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

Rye, NY
On Your Side
Westchester Legislators Approve Airport Expansion For Million Air Westchester Legislators Approve Airport Expansion For Million Air Westchester Legislators Approve Airport Expansion For Million Air
Westchester Legislators Approve Airport Expansion For Million Air WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Westchester County's Board of Legislators approved two local laws on Monday night that clear the path for a nearly $30 million expansion of an already successful local airline company. Under a new 30-year lease with Million Air, the county granted expansion of the company's facilities on 22 acres at Westchester County Airport in Harrison. County government officials said projected revenue to the county will increase from approximately $60,000/year to about $320,000 annually in the next 40 months. In 2020, projected revenue will increase to about $780,000, with annual …

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by Jon Craig
Rye, NY
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Police Seek Suspect Who Exposed Himself To Port Chester Teenager Police Seek Suspect Who Exposed Himself To Port Chester Teenager Police Seek Suspect Who Exposed Himself To Port Chester Teenager
Police Seek Suspect Who Exposed Himself To Port Chester Teenager PORT CHESTER, N.Y. -- Police are actively investigating an incident in which a man exposed himself to a 16-year-old girl as she walked to high school, Port Chester Police Chief Richard Conway said Tuesday afternoon. The student was walking to Port Chester High School when a man jumped out of the bushes with his pants around his ankles near the corner of College and Glen avenues, Conway said. The girl ran safely into PCHS, where she called her father, who notified police, Conway said. The Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District emailed a photo of the suspect that was released by the pol…

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by Jon Craig
Tappan-Blauvelt, NY
Your Community
School Budgets Approved In Nyack, Pearl River, South Orangetown School Budgets Approved In Nyack, Pearl River, South Orangetown School Budgets Approved In Nyack, Pearl River, South Orangetown
School Budgets Approved In Nyack, Pearl River, South Orangetown This story has been updated. School budgets were easily approved Tuesday by residents of all school districts in Rockland County. A solid majority of voters in East Ramapo Central School District reelected incumbent Board of Education members Yehudah Weissmandel, Bernard L. Charles, Jr. and Pierre Germain. And East Ramapo voters approved the annual school budget by a vote of 4544 to 3615.  Also elected in East Ramapo was Sabrina Charles-Pierre, to an unexpired school board seat that she was appointed to last year. Sabrina ran unopposed. East Ramapo's approved school budget of $224.4 mill…

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by Jon Craig
Tappan-Blauvelt, NY
Your Community
School Budget Goes To Nyack Voters School Budget Goes To Nyack Voters School Budget Goes To Nyack Voters
School Budget Goes To Nyack Voters Rockland County residents can vote on their school district''s annual budgets as well as Board of Election races on Tuesday.  Polls are generally open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. unless otherwise noted below. Clarkstown Central School District's proposed $195.5 million budget for 2016-17 is a 2 percent spending increase over this year. Its property tax levy will increase slightly. East Ramapo has the largest proposed budget of Rockland County's eight school districts and also the toughest job selling its annual spending plan. East Ramapo residents have defeated six of the district's budgets duri…

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Mamaroneck, NY
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Mamaroneck High Students Share Science Trends At 21st Research Symposium Mamaroneck High Students Share Science Trends At 21st Research Symposium Mamaroneck High Students Share Science Trends At 21st Research Symposium
Mamaroneck High Students Share Science Trends At 21st Research Symposium MAMARONECK, N.Y. -- About 80 Mamaroneck High School students will participate in the high school's 21st Annual Original Science Research (OSR) Symposium. The symposium begins at 7 p.m. in the high school library. Research students from the 10th, 11th and 12th grades will present posters and PowerPoints highlighting their three-year, professional-level scientific projects.  Topics include Biology, Medicine, Psychology, Astronomy, Environmental Science and Computer Science and other fascinating science topics. Whether you are the parent of one of the student presenters or the parent of a yo…

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by Daily Voice
Mahopac, NY
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Accidents Involving Bears Rise On Hudson Valley Roadways Accidents Involving Bears Rise On Hudson Valley Roadways Accidents Involving Bears Rise On Hudson Valley Roadways
Accidents Involving Bears Rise On Hudson Valley Roadways Most motorists are familiar with deer crossing signs. But how about bear crossings? Bear sightings used to be a rarity in the tri-state area. But sightings are at record levels this year,. This is particularly true near New York state's border with Connecticut along Dutchess, Putnam and Westchester counties, as reported here by Daily Voice. Now, New York state officials are beginning to track data on vehicle accidents involving bears. The latest report of a bear killed on area roadways came on May 2, when a small bear was found dead on a Taconic State Parkway median just south of Interstat…

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by Jon Craig
Rye, NY
Your Community
Pet Rescue Puts A New Batch Of Pups Up For Adoption In Harrison Pet Rescue Puts A New Batch Of Pups Up For Adoption In Harrison Pet Rescue Puts A New Batch Of Pups Up For Adoption In Harrison
Pet Rescue Puts A New Batch Of Pups Up For Adoption In Harrison HARRISON, N.Y. -- Pet Rescue of Harrison reports it recently saved dozens more dogs and puppies that are now up for adoption. Dog and puppy "meet and greets" are planned every Saturday this month from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at 7 Harrison Ave.  On Thursdays in May, there will be an open house for cats and kittens from 4 to 6 p.m. at the same location.  Serious potential pet owners are encouraged to fill-out Pet Rescue's online application in advance. Additional dogs and cats can be viewed on the attachment below and at Pet Rescue's web site by clicking here.

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by Daily Voice
Rye, NY
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Officials Urge Passage Of Rail Safety Bill At Deadly Westchester Crossing Officials Urge Passage Of Rail Safety Bill At Deadly Westchester Crossing Officials Urge Passage Of Rail Safety Bill At Deadly Westchester Crossing
Officials Urge Passage Of Rail Safety Bill At Deadly Westchester Crossing VALHALLA, N.Y. -- With Metro-North's deadliest crossing as their backup, two state legislators called on the Senate to pass a rail safety bill. During a Frieday news conference on Commerce Street in Valhalla, Sen. David Carlucci, D-Clarkstown, and Assemblyman Tom Abinanti, D-Greenburgh/Mount Pleasantarlucci & Abinanti Call on Senate to Pass Rail-Grade Crossing Safety Bill Their legislation (A.5235B/S.3458B) would require the State Department of Transportation to conduct a statewide study of level grade rail crossings. A spokesman for Metro-North said it had no comment on the legislatio…

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by Jon Craig
Beekman-Poughquag, NY
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Disaster Preparedness Training Offered In Pine Plains, Beekman, Amenia Disaster Preparedness Training Offered In Pine Plains, Beekman, Amenia Disaster Preparedness Training Offered In Pine Plains, Beekman, Amenia
Disaster Preparedness Training Offered In Pine Plains, Beekman, Amenia This story has been updated. PINE PLAINS, N.Y. -- The first of a series of training sessions for citizens to prepare for and respond to any type of disaster was held Thursday May 12 at the Pine Plains Community Center. The training is free and open to the public. No pre-registration is required. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Each family receives a free Citizen Preparedness Corps Response Starter Kit. Other training sessions are planned later this month in Beekman and Amenia, and in June in the Town of Hyde Park. (See details below.) Thursday's Dutchess County Department of Emergency Response tr…

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Rye, NY
Your Community
Port Chester Latino Dinner Raises Money For College Scholarships, Charity Port Chester Latino Dinner Raises Money For College Scholarships, Charity Port Chester Latino Dinner Raises Money For College Scholarships, Charity
Port Chester Latino Dinner Raises Money For College Scholarships, Charity PORT CHESTER, N.Y. -- It may be Friday the 13th, but it's a lucky day at Port Chester High School where students are hosting their second annual Latinos Unidos International Dinner. Friday's fundraising meal -- which features tasty fare donated by about 15 of Port Chester's finest restaurants -- helps raise money for college scholarships.  The dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. in the high school cafeteria. "We will have Mexican, Peruvian, Indian, Italian and Ecuadorian food," said Rosa Pena, a teacher at Port Chester High School and advisor to the Latino Club at PCHS.  The cost is $10 …

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