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

Greenburgh, NY
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Elmsford Paramedics, Greenburgh Police Assist Mail Carrier Elmsford Paramedics, Greenburgh Police Assist Mail Carrier Elmsford Paramedics, Greenburgh Police Assist Mail Carrier
Elmsford Paramedics, Greenburgh Police Assist Mail Carrier ELMSFORD, N.Y. -- Police and paramedics from Elmsford and Greenburgh were called to the local post office on Thursday to assist a mall carrier. Elmsford police say a mail carrier became dizzy about 11:45 a.m. and required medical attention. The carrier was treated by Elmsford Volunteer Fire Department EMTs at the Elmsford post office on Main Street, and did not require hospitalization, police said.   

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Harrison, NY
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Huffington Offers Wisdom On Happy, Healthy Life During Castle Conversation Huffington Offers Wisdom On Happy, Healthy Life During Castle Conversation Huffington Offers Wisdom On Happy, Healthy Life During Castle Conversation
Huffington Offers Wisdom On Happy, Healthy Life During Castle Conversation PURCHASE, N.Y. -- Pause. Take some deep breaths.  Don't go to your phone the minute you wake up.. These are just of a few of Arianna Huffington's tips for living a healthier, richer, longer life that she gave during her speech Wednesday evening at Manhattanville College.  Huffington was the first of four well-known speakers invited as part of Manhattanville's Castle Conversations. A capacity crowd of more than 300 filled Reid Castle.  "The world of media has totally been transformed,'' said Huffington, president, editor and publisher of the Hufffington Post, which she founded i…

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Rye, NY
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Young Westchester Runners Shine At National Track Competition Young Westchester Runners Shine At National Track Competition Young Westchester Runners Shine At National Track Competition
Young Westchester Runners Shine At National Track Competition WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Four local runners earned All-America status this month during USA Track & Field Youth Indoor Championships in Maryland. Jonah Gorevic of Rye, a sixth-grader at Hackley School in Tarrytown, set new national youth records in both the 1,500-meter run (4:36.23) and the 3,000-meter run (9:44.97) for 11- to 12-year-old boys. The competition took place March 13-15 during the Hershey Youth Indoor Championships in Landover, Md. Jonah also placed second in his age group running 800 meters in 2:21.28. Jonah, who is now 11 years old, set a world record as a 10…

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Mount Pleasant, NY
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Mount Pleasant Voters Defeat $42M In Projects At Westlake Schools Mount Pleasant Voters Defeat $42M In Projects At Westlake Schools Mount Pleasant Voters Defeat $42M In Projects At Westlake Schools
Mount Pleasant Voters Defeat $42M In Projects At Westlake Schools MOUNT PLEASANT, N.Y. -- Mount Pleasant voters defeated three bond propositions on Wednesday that sought about $42 million in construction projects at Westlake High School and Middle School. It was the second time in four months that Mount Pleasant voters turned down Westlake school construction proposals. School officials reduced the scale of the projects by about $14 million and divided the work into three bonds after voters defeated a bond totaling nearly $56 million in November 2014. Proposition 1, which included about $35 million in Infrastructure, renovations and additions at the t…

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Port Chester, NY
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Port Chester Police Charge Pair In 'Push-In' Burglary, Victims Injured Port Chester Police Charge Pair In 'Push-In' Burglary, Victims Injured Port Chester Police Charge Pair In 'Push-In' Burglary, Victims Injured
Port Chester Police Charge Pair In 'Push-In' Burglary, Victims Injured PORT CHESTER, N.Y. -- Port Chester police arrested two men on Monday for the "push-in" burglary of a residence at 34 Bush Ave. At about 10:26 p.m., officers from Port Chester's patrol division responded to a report that two men were breaking into an apartment. Upon their arrival, officers arrested Guido Celestino Franco, 21, of Port Chester and Brandon Ray Thomas, 21, of Stamford, Conn. According to witnesses at the crime scene, Thomas and Franco had been knocking loudly at the door. When residents of the apartment went to answer, Thomas and Franco pushed their way inside and attacked t…

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Rye, NY
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Rye Police Identify High School Student Charged In Latest Bomb Threat Rye Police Identify High School Student Charged In Latest Bomb Threat Rye Police Identify High School Student Charged In Latest Bomb Threat
Rye Police Identify High School Student Charged In Latest Bomb Threat This story has been updated. RYE, N.Y. -- Rye police identified a 17-year-old Rye High School student who was arrested in the latest bomb threat at RHS. Bryan Franco of Rye was charged with first-degree falsely reporting an incident, a Class D felony, in connection with a March 9 threat scribbled on a bathroom wall. It was the fourth bomb threat at the high school/middle school since Oct. 21, 2014. The Westchester County District Attorney's Office, which will prosecute the case, said the arrest was made on Monday. Franco, a senior at RHS, was arraigned Tuesday morning in Rye Ci…

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White Plains, NY
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Robber Walks Off With $90,000 From White Plains Gas Station, Police Say Robber Walks Off With $90,000 From White Plains Gas Station, Police Say Robber Walks Off With $90,000 From White Plains Gas Station, Police Say
Robber Walks Off With $90,000 From White Plains Gas Station, Police Say WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Police released a security video of a suspect in a theft of $90,000 from an unlocked safe at USA gas station in White Plains on Wednesday, March 18. Lt. Eric Fischer, a spokesman for the White Plains Police Department, said the theft occurred about 9:13 a.m. at 578 Mamaroneck Ave. Fischer said the safe was located in the gas station's office. Anyone with information is asked to call White Plains detectives at 914-422-6200 or 914-422-6223. All calls will be kept confidential.     

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Rye, NY
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Rye Police Make Arrest In High School Bomb Threats Rye Police Make Arrest In High School Bomb Threats Rye Police Make Arrest In High School Bomb Threats
Rye Police Make Arrest In High School Bomb Threats RYE, N.Y. -- Rye police made an arrest on Monday of a suspect in a series of bomb threats at Rye High School and Middle School. The first threat came Oct. 21, 2014, with a message scribbled on a bathroom wall.  A phone threat evacuated the school on Dec. 19, 2014, and canceled a basketball game in the high school gymnasium. A third threat was made on Jan. 9 by email and a fourth on March 9, again by a message on a second floor boys' bathroom wall.  The Westchester County District Attorney's office confirmed Monday's arrest by Rye police and said they will prosecute the case.The FB…

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Mamaroneck, NY
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Wearing Of The Green Brought Smiles, Cheers On Sunday In Mamaroneck Wearing Of The Green Brought Smiles, Cheers On Sunday In Mamaroneck Wearing Of The Green Brought Smiles, Cheers On Sunday In Mamaroneck
Wearing Of The Green Brought Smiles, Cheers On Sunday In Mamaroneck MAMARONECK, N.Y. -- Sunday's 22nd annual St. Patrick's Day Parade was a smashing success in Mamaroneck, as captured by these photographs courtesy of Megan McCarthy. The cover photo shows the Mamaroneck High School baseball team with head coach Michael Chiapperelli.  For more Daily Voice coverage including photos of the parade along Mamaroneck Avenue, go here:  

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Port Chester, NY
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Performance Of Port Chester HS's 'Rent' Postponed Due To Snow Performance Of Port Chester HS's 'Rent' Postponed Due To Snow Performance Of Port Chester HS's 'Rent' Postponed Due To Snow
Performance Of Port Chester HS's 'Rent' Postponed Due To Snow PORT CHESTER, N.Y. -- An additional performance of "Rent,'' a three-night musical production by the Port Chester High School Drama Club, has been rescheduled for Sunday at 7 p.m. after Friday night's show was canceled due to snow. There also is a Saturday performance at 7:30 p.m. The Tony Award-winning musical had its debut at Port Chester High School on Thursday evening. The show is directed by Devon James and produced by Josh Tenzer, drama coach and special education mathematics teacher at Port Chester High. Twenty-six Port Chester students have key roles in the production, whic…

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