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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
Firefighters Respond To Barnegat Blaze Firefighters Respond To Barnegat Blaze
Firefighters Respond To Barnegat Blaze Firefighters, police and EMS responded to a structure fire in Barnegat Township late Thursday, authorities said. First responders were called to the two-alarm blaze on the 100 block of Barnegat Boulevard at about 5:20 p.m. This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES.

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Business
Tuesday Morning Retailer Struck By Coronavirus Closing 7 NJ Stores Tuesday Morning Retailer Struck By Coronavirus Closing 7 NJ Stores
Tuesday Morning Retailer Struck By Coronavirus Closing 7 NJ Stores Home goods retailer Tuesday Morning is the latest national outlet to seek bankruptcy protection, company officials said. Tuesday Morning's closing is a result of the "immense strain of the COVID-19 pandemic," the Dallas-based retail chain said in a statement.  At least seven Tuesday Morning stores in New Jersey will close as a result of the bankruptcy. The discount home retailer has 11 stores in the Garden State, Tuesday Morning Corp., founded in 1974, said it expects to close about 230 of its 687 stores nationwide. New Jersey stores that will remain closed are in East Hanover, Middl…

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Prosecutor: Beachwood Man Caught With Hundreds Of Child Porn Images Surrenders Prosecutor: Beachwood Man Caught With Hundreds Of Child Porn Images Surrenders
Prosecutor: Beachwood Man Caught With Hundreds Of Child Porn Images Surrenders A Beachwood man turned himself into police after he was found with 300 child porn images, authorities said. Robert Naumann, 37, was charged with possession of child pornography, First Assistant Ocean County Prosecutor Michael T. Nolan, Jr. said in a statement on Thursday. Naumann turned himself into law enforcement.on Tuesday "following an investigation into alleged acts of sexual misconduct," Nolan said. The investigation was led by members of the county Prosecutor’s Office Special Victim’s Unit and Beachwood Police Department Detective Bureau. Naumann's home and vehicle were s…

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Police & Fire
Howell PD Nab Man Seeking Bogus Cough Syrup Prescription, Friends In Getaway Car With Drugs Howell PD Nab Man Seeking Bogus Cough Syrup Prescription, Friends In Getaway Car With Drugs
Howell PD Nab Man Seeking Bogus Cough Syrup Prescription, Friends In Getaway Car With Drugs Two New York men and another from Pennsylvania were arrested on various charges after one tried filling a fake prescription for cough syrup at a Howell pharmacy, authorities said. The incident began about 12:15 p.m. Sunday when police were called to Future Pharmacy in the Pointe O'Woods Center on Route 9 in Howell, on reports of someone trying to fill a prescription-grade cough syrup, police said. A man, later identified as Walter Capellan, 25, of the Bronx, tried getting into a car waiting for him outside a nearby 7-Eleven, then fled on foot, police said. Officers smelled marijuana i…

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Police & Fire
EMS, Firefighters Respond To Serious Crash In South Brunswick EMS, Firefighters Respond To Serious Crash In South Brunswick
EMS, Firefighters Respond To Serious Crash In South Brunswick Police, firefighters and EMS crews responded to a serious crash in South Brunswick, authorities said. An area near Route 535 (Cranbury South River Road) and Deans Rhode Hall Road in Monroe Township was closed to all traffic Thursday. The intersection could remain closed for five hours hours, police said in an alert issued at 10:29 a.m. This is a developing story.  CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES.

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News
Bat Tests Positive For Rabies In Piscataway Bat Tests Positive For Rabies In Piscataway
Bat Tests Positive For Rabies In Piscataway A bat has tested positive for rabies in Piscataway, authorities said. This is the third rabid animal found in Middlesex County this year and the first rabid animal in Piscataway in 2020, the Middlesex County Office of Health Services said in a press statement. The rabid bat was found inside a house near Rivercrest Drive and Ludlow Street on Thursday, county officials said. The bat was picked up by an animal control officer and was taken to the New Jersey Department of Health Laboratory for testing. Results came back on Wednesday showing the bat tested positive for rabies, officials said. …

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Police & Fire
Brick PD: Teens Caught With Weapons, THC, Painkillers In Motor Vehicle Stop Brick PD: Teens Caught With Weapons, THC, Painkillers In Motor Vehicle Stop
Brick PD: Teens Caught With Weapons, THC, Painkillers In Motor Vehicle Stop Two teenagers were arrested in Brick on multiple weapons and drug charges, authorities said. An officer stopped a car leaving a construction zone at Law-Win Court when he smelled burnt marijuana, Brick police said in a statement. A search of the vehicle found a .25-caliber handgun, ammunition, two knives, a quantity of oxycodone, a quantity of marijuana, THC cartridges and THC edibles, police said. Nasir Williams, 18, of Brick was charged with trespassing and multiple drug and weapons charges, police said. Williams was released on summonses pending a court appearance. Williams' 17-y…

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Authorities: Pemberton Couple Found With Homemade Pipe Bombs Authorities: Pemberton Couple Found With Homemade Pipe Bombs
Authorities: Pemberton Couple Found With Homemade Pipe Bombs A Pemberton Township man and his girlfriend have been arrested for possessing explosives, authorities said. Acting on a tip, pipe bombs were found in a home and in one of the suspect's vehicles, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said in a statement. William Heath, 47, and Ashley Sprague, 32, of Lakehurst Road were charged with possession of explosives for an unlawful purpose and possession of prohibited weapons and devices, Coffina said. Heath also was charged with possession of a weapon for carrying a revolver, Coffina said. Authorities searched the couple's home on May 22 as we…

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Police & Fire
Evesham PD: Motorist Rams Car In Road-Rage Attack Evesham PD: Motorist Rams Car In Road-Rage Attack
Evesham PD: Motorist Rams Car In Road-Rage Attack A 44-year-old man from Marlton who rammed another vehicle during a road-rage incident was arrested, authorities said. Adam S. Franchio and the driver of another car, a 30-year-old Trenton woman, got into an argument Monday along Route 73 at Baker Boulevard, Evesham police said in a statement.  Both drivers exited their vehicles and began screams threats at each other, police said. After the drivers got back into their vehicles, Franchio intentionally rammed the woman's vehicle, causing moderate damage to both cars, police said. The Trenton driver was able to get a partial li…

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News
$1.1M JACKPOT: Winning Jersey Cash 5 Tickets Sold In Clifton, Pennasauken $1.1M JACKPOT: Winning Jersey Cash 5 Tickets Sold In Clifton, Pennasauken
$1.1M Jackpot: Winning Jersey Cash 5 Tickets Sold In Clifton, Pennasauken Two lucky winners will split Friday's $1.1 million Jersey Cash 5 jackpot. The tickets sold in Camden and Passaic counties will each get $533,092. The winning numbers were 6, 10, 11, 16 and 34. The XTRA number was 2. The tickets were sold at Richfield Liquors on Clifton Avenue in Clifton and a Conoco gas station on Route 38 in Pennsauken, New Jersey Lottery officials said. No one hit the jackpot Saturday, Sunday or Monday, pushing the top prize for Tuesday’s drawing to an estimated $273,000. The odds of a $1 ticket hitting the jackpot are 962,598 to 1.

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