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

Port Chester, NY
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Young Bernie Sanders Supporters Storm Out Of Clinton Westchester Speech Young Bernie Sanders Supporters Storm Out Of Clinton Westchester Speech Young Bernie Sanders Supporters Storm Out Of Clinton Westchester Speech
Young Bernie Sanders Supporters Storm Out Of Clinton Westchester Speech HARRISON, N.Y. -- Several dozen young supporters of Vermont Democrat Bernie Sanders walked out of Hillary Clinton's speech at Purchase College on Thursday. The protesters interrupted Clinton's opening remarks by chanting "She wins, we lose" as they walked out peacefully amidst a heavy state police presence. "Oh, I know the Bernie people came to say that. . . .We're very sorry you're leaving,'' Clinton shouted to them as they filed out in a single line toward an exit at the Performing Arts Center. Clinton supporters chanted, "I'm with her" and "Hillary, Hillary…

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by Jon Craig
New City, NY
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RBA's Samuels On Minimum Wage Raise To $15: 'We Were Not In Favor' RBA's Samuels On Minimum Wage Raise To $15: 'We Were Not In Favor' RBA's Samuels On Minimum Wage Raise To $15: 'We Were Not In Favor'
RBA's Samuels On Minimum Wage Raise To $15: 'We Were Not In Favor' Passage of a phased-in hike in the state’s minimum wage to $15 per hour was generally praised by many elected officials but panned by some business leaders. All Samuels, president and CEO of the Rockland Business Association, said, "Obviously we were not in favor of this." But Samuels said he was pleased that the compromise included an annual study of the economic impact of the minimum wage increases. "Rockland County was appropriately and finally identified as 'upstate' for the passage of this,'' Samuels added, meaning its minimum wage increases will kick in later than in N…

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by Jon Craig
Port Chester, NY
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Business Groups, Politicians React To Minimum Wage Raise To $15 Business Groups, Politicians React To Minimum Wage Raise To $15 Business Groups, Politicians React To Minimum Wage Raise To $15
Business Groups, Politicians React To Minimum Wage Raise To $15 Passage of a phased-in hike in the state’s minimum wage to $15 per hour was generally praised by many elected officials but panned by some business leaders. Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state legislative leaders reached an agreement on new minimum wages as part of the 2016-17 budget deal approved late Thursday. Wages will begin to increase in January under terms of the plan, with New York City hitting to $15 within three years. Workers in Westchester, Nassau and Suffolk counties, will see an increase to $10 at the end of 2016, then $1 each year after, reaching $15 on Dec. 31, 2021. For workers i…

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Port Chester, NY
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Westchester's Nita Lowey Kicks Off Clinton's Local Presidential Campaign Westchester's Nita Lowey Kicks Off Clinton's Local Presidential Campaign Westchester's Nita Lowey Kicks Off Clinton's Local Presidential Campaign
Westchester's Nita Lowey Kicks Off Clinton's Local Presidential Campaign HARRISON, N.Y. -- U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey gave a spirited 10-minute introduction for presidential candidate Hillary Clinton before the Democrat's campaign speech at Purchase College. "In New York, we know that Hillary Clinton doesn’t just fight the tough battles. She wins them," said Lowey, a top congressional Democrat who represents Westchester and Rockland counties. "From relief for NY in the aftermath of September 11, to health insurance for eight million children, to better education for all our children and jobs for economically depressed communities, Hillary got the job do…

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Port Chester, NY
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Hillary Clinton Clashes With Sanders Supporter In Westchester Hillary Clinton Clashes With Sanders Supporter In Westchester Hillary Clinton Clashes With Sanders Supporter In Westchester
Hillary Clinton Clashes With Sanders Supporter In Westchester HARRISON, N.Y. -- Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton clashed with a supporter of Democratic primary opponent Bernie Sanders on Thursday as she arrived for a campaign speech at Purchase College. "I am so sick. I am so sick of the Sanders campaign lying about that. I'm sick of it,'' Clinton responds while pointing her finger at a Greenpeace activist who began by thanking the Democrat for supporting action protecting the environment from climate change. Clinton, who has lived in Chappaqua since 1999, denied her campaign would accept money from fossil fuel proponents. A couple dozen s…

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by Jon Craig
Armonk, NY
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Hillary Clinton Pumps Up NY Primary Campaign With Purchase College Visit Hillary Clinton Pumps Up NY Primary Campaign With Purchase College Visit Hillary Clinton Pumps Up NY Primary Campaign With Purchase College Visit
Hillary Clinton Pumps Up NY Primary Campaign With Purchase College Visit WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Chappaqua's Hillary Clinton gave a rousing speech to more than 500 college students and other supporters on the campus of SUNY Purchase in Harrison Thursday.  It was the Democratic presidential candidate's first official campaign event in Westchester Couny leading up to the April 19 primary election in New York.  "I believe the path to the White House goes right through New York,' and I'm not taking anything for granted," Clinton said of this state's importance to her defeating U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont. Twitter feeds from her local appearanc…

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by Jon Craig
White Plains, NY
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Playland Manager Gets New Extension On Option To Run, Renovate Park Playland Manager Gets New Extension On Option To Run, Renovate Park Playland Manager Gets New Extension On Option To Run, Renovate Park
Playland Manager Gets New Extension On Option To Run, Renovate Park RYE, N.Y. -- It's no April Fool's joke.  Westchester County's Board of Legislators have granted the interim manager of Playland another extension on its contract to run the county-owned park.  Standard Amusements now has another month -- until April 29 -- to finalize its agreement to invest $25 million in Playland and start taking over full-time management of the park in Rye later this year, officials said on Wednesday. The first extension approved laste fall with the support of Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, Westchester Board of Legislators Chairman Michael Kaplowitz, and Harr…

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Armonk, NY
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Clinton Campaign Visit To Westchester Kicks Off NY Primary Race Clinton Campaign Visit To Westchester Kicks Off NY Primary Race Clinton Campaign Visit To Westchester Kicks Off NY Primary Race
Clinton Campaign Visit To Westchester Kicks Off NY Primary Race This story has been updated. WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- The campaign for New York state's 247 Democratic delegates will be in full swing this week.  Hillary Clinton of Chappaqua will make a campaign visit to Purchase College in Harrison on Thursday, afternoon while presidential primary rival Bernie Sanders, a U.S. senator from Vermont, will visit the South Bronx in the morning.  New York's primary election for both major political parties is on April 19. Clinton, a former New York senator, First Lady and Secretary of State, held an "organizing event" Wednesday morning at the Ap…

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by Jon Craig
Harrison, NY
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Police Respond To Report Of Multiple Shots Fired In Mamaroneck Police Respond To Report Of Multiple Shots Fired In Mamaroneck Police Respond To Report Of Multiple Shots Fired In Mamaroneck
Police Respond To Report Of Multiple Shots Fired In Mamaroneck This story has been updated. MAMARONECK, N.Y. -- Town of Mamaroneck police responded to "numerous calls" about shots fired Tuesday night outside an apartment building. Lt. Robert Koziak, a police spokesman, said no one was injured or arrested in connection with the 10:18 p.m. shootings at 35 N. Chatsworth Ave. in Larchmont. Koziak said police found bullet holes damaged a vehicle in the parking lot of the Chatsworth apartment building, known as Carlton House. A bullet also went through the wall of a Mamaroneck home located near the Chatsworth apartment building, according to Kozi…

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Harrison, NY
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Grammy-Nominated Singer Helps High School Raise Money for April Musical Grammy-Nominated Singer Helps High School Raise Money for April Musical Grammy-Nominated Singer Helps High School Raise Money for April Musical
Grammy-Nominated Singer Helps High School Raise Money for April Musical This story has been updated. PORT CHESTER, N.Y. -- Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Seth Glier’s concert with the cast of Port Chester High’s production of the musical “Pippin” raised nearly $3,000 this month. Josh Tenzer, high school teacher and drama coach, said the money will be used to pay for sets, costumes and other costs for the high school musical, scheduled for April 14-16. Students opened their March 12 fundraising concert with an energetic rendition of “Magic to Do” from Pippin.  Afterwards, Glier and his touring partner, saxophonist Joe Nerney, played a set from his album, “…

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