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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

Lifestyle

Who Swapped 'Flash,' The Sloth At SeaQuest? Animal activists have accused a petting zoo in a Woodbridge Center mall of trying to secretly swap a popular sloth named Flash with a duplicate after his death, according to a published report. The public was kept in the dark after the two-toed arboreal animal died in December at SeaQuest, activists told the New York Post. “There was a sloth that was delivered to the facility and it died. But it was miraculously replaced by a new sloth which they told the public was the same sloth,” one activist told The Post. “They are interchangeable. One dies and miraculously a new one shows up.” There …

by Jon Craig

03/11/2020

Police & Fire

Have You Seen Him? Lakehurst Police Search For Reckless ATV Driver Police are looking for an ATV driver who fled them near Lakehurst Elementary School while children were being dismissed, authorities said. The incident happened about 2:45 p.m. Monday, Lakehurst police said on Facebook. Police saw the ATV heading east on Union Avenue and police tried to stop the operator of the ATV, but the driver took off, eluding police at about 70 mph, causing "a public safety hazard," they wrote. Officers chose not to pursue the ATV after its driver refused to yield to emergency lights and sirens. He drove at high speed through the school zone while children were being…

by Jon Craig

03/11/2020

Police & Fire

Update: Howell Police ID Fleeing Motorcyclist Who Crashed Into Patrol Car Howell police have identified the man who crashed his vehicle into one of their patrol cars and then tried to flee on foot, authorities said. What began as a motor vehicle stop near Aldrich Road West became a pursuit and a crash around 8 p.m. Monday, police said in a Facebook post. A traffic stop was initiated. At first, the motorcyclist yielded before proceeding southbound on Route 9 at a high rate of speed. As he approached Lanes Mill Road he had to slow for traffic. He attempted to exit Route 9, but struck the side of the patrol car operated by Howell Police Officer T.J. Hurley. Joseph …

by Jon Craig

03/10/2020

News

Friends Raise Money For Jersey Shore Restaurant Owner's Wife After Serious Crash Friends of Elena Spinosa, who was seriously injured in a car accident in Berkeley last month, are raising money to help cover her medical and child care expenses. She lives in Toms River with her husband, Corrado, and their three children, Alessandra, Constantine and Dino. Alessandra and Constantine, were passengers in the car during the Feb. 29 crash, but sustained minor injuries and are doing well, according to this Facebook page, where more than $9,000 had been raised as of Tuesday. Spinosa suffered multiple broken bones and was airlifted from the accident scene. She u…

by Jon Craig

03/10/2020

Obituaries

Albert J. Gatti, 58, Of East Brunswick, First Responder On 9/11 Albert J. Gatti Jr. of East Brunswick died at home Saturday from cancer related to his work at Ground Zero after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. He was 58. Gatti was one of many first responders who searched for survivors after 9/11. He was employed by the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority and Metropolitan Transportation Authority at the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel. During the next two years, Gatti actively participated in the cleanup in lower Manhattan. He retired in 2016 after 28 yrs and fought cancer the past five years. He was predeceased by his broth…

by Jon Craig

03/10/2020

Police & Fire

Prosecutor: Trio Busted Selling Crack, Heroin At Jersey Shore Hotel Detectives nabbed three Ocean County residents who they said were selling drugs out of a Seaside Heights hotel, authorities said. Seized at the hotel room were an ounce and a half of crack, 20 folds of heroin, some pot and $1,600 in proceeds, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said Tuesday. Quran Thomas, 40, of Manalapan, Bryan Burgos, 34, of Lakewood, and Akira Randle, 22, of Seaside Heights were arrested as they headed out of the unidentified hotel, Billhimer said. Authorities charged with various counts of having and selling drugs, the prosecutor said. Billhimer …

by Jon Craig

03/10/2020

Police & Fire

Little Egg Harbor Pair Arrested For Meth, Heroin Sales Two residents of Little Egg Harbor have been arrested for selling methamphetamine and heroin, authorities said. On Feb. 21, detectives from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Strike Force, Ocean County Regional SWAT Team and Little Egg Harbor police executed a search warrant on a suspect's residence. They seized about 18 grams methamphetamine and two grams of heroin, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said on Tuesday. Arrested were John Sharpe, 35, and Tara Giberson, 34, both of Little Egg Harbor. Both were charged with several counts of possession and int…

by Jon Craig

03/10/2020

Police & Fire

Fleeing Driver Crashes Vehicle Into Howell Police Car, Caught After Foot Chase Howell police captured a man who crashed his vehicle into one of their cars and then tried to flee on foot, authorities said. What began as a motor vehicle stop became a pursuit and a crash around 8 p.m. Monday, police said in a Facebook post. They caught him after a brief foot chase, they said. Southbound Route 9 was partially closed near Lanes Mills Road during the investigation.

by Jon Craig

03/10/2020

Police & Fire

Update: Police ID Bicyclist, Driver Dead In Route 9 Head-On Crash A bicyclist and the driver of a vehicle that hit him head on after crossing the Route 9 center line in Berkeley Township both died, authorities said. Frank Brooks, 31, of Beachwood, was riding on the shoulder of the northbound lane when a southbound vehicle driven by Jeffrey Martin, 41, of Bayville drifted over and hit him between John F. Kennedy and Sylvan Lakes boulevards around 2:30 p.m. Monday, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. Both men were pronounced dead at the scene, the prosecutor said. Billhimer's Vehicular Homicide Unit and Berkeley Township police were investig…

by Jon Craig

03/09/2020

Schools

Covid-19 Concerns: Student With Flu-Like Symptoms Cancels Classes At Monmouth University Coronavirus concerns have temporarily cancelled classes at Monmouth University -- even those online, officials said. "Effective immediately and with an abundance of caution, Monmouth University is cancelling all classes (face-to-face, hybrid, and online) for the remainder of this week, with spring break beginning as scheduled on Saturday, March 14," the university announced on its website. The cancellation came after a student reported flu-like symptoms on Monday, authorities said. Faculty and staff will still report to work to prepare for the "possibility of delivering all courses and pro…

by Jon Craig

03/09/2020

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