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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

Authorities: Springfield Man, 57, Made Assault Rifle, Possessed Explosives A 57-year-old man from Springfield Township has been charged with illegally manufacturing an assault weapon and possessing high-capacity ammunition magazines, silencers and explosive devices, authorities said. Thomas Locker manufactured the main components of an AR-15 assault rifle in his home in Springfield, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said in a statement. Alexander Kovalik, 72, who resided with Locker at the same Springfield address, was charged, the prosecutor said, but later released. “Gun violence has been a major problem throughout the country this summer, and it will …

by Jon Craig

07/22/2020

Police & Fire

Update: Garden State Parkway Crash Victim Identified As South Jersey Man, 59 UPDATED: The driver who died after a two-car collision on the Garden State Parkway on Tuesday has been identified as Carl Tobie, 59, of Somers Point, New Jersey State Police said. Tobie was driving a. Honda Accord when his vehicle collided with an Infiniti near mile marker 35.3 northbound in Egg Harbor Township, Trooper Charles Marchan said. Tobie’s Honda went off the parkway at mile marker 39.7 in Galloway Township, and it became engulfed in flames, state troopers said. The circumstances of the crash and the vehicle fire are under investigation, state troopers said. The 39-year-old…

by Jon Craig

07/22/2020

Police & Fire

Update: Jackson Man, 30, Killed In Crash On I-195 UPDATED: An Ocean County man died in a two-car crash on Interstate-195 westbound near Six Flags Great Adventure in Monmouth County early Wednesday, authorities said. Mario Shehata, 30, of Jackson was killed when the Honda Accord he was driving on I-195 eastbound crossed over the center median and collided with an Infiniti driven by Richard Carter, 37, of Farmingdale headed westbound, according to updated information from New Jersey State Police.. All westbound lanes of I-195 were closed for more than five hours as state troopers investigated the crash scene First responders were calle…

by Jon Craig

07/22/2020

Police & Fire

Update: One Killed In Central Jersey Crash Near Six Flags Great Adventure UPDATED: At least one person was killed in a serious two-car crash on Interstate-195 near Six Flags Great Adventure on Wednesday morning, authorities said. All westbound lanes remained closed at 10:24 a.m. between Exit 16 in Jackson Township and Exit 11, said Sgt. Philip Curry, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police. First responders were called at 6:45 a.m. on reports of an I-195 crash near Route 537 in Jackson Township, Curry said. Curry confirmed that one person was killed in a two-car crash near mile-marker 13.4. Curry could not confirm an earlier report that…

by Jon Craig

07/22/2020

News

60 Dogs Rescued In Central Jersey Need Care, Foster Homes More than 60 small dogs were rescued from a home in Central Jersey on Monday, authorities said. Many of the dogs and newborn pups need grooming, medical care and foster homes, the MCSPCA said in a statement and on its Facebook page. The Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MCSPCA) saved the dogs from from living in “horrific conditions.” at a home in the Belford section of Middletown, the MCSPCA said. Several pregnant dogs were recovered, along with newborn puppies that were hours old, the MCSPCA said. “Many of these poor animals were so matted in t…

by Jon Craig

07/22/2020

Police & Fire

Former Wall EMT, 26, Killed In Motorcycle Crash Authorities have identified the 26-year-old motorcyclist who died in a Wall Township crash. Kenneth B. Sosnowski, of Lavalette, lost control of the bike while on the ramp from Route 138 east to Route 35 north, Tuesday night, Wall police said. Sosnowski crashed around 10 p.m., and was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. According to his LinkedIn page, Sosnowski was a squad member of Wall's first aid squad from 2014 to 2018. Anyone with information can contact Wall police Lt. Chad Clark at 732-449-4500 extension 1143 or cclark@wallpolice.org.

by Jon Craig

07/22/2020

Police & Fire

Woodbridge Police Look For Second Car In Fatal Pedestrian Crash Woodbridge police seek the public’s help locating a second car that struck a pedestrian crossing Route 1 on Monday. Joseph Cicero, 50, of the Avenel section of town later died of his critical injuries at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, authorities said. Cicero was struck about 1:40 a.m. by a northbound car about 1:40 a.m, authorities said. Cicero was thrown over the center median and then struck by a dark Hyundai Santa Fe traveling southbound. The driver of the first vehicle, a 29-year-old man from the Port Reading section of Woodbridge had a green light, police sa…

by Jon Craig

07/21/2020

News

Central Jersey Ferry To Manhattan Gets $5M Federal Boost A $5 million federal grant to build a new ferry terminal in Middlesex County has been approved, officials said. Ferries would run between Raritan Bay and downtown Manhattan and be within walking distance of NJ Transit rail service. The proposed 20,000-square-foot terminal would have 700 parking spaces and serve up to three ferries. “This is great news for New Jersey and for commuters who rely on passenger ferries every day," Congressman Frank Pallone said in a press statement announcing the U.S. Department of Transportation funding. The waterfront terminal will ad…

by Jon Craig

07/21/2020

Police & Fire

Massive South Jersey Fire Kills 300,000 Chickens A massive fire destroyed a South Jersey egg farm overnight, killing nearly 300,000 chickens, authorities said. Mannington Fire Chief Lee Butcher called it the biggest fire he ever fought.in his 60 years of firefighting. Crews battled the four-alarm fire all night and continued to douse hot spots on Tuesday. Videos of the fire were posted here on Facebook by a lifelong firefighter from Pennsville in Salem County. The fire broke out around 8:30 p.m. on Monday at the Red Bird Egg Farm on Cemetery Road near Mannington's border with Pilesgrove. At least 200,000 chickens died in…

by Jon Craig

07/21/2020

Police & Fire

Brick Officers Struck By Car Breaking Up Wild House Party A pair of Brick Township police officers breaking up a wild house party and street revelers were struck by a vehicle -- sending one of the officers to the hospital, authorities said. Darius Edwards, 24, of Brooklyn, fled in a white Mercedes Benz after hitting Brick Officer Joseph Riccio and a detective overnight Monday, Sgt. Jim Kelly later said. Riccio was treated for a knee injury at Ocean Medical Center, while the detective was not injured, Kelly said. Initial responding officers estimated there were more than 400 partygoers at the Atlantic Drive home of Michelle Cicchill…

by Jon Craig

07/21/2020

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