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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
VIDEO: Monmouth Beach Firefighters Battle House Blaze VIDEO: Monmouth Beach Firefighters Battle House Blaze
Video: Monmouth Beach Firefighters Battle House Blaze A partial collapse was reported as firefighters worked to knock down a blaze at two Monmouth Beach houses late Tuesday morning. Emergency crews were called to 18 Valentine St. at Riverdale Avenue about 11:30 a.m. Several roads were closed in the area, and Monmouth Beach police advised people to stay away. A garage reportedly collapsed at one of the homes. A video posted by The Link News can be viewed by clicking here. This is a developing story. Check back for more.

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Schools
Feds Approve $248M Food Benefits For 600K NJ Children Feds Approve $248M Food Benefits For 600K NJ Children
Feds Approve $248M Food Benefits For 600K NJ Children Nearly 600,000 New Jersey schoolchildren could quality for extra food benefits that otherwise would have been spent on free or reduced meals at school, officials said. Schools have been closed since mid-March due to the coronavirus outbreak. New Jersey requested assistance from the Trump Administration, which gave its OK on Monday for proximately $248 million in federal aid. Each student who currently quality for subsidized meals will get an extra $416.10, officials said.  Families already receiving aid under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will have the money added to …

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Weather
HAIL NO: More Wacky Weather Predicted In Central Jersey HAIL NO: More Wacky Weather Predicted In Central Jersey
Hail NO: More Wacky Weather Predicted In Central Jersey Residents of Jackson reported marble-sized hail this afternoon. Fortunately, temperatures are expected to rise later this week throughout New Jersey but after a see-sawing mid-week of highs and lows including frost, according to meteorologist Joe Cioffi.  There is going to be another night of frosts and freezes mostly away from warmer urban centers and coastal areas, Cioffi said.  “Temperatures are going to bottom in the 30s with cold spots approaching the critical 32-degree mark,'" he said.  “This is going to usher in another chilly air mass for Tuesday and Wednesday.”…

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Police & Fire
Jailed Medford Man Charged With Fatally Shooting Pemberton Victim, 64, In Head Jailed Medford Man Charged With Fatally Shooting Pemberton Victim, 64, In Head
Jailed Medford Man Charged With Fatally Shooting Pemberton Victim, 64, In Head A 50-year-old Medford man being held on weapons charges in the Burlington County Jail was charged in the fatal shooting of a Pemberton man, authorities said. Kenneth Ryan was shot in the head outside of his Apache Trail home in the Browns Mills section of Pemberton Township Jan. 20, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Pemberton Township Acting Police Chief David King said. He was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center in Trenton where he died two days later, Coffina and King said. On Sunday, Tristan Majeed was served a warrant for murder and weapons charges in…

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News
State Officials: Child, 4, Is NJ's First Pediatric Coronavirus Death State Officials: Child, 4, Is NJ's First Pediatric Coronavirus Death
State Officials: Child, 4, Is NJ's First Pediatric Coronavirus Death A 4-year-old child was New Jersey's first reported coronavirus death of a person under the age of 18, state officials announced Friday. The child's name, hometown and other details will not be released to protect the privacy of the child and the family, NJ Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli said. The child had an underlying medical condition, Gov. Phil Murphy added. "It's the only fatality we've had under the age of 18," he said. "We're going to leave it at that." The news comes days after 15 New York City children were reported to have contracted Kawasaki disease, an inflammatory …

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News
NJ's State-Run Coronavirus Testing Sites Expand To Residents Without Symptoms NJ's State-Run Coronavirus Testing Sites Expand To Residents Without Symptoms
NJ's State-Run Coronavirus Testing Sites Expand To Residents Without Symptoms New Jersey's two state-run coronavirus testing sites will soon allow residents without symptoms to be tested, state officials said. The sites at Bergen Community College and PNC Bank Art Center in Holmdel Township will provide tests to certain "asymptomatic" state residents, Gov. Phil Murphy said during Friday's COVID-19 briefing. Residents looking to be tested should contact a health-care provider who agrees they should get the test to keep demand lower, Murphy said.  "By expanding our testing capability, we can build confidence,'' Murphy said. "We're making huge progress, but we're …

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Business
'Unhappy? Go To Another State,' Murphy Tells NJ's Jobless 'Unhappy? Go To Another State,' Murphy Tells NJ's Jobless
'Unhappy? Go To Another State,' Murphy Tells NJ's Jobless In case you missed the end of Thursday's daily news briefing, Gov. Phil Murphy told anyone unhappy with the guy in charge of New Jersey unemployment to "Go to another state."  The governor said anyone who doesn’t like state Labor Commissioner Robert Asaro-Angelo can move. Murphy’s dismissive remark came when asked by a reporter about Bergen County Assemblyman Kevin Rooney’s call for the labor commissioner to fix the backlogged unemployment system or resign. Earlier, state officials announced that more than a million New Jersey residents have filed jobless claims due to the coronavirus …

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News
Knuckleheads Catapult Murphy Into National Bobblehead Hall Of Fame Knuckleheads Catapult Murphy Into National Bobblehead Hall Of Fame
Knuckleheads Catapult Murphy Into National Bobblehead Hall Of Fame Gov. Phil Murphy, who has attracted national attention with his daily coronavirus briefings, is the latest governor to land a spot in the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame.  From the state with the second highest number of COVID-19 cases, Murphy often uses the word "knuckleheads" at news conferences to shame any New Jerseyans failing to stay at home or social distance  Hence, Murphy's new bobblehead figure displays him behind his daily briefing table with the phrase, "STAY AT HOME." A bobblehead featuring New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was unveiled last month. The bobblehead museum w…

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Business
$750M Cancer Pavilion Project Planned For Middlesex County $750M Cancer Pavilion Project Planned For Middlesex County
$750M Cancer Pavilion Project Planned For Middlesex County Middlesex County is investing $25 million in a new Cancer Pavilion project set to open in about three years, officials announced. The state's first free-standing comprehensive cancer pavilion was detailed during a Wednesday video-call. The entire project is expected to cost $750 million. Middlesex County is partnering on the ambitious project with Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, RWJBarnabas Health, New Brunswick Development Corp. (DEVCO) and the City of New Brunswick, officials said. The world-class facility will provide essential patient care in cancer treatment as well as cre…

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News
NJ Jobless Claims Surpass 1 Million NJ Jobless Claims Surpass 1 Million
NJ Jobless Claims Surpass 1 Million More than a million people have filed unemployment claims in New Jersey during the COVID-19 pandemic, state officials said. "This is an unemployment crisis unlike that which we have ever seen," Gov. Phil Murphy said during a news briefing on Thursday. Weekly jobless claims are, literally, many times more than the state Labor Department has historically dealt with across entire months, Murphy said. Murphy described the coronavirus epidemic as a "once in forever" health-care crisis and economic crisis. In two months, New Jersey has paid out $1.9 billion in state and federal assistance to 70…

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