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

White Plains, NY
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White Plains Shoppers, Lunch Crowd Treated To Dancing Courtesy Of Cambria White Plains Shoppers, Lunch Crowd Treated To Dancing Courtesy Of Cambria White Plains Shoppers, Lunch Crowd Treated To Dancing Courtesy Of Cambria
White Plains Shoppers, Lunch Crowd Treated To Dancing Courtesy Of Cambria WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Shoppers and White Plains employees were treated to an upbeat series of dance performances Thursday afternoon near Renaissance Square. More than 30 dancers dressed in red tops and carting luggage entertained pedestrians and others eating their lunch at the corner of Main Street and Mamaroneck Avenue in the heart of White Plains. The surprise event was sponsored by the new Cambria Hotel & Suites.   

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Mamaroneck, NY
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Mamaroneck Police Arrest Mount Vernon Man After Village Deli Burglary Mamaroneck Police Arrest Mount Vernon Man After Village Deli Burglary Mamaroneck Police Arrest Mount Vernon Man After Village Deli Burglary
Mamaroneck Police Arrest Mount Vernon Man After Village Deli Burglary MAMARONECK, N.Y. -- A 48-year-old Mount Vernon man has been charged in connection with the March 11 burglary at Village Deli, 1023 West Boston Post Road in Mamaroneck. Carl Spasoff also was arrested on March 12 by Greenburgh police shortly after burglaries of a Scarsdale wine store and the Romantic Depot in Elmsford.  At about 11 p.m. on March 11, Mamaroneck police received a 911 call about a possible burglary. Police officers responded to Village Deli and found the front window of the business damaged and a cash register on the ground. After an investigation conducted by the Vill…

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Port Chester, NY
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Schumer Tells Port Chester Audience He Wants Senate Job Schumer Tells Port Chester Audience He Wants Senate Job Schumer Tells Port Chester Audience He Wants Senate Job
Schumer Tells Port Chester Audience He Wants Senate Job PORT CHESTER, N.Y. -- Less than a week after Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., announced he will retire in 2016, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-NY, confirmed he has enough support to succeed Reid. Schumer, speaking at a news conference outside Port Chester Village Hall on Tuesday, said, "I'm humbled that every one of my colleagues has endorsed me." Schumer reportedly has commitments of support from all 42 Senate Democrats returning for the 115th Congress. Schumer and seven other Senate Democrats are up for re-election next year. All are favored incumbents. "I love New York.…

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Mount Pleasant, NY
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Tickets At Metro-North Railroad Crossings Already Surpass Last Year's Total Tickets At Metro-North Railroad Crossings Already Surpass Last Year's Total Tickets At Metro-North Railroad Crossings Already Surpass Last Year's Total
Tickets At Metro-North Railroad Crossings Already Surpass Last Year's Total MOUNT PLEASANT, N.Y. -- Metropolitan Transportation Authority police have written more summonses for driving violations during the first three months of 2015 than all of last year at railroad crossings, according to a spokesman for the MTA. MTA police issued 137 summonses at Metro-North grade crossings so far this year and 189 at Long Island Railroad grade crossings, for a total of 326 summonses, according to MTA spokesman Aaron Donovan. The total does not include tickets issued by local police. Of those, nearly 100 summonses were for running the railroad gates, according to the MTA. Th…

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Port Chester, NY
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Schumer, Lowey Cite Westchester's Concerns Over Proposed I-95 Toll Booths Schumer, Lowey Cite Westchester's Concerns Over Proposed I-95 Toll Booths Schumer, Lowey Cite Westchester's Concerns Over Proposed I-95 Toll Booths
Schumer, Lowey Cite Westchester's Concerns Over Proposed I-95 Toll Booths PORT CHESTER, N.Y. -- U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer and U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey, both New York Democrats, held a press conference Tuesday to ask Connecticut to seek the input of New Yorkers on the impact of possible toll booths on Interstate 95 near Port Chester and Rye. Outside the Port Chester Village Hall, Schumer said Connecticut estimates at least 14,000 cars and trucks daily could cut through Port Chester streets to avoid tolls or the backups they would cause if installed on I-95 at the state border. "Many Westchester communities are rightfully concerned,'' Schumer said. "Unfortunately, …

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Greenburgh, NY
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Daughters Defend Edgemont Mother Who Drove SUV In Fatal Train Crash Daughters Defend Edgemont Mother Who Drove SUV In Fatal Train Crash Daughters Defend Edgemont Mother Who Drove SUV In Fatal Train Crash
Daughters Defend Edgemont Mother Who Drove SUV In Fatal Train Crash EDGEMONT, N.Y. -- The daughters of Ellen Brody, the driver who collided with a Metro-North train on Feb. 3 -- killing six people including herself -- defended their mother Tuesday on NBC's Today Show. "I know who my mom was. I know she would never, never intentionally hurt people,'' Alexa Brody told NBC's Matt Lauer during the television interview in their Edgemont home. Lauer asked the three daughters what they thought of the sometimes cruel, judgmental comments on social media.  Julia, the middle child in college, said she tries not to read them, saying her mother "is not a murdere…

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Mamaroneck, NY
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Rye Neck HS Grad Josh Barach Launches App For New Anonymous Social Network Rye Neck HS Grad Josh Barach Launches App For New Anonymous Social Network Rye Neck HS Grad Josh Barach Launches App For New Anonymous Social Network
Rye Neck HS Grad Josh Barach Launches App For New Anonymous Social Network MAMARONECK, N.Y. -- A 2013 graduate of Rye Neck High School has launched an app that creates anonymous social networks similar to -- but more advanced than -- the already popular Yik Yak app. Josh Barach, 20, of Mamaroneck, said his new creation, called Smoak, has gone viral at Rye Neck and is being tested out by thousands of new users on several college campuses. Barach said he is “happy with the amount of people that have signed up so far" and that each user’s experience improves once they invite their friends to join. Barach said he recently took a leave of absence from the Univer…

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Greenburgh, NY
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'Today' Show Interview With Ellen Brody's Daughters Postponed Until Tuesday 'Today' Show Interview With Ellen Brody's Daughters Postponed Until Tuesday 'Today' Show Interview With Ellen Brody's Daughters Postponed Until Tuesday
'Today' Show Interview With Ellen Brody's Daughters Postponed Until Tuesday EDGEMONT, N.Y. -- Matt Lauer's television interview with the daughters of Ellen Brody -- the SUV driver killed in a collision with a Metro-North train on Feb. 3 -- is now set to air on Tuesday. An executive at NBC's "Today" Show confirmed Monday that the pre-recorded interview with Brody's three daughters was postponed a day. Brody would have turned 50 on Friday. She was killed when her Mercedes SUV got stuck between rail crossing gates at Commerce Street in Valhalla. Five male commuters on the northbound train were killed in a fiery explosion that followed the train's collision with…

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Harrison, NY
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Purchase College Police Charge Student In Swastika Case Purchase College Police Charge Student In Swastika Case Purchase College Police Charge Student In Swastika Case
Purchase College Police Charge Student In Swastika Case PURCHASE, N.Y. -- A Purchase College student was arrested Thursday night on charges he drew multiple swastikas on walls and a door in a residence hall, according to New York State University Police. Raymond Turchioe, 18, of W. 181st St. in New York City, was arrested and charged with first-degree aggravated harassment, a felony, according to LoHud.com. Turchioe was arraigned in Harrison Town Court and sent to Westchester County Jail on $15,000 bail or $25,000 bond. He is to appear in town court again on Tuesday. The police complaint states that Turchioe drew swastikas in Farside Dormito…

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White Plains, NY
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Port Chester Boy Excels At Archery Competitions Port Chester Boy Excels At Archery Competitions Port Chester Boy Excels At Archery Competitions
Port Chester Boy Excels At Archery Competitions PORT CHESTER, N.Y. -- Kyle George, a sixth-grade student at Corpus Christi School, is honing his skills as a nationally ranked archery expert. The 11-year-old Port Chester boy won his second consecutive state championship in his age group and bow category on Monday, March 2, during the New York State Archery Association Indoor Championship. And, on the weekend of March 14-15, Kyle placed third in the nation for his age group at the 35th Annual Indoor National Championship hosted by the National Field Archery Association in Louisville, Kentucky. Kyle also placed fourth this season at …

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