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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. 

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Family's Garden Center Opens On Jersey Shore Site Intended For Wawa Family's Garden Center Opens On Jersey Shore Site Intended For Wawa
Family's Garden Center Opens On Jersey Shore Site Intended For Wawa A Jersey Shore spot once intended for a Wawa is now home to a new family-owned garden center, as first reported by NJ Advance Media. Shore River Gardens opened on June 6 at 1441 Lakewood Road in Manasquan.  Wawa had proposed building a new store on the property in 2019. The project was scrubbed after opposition from local residents, the outlet said. Click here for the complete story by NJ Advance Media. 

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Prostitutes, Liquor Violations Found At Central Jersey Club 35: Prosecutor Prostitutes, Liquor Violations Found At Central Jersey Club 35: Prosecutor
Prostitutes, Liquor Violations Found At Central Jersey Club 35: Prosecutor Five employees of a nightclub in Central Jersey have been arrested after prostitutes were found at the establishment, authorities said. Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief John Zebrowski of the Sayreville Police Department announced that a joint investigation with The Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control and the Office of Criminal Investigations of the New Jersey Treasury Department led to the arrests of the employees of Club XXXV in Sayreville. In May 2021, a search warrant was executed at Club XXXV and evidence of prostitution was uncovered, Ci…

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South Jersey House Fire Displaces Residents South Jersey House Fire Displaces Residents
South Jersey House Fire Displaces Residents A fire displaced residents of a home in Camden County, authorities said. On Tuesday, June 21, at 6:47 pm, the Gloucester Township Police Department responded to West Evesham Road, in the Glendora Section of Gloucester Township, for a report of a house fire. Police found heavy smoke from the attic area of the residence. Gloucester Township Fire Departments arrived to extinguish the fire. Officers ensured that the residents and family pet were evacuated. Gloucester Township Fire Stations Glendora Fire Department 81, Chews Landing Fire Department 82, Blenheim Fire Department 83, and Glouces…

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Police & Fire
Jersey Shore Man Sentenced For Sharing Child Pornography: Prosecutor Jersey Shore Man Sentenced For Sharing Child Pornography: Prosecutor
Jersey Shore Man Sentenced For Sharing Child Pornography: Prosecutor A 35-year-old man from Monmouth County has been sentenced to 11 years in New Jersey state prison in connection with the 2017 possession and distribution of child pornography, authorities said. Robert Mack, of Tinton Falls, was sentenced on May 27, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. The sentencing was the culmination of an investigation that began in 2017 by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, along with NJ ICAC Task Force and the Tinton Falls Police Department which revealed that Mack was downloading and sharing child sexual abuse…

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South Jersey Man Shared More Than 1,000 Child Porn Images: Prosecutor South Jersey Man Shared More Than 1,000 Child Porn Images: Prosecutor
South Jersey Man Shared More Than 1,000 Child Porn Images: Prosecutor A 26-year-old man from Egg Harbor City has been charged in connection with the distribution of child abuse images and videos via a social messaging application, authorities said. Patrick W. Daly was arrested without incident and was being held in the Atlantic County Justice Facility, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. The Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force received multiple referrals of inappropriate content distributed on the social media application KIK.  A subsequent investigation led Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Detectives to identify Daly and lo…

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Multiple Injuries Reported In Jersey Shore Crash (DEVELOPING) Multiple Injuries Reported In Jersey Shore Crash (DEVELOPING)
Multiple Injuries Reported In Jersey Shore Crash (Developing) Multiple people were hurt in a crash on the Jersey Shore, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The crash occurred at about 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 21 at Lower Main Street and Central Avenue in Aberdeen Township, initial reports said. Several ambulances were requested. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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Jersey Shore Man Charged In Fatal Shooting: Prosecutor Jersey Shore Man Charged In Fatal Shooting: Prosecutor
Jersey Shore Man Charged In Fatal Shooting: Prosecutor A 45-year-old man from Monmouth County has been charged with reckless manslaughter in a shooting, authorities said. Efrain Cruz Jr., of Freehold, also was charged with recklessly handling a firearm, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey.  The gun discharged on Sunday, June 19 during a small gathering Linskey said. At approximately 8:32 p.m., Freehold Borough police were dispatched the 20 block of McDermott Street for a report of a gunshot victim. The victim was discovered with a single gunshot wound. He was taken to Jersey Shore Universit…

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Motorist Trapped, Poles Down In Central Jersey Crash (DEVELOPING) Motorist Trapped, Poles Down In Central Jersey Crash (DEVELOPING)
Motorist Trapped, Poles Down In Central Jersey Crash (Developing) A motorist became trapped in a Central Jersey crash, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The crash occurred at about 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 21 on Route 9 in Sayreville, initial reports said. A crash victim was airlifted by medical helicopter to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. As a result of the crash, three utility poles had fallen on Route 9, reports said. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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'Suspicious Package' Found In South Jersey (DEVELOPING) 'Suspicious Package' Found In South Jersey (DEVELOPING)
'Suspicious Package' Found In South Jersey (Developing) Hazardous materials crews were investigating a suspicious package in South Jersey, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The incident was reported before 2 p.m. on Tuesday, June 21 on Rondon Avenue in Berlin, initial reports said. The package contained a white substance, according to a report.  No other details were immediately available. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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Motorcyclist Seriously Hurt In South Jersey Crash: Report Motorcyclist Seriously Hurt In South Jersey Crash: Report
Motorcyclist Seriously Hurt In South Jersey Crash: Report A 22-year-old motorcyclist was airlifted with serious injuries on Monday, June 20 in South Jersey, NJ Advance Media reported.  The motorcyclist was on Fayette Street when another Bridgeton resident turned his car from Cottage Avenue onto Fayette in front of the bike around 3:15 p.m., the outlet said, quoting Bridgeton police. The motorcycle rider was taken to Christiana Hospital in Delaware, police said. Click here for the complete story by NJ Advance Media. 

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