJ sustained fatal injuries, according to state police. The crash occurred near Exit 3B of I-195 westbound in Hamilton Township at 6:39 p.m., police said. A Mitsubishi left the highway and overturned, state police said. All three of the car’s occupants were taken to Capital Health in Hamilton where Rivera was pronounced dead, police said. The driver of the Mitsubishi, Karla Sanchez, 22, of Trenton was hospitalized with serio…

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News
Feds: South Jersey Man Contacted 'Murder-For-Hire' Dark Web Site To Kill Child Porn Victim, 14 Feds: South Jersey Man Contacted 'Murder-For-Hire' Dark Web Site To Kill Child Porn Victim, 14
Feds: South Jersey Man Contacted 'Murder-For-Hire' Dark Web Site To Kill Child Porn Victim, 14 A South Jersey man facing charges of child pornography has been arrested for trying to pay a "dark web" hitman $20,000 in Bitcoin to kill the 14-year-old victim, authorities said. John Michael Musbach, 31, formerly of Galloway was first arrested on child pornography charges in March 2016, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Two months after that arrest, Musbach began communicating with a murder-for-hire website on internet, Carpenito said. The website he visited advertised that they were the right guys "if you wanted to kill someone or beat the s--- out of him," the U.S. Attorney said on Th…

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Police & Fire
SEEN THEM? Egg Harbor Township Police Seek Women Who Stole Child's Fairy Houses SEEN THEM? Egg Harbor Township Police Seek Women Who Stole Child's Fairy Houses
Seen Them? Egg Harbor Township Police Seek Women Who Stole Child's Fairy Houses Egg Harbor Township police seek the public's help locating two women who stole a child's lawn ornaments. The homeowner shared surveillance camera video on Facebook, saying the fairy houses belonged to her daughter, including one the girl decorated herself. BreakingAC.com reposted her video of the theft here on Friday. A car is seen pulling into the driveway before two women get out. They run up the driveway, and take two ornaments apiece before getting back in the car and driving away. “Hate that my daughter had to have little piece of her innocence lost,” the mom told Cat Countr…

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Atlantic City Victim Identified In Fatal 11th Floor Hotel Shooting Atlantic City Victim Identified In Fatal 11th Floor Hotel Shooting
Atlantic City Victim Identified In Fatal 11th Floor Hotel Shooting The victim of a fatal shooting at an Atlantic City hotel has been identified, authorities said. Wayne Brown, 25, of Atlantic City was found dead of a gunshot wound on the 11th floor of the 24-floor Madison Hotel on Wednesday, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner said. UODATE: Arrest made in fatal shooting Police responding a 9-1-1 call found Brown at the hotel at 125 South Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd.  with a gunshot at 11:45 a.m., Tyner said. No other details have been released. Anyone with information involving serious crimes is asked to call the Atlantic County Prosecut…

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Suspended Jersey Shore Police Officer Admits Illegally Distributing Bodybuilding Drug Suspended Jersey Shore Police Officer Admits Illegally Distributing Bodybuilding Drug
Suspended Jersey Shore Police Officer Admits Illegally Distributing Bodybuilding Drug A suspended police officer from Monmouth County has admitted to possessing and distributing a drug used for bodybuilding and weight loss, authorities said. Ryan Vaccaro, 38, of Ocean Township, pleaded guilty on Thursday to possession of clenbuterol, a prescription legend drug, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said. Vaccaro is the second Central Jersey police officer to plead guilty in the clenbuterol investigation. The drug is not approved for human use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, but it is popular among some consumers as a weight loss supplement, Gr…

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Police & Fire
UPDATE: Trenton Teenager Killed, 2 Hospitalized In I-195 Crash UPDATE: Trenton Teenager Killed, 2 Hospitalized In I-195 Crash
Update: Trenton Teenager Killed, 2 Hospitalized In I-195 Crash UPDATED: State police have identified the teenage passenger killed in a crash Thursday when a car ran off Interstate-195 in Mercer County. Yelitza Rivera, 16, of Trenton, NJ sustained fatal injuries, according to state police. The fatal crash occurred near Exit 3B of I-195 westbound in Hamilton Township at 6:39 p.m., police said. A Mitsubishi Galant left the highway and overturned, state police said. All three of the car’s occupants were taken to Capital Health in Hamilton where Rivera was pronounced dead, police said. The driver of the Mitsubihshi, Karla Sanchez, 22, of Trenton was …

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News
Ex-Middlesex Mayor Pleads Guilty To Stealing $75K From Political Campaigns Ex-Middlesex Mayor Pleads Guilty To Stealing $75K From Political Campaigns
Ex-Middlesex Mayor Pleads Guilty To Stealing $75K From Political Campaigns The former mayor of Middlesex Borough has admitted to stealing more than $75,000 from local political campaigns, authorities said. Middlesex Mayor Ronald J. DiMura, 64, pleaded guilty to theft by deception, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said on Thursday. DiMura's term as mayor ended in December 2019. He entered his guilty plea before Superior Court Judge Benjamin S. Bucca in Middlesex County. The state has recommended that DiMura be sentenced to seven years in state prison, Grewal said. He is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan.. 15, 2021. DiMura will be barred from ever holding pu…

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WINNER: Powerball Ticket Worth $50K Sold In Central Jersey WINNER: Powerball Ticket Worth $50K Sold In Central Jersey
Winner: Powerball Ticket Worth $50K Sold In Central Jersey There is one lucky Powerball winner in Monmouth County, authorities said. A winning Powerball ticket was sold by Vingo Wine & Spirits at 323 Route 35 South in Cliffwood, New Jersey Lottery officials said. The winning ticket from Wednesday matched four of the five white balls and the Power Ball to take the $50,000 third-tier prize.  The winning numbers for the Aug. 12, drawing were: 02, 06, 18, 36, and 37. The Red Power Ball number was 21. The Multiplier number was 02.

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Police & Fire
Car Submerged By Flooding In Central Jersey Car Submerged By Flooding In Central Jersey
Car Submerged By Flooding In Central Jersey First responders were called to a report of a vehicle submerged in water in Woodbridge Township due to flooding in Middlesex County, authorities said. Leesville Avenue was closed about 11 a.m. Thursday and a motorist was stranded under an overpass, according to initial reports. There were no details yet on whether anyone was hurt.  This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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