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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

Lifestyle
Dermatologist Helps Find New Home For Patient With Skin Condition Dermatologist Helps Find New Home For Patient With Skin Condition
Dermatologist Helps Find New Home For Patient With Skin Condition It's not every day that a Westcheester skin doctor helps find a new home for one of his patients. Dr. Andrew Rosenberg, who recently opened an office in White Plains was called upon to treat a pet from a Harrison shelter.  Paula Krenkel, president of Pet Rescue in Harrison, shared a story about a very special pet's skin conditions.  Krenkel took incredible care of Lilliana at the non-profit rescue shelter before ultimately helping find her a new home where her new owner -- Sue Ellen Rothberger of RIverdale, Bronx, was aware and ready to treat the dog's skin conditions.  Dr. Rosenberg, DVM…

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Lifestyle
Westchester Cooks Tied As Winners On 'Food Network Star' Show Westchester Cooks Tied As Winners On 'Food Network Star' Show
Westchester Cooks Tied As Winners On 'Food Network Star' Show Two cooks with ties to Westchester and Fairfield counties made it to the final two on the Food Network's next 'Food Network Star." For the first time in the popular TV show's history, there was a tie. The Sunday, Aug. 5 finale ended with Jessica Tom of Pleasantville and Christian Petroni of Rye Brook named winners. Tom, a Pleasantville High School graduate, survived elimination from the Food Network's next "Food Network Star," but fought back, winning the Star Salvation round to become a winner. Petroni premiered as a contestant as reported by Daily Voice here in June on th…

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Real Estate
Report Explores Why Westchester Home Values Are Getting Hit By 'Dramatic' Price Reductions Report Explores Why Westchester Home Values Are Getting Hit By 'Dramatic' Price Reductions
Report Explores Why Westchester Home Values Are Getting Hit By 'Dramatic' Price Reductions Westchester residents, many trying to avoid the hefty tax bill that 2018 promises, are finding themselves in an unforgiving buyers’ market, according to this report by TheRealDeal.com. Daily Voice recently detailed the plummeting price phenomenon in this report.  It marks the fourth consecutive quarterly decline in Westchester’s home sales. Prices in Westchester fell 18 percent in the second quarter of 2018, with homes asking between $1.5 million to $3 million faring the worst, according to Bloomberg and this Crain's New York Op-Ed piece. In Scarsdale alone, prices dipped 5 percent in the …

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Politics
High School Basketball Coach Drops Out Of Assembly Race High School Basketball Coach Drops Out Of Assembly Race
High School Basketball Coach Drops Out Of Assembly Race Saunders High School basketball coach and social studies teacher Anthony Nicodemo has ended his bid for a New York state Assembly seat.          "This was not an easy decision, but one that had to be made," Nicodemo said on Twitter. "The experience was invaluable and I have no regrets." Nicodemo was seeking the 90th District Assembly seat vacated by Shelley Mayer of Yonkers after she won the state Senate seat vacated by County Executive George Latimer of Rye. Nicodemo explained, "We obtained over 600 signatures from voters in the 90th that were ruled invalid over t…

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Real Estate
Former Restaurant Site Eyed For New Hotel In Westchester Former Restaurant Site Eyed For New Hotel In Westchester
Former Restaurant Site Eyed For New Hotel In Westchester The owner of the Broadway Diner on South Broadway in Yonkers -- which previously filed for bankruptcy protection -- now wants is to convert one of his two restaurants into a hotel.  The Yonkers diner owners also operated the Executive Diner at 26 Saw Mill River Road (Route 9A) in Hawthorne As reported here by Daily Voice, the American Diner Group filed a Chapter 11 petition in federal Bankruptcy Court. Representatives for the Broadway Diner at 590 S. Broadway have proposed converting the 0.34-acre property into a hotel. An application for a land-use change to the city's zoning board is expe…

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News
Westchester Beaches Will Remain Open Due To Extreme Heat Westchester Beaches Will Remain Open Due To Extreme Heat
Westchester Beaches Will Remain Open Due To Extreme Heat There is an upside to extreme heat: Westchester County is opening up beaches normally closed on Tuesday, Aug. 7 due to another official heat wave.Two popular beaches -- in Rye and New Rochelle -- are normally closed on Tuesdays. With high humidity and temperatures forecast to exceed 90 degrees in Westchester at least through Tuesday, the Westchester County Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation has opened up County beaches to help County residents cope with the heat.  Both Glen Island beach in New Rochelle and Playland beach in Rye will be open Tuesday, Aug. 7, from 11 a.m. to 6:3…

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Politics
In Solidarity With Pope, Cuomo Moves To Remove Death Penalty From State Law In Solidarity With Pope, Cuomo Moves To Remove Death Penalty From State Law
In Solidarity With Pope, Cuomo Moves To Remove Death Penalty From State Law Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New Castle said he will advance legislation to permanently remove the death penalty "and its ugly stain in our history -- from state law once and for all." Cuomo, who is running for re-election to a third term, said he action is in solidarity with Pope Francis and in honor of his father, former Gov. Mario Cuomo. "By declaring the death penalty inadmissible in all cases and working to end the practice globally, Pope Francis is ushering in a more righteous world for us all. The death penalty is morally indefensible and has no place in the 21st century,'' Cu…

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Politics
Greenwich Native, Ex-White House Comms Director Hope Hicks Spotted Boarding Air Force One Greenwich Native, Ex-White House Comms Director Hope Hicks Spotted Boarding Air Force One
Greenwich Native, Ex-White House Comms Director Hope Hicks Spotted Boarding Air Force One Former White House communications director Hope Hicks, a 2006 graduate of Greenwich High School, was spotted boarding Air Force One at a New Jersey airport on Saturday ahead of President Donald Trump's departure for a campaign rally in central Ohio. Hicks, who was one of the President's longest-serving aides during the presidential campaign and in the White House, boarded the plane at the Morristown, NJ, airport, which is near the Trump Bedminster resort where the President was staying, according to multiple news reports including CNN. Hicks resigned from her White House role on Feb. 28, as…

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Politics
Cuomo Goes National In Battle Against NRA Cuomo Goes National In Battle Against NRA
Cuomo Goes National In Battle Against NRA The National Rifle Association, the nation's top pro-gun lobby and one of its most powerful interest groups, said regulatory efforts by Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New Castle could make it “unable to exist as a not-for-profit or pursue its advocacy mission." Cuomo, on Twitter, responded: "If I could have put the @NRA out of business, I would have done it 20 years ago. I'll see you in court." In a July 20 amended complaint, first reported by the New York Law Journal, the NRA accused Cuomo, as well as state Department of Financial Services Superintendent Maria Vullo, of issuing a “ser…

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Schools
These NY Colleges Rank Among Best In Nation These NY Colleges Rank Among Best In Nation
These NY Colleges Rank Among Best In Nation Four colleges and universities in New York state made the top 25 list of America's best colleges, according to this report. Columbia University in New York City ranked 13th nationwide, while Vassar College in Poughkeepsie ranked 17th nationwide, in a new ranking by BestColleges.com. The other top New York schools, according to the ranking, are Cornell University in 23rd place and Hamilton College completing the stellar list in 25th.  Choosing the right college can be daunting and stressful, according to BestCollege.com, but it’s important to do due diligence and find the right school for y…

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