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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

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Connecticut Tolls On Westchester Interstate? Connecticut Tolls On Westchester Interstate?
Connecticut Tolls On Westchester Interstate? The state of Connecticut plans to charge tolls on a 1.4 mile stretch of Interstate-684 where the highway leaves Westchester County and passes through Greenwich, CT.  A group of New York elected officials upset by Connecticut's toll plan announced their own counterproposal on Monday, Dec. 16. State Sen. Peter Harckham, during a news conference at Lewisboro Town House in South Salem, said that Connecticut motorists should be charged tolls to pass into various New York communities unless a compromise between the states can be reached.  New tolls are supported by Connecticut Gov. Ned…

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Chappaqua TV Anchor, Bedford Supervisor Among Early Candidates Vying For State Assembly Seat Chappaqua TV Anchor, Bedford Supervisor Among Early Candidates Vying For State Assembly Seat
Chappaqua TV Anchor, Bedford Supervisor Among Early Candidates Vying For State Assembly Seat Bedford Supervisor Chris Burdick and Kristen Browde, a Chappaqua attorney and former network TV anchor, are the latest to join a crowded field of candidates running for the 93rd Assembly District.  Other Westchester residents previously announcing their candidacy for Assemblyman David Buchwald's seat include White Plains atrorney Jeremiah Frei Pearson, activist Richard Payne, Greater New York Chamber of Commerce President Mark Jaffe and Alex Roithmayr, who is Buchwald's chief of staff. In October, Buchwald announced his intention to run for U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey's congressiona…

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CT's U.S. Attorney Durham Gains National Attention Amid Trump-Russia Probe CT's U.S. Attorney Durham Gains National Attention Amid Trump-Russia Probe
CT's U.S. Attorney Durham Gains National Attention Amid Trump-Russia Probe Senate Democrats blasted U.S. Attorney General William Barr after he broke with the Department of Justice's (DOJ) top watchdog on Monday, Dec. 9 over whether there was enough information to open an investigation into Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. The latest twists pulled Connecticut's Republican U.S. Attorney and New York's senior U.S. senator into the federal fray. DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz, as part of his report released on Monday, said he thought there was enough evidence to warrant opening up the "Russia probe," while Barr, in a statement, said the FBI had …

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County Legislators Propose 52 Percent Pay Raises For Themselves: Here's Rundown Of Voting County Legislators Propose 52 Percent Pay Raises For Themselves: Here's Rundown Of Voting
County Legislators Propose 52 Percent Pay Raises For Themselves: Here's Rundown Of Voting Have you ever received a 52 percent pay raise—from $49,200 to $75,000—in one year? That adds up to a quarter-million more dollars over a decade. That's what 10 Westchester County legislators think they should be paid each year starting next month The county Board of Legislators approved the raise this week—just three weeks after Election Day. it will be one of their final orders of business for the two-year legislative session. The raise is effective on New Year's Day 2020. In a separate, but related development on Tuesday, Dec. 10, County Executive George Latimer signed a $2.1 billion annu…

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Westchester DA Faces Competition From Nationally Known TV Commentator, Democratic Primary Foe Westchester DA Faces Competition From Nationally Known TV Commentator, Democratic Primary Foe
Westchester DA Faces Competition From Nationally Known TV Commentator, Democratic Primary Foe Westchester District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino faces a primary election this spring from another, nationally known Democrat. MSNBC commentator and TV legal analyst Mimi Rocah announced her DA campaign via Twitter as well as on national television on Wednesday, Dec. 4. The 49-year-old Scarsdale resident joins a string of well-known women who sought—or won—Westchester's top prosecutor job. Among this group are Fox television's Judge Jeanine Pirro, a Republican, and New York state's Chief Judge Janet DiFiore, also a Westchester resident. Rocah, who served as assistant U.S. attorney in the …

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Westchester Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney Defends Lt. Col. Vindman's Impeachment Testimony Westchester Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney Defends Lt. Col. Vindman's Impeachment Testimony
Westchester Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney Defends Lt. Col. Vindman's Impeachment Testimony During House impeachment testimony on Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, a Democrat from Cold Spring representing northern Westchester and parts of Rockland, Orange and Putnam counties, attempted to refute what the he called a smear campaign against Alexander Vindman, the decorated U.S. Army veteran and National Security Council expert on Ukraine and Eurasia. Maloney told Vindman: "You  may have noticed there have been a lot of complaints... that your service is not to be trusted." Republicans questioned why Vindman wore his military dress uniform to the hearing. Maloney gav…

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Congressman Jim Himes Blasts President Trump For Alleged 'Witness Intimidation And Tampering' Congressman Jim Himes Blasts President Trump For Alleged 'Witness Intimidation And Tampering'
Congressman Jim Himes Blasts President Trump For Alleged 'Witness Intimidation And Tampering' Fairfield County Congressman Jim Himes came to the defense of two new witnesses in the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump. During the third day of public testimony,  the Democratic member of the House Intelligence Committee took Trump to task for sending a Tweet that he said maligned Tuesday's first witness, Jennifer Williams.  Himes, who represents Connecticut's 4th Congressional District also came to the defense of Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a highly-decorated Army officer and Ukraine expert at the National Security Council. When Trump's calls with the Ukrainian…

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Westchester Congresswoman Lowey Introduces Resolution To Avert Federal Government Shutdown Westchester Congresswoman Lowey Introduces Resolution To Avert Federal Government Shutdown
Westchester Congresswoman Lowey Introduces Resolution To Avert Federal Government Shutdown U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey of Westchester, as chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, introduced a "continuing resolution" in Congress on Monday, Nov. 18 to extend federal government funding through Dec. 20 and keep the government open after the current stopgap funding law expires this week. “With a government shutdown deadline just days away, this continuing resolution is necessary to keep government open as we work towards completing the appropriations process,” said Lowey, a Democrat from Harrison, NY. “I am particularly proud that we are assuring full funding for a fair and accurate …

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Obama Pentagon Expert On Russia From Chappaqua Joins Race For Westchester Congressional Seat Obama Pentagon Expert On Russia From Chappaqua Joins Race For Westchester Congressional Seat
Obama Pentagon Expert On Russia From Chappaqua Joins Race For Westchester Congressional Seat A former assistant defense secretary from the Obama Administration -- who has been openly critical of President Donald Trump’s Russian connections -- officially joined the race for the New York congressional seat of retiring U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey, D-Harrison. Evelyn Farkas, a national security analyst and author, announced her campaign on Monday, Nov. 18 here on Twitter and on national television. She planned to attend a candidate forum near her hometown of Chappaqua, where Bill and Hillary Clinton now resides. Lowey is a close friend and political associate of the Clintons. Farkas, who…

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Westchester Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney Takes Leading Role In House Impeachment Inquiry Westchester Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney Takes Leading Role In House Impeachment Inquiry
Westchester Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney Takes Leading Role In House Impeachment Inquiry Maybe you were at work and unable to tune into, watch or listen to Wednesday's opening day of public testimony before the House Intelligence Committee.  Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney, D-Cold Spring, whose 18th Congressional District includes northern Westchester County and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point was there. As part of the House impeachment inquiry, Maloney questioned William Taylor, chargé d’affaires and now acting ambassador to Ukraine, and George Kent, deputy assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian Affairs, two witnesses subpoenaed by the House Perman…

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