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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'Shameless' Cuomo Has Launched 2020 Presidential Campaign, Astorino Says This story has been updated. Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino and other critics of Andrew Cuomo said the governor's State of the State speeches are a clear indication he's already running for president in 2020. "Andrew Cuomo is utterly shameless," said Astorino, a Republican who lost a gubernatorial challenge to Cuomo in 2014. "At today's political rally masquerading as a State of the State address in Westchester -- potential Democratic candidates for county executive were invited, but not the actual county executive. In his 'speech,' Mr. Cuomo blatantly suggested th…

by Jon Craig

01/10/2017

Harrison, NY

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Cuomo Proposes New Trailway, Better Bridges In Hudson Valley State Of State WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo dreamed big on Tuesday during his State of the State speech at SUNY Purchase. The resident of New Castle proposed a 750-mile trailway linking New York City to Buffalo, Albany and Canada. The $200 million statewide project includes $26 million this year in the mid-Hudson Valley region. "We want to do something that will be a legacy project," Cuomo said. "I think it's a winner." Guomo repeated his call for free tuition for low- and middle-income students attending SUNY and CUNY colleges, welcomed with a standing ovation. Guom…

by Jon Craig

01/10/2017

Harrison, NY

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Protesters Picket Cuomo Before State Of State Speech At SUNY Purchase HARRISON, N.Y. -- Dozens of protesters are expected to express their opposition to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plan to subsidize failing Upstate electric power plants before his State of the State speech Tuesday at SUNY Purchase. A spokeswoman for WESPAC, the Westchester People's Action Coalition, said that opponents of nuclear power will hold signs greeting attendees of the governor's third of six speeches planned this week. Cuomo's plan to spend up to $10 billion to assist four Upstate power plants comes as the state announced it reached an agreement with Entergy to permanently close its Indian P…

by Jon Craig

01/10/2017

Mount Pleasant, NY

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Westchester Legislators Vote To Ban Gun Shows On County Property WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Westchester County's Board of Legislators narrowly passed legislation Monday night that bans gun shows on county property. But the 9-8 vote is too late to stop a gun show planned on Jan. 21-22 at the Westchester County Center. Act #9417 will now be sent to County Executive Rob Astorino, who is expected to veto the measure. Legislator Ken Jenkins, D-Yonkers, the original sponsor of the bill, was joined by his Democratic colleagues in the passage of this measure which was first proposed after the school shooting which took place in Newtown, Conn. “To profit from this is…

by Jon Craig

01/10/2017

Harrison, NY

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Governor Calls For Help For Middle Class, Launching State Of State Speeches This story has been updated. ALBANY, N.Y. -- In an effort to eliminate barriers to voting, Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposes the state adopt plans for early voting. The governor said the move would make voting easier by requiring counties to provide at least one day of polling during the 12 days leading up to an election. His proposal also includes plans for automatic voter registration and same-day registration. The governor, who lives in Westchester County, publicized the voting reforms in advance of this week's State of the State speeches. The governor's State-of-the-State proposals are high…

by Jon Craig

01/09/2017

Port Chester, NY

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Police Charge 25-Year-Old Who Fled Port Chester Hit-Run Assault WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. –After an extensive investigation by detectives, Port Chester police have charged Andre L Moore, 25, of Bridgeport Conn., with assault in the first degree, a class B felony. Police said that on Saturday, Jan. 7 at approximately 3:09 a.m., Moore caused serious physical injury by intentionally striking a 28-year-old Port Chester man with a 2007 Jeep Cherokee with such force that the victim was driven through the front wall of residence at 533 Willett Ave. and was subsequently pinned between an interior wall of the residence and the vehicle. As a result of these actions…

by Jon Craig

01/09/2017

White Plains, NY

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Lowey Praises Deal To Close Indian Point Nuclear Power Plants By 2021 WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey (D-Rockland/Westchester), praised the deal made public on Friday that Entergy will permanently close the Indian Point nuclear power plants in Buchanan by April 2021. The proposed deal with state officials was confirmed Monday by Entergy, the nuclear reactors' owner, as reported here by Daily Voice. “I applaud (the) agreement between Governor Cuomo and Entergy to close Indian Point Energy Center. Indian Point has long posed a grave threat to the safety and well-being of those living not only in the Lower Hudson Valley but to the nearly 18 mil…

by Jon Craig

01/09/2017

White Plains, NY

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State, Federal Lawmakers React To Deal To Close Indian Point By 2021 Early reaction to the proposed permanent closing of Indian Point's nuclear reactors by 2021 has been met with a mix of shock, disappointment as well as praise. State Sen. Terrence Murphy said Friday, "Like many of my colleagues on the local, county and state level, I was shocked by today's news." Murphy, a Republican who represents northern Westchester and Putnam, said, "At this point, we are still trying to obtain more information, but most troubling is the lack of transparent planning for the proposed shutdown of the plant. Having spoken with several local officials, our fo…

by Jon Craig

01/08/2017

White Plains, NY

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Astorino: 'Secret Deal' To Shut Indian Point 'Potentially Catastrophic' WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Indian Point's two active nuclear power plants will close by April 2021 under an agreement confirmed Friday by Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, who said the "secret deal" was "a complete surprise to us" and "potentially catastrophic." Astorino, a Republican, said that neither Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, nor the plants' New Orleans-based owner, Entergy, informed him, nor the municipalities most affected by the plan. Astorino said that at a minimum, the region will lose more than 1,000 utility company jobs. Westchester Co…

by Jon Craig

01/06/2017

White Plains, NY

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Governor OKs New Hotel/Motel 'Bed Tax' For 14 Westchester Towns, Villages WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Just before the Jan. 1 deadline, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a new hotel and motel tax into law for 14 Westchester County communities Four state Assembly members from the Hudson Valley had called on Cuomo in a letter sent Thursday to sign eight bills into law before they would have expired at midnight New Year's Eve. Several locally sponsored bills were passed before the state legislature recessed in June. Local laws also must be passed to collect the $3 "bed tax" on each $100 spent. Urging the governor to sign the bill before year's end, in a letter se…

by Jon Craig

01/06/2017

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