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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

News

Winner: Mega Millions Ticket Worth $10K Sold In Ocean County A winning Mega Millions lottery ticket was sold in Ocean County, officials said. The lucky ticket was purchased at McKinley Convenience Store, 100 McKinley Ave. in Manahawkin, New Jersey Lottery officials said. The winner matched four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball for Tuesday's third-tier $10,000 prize. The winning numbers for the Aug. 4 drawing were: 02, 22, 30, 42, and 62. The Gold Mega Ball was 20, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 03. The Mega Millions Jackpot rolls to $22 million for the Friday, Aug. 7 drawing.

by Jon Craig

08/05/2020

Police & Fire

‘American Ninja Warrior’ Champ Drew Drechsel Accused Of Having Years-Long Sex With NJ Teen A three-time winner of NBC’s “American Ninja Warrior” is accused of multiple sex crimes involving an underage girl, authorities said. Drew Drechsel, known as “The Real Life Ninja” on the show, was arrested Tuesday at his home in Saint Cloud, Florida. Drechsel is accused of manufacturing child pornography, enticing a minor to travel for sex and use of interstate commerce to entice a minor, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. The alleged victim said she and Drechsel had sex multiple times around New Jersey, including in the parking lot of a restaurant and outside a gy…

by Jon Craig

08/05/2020

Police & Fire

NY Pair Charged With Assaulting Ocean County Mall Worker Who Enforced Coronavirus Mask Rule Two people from Upstate New York are accused of hitting and spitting at an Ocean County Mall worker who tried to enforce the use of masks, authorities said. One suspect remains at large, Toms River police said. The mall worker was struck by a belt and spit at after asking two shoppers to properly wear masks, Toms River police said in a Facebook post. Malls in New Jersey reopened June 28 with masks required for all customers and workers to slow the spread of coronavirus. Richard Alter, 41, and Sylina Kramer, 32, both of Binghamton, were charged with assault, police said. Alter was a…

by Jon Craig

08/05/2020

Lifestyle

Hummus Republic Landing In Long Branch Pier Village in Long Branch has enticed a West Coast eatery to expand its franchise to the Garden State.. Hummus Republic, a fast-growing Mediterranean-style restaurant chain from California, will open at Pier Village in October, according to a Kushner Cos. spokesperson The restaurant -- specializing in customizable bowls, baguettes and pitas -- will open in a 1,500-square-foot space previously leased by Smiley's Cocktails & Eats at 84 Ocean Ave. "HR food is always made fresh and served quickly using organic, sustainable, and locally grown ingredients whenever possible," company spok…

by Jon Craig

08/04/2020

Police & Fire

South Jersey Ex-Cons Arrested With Guns, Heroin, $110K Two ex-convicts from Atlantic County arrested in Atlantic City with more than $110,000 in cash believed to be proceeds of drug activity and two vehicles used to distribute heroin and cocaine, authorities said Steven Robinson, 26, of Atlantic City and Ishmael Hebron, 29, of Galloway Township face money laundering and weapons charges after members of Atlantic City’s SWAT and Special Investigations units searched a home at 3700 block of Winchester Avenue, Atlantic City police said. Three handguns, 1,000 bags of heroin and more than five ounces of cocaine were recovered during the search, …

by Jon Craig

08/03/2020

Police & Fire

Woman Critically Wounded In Trenton Double-Shooting Trenton's latest shooting left a woman in critical condition and a man suffering gunshot wounds, authorities said on Monday. Both shooting victims are in their 20s, according to Casey DeBlasio, a spokesperson for the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office. No one has been arrested in connection with Sunday night's shooting, she said. Trenton police responded to a Shot Spotter activation for multiple gunshot rounds about 10:35 p.m. on the first block of Delawareview Avenue, DeBlasio said. The shooting victims'' names have not been released. Both victims were taken to an area hospital, De…

by Jon Craig

08/03/2020

Police & Fire

Atlantic City Firefighters Respond To Smoke Bomb, Evacuate 18th Floor At Hard Rock Hotel Casino An Atlantic City hotel was partially evacuated Friday night after someone tossed a smoke bomb on the 18th floor, authorities said. Firefighters were called to the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino about 8 p.m. The disturbance prompted the evacuation of the hotel's 18th floor, Atlantic City fire officials said. There were no injuries, they said. Firefighters helped Hard Rock workers clear the smoke. Hotel security was reviewing surveillance video to see who lit the smoke bomb. This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

by Jon Craig

07/31/2020

Police & Fire

Burlington County Hospital ER Patients Transferred After Fire Damages Virtua Health Facility A small fire broke out at a Burlington County hospital on Friday night, and about eight emergency room patients had to be transferred to another hospital, authorities said. ew ER patients were No patients or staff were hurt during the fire, said Daniel Moise, a spokesman for Virtua Marlton Hospital in Evesham. Incoming ER pateints were temporarily diverted to other hospitals, Moise said. The fire was reported about 8:20 p.m. at 90 Brick Road, Evesham police said. Virtua Health security personnel extinguished the contained fire within the "sterile processing department,"&n…

by Jon Craig

07/31/2020

Obituaries

Motorcyclist Pens Heartbreaking Final Facebook Post Before Crash With Horse-Trailer “Four wheels move the body, Two wheels move the soul.” -- Anonymous That was Cain Delucca's last post on his Facebook page before dying after his motorcycle collided with a horse-trailer in Burlington County on Thursday night. State police said that Delucca, 30, was pronounced dead at Cooper University Hospital, where he was airlifted after the crash. State police received a report at 8:01 p.m. that a Yamaha R6 struck an empty horse-trailer being pulled by a Chevrolet Silverado truck, according to a New Jersey State Police spokesman. The collision was reported at the intersection of …

by Jon Craig

07/31/2020

News

Not Funny: Joe Pesci Clashes With Jersey Shore Neighbors Over Long Docks Joe Pesci thinks some of his Jersey Shore neighbors have taken things too far. Their docks, for instance. The Ocean County resident has joined a neighborhood fight against two Lavallette property owners' applications for 315-foot docks -- more than twice the length of his own. Pesci, 76, says the standard 125-foot dock behind his $6.5 million mansion juts out just far enough at 91 Pershing Blvd. In a letter to Department of Environmental Protection officials, the Oscar-winner argued that doubling the length of docks will block Barnegat Bay views enjoyed by neighbors, and create…

by Jon Craig

07/31/2020

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