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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. 

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2 Central Jersey Modell's Stores Closing 2 Central Jersey Modell's Stores Closing
2 Central Jersey Modell's Stores Closing National retail chain Modell’s Sporting Goods is closing two stores in Central Jersey, company officials said. CEO Mitchell Modell announced last week 24 locations would close nationwide in an attempt to preserve the whole company and save the jobs of 4,300 families. The Central Jersey stores closing are located on Route 9 in Englishtown and Green Street in Woodbridge.  A third store in Camden County will also be closing, officials said. Official closing dates have not been announced. There are currently more than 30 Modell’s stores in New Jersey, according to the company’s website,…

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Police & Fire
Lakewood Man Sentenced To 7 Years In Prison On Fentanyl, Weapons Charges Lakewood Man Sentenced To 7 Years In Prison On Fentanyl, Weapons Charges
Lakewood Man Sentenced To 7 Years In Prison On Fentanyl, Weapons Charges A 35-year-old Lakewood man was sentenced to seven years in state prison, authorities said. Sherod Coleman was sentenced on Friday, said Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer. He was sentenced to seven years with a 42-month period of parole ineligibility. Coleman previously entered a guilty plea to possession with the intent to distribute Fentanyl. Judge Michael T. Collins also sentenced Coleman to five years with no parole eligibility in connection with his guilty plea on a weapons charge. The sentences will run concurrently. Coleman pled guilty to both charges on Sept.…

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Police & Fire
Firefighters Respond To Blaze In Harvey Cedars Firefighters Respond To Blaze In Harvey Cedars
Firefighters Respond To Blaze In Harvey Cedars Firefighters were called to a blaze in a two-story home on Monday afternoon. The two-alarm fire was reported on Kinsey Lane. No one was hurt, according to initial reports, but the home was fully engulfed in flames when emergency crews arrived about 2:40 p.m. This is a developing story. Return to Daily Voice for updates.

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Police & Fire
Emergency Crews Respond To Bus Accident In Howell Emergency Crews Respond To Bus Accident In Howell
Emergency Crews Respond To Bus Accident In Howell Emergency crews were responding to an accident involving a car and a school bus about 1:30 p.m. on Monday, police said. The accident occurred on Route 33 near Tinton Falls Road in Howell, police said. Eleven bus passengers were being checked for injuries at the scene, according to early, unconfirmed reports. This is a developing story. Return to Daily Voice for updates.

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Police & Fire
State Police ID Pedestrian Struck, Killed On NJ Turnpike In Edison State Police ID Pedestrian Struck, Killed On NJ Turnpike In Edison
State Police ID Pedestrian Struck, Killed On NJ Turnpike In Edison State police have identified the pedestrian killed early Saturday in an accident on the New Jersey Turnpike. Francisco J. Cespedes-Garcia, 33, of New Brunswick, was struck by a car on the inner northbound side of the turnpike around 4:20 a.m., New Jersey State Police Sgt. Lawrence Peele said Monday. The incident occurred in the cars-only lanes of the 12-lane highway between exits 9 and 10 in Edison, police said. Cespedes-Garcia was declared dead at the scene.  The inner three northbound lanes were reopened about 9:30 a.m. Saturday.  The accident remains under investig…

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Police & Fire
Barnegat Man, 37, Killed In Eagleswood Crash Barnegat Man, 37, Killed In Eagleswood Crash
Barnegat Man, 37, Killed In Eagleswood Crash  A 37-year-old Barnegat man was killed in an Eagleswood crash over the weekend, authorities said. Michael J. Severin was behind the wheel of a Chevrolet Geo headed westbound on Forge Road when the car veered off the right side of the county highway and overturned just before 6 p.m. Saturday, New Jersey State Police said. Severin was ejected from the car near Tanglewood Drive and pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. The cause of the crash is under investigation. No other vehicles were involved.

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Police & Fire
Jackson Man Pleads Guilty, Says Friend’s Mom Organized Long Branch Murders Jackson Man Pleads Guilty, Says Friend’s Mom Organized Long Branch Murders
Jackson Man Pleads Guilty, Says Friend’s Mom Organized Long Branch Murders A former Long Branch woman enlisted her son and his friend to murder her daughter more than 25 years ago and, months later, enticed them with the promise of insurance money to kill her husband, a Jackson man told a judge, according to a published report. Jose Carrero, 48, of Jackson, pleaded guilty before state Superior Court Judge Ellen Torregrossa-O’Connor to two counts of conspiracy to commit murder in a plea agreement that requires him to testify against the mother and son, the Asbury Park Press reported on Friday. Carrero admitted conspiring with Dolores Morgan, formerly known as Dolor…

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Police & Fire
Philly Man Faces Life In Prison, Convicted Of 130K Robbery Of AT&T Store In Ocean Township Philly Man Faces Life In Prison, Convicted Of 130K Robbery Of AT&T Store In Ocean Township
Philly Man Faces Life In Prison, Convicted Of 130K Robbery Of AT&T Store In Ocean Township A Philadelphia man has been convicted of robbing an AT&T store in Ocean Township at gunpoint, authorities said. Anthony Clark, 42, was found guilty of his crimes Thursday by a jury in state Superior Court in Freehold, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said Friday.  After a five-week trial, Clark was convicted on charges of first-degree armed robbery, third-degree criminal restraint, second-degree handgun possession for an unlawful purpose, second-degree theft of movable property, and third-degree receiving stolen property, Gramiccioni said in a prepared sta…

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Police & Fire
Brick Police Arrest Pair On Multiple Drug Charges Brick Police Arrest Pair On Multiple Drug Charges
Brick Police Arrest Pair On Multiple Drug Charges Two people were arrested on multiple drug charges on Tuesday in Brick, police said. About 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Brick police observed a driver commit several motor vehicle offenses near Cedar Bridge Avenue and Route 70. K-9 officer Scott Smith and his K-9 partner Echo conducted a sniff search of the vehicle during which the police dog provided a positive indication for the presence of narcotics. The vehicle was operated by Jeanette Taylor, 34, of Lakewood. Her passenger was later identified as Malique Medler, 24, of South Toms River.  Both occupants were…

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Lakewood Man Charged With Lewdness Outside Adult Entertainment Bookstore Lakewood Man Charged With Lewdness Outside Adult Entertainment Bookstore
Lakewood Man Charged With Lewdness Outside Adult Entertainment Bookstore A 42-year-old Lakewood man was arrested outside an adult entertainment bookstore on drug and lewdness charges, police said. Omar Aragon Mendoza was arrested about 9:15 p.m. on Wednesday outside of the Pleasure Zone adult bookstore located at 235 Chambers Bridge Road, Brick police said. Mendoza reportedly was observed by police in the parking lot exit his vehicle with his genitals exposed and approach another occupied vehicle.  The male suspect began to urinate and after doing so continued to expose his genitals, police said. Mendoza was confronted by the…

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