Fog/Mist 60°

Jon Craig

Reporter

jon.craig@dailyvoice.com

FOLLOW ON

Facebook Twitter Linkedin

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

Business
Unemployed NJ Workers Can Soon Claim 13 Extra Weeks Jobless Pay Unemployed NJ Workers Can Soon Claim 13 Extra Weeks Jobless Pay
Unemployed NJ Workers Can Soon Claim 13 Extra Weeks Jobless Pay Thousands of jobless New Jerseyans who exhausted their 26 weeks of unemployment benefits will soon be able to apply for an extra 13 weeks of pay.  The money is being made available under the federal stimulus starting this Sunday, the state Department of Labor announced. The first round of eligible workers will be notified this week, the agency said. Approximately 70,000 New Jersey residents have exhausted their jobless benefits. New Jersey has processed about 760,000 jobless applications, and many residents remain frustrated by delays and long waiting times on Labor Department ph…

SHARE

by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Manchester PD: Burglary Ring Leader Captured After Driving Pickup Into Pond During Pursuit Manchester PD: Burglary Ring Leader Captured After Driving Pickup Into Pond During Pursuit
Manchester PD: Burglary Ring Leader Captured After Driving Pickup Into Pond During Pursuit An accused burglary ring leader who drove his pickup truck into a pond during a police chase was arrested on a warrant a short while later, Manchester police said. Craig Orler, 43 -- accused of running the ring that netted more than $100,000 -- had a warrant out for his arrest when he refused to pull over in a motor vehicle stop Wednesday, Manchester police said. He subsequently led police on a pursuit, which ended with Orler driving his 2014 Dodge Ram pickup truck into a pond and running into the woods, police said. He was arrested a short while later on a tip from the public, authori…

SHARE

by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Teenage Shooting Victim Identified, 4th Trenton Killing This Week Teenage Shooting Victim Identified, 4th Trenton Killing This Week
Teenage Shooting Victim Identified, 4th Trenton Killing This Week The teenager killed in a drive-by shooting in Trenton has been identified, authorities said. Raheen McKinnon, 19, of Hamilton and a second teenager were shot multiple times on Thursday, a spokeswoman from the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office said. It was the 11th murder in Trenton this year and the fourth fatality since Saturday. Police were called to the 900 block of Parkside Avenue about 4:15 p.m., said Casey DeBlasio, the county prosecutor's spokeswoman. McKinnon suffered multiple gunshot wounds to his armpit, arms, legs and back, she said. McKinnon was taken to Capital Health Regiona…

SHARE

by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Brick PD: K-9 Helps Nab Burglary Suspect Brick PD: K-9 Helps Nab Burglary Suspect
Brick PD: K-9 Helps Nab Burglary Suspect Brick police tracked down a burglary suspect with help from a Toms River Police Department K-9, authorities said. Ryan Dautorio, 30, of Forked River was arrested in connection with break-ins at a florist shop, car wash and tire store on Thursday night, Brick police said in a news statement. Brick Street Crimes Detective Ryan Talty was surveilling the neighborhood near Cedar Garden Apartments, where several businesses had been hit by recent "smash and grab" burglaries, police said A "glass-break" alarm came into police dispatch from the Added Touch Florist at 1021 Cedar Bridge Ave. shortly …

SHARE

by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Authorities: Investigator Went On $7.5K Shopping Spree With Dead NJ Woman's Credit Cards Authorities: Investigator Went On $7.5K Shopping Spree With Dead NJ Woman's Credit Cards
Authorities: Investigator Went On $7.5K Shopping Spree With Dead NJ Woman's Credit Cards A 49-year-old investigator with Burlington County Medical Examiner's Office went on a $7,500 shopping spree using a dead woman's credit cards after bringing her body to the morgue, authorities said. A flight to Haiti, computer, luxury watches and electronics were among the credit card purchases made by Willie Garcon, 49, of New York Avenue in Brooklyn, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said Friday. Garcon brought the woman's body to the Burlington County morgue in Westampton after she was found dead in March by police performing a wellness check, Coffina said. He beg…

SHARE

by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Stafford PD: 2 Drivers Seriously Hurt In Head-On Crash Closing Route 72 Stafford PD: 2 Drivers Seriously Hurt In Head-On Crash Closing Route 72
Stafford PD: 2 Drivers Seriously Hurt In Head-On Crash Closing Route 72 Two drivers were airlifted from the scene of a multiple-car collision that closed Route 72 in Stafford on Thursday, authorities said. The rush-hour crash involved a Jeep Cherokee driven by Joseph Sanzari, 67 of Barnegat traveling east on Route 72, Stafford police said in a statement on Facebook. As Sanzari approached Breakers Drive at 4:36 p.m., he tried to turn left into the Circle K, police said. His Jeep was struck by a Hyundai Elantra traveling west on Route 72, they said. The Hyundai was driven by Devan Thatcher, 29, of Forked River, they said. The Hyundai careened into the eastbound …

SHARE

by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
One Man Dead, Another Hospitalized In Trenton Shootings One Man Dead, Another Hospitalized In Trenton Shootings
One Man Dead, Another Hospitalized In Trenton Shootings One man is dead and a second was hospitalized after a Thursday afternoon shooting in Trenton, authorities said. It was the 11th murder in Trenton this year and the fourth fatality since Saturday. Police were called to the 900 block of Parkside Avenue about 4:20 p.m., said Casey DeBlasio, a spokeswoman with the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office.  A second victim of the drive-by shooting was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center, police said.  Since Saturday, Trenton police responded to at least a half-dozen reports of gunfire in which someone was hurt or shell casi…

SHARE

by Jon Craig
News
COVID-19: NJ Relaxes Rules On Outdoor Gatherings COVID-19: NJ Relaxes Rules On Outdoor Gatherings
Covid-19: NJ Relaxes Rules On Outdoor Gatherings Just in time for Memorial Day weekend, state officials have relaxed restrictions on outdoor gatherings. New Jersey residents can now gather outside in groups of up to 25 people, Gov. Phil Murphy said at a daily news briefing on Friday. The previous state limit to slow the spread of coronavirus was 10 people --  indoors or outside. Indoor gatherings remain limited to a maximum of 10 people. Murphy said Friday's order is effective immediately and includes recreational campgrounds, outdoor batting cages, driving ranges and charter fishing groups.   "I am proud we are able to t…

SHARE

by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Atlantic City Teenager Arrested On Sexual Assault, Weapons Charges Atlantic City Teenager Arrested On Sexual Assault, Weapons Charges
Atlantic City Teenager Arrested On Sexual Assault, Weapons Charges A teenager has been arrested in the sexual assault of a younger boy in Atlantic City, authorities said. A 14-year-old boy reported he was assaulted inside an abandoned property in the 1800 block of Marmora Avenue, Atlantic City police said in a statement. A 16-year-old boy was charged in the attack on Wednesday, police said. He was carrying a loaded handgun at the time of his arrest on the 800 block of Indiana Avenue, police said. Detective Matthew Cocuzza led the investigation. The suspect, whose name was not released due to his age, was arrested by Sgt. Henry White III, and Detectives Ke…

SHARE

by Jon Craig
News
Middlesex County Opens New COVID-19 Test Site, With Or Without Symptoms Middlesex County Opens New COVID-19 Test Site, With Or Without Symptoms
Middlesex County Opens New Covid-19 Test Site, With Or Without Symptoms A new drive-thru coronavirus test site will open next week in Piscataway, county officials said. Middlesex County will close its two drive-thru testing facilities in Edison and South Brunswick to allow the state Department of Motor Vehicles to reopen, officials said. A new drive-thru testing site at 1 Ericsson Drive in Piscataway will open on Thursday, May 28. County residents with or without coronavirus symptoms can be tested. Walk-up testing will continue at A.C. Redshaw Elementary School, 216 Livingston Ave. in New Brunswick, where county residents with or without COVID-19 symptoms…

SHARE

by Jon Craig
Prev Page 779 of 1107 777 778 779 780 781 Next
7,781 - 7,790 of 11,070 articles