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

Mamaroneck, NY

Your Community

Mamaroneck Voters Pass Library Budget, Elect Trustees MAMARONECK, N.Y. -- About 88 percent of residents casting votes for the annual Mamaroneck Public Library supported it, officials said. The budget totaling $2,765,105.00 was approved by a vote of 262 for and 37 against on Wednesday. Four library rustees were elected for a three-year term commencing June 1, 2017: Robert Sid Albert, who received 202 votes, Joanne Shaw, elected with 175 votes, Martha Sokol McCarty, who received 164 votes, and Katie Langan with 157 votes. (Clayton Otto just missed getting elected with 146 votes.) In a press statement, Mamaroneck officials wrote, "The Libra…

by Jon Craig

12/08/2016

Harrison, NY

Breaking News

Son Of 'Sopranos' Star Arrested For Spray-Painting SUNY Purchase Swastikas PURCHASE, N.Y. -- Vadim Imperioli, the son of "Sopranos' star Michael Imperioli, has been arrested for spray-painting swastikas on a SUNY Purchase dormitory bulletin board on Nov. 20, according to multiple reports.Imperioli, 19, who may no longer be a student at the college, is charged with fourth-degree criminal mischief, according to state police, who assisted in the arrest. SUNY Purchase police launched an investigation into the anti-semitic graffiti as well as a separate incident involving someone scrawling the words "Black Lives Don't Matter" on campus. Imperioli already …

by Jon Craig

12/08/2016

Mamaroneck, NY

On Your Side

Craving Candy? Larchmont Store Offers Sweeet Solutions During Holidays LARCHMONT, N.Y. -- If you've got a sweet tooth or can't think of that unique holiday stocking stuffer, a local candy store owner has pounds of solutions. Tracy Doyle, manager of Sweeets, has filled her store at 1935 Palmer Ave. in Larchmont with a fresh and colorful assortment of holiday-themed treats. They're ideal as gifts for anyone craving candy as well as creative centerpieces and place settings for parties, weddings and other special occasions. (That's not a typo in the name of the store, by the way.) Doyle, who lives in New Rochelle, opened the store in June 2015 at the former Sweet…

by Jon Craig

12/07/2016

Mount Pleasant, NY

Your Community

Fire Extinguisher Discharges On School Bus From Columbus Elementary This story has been updated. HAWTHORNE, N.Y. -- A fire extinguisher accidentally discharged on a school bus on Tuesday afternoon, exposing some children to the potentially toxic chemical spray, according to Mount Pleasant police. Late Tuesday, Alyson Walsh, a spokeswoman for MountPleasant Central School District said "there were no injuries or exposure to speak of as was implied in the (original) article." However, an unspecified number of Columbus Elementary School children en route to Hawthorne Elementary School were coughing and exhibiting other symptoms, according to a police…

by Jon Craig

11/30/2016

Mamaroneck, NY

Your Community

Mamaroneck Student-Athletes Sign College Sport Commitment Letters MAMARONECK, N.Y. -- Five star student-athletes from Mamaroneck High School have signed their letters of intent to play college sports. Their decisions were recognized on Wednesday during a ceremony attended by coaches and parents in Palmer Gymnasium at MHS. The senior Tiger athletes, and the sports they plan to run in college are: -- Samuel Morton, who will run cross country at Dartmouth. -- Lindsay Devore, who will row for the University of Texas crew team. -- Nina Smoor, who will row for the University of North Carolina crew team. -- Alexa Cestaro, who will row for the University of V…

by Daily Voice

11/17/2016

Mamaroneck, NY

Your Community

Newly-Elected Mamaroneck Trustees Discuss Election On Local Live TV MAMARONECK, N.Y. -- Mamaroneck's three newly-elected village trustees will talk about Tuesday's election and what's ahead on the November broadcast of "Local Live" produced by Larchmont-Mamaroneck Community Television (LMC-TV) Democrats won all three seats up for election on Tuesday on the five-member Board of Trustees. The live broadcast is on Optimum Channel 75 and Verizon Channel 36. You can also watch the trustees-elect on lmctv.org live stream by clicking here. According to unofficial returns from the Westchester County Board of Elections, the winners were Victor M. Tafur, a…

by Daily Voice

11/13/2016

Port Chester, NY

On Your Side

Homestyle Food, Festive Aura, Family Ties At Port Chester's T&J Restaurant PORT CHESTER, N.Y. -- If you're looking for fine Italian dining and desserts, family-friendly ambiance and a festive meal, the newly reopened, expanded T&J Restaurant and Pizzeria is the place to eat in Port Chester. More than 200 people turned out for Wednesday's grand re-opening of T&J Restaurant in its new location at 10 Pearl St. After 26 years, T&J's moved its tiny, popular eatery from 227 Westchester Ave. to much larger facilities at the former Town of Rye Courthouse. There, T&J comfortably seats more than 100 people indoors, 60 people on an outdoor patio and caters t…

by Jon Craig

11/13/2016

Port Chester, NY

On Your Side

Astorino Tastes Homestyle Cuisine At Reopening Of Port Chester's T&J Eatery PORT CHESTER, N.Y. -- More than 200 people turned out for Wednesday's reopening of T&J Restaurant and Pizzeria in its new location at 10 Pearl St. After 26 years, T&J's moved its tiny, popular eatery from Westchester Avenue to expanded facilities at the former Town of Rye Courthouse at 10 Pearl St. There, it can seat more than 100 people indoors, 60 people on an outdoor patio and cater to more than 100 guests in an upstairs banquet hall. Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino made a special appearance since one of the owners is a neighbor from Hawthorne. Still recovering from E…

by Jon Craig

11/10/2016

Rye, NY

Breaking News

Rye Passes Proposition To Expand Supervision Of Police, Fire Departments RYE, N.Y. -- Rye voters, by more than a two-to-one margin, passed a proposition on Tuesday to create a public safety commissioner who will oversee both the police and fire departments in that city. The unofficial vote, according to the Westchester County Board of Elections, was 4,150 for and 1,978 against. Rye Mayor Joseph Sack said he is pleased with the fact that the referendum was approved by a wide margin. "This is good news for the City of Rye. I'd like to thank the voters for approving this measure," Sack told Daily Voice on Wednesday. "This is an important first ste…

by Jon Craig

11/10/2016

Mamaroneck, NY

Your Community

Nearly $20,000 Raised For Larchmont Families Left Homeless By Fire LARCHMONT, N.Y. -- Nearly $20,000 has been raised -- and clothing, furniture and other necessities collected -- for families left homeless by an apartment building fire on Sunday. "You Caring" web sites have been set up by parents at The Chatsworth apartment building in Larchmont to raise money for two families who lost everything as they fled the early morning fire that displaced a dozen families. Several street-level businesses also were impacted. Larchmont Fire Department officials said the cause of the fire, which is not suspicious, remains under investigation. About a dozen f…

by Jon Craig

11/10/2016

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