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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
Swastikas, 'White Power' Painted On Jewish-Owned Jersey Shore Businesses Swastikas, 'White Power' Painted On Jewish-Owned Jersey Shore Businesses
Swastikas, 'White Power' Painted On Jewish-Owned Jersey Shore Businesses Jewish owners of a Howell business showed up at work to find swastikas painted on dumpsters, trash cans and utility poles -- days after a similar incident in Jackson, reports say. Police in Jackson were investigating a large blue swastika and the words "white power" spray-painted on a commercial property on Progress Place near Route 195. A few days later in Howell, someone spray-painted a swastika and other graffiti near a another Jewish-owned business. Swastikas were found on a utility pole, trash cans and along a fence, The Lakewood Scoop reported. On Thursday, Gov. Phil Murphy tweeted:…

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Police & Fire
Pedestrian Struck By Car In Pine Beach Pedestrian Struck By Car In Pine Beach
Pedestrian Struck By Car In Pine Beach Police and emergency crews were responding to Pine Beach late Wednesday afternoon on a report that a pedestrian was struck by a car. The incident occurred about 4:30 p.m. near Pennsylvania Avenue and Motor Road, according to unconfirmed reports. The accident victim reportedly was sitting along the side of the roadway after being struck by the vehicle.  It was unknown whether the pedestrian suffered injuries and whether the car's driver remained on scene.  This is a developing story.

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Police & Fire
Four Charged In Little Egg Harbor Heroin Bust Four Charged In Little Egg Harbor Heroin Bust
Four Charged In Little Egg Harbor Heroin Bust Four people were busted with heroin outside of a Little Egg Harbor apartment complex, authorities charged. Three of the suspects were charged with heroin possession and intent to distribute drugs, Little Egg Harbor police said. Frank A. Hernandez, 53; Jessica A. Hernandez, 23; and Gina M. Hernandez, 26, all of Little Egg Harbor were charged with heroin possession, possession with intent to distribute a controlled dangerous subject and tampering with physical evidence. Authorities are holding them in the Ocean County Jail. A fourth suspect, Elaine Hazard, also of Little Egg Harbor, was char…

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Police & Fire
Rescue Crews Called To Help 2 Stranded Kayakers In Ocean County Rescue Crews Called To Help 2 Stranded Kayakers In Ocean County
Rescue Crews Called To Help 2 Stranded Kayakers In Ocean County Rescue crews were called to aid a pair of stranded kayakers in Ocean County Wednesday. Water emergency units were called to 427 E. Bay Ave. in Barnegat Township around 3 p.m. on reports of an overturned kayaker, unconfirmed reports say. A second kayaker was taking on water, and emergency crews were attempting to make access for a rescue, the reports say. This is a developing story. Check back for details.

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Lifestyle
Preemie Son Cared For By Identical Hospital Nurse As Dad -- 33 Years Later Preemie Son Cared For By Identical Hospital Nurse As Dad -- 33 Years Later
Preemie Son Cared For By Identical Hospital Nurse As Dad -- 33 Years Later What are the odds that your new baby enjoys the care of the neonatal nurse who craddled you in the same Central Jersey hospital where you were born? Ask David Caldwell, who pulled out his own baby book when his first child, a son named Zayne Alexander Caldwell, was born on Jan. 30. Zayne was born 10 weeks early, weighing only three pounds, and was admitted into the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Saint Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick. More than three decades earlier, in 1986, Caldwell was born several weeks early and spent around six weeks in the same NICU as his newbor…

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Obituaries
Shock, Sadness Spread After Point Pleasant HS Grad Maggie Gilbert Dies In Labor, 31 Shock, Sadness Spread After Point Pleasant HS Grad Maggie Gilbert Dies In Labor, 31
Shock, Sadness Spread After Point Pleasant HS Grad Maggie Gilbert Dies In Labor, 31 Point Pleasant High School graduate Maggie Gilbert died on Feb. 13, of complications following of an emergency C-section with her firstborn son. She was 31 years old. More than $28,000 had been raised on a GoFundMe as of Wednesday for her newborn boy Aiden Patrick, and husband, Ryan Gilbert. The Gilberts were just starting their lives together: Married in April 2017, the couple bought a home in Bridgewater to raise their family. "It is unimaginable that the best and worst days of my brother's life occurred just days apart, but we are all truly blown away by the incredible strength he has…

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Police & Fire
Metuchen Man Charged After String Of Burglaries In Point Pleasant Metuchen Man Charged After String Of Burglaries In Point Pleasant
Metuchen Man Charged After String Of Burglaries In Point Pleasant A 39-year-old man was charged Tuesday with criminal mischief and theft after burglaries were reported at a Point Pleasant gas station as well as near Bay Avenue, police said. Steven Lawson of Metuchen was charged with third-degree burglary, third-degree theft and third-degree criminal mischief linked to a burglary at the Conoco Gas Station on Route 88 in September 2019, Point Pleasant police said. Cash and merchandise were stolen from the Conoco Station, police said. Lawson was additionally charged with four counts of burglary and theft for taking items unlocked vehicles in December 20…

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Police & Fire
Police ID Man Struck And Killed On Route 33 Outside Manalapan Residential Facility Police ID Man Struck And Killed On Route 33 Outside Manalapan Residential Facility
Police ID Man Struck And Killed On Route 33 Outside Manalapan Residential Facility Authorities have identified the group home resident struck and killed last Wednesday by two vehicles on Route 33 in Manalapan as a 38-year-old from Newark. Phillip R. Baines was not in a crosswalk when he was hit around 7:20 p.m. by a pair of eastbound cars that had a green light near the intersection with Woodward Road, authorities said. The drivers of the SUV and a car stopped and cooperated with police. Although Baines was initially reported by the Monmouth Prosecutor’s Office as a Newark resident, he was residing in the nearby Manalapan Manor, a group home that township leaders have rep…

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Police & Fire
Toms River Man Pleads Guilty To Drug Dealing Charges Toms River Man Pleads Guilty To Drug Dealing Charges
Toms River Man Pleads Guilty To Drug Dealing Charges A Toms River man faces at least four years in state prison on drug-related charges, authorities said. Jarian Adams, 40, pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine in an amount greater than one-half ounce with intent to distribute, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. On July 20, 2018, members of the Barnegat Township Police stopped a vehicle being operated by Adams, who was observed to have committed various motor vehicle infractions. During stop, Adams was found in possession of a significant amount of cocaine, indicative of distribution purposes.  Adams i…

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Police & Fire
Four Arrested On Gun, Drug Charges In Ocean Township Four Arrested On Gun, Drug Charges In Ocean Township
Four Arrested On Gun, Drug Charges In Ocean Township Four Ocean Township residents were charged with gun, alcohol and drug-related charges on Monday. The arrests took place on Deal Road at about 8:39 p.m., police said. Ocean Township Officer Dean Schoch performed a motor vehicle stop near State Highway 18. An investigation by Schoch and other officers found that inside the vehicle was a loaded .22 caliber handgun and a bottle containing an alcoholic beverage. Prescription medications on two of the car's passengers included Xanax and Adderal. All four of the car's occupants were charged with various firearm-related offenses and possession of…

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