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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Tarrytown-SleepyHollow, NY
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Drink Up And Vote: Tarrytown's Tapp Is A DVlicious Cocktail Finalist Drink Up And Vote: Tarrytown's Tapp Is A DVlicious Cocktail Finalist Drink Up And Vote: Tarrytown's Tapp Is A DVlicious Cocktail Finalist
Drink Up And Vote: Tarrytown's Tapp Is A DVlicious Cocktail Finalist TARRYTOWN, N.Y. – It’s cocktail time! So sit back and take a virtual sip. Daily Voice readers have picked five nominees in our ongoing DVlicious contest.  You have until 5 p.m. on Friday Oct. 23 to cast your vote. Go here. But first, wet your whistle on the following. Each finalist has been profiled during the past week. The Tapp, 17 N Broadway, Tarrytown, (914) 703-6022 Cocktails Offered: The Tapp has a unique cocktail menu that changes with seasons. It currently offers five special cocktails that display all the tastes of fall. Most Fun Concoction: This is a tough one to call, acco…

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Rye, NY
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Police Arrest Trio For Pickpocketing, Using Stolen Credit Cards Countywide Police Arrest Trio For Pickpocketing, Using Stolen Credit Cards Countywide Police Arrest Trio For Pickpocketing, Using Stolen Credit Cards Countywide
Police Arrest Trio For Pickpocketing, Using Stolen Credit Cards Countywide GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- Three women have been arrested by Greenburgh police for pickpocketing shoppers throughout the town and elsewhere in Westchester County and then using their credit cards to make fraudulent purchases. Police said senior citizens who left their purses unattended in shopping carts in supermarkets and other Greenburgh retail stores were the primary targets. The accused thieves then used the stolen credit cards, primarily Target credit cards, to shop at Target stores in White Plains, Mount Vernon and New Rochelle.  The suspects, from the Bronx and Long Island, were charged on…

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Rye, NY
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Verizon Linemen Working Without Contract in Westchester, Rockland, Putnam Verizon Linemen Working Without Contract in Westchester, Rockland, Putnam Verizon Linemen Working Without Contract in Westchester, Rockland, Putnam
Verizon Linemen Working Without Contract in Westchester, Rockland, Putnam MOHEGAN LAKE, N.Y. -- Verizon line employees who have been working without a contact since Aug. 2 held informational pickets Tuesday and Wednesday outside of the major wireless phone company's stores along Route 6 and in Hartsdale and Port Chester. Anthony Pugliese, vice president for Local 1103 of the Communications Workers of America AFL-CIO, said, "It's all about preserving good middle-class jobs." Pugliese said the CWA has been in bargaining talks since June 22 with Verizon management, but that their three-year contract expired on Aug. 2. That night, the union decided to conti…

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Rye, NY
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Need A License, Registration Or Title? Take A Number & Wait In White Plains Need A License, Registration Or Title? Take A Number & Wait In White Plains Need A License, Registration Or Title? Take A Number & Wait In White Plains
Need A License, Registration Or Title? Take A Number & Wait In White Plains WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Hundreds of customers thought the lines at the state Department of Motor Vehicles' office at 200 Hamilton Ave. would be shorter on Tuesday -- perhaps because state offices had been closed for the three-day Columbus Day holiday. They were wrong. About 3 p.m. on Tuesday, the seats were nearly full and dozens of unlucky state taxpayers lined up to the glass doorway to the DMV office. At that point, state DMV workers were estimating the wait would be about three hours, prompting some people to leave. The DMV office officially closes at 4 p.m., but those lucky enough to be…

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White Plains, NY
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White Plains Candidates Forum At Public Library White Plains Candidates Forum At Public Library White Plains Candidates Forum At Public Library
White Plains Candidates Forum At Public Library WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- The League of Women Voters of White Plains will hold its annual Candidates Forum at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the White Plains Public Library, 100 Martine Ave. This year, the LWV Forum is co-sponsored by the White Plains Public Library, the White Plains Council of Neighborhood Associations and the White Plains/Greenburgh NAACP. The Forum will give attendees the opportunity to hear candidates for the Westchester County Board of Legislators and for Common Council to present their perspectives on issues facing the White Plains community and will give audience members a chance t…

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Rye, NY
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Deer Defenders Seeking To Balance State Oversight As Hunting Season Opens Deer Defenders Seeking To Balance State Oversight As Hunting Season Opens Deer Defenders Seeking To Balance State Oversight As Hunting Season Opens
Deer Defenders Seeking To Balance State Oversight As Hunting Season Opens Hunting season has opened in Westchester and Putnam counties. And groups seeking to halt what they perceive as the state-sanctioned slaughter of wildlife are pursuing legislative and other legal paths to change New York hunting laws and oversight. The groups are circulating this petition supporting state Sen. George Latimer's proposed legislation (Senate Bill 6644) that would limit the number of Department of Environmental Conservation permits authorizing the removal of turkeys and geese and require the DEC to provide information "related to humane alternatives to execution of such bir…

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Rye, NY
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Rye Neck HS Evacuated After Bomb Threat Rye Neck HS Evacuated After Bomb Threat Rye Neck HS Evacuated After Bomb Threat
Rye Neck HS Evacuated After Bomb Threat MAMARONECK, N.Y. -- Rye Neck High School was evacuated Tuesday morning after a student reportedly emailed a bomb threat to another student, police said. Police believe the threat was fake, but Westchester County's Bomb Squad was sweeping the high school at 300 Hornidge Road, Mamaroneck, for any hazards. Sgt. Sandra DiRuzza, a spokeswoman for the Village of Mamaroneck Police Department, said, "A student at the school sent an email to another student stating he was going to plant a bomb at the school." "The student was identified and questioned about the email threat. The thre…

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Rye, NY
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County Housing 'Win' A Hollow Victory, Some Westchester Officials Say County Housing 'Win' A Hollow Victory, Some Westchester Officials Say County Housing 'Win' A Hollow Victory, Some Westchester Officials Say
County Housing 'Win' A Hollow Victory, Some Westchester Officials Say WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Westchester County government characterized the recent U.S. Court of Appeals decision as further proof the county had not discriminated while providing affordable housing. After last month's ruling, County Executive Rob Astorino declared on Sept. 25: “This is a big victory for Westchester County. This vindicates our fight to protect home rule and local zoning." But several other elected officials say the appeals court decision actually agreed that the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development had the right to withhold community development block grants. …

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Rye, NY
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Open Door Family Medical Center Offers Free Breast Cancer Screenings Open Door Family Medical Center Offers Free Breast Cancer Screenings Open Door Family Medical Center Offers Free Breast Cancer Screenings
Open Door Family Medical Center Offers Free Breast Cancer Screenings PORT CHESTER, N.Y. -- Open Door Family Medical Centers will host "A Crucial Catch Day – Your Day to Fight Breast Cancer" -- providing women over the age of 40 in Westchester with free breast cancer education and screenings.  The free screenings are being offered on Tuesday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Open Door’s Port Chester location.  Registration is required and women are invited to attend the event to have free breast screenings, learn about ways to reduce the risk of cancer and the importance of finding cancer early.  To register, contact Anne Martinez at (914) 502-1396 or emai…

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Rye, NY
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New Digital Traffic Sign Moves To Edgemont, Reins In Reckless Drivers New Digital Traffic Sign Moves To Edgemont, Reins In Reckless Drivers New Digital Traffic Sign Moves To Edgemont, Reins In Reckless Drivers
New Digital Traffic Sign Moves To Edgemont, Reins In Reckless Drivers EDGEMONT, N.Y. -- Dangerous drivers beware: Greenburgh has moved its digital traffic ticket board -- as well as targeted police enforcement -- to Fort Hill Road in the Edgemont section of town. On Tuesday, the illuminated sign indicated 57 traffic tickets had been written at that location that day by the Greenburgh Police Department. Greenburgh Supervisor Paul Feiner said most of Tuesday's tickets were for making an illegal left turn from Jackson Avenue to Fort Hill Road.  "This digital speed board will discourage speeding by alerting motorists that the police are out there --and will…

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