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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
Brick PD: Home Depot Shoplifter Nabbed With Nearly $5,000 Worth Of Power Tools Brick PD: Home Depot Shoplifter Nabbed With Nearly $5,000 Worth Of Power Tools
Brick PD: Home Depot Shoplifter Nabbed With Nearly $5,000 Worth Of Power Tools A 28-year-old Whiting man was caught shoplifting more than $4,900 worth of power tools and other merchandise from a Route 70 Home Depot, Brick police said. Michael Schecton loaded the merchandise into a shopping cart and then ran out when a security officer tried to stop him, they said.Detective Sgt. Lawrence Petrola and Detectives Jeff Person and Matt Firneno arrived and chased down Schecton. A search of Schecton’s vehicle turned up a bag of gold jewelry believed stolen, police said. They charged him with shoplifting and obstruction of justice and sent to Ocean County Jail to await a…

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Ocean County Library Evacuated, Hazmat Units Respond Ocean County Library Evacuated, Hazmat Units Respond
Ocean County Library Evacuated, Hazmat Units Respond The main branch of the Ocean County Library in Toms River was evacuated and closed Thursday afternoon because of a hazardous materials incident, police said. A malfunctioning backup battery for the Washington Street library's computer system caused noxious odors that triggered a hazmat response, Toms River police said. "Earlier this afternoon there was an odor in the basement that turned out to be a battery malfunction issue," police announced on Twitter. The building was evacuated as a precautionary measure and will be closed for the rest of Thursday, police said. About 130 staff and lib…

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News
Lottery Ticket Good For $136K Sold In Middlesex County Lottery Ticket Good For $136K Sold In Middlesex County
Lottery Ticket Good For $136K Sold In Middlesex County A winning New Jersey Lottery ticket was sold in Middlesex County. The ticket from Wednesday's Jersey Cash 5 drawing was sold at Old Bridge Lukoil, 3699 Route 9 North, in Old Bridge The winning numbers were: 10, 12, 15, 22 and 32 and the XTRA number was: 02. The retailer will receive a bonus check for $2,000 for the winning ticket sold. The winner will take home $136,789.  For correctly matching four of the five numbers drawn, 41 ticketholders won $498 each and 10 others won $996 each with the addition of XTRA.

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Police & Fire
VIDEO: Long Branch Blaze Damages Vehicles, Homes, Injures Firefighter VIDEO: Long Branch Blaze Damages Vehicles, Homes, Injures Firefighter
Video: Long Branch Blaze Damages Vehicles, Homes, Injures Firefighter UPDATE: An overnight fire Thursday in Long Branch sent a firefighter to the hospital while destroying an SUV and damaging two homes and two other vehicles, authorities said. The firefighter was released after being treated for minor injuries, Long Branch Professional Firefighters FMBA Local 68 reported. The blaze began around 5 a.m. Thursday in the Range Rover in the 400 block of Exchange Place, witnesses told News12, which published video of the fire spreading. Firefighters got it under control in about an hour and completely extinguished an hour later, authorities said. The Lo…

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Business
Nearly 300 Jobs Lost When South Brunswick Drug Company Closes Nearly 300 Jobs Lost When South Brunswick Drug Company Closes
Nearly 300 Jobs Lost When South Brunswick Drug Company Closes A South Brunswick drug company will close in April after federal inspectors said it manufactured and distributed drugs in unsanitary conditions. The April 20 closure of PharMEDium's facility on Stults Road off Route 130 will result in the loss of 287 jobs, according to a notice by the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development. AmerisourceBergen, PharMEDium's parent company, said in a statement it is closing the facility "in light of the increased regulatory and commercial challenges, coupled with the difficulty of making progress on remediation and continued financial burden." Th…

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Police & Fire
Homeland Security Agents, Local Police Bust Brick Resident, 71, With Gun Silencers Homeland Security Agents, Local Police Bust Brick Resident, 71, With Gun Silencers
Homeland Security Agents, Local Police Bust Brick Resident, 71, With Gun Silencers Federal Homeland Security agents joined Brick Township police in arresting a local man on weapons and counterfeit money charges. Lawrence Turbett, 71, was arrested at his home in the Conway Towers Housing Complex after detectives learned that a package containing a silencer was being shipped to an address in Brick, local police said. A search of his residence found the package, as well as additional silencers and an undisclosed amount of counterfeit U.S. currency, police said.  The U.S. Secret Service was notified. Turbett was charged with four counts of possession of a prohibited device…

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Police & Fire
UPDATE: Boy, 17, Killed By Train In Edison Was Local High School Student UPDATE: Boy, 17, Killed By Train In Edison Was Local High School Student
Update: Boy, 17, Killed By Train In Edison Was Local High School Student A 17-year-old Edison boy who was killed when he was struck by a commuter train Tuesday was identified as a local high school junior. Aditya Tejaswi was a member of the Class of 2021, officials at St. Joseph High School in Metuchen said. "It is always a sad day when a member of our Saint Joseph High School faith community is suddenly and tragically taken from us," they said in a notice to families. Guidance counselors and teachers were available at any time for students, the notice said. "We are grateful for the outpouring of support and resources that we have received from surroundin…

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Police & Fire
Toms River Man Pleads Guilty In Hit-Run Crash That Killed Lakewood Teen Toms River Man Pleads Guilty In Hit-Run Crash That Killed Lakewood Teen
Toms River Man Pleads Guilty In Hit-Run Crash That Killed Lakewood Teen A Toms River man faces a plea-bargained seven years in state prison after admitting he left the scene of a crash that killed a 15-year-old Lakewood boy last fall, authorities said. In addition to "knowingly leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident resulting in death," Alexander Politan, 31, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Toms River to driving with a suspended license, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. Jesus Lopez-Grande, 15, of Lakewood, and his father, Jesus Lopez-Ramirez, 37, also of Lakewood, were walking near the shoulder of Oak Street when they were struck ar…

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Eatontown Teen Charged With Social Media Threat To Ocean Township High School Eatontown Teen Charged With Social Media Threat To Ocean Township High School
Eatontown Teen Charged With Social Media Threat To Ocean Township High School A former Ocean Township High School student made "threatening statements" involving Ocean Township High School on a social media website, said authorities who arrested him. Eric Barragan, 18, of Eatontown was identified by police and taken into custody in connection with Tuesday's alleged threat, which they deemed "not credible at this time." Barragan was released on a summons pending a court hearing on a charge of making a false public alarm.

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Police & Fire
Death Of Former Manchester High School Custodian, 55, Ruled Homicide Death Of Former Manchester High School Custodian, 55, Ruled Homicide
Death Of Former Manchester High School Custodian, 55, Ruled Homicide A 55-year-old Manchester Township man whose body was found in a local home was killed, authorities said Wednesday. The body of Frank Stochel, who'd been a custodian at Manchester High School, was found on the floor of a 6th Avenue home in the township's Pine Lake Park section by police who responded to a call Monday of an unresponsive victim, they said. The Ocean County Medical Examiner ruled the Elizabeth native's death a homicide after conducting an autopsy on Tuesday, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer and Manchester Police Chief Chief Lisa Parker said in a joint re…

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