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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

Police & Fire
Man Charged With Assaulting Police Officer In South Jersey Man Charged With Assaulting Police Officer In South Jersey
Man Charged With Assaulting Police Officer In South Jersey A 39-year-old man from Bridgeton was charged with assaulting a police officer, authorities said. Shortly after noon on Wednesday, Jan. 31, Bridgeton police responded 179 N. Pearl St, Dino Mart for a fight. Police found a victim and a suspect, identified as Rolfi Rodriguez-Perez. The suspect was told to leave but returned several times, police said. He ultimately kicked a police officer, they said. Rodriguez-Perez was charged with resisting arrest, hindering apprehension and aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, police said.

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Police & Fire
Route 130 Closed After Pedestrian Struck In Camden Route 130 Closed After Pedestrian Struck In Camden
Route 130 Closed After Pedestrian Struck In Camden A pedestrian was struck prompting the closure of Route 130 southbound in Camden, authorities said The crash occurred at about 5:45 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 1, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation. Route 130 was closed between Route 612 (Browning Road) in Camden and Route 30 in Pennsauken Township, 511nj.org reported. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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Police & Fire
4 Charged After Trying To Sell Stolen Car On Facebook Marketplace In Central Jersey 4 Charged After Trying To Sell Stolen Car On Facebook Marketplace In Central Jersey
4 Charged After Trying To Sell Stolen Car On Facebook Marketplace In Central Jersey Four men were charged after trying to sell a stolen vehicle on Facebook Marketplace, authorities said. However, the "resident became increasingly suspicious that the seller may have obtained the involved vehicle through less than honorable means," Monroe police said. The vehicle arrived as planned on Tuesday, Jan. 20, and two suspects were arrested without incident by police. Additionally, a second vehicle had followed the stolen vehicle into town to drive the suspects home after the sale. Detectives were able to determine that the second vehicle was also stolen. Detectives placed the…

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Police & Fire
3 Killed In Collision With School Bus In Central Jersey 3 Killed In Collision With School Bus In Central Jersey
3 Killed In Collision With School Bus In Central Jersey Three people were killed when their vehicle collided with a school bus in South Brunswick, authorities said. The driver of the car and two passengers in the vehicle died in the crash, according to New Jersey State Police fatal crash statistics, The bus driver suffered minor injuries in the crash at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 31 on Route 130, South Brunswick police said. Route 13o was closed until about midnight, police said. The two students on the bus were not injured, police said.

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News
Transportation Company Fined $148K For Exposing Workers To Hazardous Chemicals In South Jersey Transportation Company Fined $148K For Exposing Workers To Hazardous Chemicals In South Jersey
Transportation Company Fined $148K For Exposing Workers To Hazardous Chemicals In South Jersey A transportation company in Gloucester County is facing $437,860 in fines after a federal investigation found workplace hazards, authorities said. Dana Container's violations took place at its Paulsboro site, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration said on Wednesday, Jan. 31. OSHA initiated its inspection of Dana Container in July 2023 in response to an employee complaint that alleged safety and health deficiencies.  The agency initially cited the company for one willful violation because they did not properly maintain safety data sheets for chemic…

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News
WINNER: $129K Fast-Play Lottery Ticket Sold At ShopRite WINNER: $129K Fast-Play Lottery Ticket Sold At ShopRite
Winner: $129K Fast-Play Lottery Ticket Sold At ShopRite One lucky player purchased a ticket for the $10 Jersey Jackpot fast-play game winning $129,456, on Wednesday, Jan. 31, state Lottery officials said. The winning ticket was sold at Shoprite #584, 4154 US Route #1, Monmouth Junction in Middlesex County.

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Police & Fire
Camden Driver Charged In Fatal Hit-Run Crash In Central Jersey: Prosecutor Camden Driver Charged In Fatal Hit-Run Crash In Central Jersey: Prosecutor
Camden Driver Charged In Fatal Hit-Run Crash In Central Jersey: Prosecutor A 24-year-old man from Camden has been charged with vehicular homicide in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash, authorities said. Giovanni Gaines-Little also was charged Monday, Jan. 29, with obstruction, hindering, witness tampering and driving without a license, among other charges, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Raymond Hayducka of the South Brunswick Police Department  On Feb. 25, 2023, at approximately 10 p.m., police responded to the intersection of Route 130 and Route 32 following the report of a crash. Police found Ke…

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Police & Fire
South Brunswick High School Locked Down: Police South Brunswick High School Locked Down: Police
South Brunswick High School Locked Down: Police South Brunswick High School was locked down early Wednesday, Jan. 31 because of an unspecified incident, authorities said. At 8:30 a.m., the South Brunswick School Resource Officer and high school administration placed the school on lockdown, South Brunswick police said. The staff and officer were investigating information they had received minutes earlier. Additional officers arrived at the school and by 8:34 a.m., the student in question was located, police said. At 8:37 a.m. the school lockdown was lifted and normal school operations resumed. Police Chief Raymond Hayducka said, "I know…

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Schools
What Lead Found At Trenton Public School Means For Students What Lead Found At Trenton Public School Means For Students
What Lead Found At Trenton Public School Means For Students Lead contamination has been discovered at a school in Trenton, authorities said. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency tested two schools in December that once were the site of pottery factories in the early 1900s. On Monday, Jan. 29, the EPA contacted the school district and said an "above normal" level of lead existed in the grass and dirt outside Ulysses S. Grant Intermediate School, according to Superintendent James Earle. Earle said the contaminated area will be clearly condoned off with rope, tape, cones and barrels. Students and staff will be offered testing for lead, a school d…

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Traffic
Downed Power Lines, Crash Delay Traffic On Route 73 Downed Power Lines, Crash Delay Traffic On Route 73
Downed Power Lines, Crash Delay Traffic On Route 73 Downed power lines and a separate crash were delaying traffic on parts of Route 73 in Burlington County, authorities said. THe downed lines were northbound North of Route 610 (Fox Meadow Drive) in Maple Shade at about 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 31, according to 511nj.org. The crash was on Route 73 in Cinnaminson Township, 511nj.org reported.

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