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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

Obituaries
COVID-19: Comedian Horrified That Jewish Cousin With Prepaid LI Plot Got Catholic NJ Funeral COVID-19: Comedian Horrified That Jewish Cousin With Prepaid LI Plot Got Catholic NJ Funeral
Covid-19: Comedian Horrified That Jewish Cousin With Prepaid LI Plot Got Catholic NJ Funeral Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) victim Dorothea Buschell had a prepaid Jewish burial plot next to her parents and sister at a Long Island cemetery.  Relatives were shocked to discover what Buschell apparently got instead was a pricey Catholic funeral in Central New Jersey. Buschell, 83, died Monday, April 13 after coming down with COVID-19 at the Hamilton Park Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Bay Ridge, The City reported. The family was never notified, and after three weeks of calling, they finally got through to the facility, comedian Elayne Boosler wrote on Facebook. Nu…

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Police & Fire
35 Tenants Displaced In Edison Apartment Fire 35 Tenants Displaced In Edison Apartment Fire
35 Tenants Displaced In Edison Apartment Fire An apartment house fire in Edison destroyed 11 apartments, ousting at least 35 tenants from their units, authorities said. Flames were shooting through the roof of the Parsonage Road building when firefighters arrived around 4:30 p.m. Monday.  Some tenants were able to return to their homes to collect some belongings -- others lost everything, Deputy Fire Chief Andrew Toth Jr. said. One township firefighter suffered a hand injury and was expected to be treated and released, Toth said.  The Red Cross and township Health Department assisted in relocating everyone evacuated fr…

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Obituaries
Comedian Horrified By $15K Catholic Monmouth County Burial For Jewish Cousin Comedian Horrified By $15K Catholic Monmouth County Burial For Jewish Cousin
Comedian Horrified By $15K Catholic Monmouth County Burial For Jewish Cousin Dorothea Buschell had a pre-paid Jewish burial plot next to her parents and sister at a Long Island cemetery.  Relatives were shocked to discover what Buschell apparently got instead was a pricey Catholic funeral in Central Jersey. Buschell, 83, died April 13 after coming down with the coronavirus at the Hamilton Park Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Bay Ridge, The City reported. The family was never notified, and after three weeks of calling, they finally got through to the facility, Elayne Boosler wrote on Facebook. Nursing home officials said Buschell had died on Ap…

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Police & Fire
Two Accused Dealers Charged In Fatal Fentanyl OD Of Burlington Woman, 27 Two Accused Dealers Charged In Fatal Fentanyl OD Of Burlington Woman, 27
Two Accused Dealers Charged In Fatal Fentanyl OD Of Burlington Woman, 27 Authorities have charged two accused drug dealers with selling the fentanyl that killed a 27-year-old Burlington County woman last summer. Brittney Wallace was pronounced dead at Capital Health at Deborah Emergency Services in Browns Mills after her parents found her unconscious in the bathroom of the family home last Aug.19, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Pemberton Township Acting Police Chief David King said. The fentanyl level in her system was more than five times the lethal dose, they said. Antoine Crawley, 34, of Pemberton Township instructed Danielle Knight…

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Police & Fire
ID Released For Old Bridge Pedestrian Struck, Killed Crossing Route 9 ID Released For Old Bridge Pedestrian Struck, Killed Crossing Route 9
ID Released For Old Bridge Pedestrian Struck, Killed Crossing Route 9 Authorities on Monday identified a pedestrian struck and killed while crossing Route 9 in Old Bridge last week as a 38-year-old local resident. Karine Quick, 38, of Old Bridge was struck by a northbound vehicle near the Ticetown Road overpass around 11 a.m. on April 27, Middlesex County Prosecutor Christopher L.C. Kuberiet said. No charges have been filed against the driver, he said. Anyone who might have witnessed the crash or has information that could help investigators is asked to call Old Bridge Patrolman Steven Connolly at 732-721-5600 or Detective Jonathan Berman at 732-745-4328.

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Police & Fire
Pleasantville Man, 25, Shot Dead Pleasantville Man, 25, Shot Dead
Pleasantville Man, 25, Shot Dead Authorities identified a man who was shot dead on a Pleasantville street Friday night as a local 25-year-old father of two. Nathan Adcock was gunned down in the 100 block of North First Street shortly before 6:30 p.m., Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner said in a statement. Adcock was taken to the Atlanticare Medical Center in Atlantic City, where he was pronounced dead, Tyner said. The prosecutor didn't say whether anyone was taken into custody in connection with the killing nor whether authorities had any suspects. Born in Atlantic City, "Nate" Adcock was a product of the Pleasan…

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Lifestyle
Gateway National Park, Sandy Hook Beach To Reopen This Weekend Gateway National Park, Sandy Hook Beach To Reopen This Weekend
Gateway National Park, Sandy Hook Beach To Reopen This Weekend UPDATE: One of the most visited national parks in the nation will reopen a week later -- on Saturday, May 9, exactly a week after all of New Jersey's state parks and golf courses. Gateway National Recreation Area, a 27,000-acre federal park that includes Sandy Hook Beach in Monmouth County -- straddling New Jersey and New York -- has been closed since April 8 due to the coronavirus.  Swimming and picnicking will remain prohibited, but beaches will reopen, federal officials said. Gov. Phil Murphy announced last Wednesday that all New Jersey parks would reopen at sunrise on May 2, and a…

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Obituaries
Dr. Harvey Hirsch, 68, Beloved Lakewood Pediatrician Dies Of Coronavirus Dr. Harvey Hirsch, 68, Beloved Lakewood Pediatrician Dies Of Coronavirus
Dr. Harvey Hirsch, 68, Beloved Lakewood Pediatrician Dies Of Coronavirus Dr. Harvey Hirsch, a beloved, longtime pediatrician in Ocean County died of complications from coronavirus on Tuesday. He was 68. Gov. Phil Murphy, at a daily news briefing Friday, praised the doctor's commitment to practice on the "front lines" during the COVID-19 pandemic and his warm spirit. Dr. Hirsch served as chief pediatrician at the Center for Health Education, Medicine and Dentistry (CHEMED) in Lakewood, He also had practiced in Manalapan and had connections to Monmouth Medical Center and Jersey Shore University Medical Center.  During his time in Manalapan, Dr. Hirsch was aw…

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Obituaries
Longtime Union Beach Mayor Paul Smith Dies At 66 Longtime Union Beach Mayor Paul Smith Dies At 66
Longtime Union Beach Mayor Paul Smith Dies At 66 Union Beach Mayor Paul J. Smith Jr., who was serving his ninth year as the town’s mayor, died Thursday at the age of 66. “I am broken-hearted along with all the members of the borough council to have to share with you the news of the passing of our beloved friend and longtime mayor of Union Beach,” Councilman Albin J. Wicki wrote on Facebook. The Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office said on social media that Smith died from “health complications." He died of cardiac arrest at Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank after falling at home, local officials said. Smith was a member of the borough cou…

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Police & Fire
Ex-Monmouth County Health Club Bookkeeper Admits Stealing $223K Ex-Monmouth County Health Club Bookkeeper Admits Stealing $223K
Ex-Monmouth County Health Club Bookkeeper Admits Stealing $223K A former bookkeeper at a Monmouth County health club admitted that she embezzled more than $223,000 from the business, authorities said. Jennifer Ambrosino, 42, of Point Pleasant, pleaded guilty to theft in Superior Court in Toms River on Tuesday in exchange for a five-year state prison sentence, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said.Ambrosino admitted "altering bank statements, initiating fraudulent wire transfers, and submitting erroneous reconciliation documents" while she worked at the Atlantic Club between January 2012 and June 2017, Gramiccioni said …

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