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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

Business
Startup Wireless Internet Company Bringing WiFi To Newark Residents, Hiring Locals Startup Wireless Internet Company Bringing WiFi To Newark Residents, Hiring Locals
Startup Wireless Internet Company Bringing WiFi To Newark Residents, Hiring Locals The need for high-speed wireless internet has never been greater as the global COVID-19 pandemic forces thousands of Newark residents to work and learn remotely.  In an effort to help, local wireless company Andrena has partnered with Salman Capital, a leader in urban real estate development and owner of Newark’s Pavilion Towers. Andrena is expanding its high-speed internet into Newark at $25 per month and is hiring local residents as it expands, CEO and co-founder Neil Chatterjee said. Only about one-third of Newark's households have an Internet subscription, according to this s…

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Obituaries
Coronavirus Takes Inseparable NJ Brothers 6 Days Apart Coronavirus Takes Inseparable NJ Brothers 6 Days Apart
Coronavirus Takes Inseparable NJ Brothers 6 Days Apart “Dear Jim, you are the very best brother anyone could have,” Dennis Traverso wrote in his last birthday card. The inseparable Neptune brothers died earlier this month within six days of each other, both due to coronavirus. A memorial service honoring Asbury Park natives Dennis A. and James E. Traverso will be held once coronavirus passes. The attire? Comfy clothes. It's what the brothers would have wanted, family members said. Jim and Dennis were inseparable growing up, and ended up settling a few blocks apart, family members told the Asbury Park Press. Relatives think that James, wh…

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Police & Fire
UPDATE: 'Go Back To Lakewood:' Police Seek Public's Help In Brick Bias Incident UPDATE: 'Go Back To Lakewood:' Police Seek Public's Help In Brick Bias Incident
Update: 'Go Back To Lakewood:' Police Seek Public's Help In Brick Bias Incident UPDATED: Police seek the public's help identifying a man involved in a "bias incident'' at an Ocean County Target store. The man reportedly shouted "Go back to Lakewood,'' before following the shopper and threatening to harm him, police said in a statement.  The incident occurred about 7:30 p.m. on Monday at the Target on Route 70, Brick police said in a statement.  Tuesday afternoon, Brick police said they arrested a 51-year-old suspect. Earlier report: Outside the Target store, the suspect reportedly told the complainant to "go back to Lakewood." The man told police he ignored…

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Police & Fire
Brick PD: 38-Year-Old Woman Stabs Neighbors Brick PD: 38-Year-Old Woman Stabs Neighbors
Brick PD: 38-Year-Old Woman Stabs Neighbors A 38-year-old woman stabbed two of her neighbors, authorities said. Candace Haynes of Brick cut the women with a knife and is charged with assault, Brick police said in a press statement on Tuesday. Police responded to 195 Sawmill Road about 2:30 a.m. on April 12 on a report of a fight involving three neighbors. The first victim sustained a stab wound to her neck and the second victim sustained a cut to her forearm, police said. The woman with the neck injury was taken to Ocean Medical Center and later transferred to Jersey Shore Medical Center, where she was treated. Her injury was …

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Police & Fire
Route 40 In Hamilton Closed Due To Multi-Car Crash Route 40 In Hamilton Closed Due To Multi-Car Crash
Route 40 In Hamilton Closed Due To Multi-Car Crash Route 40 is closed in both directions between Old Egg Harbor Road and Cantillon Boulevard due to a motor vehicle crash, authorities said. Motorists are asked to avoid the area and seek an alternate route, Hamilton township police said in an alert. The collusion occurred about 7:30 a.m. near Meadowbrook drive. Firefighters and EMS crews were called to the scene. This is a developing story. Return for updates.

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Police & Fire
Absecon Man, 38, Charged In Fatal Head-On Hit-Run Crash Absecon Man, 38, Charged In Fatal Head-On Hit-Run Crash
Absecon Man, 38, Charged In Fatal Head-On Hit-Run Crash Police arrested a 38-year-old Absecon man who they said fled the scene of a crash Monday that killed one person and seriously injured another.  Keneet Camacho remained held in the Atlantic County Justice Facility, charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident, driving while impaired and driving while unlicensed in connection with the 8 a.m. crash on Wrangleboro Road, Galloway police said.  He also received several traffic summonses, they said. The crash killed Janel Bembry, 48, of Galloway, who was pronounced dead at Atlanticare Regional Medical Center in Atla…

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News
Bay Head Firefighter Dave Clark, 47, Dies Of Coronavirus Bay Head Firefighter Dave Clark, 47, Dies Of Coronavirus
Bay Head Firefighter Dave Clark, 47, Dies Of Coronavirus The Ocean County community of Bay Head is mourning the loss of one of its first responders to coronavirus. David Clark, 47, died Saturday of complications related to COVID-19,, the Bay Head Fire Company announced on Facebook. He had been hospitalized for two weeks. "Dave passed this morning following a long and tough battle with the COVID-19 virus. Dave had served as a dedicated member of the Bay Head Fire Company for many years and had held numerous positions within the department. Dave will be sorely missed," the Facebook post said. Clark is survived by his wife, Lisa, who is with the Ba…

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News
COVID-19: Former College Lacrosse All-American, 26, Discharged From Hospital COVID-19: Former College Lacrosse All-American, 26, Discharged From Hospital
Covid-19: Former College Lacrosse All-American, 26, Discharged From Hospital A 26-year-old novel coronavirus (COVID-19) patient and former college lacrosse star in New England whose mother's quest to get him an experimental drug went viral was discharged from a Philadelphia hospital Thursday night. Facebook video of Jack Allard of Metuchen, New Jersey being applauded by doctors and nurses as he's released from the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania was posted widely, including here. The video ends with Jack hugging his parents from Ridgewood, New Jersey. Allard was taken off a ventilator and able to take sips of water last weekend. In an earlier interview …

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News
Dead Seal Recovered On Sandy Hook Beach In Middletown Dead Seal Recovered On Sandy Hook Beach In Middletown
Dead Seal Recovered On Sandy Hook Beach In Middletown The body of a young harbor seal was recovered at Sandy Hook Beach, authorities said.  The dead yearling seal washed up on the beach at the southern end of Plum Island in Middletown about 11:30 a.m. Friday, according to Bob Schoelkopf, director of New Jersey Marine Mammal Stranding Center. Troy Platt, a stranding technician, said the seal's body was too decomposed to conduct a necropsy and determine cause of death. There have been numerous seal sightings along the Jersey Shore this spring, Platt said, because of mild weather and the fact that many gray seal pups are now migrating …

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Obituaries
Monmouth County First Responder, 44, Dies Of Coronavirus Monmouth County First Responder, 44, Dies Of Coronavirus
Monmouth County First Responder, 44, Dies Of Coronavirus A 44-year-old Middletown emergency response worker has died due to complications from the coronavirus, police said. The first responder, Robert Weber, was a member of the Middletown First Aid and Rescue Squad, the Port Monmouth Fire Company and the Middletown Fire Department's Air Unit, according to a Facebook post by the Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden's Office. "This dedicated first responder is another hero who we lost in the fight against #COVID19," the post read. To honor Weber while also following social distancing guidelines, a procession of cars driven by first responders was …

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