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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

News
Westchester County Offers Help To Reunite Separated Families Westchester County Offers Help To Reunite Separated Families
Westchester County Offers Help To Reunite Separated Families County Executive George Latimer has offered Westchester's Department of Social Services to assist the federal government reunite children currently housed in local facilities with their families. Under state law, county Departments of Social Services (DSS) are required to have plans and systems to return children separated from family and relatives if they have been removed from a parent or parents. On Monday, June 25, Latimer, a Democrat from Rye, said: “The Westchester County Department of Social Services, as part of its child protection mission, has the ability to link children up with…

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Business
Need Work? Love Old Navy? New Store Holds Job Fair In Port Chester Need Work? Love Old Navy? New Store Holds Job Fair In Port Chester
Need Work? Love Old Navy? New Store Holds Job Fair In Port Chester If you need a full- or part-time job, have worked in retail sales or just love Old Navy, Tuesday, June 26 is your lucky day. A new old Navy store is set to open later this week at Kohl's Shopping Center off Boston Post Road (Route 1) near I-95 and I-287. General Manager Rocco Evans has worked for Old Navy for eight years and manages other area stores,. But Port Chester's new store marks Evans' first opening from start to finish.  Evans told Daily Voice that he, other staff and contractors have been working round-the-clock to open on-time and with a bang before Independence Day shopping sal…

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Politics
County Taxpayers Being Unfairly Targeted, Schumer Says In Westchester Visit County Taxpayers Being Unfairly Targeted, Schumer Says In Westchester Visit
County Taxpayers Being Unfairly Targeted, Schumer Says In Westchester Visit Standing with Westchester County homeowners, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles "Chuck" Schumer called on the IRS on Monday, June 25 to treat fairly a new state law aimed at reducing taxes.  In a letter to the IRS' acting commissioner, Schumer asked the federal agency to support the state law, which enables cash-strapped New Yorkers to ease the tax burden caused by a federal tax bill that capped State and Local Tax (SALT) deductions at $10,000.  New York tax law would allow residents to receive more tax credits for charitable donations to help reduce state and federal taxes.  Sc…

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News
Dog Trapped Under Shed Rescued In Red Hook Dog Trapped Under Shed Rescued In Red Hook
Dog Trapped Under Shed Rescued In Red Hook Police quickly responded after getting an unusual call about a dog trapped under a shed in Dutchess County.About 1:15 p.m. on Friday, June 22, Red Hook Police responded and ultimately rescued the dog. At the request of the homeowner, the officers removed the floor of the shed to rescue the trapped dog named Shelia unharmed. After learning about the rescue, one Facebook reader offered to repair the shed for free.

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Fairfield County Woman Among Two Charged With Running Marriage Fraud Scheme Fairfield County Woman Among Two Charged With Running Marriage Fraud Scheme
Fairfield County Woman Among Two Charged With Running Marriage Fraud Scheme A 14-count indictment was unsealed on Friday detailing charges against two Connecticut residents, including one from Fairfield County, accused of operating an extensive immigration marriage fraud scheme, the U.S. Justice Department said.  Jodian Stephenson, 34, of Bridgeport --also known as “Jodian Gordon,” and Donovan Lawrence, 62, of Milford, were charged, according to John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Peter C. Fitzhugh, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations in Boston, and Christopher W. Fonda, Supervisory Immigration Officer for …

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Lifestyle
This Westchester Locale Ranks Among Nation's Richest In New Survey This Westchester Locale Ranks Among Nation's Richest In New Survey
This Westchester Locale Ranks Among Nation's Richest In New Survey The typical American household earned $55,322 in 2016, roughly $4,000 higher than 2009’s median income of $51,425, according to 24/7 Wall St.  In a number of small towns throughout the nation, more than half of households earn nearly three times the national median. This is true in one Westchester community, according to a recent 24/7 Wall St. report. Rye ranked 30th nationwide, according to this analysis, with a median household income of $162,394 and median home value of $1,107,000.  Also, more than 73 percent of the adults living in Rye are college-educated, with at least a bachelor's d…

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Lifestyle
This Fairfield County Town Ranks Among Nation's Richest In New Survey This Fairfield County Town Ranks Among Nation's Richest In New Survey
This Fairfield County Town Ranks Among Nation's Richest In New Survey The typical American household earned $55,322 in 2016, roughly $4,000 higher than 2009’s median income of $51,425, according to 24/7 Wall St. In a number of small towns throughout the nation, more than half of households earn more than three times the national median. This is true in one Fairfield County community, according to a recent 24/7 Wall St. report. Darien was ranked as the eighth richest town nationwide, according to this analysis, with a median household income of $208,125 and median home value of $1,248,200 Also, nearly 80 percent of the adults living in Darien are college-edu…

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Lifestyle
Westchester Man Named President, CEO Of 2022 Special Olympics USA Games Westchester Man Named President, CEO Of 2022 Special Olympics USA Games
Westchester Man Named President, CEO Of 2022 Special Olympics USA Games A finance and technology expert from Port Chester has been named president and chief executive officer for the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games.  Special Olympics Florida and Special Olympics North America announced they proudly hired Dzaluk to head the USA Games in Orlando from June 5 through June 10 in 2022.  In this role, Dzaluk will oversee a team that will help showcase the power and joy of sports for athletes with intellectual disabilities through the largest humanitarian event in Florida’s history. Prior to this endeavor, Dzaluk served as the chief financial officer of AA Metals, whe…

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Politics
Ex-GOP Mayor Michael Bloomberg Will Spend $80M To Help Dems Flip House Ex-GOP Mayor Michael Bloomberg Will Spend $80M To Help Dems Flip House
Ex-gop Mayor Michael Bloomberg Will Spend $80M To Help Dems Flip House Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has made a huge -- some say politically surprising - promise. Bloomberg, a Republican who owns an estate in North Salem, has pledged to donate $80 million to help flip the U.S. House majority in favor of Democrats.  Bloomberg also says he will support governors in November --  regardless of their political party -- who share his positions on gun control, climate change, education and other polarizing issues that he thinks are dividing the nation and causing legislative gridlock. In this statement issued on Wednesday, June 20, Bloomberg wrote: &q…

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Police & Fire
Police Seek Help Solving Mystery Of Well-Dressed Man's Death In Area Police Seek Help Solving Mystery Of Well-Dressed Man's Death In Area
Police Seek Help Solving Mystery Of Well-Dressed Man's Death In Area State police are seeking the public’s assistance to help solve a case involving an unidentified deceased adult male. The dead man was found in a wooded area adjacent to the Garden Street School in the village of Brewster on Oct.  9, 1995. This unknown individual’s death was ruled a suicide due to self-inflicted wounds found on his wrists. At the time of his death, he was believed to be about 40 to 50 years old, 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighing 165 pounds. He was well-groomed and clean shaven with brown eyes and short black hair with some gray. He had a receding hairline, a mole on the rig…

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