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

Hamilton Township, NJ
Breaking News
Bicyclist Struck, Airlifted After Mercer County Collision Bicyclist Struck, Airlifted After Mercer County Collision
Bicyclist Struck, Airlifted After Mercer County Collision Police, firefighters and EMS crews were called on a report of a bicyclist struck by a car in Mercer County, authorities said. The crash occurred Thursday afternoon on a curvy, wood-lined stretch of Bear Tavern Road near Maddock Road in Hopewell Township, initial reports said. A female bicyclist in her 30s may have suffered a head injury, according to an unconfirmed report.  A medevac helicopter was requested to airlift her to an area hospital, reports said. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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Cherry Hill, NJ
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South Jersey Man Indicted For Embezzling $200K From Philadelphia High Tech Firm, Feds Say South Jersey Man Indicted For Embezzling $200K From Philadelphia High Tech Firm, Feds Say
South Jersey Man Indicted For Embezzling $200K From Philadelphia High Tech Firm, Feds Say A 54-year-old Atlantic County man has been indicted in a long-running securities fraud scheme, federal authorities said. Joseph Geromini of Linwood, NJ, allegedly embezzled hundreds of thousands of dollars from his former employer, a Philadelphia-based technology start-up, according to a grand jury indictment. A separate but related complaint by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission accuses the former chief operating officer of spending much of the embezzled money on lavish personal expenses, including: buying a Land Rover, leasing a summer home on Nantucket Island,  buying Philade…

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Lakewood, NJ
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Head-On Jersey Shore Crash Leaves 1 Dead, 2 Seriously Injured Head-On Jersey Shore Crash Leaves 1 Dead, 2 Seriously Injured
Head-On Jersey Shore Crash Leaves 1 Dead, 2 Seriously Injured A 37-year-old motorist from Ocean County was killed in a head-on crash while passing another vehicle, authorities said. The driver who was killed, from New Eqypt, has not been identified pending notification of family, according to Plumsted police. The victim was driving north on Pinehurst Road shortly before 8 p.m. on Wednesday when he tried to pass another vehicle, police said.  His vehicle struck an oncoming vehicle and then reportedly collided with the vehicle he was passing, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.  A 77-year-old couple from Manchester, whose…

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Washington Township, NJ
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News Helicopters Told To 'Back Off' As First Responders Rescue South Jersey Swamp Victim News Helicopters Told To 'Back Off' As First Responders Rescue South Jersey Swamp Victim
News Helicopters Told To 'Back Off' As First Responders Rescue South Jersey Swamp Victim Television news cameras circling above an emergency rescue reportedly were told Wednesday to "back off'' from the South Jersey scene, authorities said. EMS crews and firefighters in Gloucester County were called about 4 p.m. on Wednesday about someone stuck in a swamp, initial reports said.  The "trauma rescue" took place near 1452 Delsea Drive in Franklin Township, reports said.  During the lengthy rescue efforts, an unconfirmed report said that unidentified "noisy" news helicopters were asked to leave the immediate area because first responders were unable to communicate with t…

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Marlton-Evesham, NJ
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Suspected Camden Drug Dealer Indicted In Fatal Fentanyl Overdose, Burlington Prosecutor Says Suspected Camden Drug Dealer Indicted In Fatal Fentanyl Overdose, Burlington Prosecutor Says
Suspected Camden Drug Dealer Indicted In Fatal Fentanyl Overdose, Burlington Prosecutor Says A 31-year-old alleged drug dealer from South Jersey has been indicted for causing the fatal overdose of a Burlington County woman, authorities said. A Burlington County Grand Jury returned the indictment against Tareese Brown of Ablett Village in Camden, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. Brown was arrested for allegedly selling a lethal mix of fentanyl-laced heroin and cocaine in 2019, Coffina said. Brown was charged with strict liability for drug-induced death, 10 counts of possession of a controlled dangerous substance, 10 counts of selling drugs as well as conspir…

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by Jon Craig
Middletown, NJ
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Central Jersey Parolee, 35, Found Guilty Of Strangling His Fiancee, Prosecutor Says Central Jersey Parolee, 35, Found Guilty Of Strangling His Fiancee, Prosecutor Says
Central Jersey Parolee, 35, Found Guilty Of Strangling His Fiancee, Prosecutor Says A 35-year-old parolee from Central Jersey has been found guilty of strangling his fiancee during a domestic violence dispute in 2019, authorities said. The Tuesday verdict also happened to be the first criminal jury trial in Monmouth County since the coronavirus pandemic began, according to Acting County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. Jaself Brown, 35, of Keansburg, was found guilty of aggravated assault by strangulation of a victim of domestic violence, according to Linskey. A jury found Brown guilty after a five-day trial, she said,  On Oct. 18, 2019, the victim, who was Brown’s fia…

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by Jon Craig
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
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Atlantic City Bicyclist Crashes, Arrested With Stolen Handgun, Police Say Atlantic City Bicyclist Crashes, Arrested With Stolen Handgun, Police Say
Atlantic City Bicyclist Crashes, Arrested With Stolen Handgun, Police Say A 22-year-old bicyclist from Atlantic City was arrested on a weapons charge after colliding with a car, authorities said. After the crash, a reportedly witness told police that a handgun dropped out of the bicycle rider's satchel, an Atlantic City police spokesman said. Detectives found that the handgun had been stolen in North Carolina, according to the police spokesman, Lt. Kevin Fair. The incident occurred at 10:49 p.m. on Monday at the intersection of Connecticut and Grammercy avenues, Fair said.  The bicyclist, Dennis Rodgers, allegedly dropped the handgun when he fell to the gr…

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Middletown, NJ
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5 People Hurt, 2 Motorists Airlifted After Central Jersey Crash 5 People Hurt, 2 Motorists Airlifted After Central Jersey Crash
5 People Hurt, 2 Motorists Airlifted After Central Jersey Crash At least five people were seriously hurt, including two motorists who were pinned, authorities said. The crash occurred about 1 p.m. near 82 Arneytown-Hornerstown Road in Upper Freehold, according to initial reports. Medevac choppers were called to take at least two people to a local hospital, according to an unconfirmed report.  At least three of the vehicles occupants were being taken by EMS crews on the ground to area hospitals, reports said. No more details were immediately available. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
Middletown, NJ
Breaking News
2-Vehicle Crash At Central Jersey Train Crossing Impacts NJ Transit Line, Authorities Say 2-Vehicle Crash At Central Jersey Train Crossing Impacts NJ Transit Line, Authorities Say
2-Vehicle Crash At Central Jersey Train Crossing Impacts NJ Transit Line, Authorities Say A NJ Transit train was delayed briefly before noon after a two-car collision on the tracks, authorities said. The crash was reported late Wednesday morning at Monroe Avenue near 600 Memorial Drive in Asbury Park, initial reports said. A NJ Transit spokesman said Train 4344 trains between Long Branch in Monmouth County and Bay Head in Ocean County was delayed about 15 minutes as first responders cleared the crash scene. At least one motorist was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, according to an unconfirmed report.  The crash is being investigated by Asbury Pa…

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Hamilton Township, NJ
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California-Based 'Grocery Outlet' Opens 1st NJ Store, Replacing Shuttered South Jersey Kmart California-Based 'Grocery Outlet' Opens 1st NJ Store, Replacing Shuttered South Jersey Kmart
California-Based 'Grocery Outlet' Opens 1st NJ Store, Replacing Shuttered South Jersey Kmart A discount grocery chain plans to open its first New Jersey store this fall, reports said. Grocery Outlet is moving into vacated Kmart space in Mercer County, according to JerseyDigs.com. Kmart closed its former Hamilton Township store in December 2019. Based in San Francisco, Grocery Outlet will replace the former Kmart in Hamilton Plaza at 1061 White Horse Ave.  The former Kmart store at Hamilton Township in Mercer County closed for good in the fall of 2019.Google Maps Grocery Outlet stores are best known on the West Coast, but the chain began opening stores in Pennsylvania, after b…

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