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Jon Craig

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jon.craig@dailyvoice.com

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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

Business

CNBC Study Reveals Where CT Ranks Among Best States For Business Texas finished first. Alaska finished last. How does Connecticut fare compared to other states for business? In this study, CNBC scored all 50 states on more than 60 measures of competitiveness, developed with input from a broad and diverse array of business and policy experts, official government sources, the CNBC Global CFO Council, CEOs on the frontline of the economy known as the Young Presidents Organization -- and the states themselves. Connecticut placed 37th overall of the 50 states. (See a breakdown of scores below or by clicking here.) States received points based on their ran…

by Jon Craig

07/14/2018

Lifestyle

Plastic Bag Fee Could Be Coming To Mamaroneck The Town of Mamaroneck is the latest municipality to propose restricting the use of plastic and paper bags to reduce environmental pollution.Five years ago, town officials drafted and then tabled, legislation that would have imposed a fee on any plastic or paper bags purchased within the Town of Mamaroneck's borders. The proposal stalled when the Food Industry Alliance of New York threatened to sue Mamaroneck. Town Supervisor Nancy Seligson has said Mamaroneck was not comfortable moving forward with that type of opposition. The climate has changed with both Westchester County and New York …

by Jon Craig

07/14/2018

News

This Westchester Village Proposes 'Gender Neutral' Bathrooms Is it progressive thinking, or a sign of the times? Ossining Mayor Victoria Gearity proposed that the Village of Ossining become the first community in the state to adopt "gender neutral" signage for all public restrooms. If the policy is approved, a single-occupant bathroom in Village Hall may be the first public government building in the region -- and possibly the state -- to have a gender-neutral bathroom. "All are welcome in Ossining,” Gearity said. The proposal calls for only single occupant bathrooms to be declared gender-neutral. In the New York Assembly, there …

by Jon Craig

07/14/2018

Lifestyle

'I'm Lazy And I Love To Eat,' Westchester Woman Confides In Her New Book In 1998, Mary T. Prenon vowed to lose 50 pounds no matter how long it took. Nineteen years later, she finally achieved her goal and is ready to share her story with the world. The Cortlandt Manor resident has just completed her first book, “I’m Lazy and I Love to Eat,” a short, inspirational yet humorous account of her almost two-decade struggle to drop the weight and get in shape. Portion control, negative body image and the allure of countless fad diets were just a few of the hurdles she had to overcome. Sudden employment changes, the deaths of her father, godmother, and lifelong bes…

by Jon Craig

07/13/2018

Real Estate

Area Business Complex Hits Market For $2.2M If you're looking to move a major business to an affordable location within New York state, you may be in luck. For $2.2 million, investors can buy an Ulster County business complex on Enterprise Drive in Kingston. The office park includes 394,631 square feet of rentable space, has plenty of parking and access to major highways -- and is in a very affordable, fast developing region of New York state. The office park, now vacant, was built in 1958. More details about the investment property can be found by clicking here.

by Jon Craig

07/12/2018

Politics

Recent College Grad Running For State Senate In Fairfield County Saying there's no minimum age "for being on the right side of history," a 21-year-old native of Westport is running for state Senate.Democrat Will Haskell is a graduate of the Westport Public Schools and Georgetown University. Haskell said he believes the values of his community-- equality, justice and respect -- "are sadly absent in Hartford," according to this campaign web site. He hasn’t spent decades in public office, but he’s prepared, ready and eager to help Connecticut turn the page from an era of dysfunctional government. He is challenging state Sen. Toni Bouche…

by Jon Craig

07/12/2018

Schools

Fasny Scholarship Awarded To Rockland Student, Volunteer Firefighter The Firemen’s Association of the State of New York has awarded the 2018 FASNY Gerard J. Buckenmeyer Volunteer Scholarship to a student from Rockland County. Sara Ferraro of West Nyack received a certificate and college scholarship of $1,500 for her volunteer service as an EMT with the New City Volunteer Ambulance Youth Corps from Chan Rivera, member of the FASNY Board of Directors. “I have a passion for helping people, and joining the ambulance corps gave me a platform to pursue this passion," Ferraro said. "My time as an EMT has solidified my goal of becoming a surgeon so that I …

by Jon Craig

07/11/2018

Real Estate

Luxury Real Estate Market Soars In Greenwich The sale of luxury homes in Greenwich soared during the sdonc quarter of this year. Greenwich posted an 18 percent gain in luxury sales of homes valued at $3 million and higher through June 30, according to a report released on Wednesday, July 11 by Houlihan Lawrence, The median sale price rose 3.3 percent compared to the first six months of 2017, bringing Greenwich's median price to $4.25 million. Real estate news was not as good for wealthier sections of New Canaan -- where sales of luxury homes priced at $2 million or higher dropped by 33 percent in the second quarter of 2018 compared …

by Jon Craig

07/11/2018

Real Estate

Luxury Real Estate Market Improves In Westchester The luxury real estate market in Westchester County improved after posting a 20 percent decline in the first quarter of this year, according to a report released on Wednesday, July 11 by Houlihan Lawrence. In Westchester, the luxury market is defined as properties selling for $2 million or higher. Year-to-date, luxury sales are down just 7 percent, according to the report, and sales through June 30 kept pace with the same period last year. Meanwhile, the median sale price on luxury homes rose by nearly 4 percent to $2.6 million through June, the report said. Putnam and Dutchess county lu…

by Jon Craig

07/11/2018

Lifestyle

Fairfield County Teen NASCAR Driver Will Be Competing Close To Home There is a teenage professional stock car racer competing in NASCAR, and he happens to be from Connecticut. Anthony Alfredo, 19, a native of Ridgefield, competes in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series for MDM Motorsports. He will be racing close to home for the first time in his career this Saturday night, July 14, at Thompson Speedway in Thompson, CT. It is just over two hours from Ridgefield and Alfredo said: "It would be a fantastic way to catch your first NASCAR race in person with your friends and family. Kids will absolutely love it and any age group will appreciate the nail-biting…

by Jon Craig

07/11/2018

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