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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

Politics
Around The Towns: 10 States Support NRA, Ganim Wins Primary With Absentee Votes, Climate Change Around The Towns: 10 States Support NRA, Ganim Wins Primary With Absentee Votes, Climate Change
Around The Towns: 10 States Support NRA, Ganim Wins Primary With Absentee Votes, Climate Change Ten states and about two dozen members of Congress have joined the National Rifle Association in supporting gunmaker Remington Arms as it fights a Connecticut court ruling involving liability for the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown. Officials in 10 conservative states, 22 House Republicans and the NRA are among groups that filed briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court this month. They urged justices to overturn the Connecticut decision, citing a much-debated 2005 federal law that shields gun-makers from liability, in most cases, when their products are used in crimes. Remington,…

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Around The Towns: Active Shooter Defense, Indian Point Closure, Biaggi Speaks, Buchwald Lauded Around The Towns: Active Shooter Defense, Indian Point Closure, Biaggi Speaks, Buchwald Lauded
Around The Towns: Active Shooter Defense, Indian Point Closure, Biaggi Speaks, Buchwald Lauded Westchester County will offer additional training sessions for residents to learn the strategies and skills to survive if an active shooter attacked their workplace or another public venue. Known as Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events (CRASE), training classes will be offered on Wednesday, Oct. 9 and Tuesday, Nov. 12 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Westchester County Center in White Plains. The training is free and open to the public. Advance registration is required. “Active Shooter incidents continue to occur around the nation and we want to provide our residents with practical guida…

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Politics
Civil Lawsuits Filed Locally Under New 'Child Victims Act' Civil Lawsuits Filed Locally Under New 'Child Victims Act'
Civil Lawsuits Filed Locally Under New 'Child Victims Act' During the first month of the Child Victims Act, a total of 13 claims of alleged abuse have been filed in Westchester County Supreme Court. Statewide, the number of new civil cases is 639 through Monday, Sept. 9, according to Lucian Chalfen, a spokesman for the state Unified Court System. On Aug. 14, New York state opened up a one-year, one-time-only period where victims can file claims against their abusers and the institutions that harbored them, regardless of how long ago the abuse took place. Victims can seek monetary compensation, but not criminal charges. A total of 152 claims h…

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Politics
Greenburgh Supervisor Challenged In November For First Time Since 2007 Greenburgh Supervisor Challenged In November For First Time Since 2007
Greenburgh Supervisor Challenged In November For First Time Since 2007 One of Westchester County's longest-serving town supervisors is facing a rare challenge at the polls this fall. For the first time in a dozen years, longtime Greenburgh Supervisor Paul Feiner, a Democrat and former county legislator, will have an opponent on Nov. 5. Independent challenger Lucas Cioffi will be on the ballot this fall appearing on the Greenburgh Party line. Feiner has served the town as supervisor for the last 28 years. The last time he faced any opposition was in the 2013 Democratic primary election, which Feiner won. Cioffi, a 39-year-old software engineer and entrepreneur…

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Politics
Democrats Eye Majority Of Greenwich Board Of Selectmen For First Time In 16 years Democrats Eye Majority Of Greenwich Board Of Selectmen For First Time In 16 years
Democrats Eye Majority Of Greenwich Board Of Selectmen For First Time In 16 years Peter Tesei's departure as First Selectman in Greenwich after 31 years of government service leaves his top job open for the first time since 2007. Tesei, who is completing a record sixth two-year term as First Selectman, announced he would not seek re-election. "It's time to finish this journey and begin a new one,'' Tesei said in February. Greenwich, a longtime Republican stronghold, is the boyhood home of the late President George H.W. Bush and longtime home of Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont.  Seeking Greenwich's top government job are Republican Fred Camillo and Democrat Jill Oberland…

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Schools
Area Schools Expand Mental Health Training For Teachers Area Schools Expand Mental Health Training For Teachers
Area Schools Expand Mental Health Training For Teachers With one of every five American children suffering from a diagnosable mental illness, more area school districts have expanded teacher training for early intervention. At least 31 school districts in Westchester utilize Global Compliance Network (GCN) training.  GCN's training includes online and some face-to-face lessons that include emergency response, code of conduct, child abuse and digital security. For the first time this year, the lessons include a mental health component with questions after the training. Nine lessons take about two hours to complete, according to some local t…

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Politics
State Lawmakers Challenge Rise In Water Rates State Lawmakers Challenge Rise In Water Rates
State Lawmakers Challenge Rise In Water Rates State lawmakers have called on the state Public Service Commission to reject a steep water rate increase for Suez Water customers in southern Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties. Customers affected by the hikes in Westchester include residents and businesses in Rye, Rye Brook and Port Chester. In March, SUEZ Water requested a 20 percent revenue increase in its water service rates effective Feb. 1, 2020 through Jan. 31, 2021. The proposed rate increase is coupled with a shift to an "inclining block structure" for water service rates -- where customers pay more for water as their consum…

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Lifestyle
More Rich Millennials Fleeing New York Than Any Other State More Rich Millennials Fleeing New York Than Any Other State
More Rich Millennials Fleeing New York Than Any Other State More bad news for New York State. According to a new study, the Empire State ranks number one nationwide for states that rich millennials are moving away from.  A SmartAsset report used data from the IRS 2015 to 2016 tax year to take a look at the states wealthy millennials are moving to. The study defined rich millennials as those individuals younger than 35 who have an adjusted gross income of $100,000 or more. SmartAsset ranked each state by net migration, which it determined by subtracting the number of millennials moving out of the state from the number of millennials moving into…

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Politics
More Connecticut Children Skip Vaccinations For Religious Reasons More Connecticut Children Skip Vaccinations For Religious Reasons
More Connecticut Children Skip Vaccinations For Religious Reasons The numbers are small, but the potential impacts are huge, according to Connecticut health officials. New data released Thursday, Aug. 29 found more schoolchildren are being exempted from vaccinations for measles, mumps and rubella -- citing religious reasons. The total number of religious exemptions in the state climbed by 25 percent, from the 2017-18 school year to the 2018-19 school year, according to the state’s Department of Public Health.  The health department said the increase from 2 percent of students to 2.5 percent is largest single year upturn in religious exemptions for v…

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Schools
Westchester Schools Prepare To Protect Children When Classes Resume Westchester Schools Prepare To Protect Children When Classes Resume
Westchester Schools Prepare To Protect Children When Classes Resume Reading, writing, criminal background checks. Opening school day priorities have shifted due to the nationwide increase in mass shootings. Many Westchester schools are now hiring county or local police to protect children and teachers. Other school districts turn to private security firms, in-house guards or a mix of public and private forces. In addition to surveillance cameras, some school districts have installed security scanners to run background criminal checks on all visitors.  "Strengthening security at all of our schools has been a priority for us over the past several years,…

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