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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

News
NJ Olive Garden Worker Tests Positive For Hepatitis A: What This Means For Unvaccinated Diners NJ Olive Garden Worker Tests Positive For Hepatitis A: What This Means For Unvaccinated Diners
NJ Olive Garden Worker Tests Positive For Hepatitis A: What This Means For Unvaccinated Diners A food worker at an Olive Garden restaurant in Gloucester County tested positive for Hepatitis A, authorities said. The employee at the Olive Garden at 1500 Almonesson Road in Deptford, not a resident of Gloucester County, worked while infected between Dec. 26 and Saturday, Dec. 30, according to county Health Department officials. An Olive Garden spokeswoman said they are not aware of any other employees or guests becoming ill. The infected food handler will not be able to return to work without a doctor's OK, she said. Hepatitis A is a viral illness with symptoms including abdominal pain,…

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Obituaries
Juanita Kato, Camden HS Basketball Star, Health Care Worker, Dies Juanita Kato, Camden HS Basketball Star, Health Care Worker, Dies
Juanita Kato, Camden HS Basketball Star, Health Care Worker, Dies Juanita Lynn Kato died on Jan. 3 at the age of 46, according to an obituary published by May Funeral Home. She was a basketball star at Woodrow Wilson High School in Camden where she was born and raised, her obituary said. "Her passion was sports" and she also was a member of the high school track and field team, the obit said, adding she graduated and earned a college scholarship in basketball. "Kata" or "NIta" as her family and friends called her was a healthcare worker. She also worked for a while as a coordinating auditor at J&J Snacks. Nita loved cooking: "That's what made her ha…

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Police & Fire
Man, 59, Fatally Shot In South Jersey: Prosecutor Man, 59, Fatally Shot In South Jersey: Prosecutor
Man, 59, Fatally Shot In South Jersey: Prosecutor A 59-year-old Camden man was shot and killed in the city on Wednesday, Jan. 10, authorities said. Kyle Young was pronounced dead at about 5:25 p.m., according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay alongside Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez. Camden County Police responded to the 100 block of Rand Street in Camden after receiving a 911 call for the report of a deceased male, they said. Upon arrival, police and EMS found Young suffering from gunshot wounds, they said. No arrests had been made. This investigation is active and ongoing at this time. Any…

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Business
Amy's Omelette House Replacing 25-Year-Old StarView Diner Amy's Omelette House Replacing 25-Year-Old StarView Diner
Amy's Omelette House Replacing 25-Year-Old StarView Diner A third Amy's Omelette House is coming to South Jersey. The new diner is replacing the 25-year-old StarView Diner which closed on Wednesday, Jan. 3 along White Horse Pike in Somerdale, Camden County. StarView owner Stefanos Kitrinos is retiring, he said in a handwritten note announcing the closing date to would-be customers on the restaurant's front door. A copy of the note was provided by 42Freeway.com. Handwritten note posted at StarView Diner by owner Stefanos Kitrinos announcing its Jan. 3 closing date. (Photo courtesy of Mark Matthews 42Freeway.com) Provided by StarView Diner cour…

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Traffic
Tractor-Trailer Becomes Fully Engulfed In Flames On NJ Turnpike (UPDATED) Tractor-Trailer Becomes Fully Engulfed In Flames On NJ Turnpike (UPDATED)
Tractor-Trailer Becomes Fully Engulfed In Flames On NJ Turnpike (Updated) A tractor-trailer caught fire on the New Jersey Turnpike in Burlington County, authorities said. New Jersey State Police responded at 4:11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 11 to a vehicle fire on the New Jersey Turnpike south outers, milepost 53.7 in Bordentown Township, according to spokesman Trooper Troy McNair. Upon troopers' arrival, a Wabash tractor-trailer was found fully engulfed in flames, McNair said.  There were no injuries reported and the cause remains under investigation, he said. The right shoulder remained blocked as of 11 a.m., 511nj.org reported.

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Police & Fire
Pair Arrested In Atlantic City Drug Deal, Gun Recovered: Police Pair Arrested In Atlantic City Drug Deal, Gun Recovered: Police
Pair Arrested In Atlantic City Drug Deal, Gun Recovered: Police A pair of South Jersey men were arrested during an alleged drug deal in Atlantic City, authorities said. On Tuesday, Jan. 9, at about noon, Atlantic City Detectives Alberto Valles, Eric Evans, and Troy Grams observed a parked vehicle with two occupants.  The driver, Najee Roberts, 33, of Ewing, Mercer County, allegedly engaged in a drug deal with a man who approached the vehicle on foot, police said. The man walked off and detectives initiated a motor vehicle stop. Detectives spoke with Roberts and his passenger, Samad Dudley. Dudley initially provided a false name to detectives, pol…

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Police & Fire
South Jersey Man Indicted In Crash That Killed 8-Year-Old Philly Boy: Prosecutor South Jersey Man Indicted In Crash That Killed 8-Year-Old Philly Boy: Prosecutor
South Jersey Man Indicted In Crash That Killed 8-Year-Old Philly Boy: Prosecutor A 25-year-old man from South Jersey has been indicted in a crash that killed an 8-year-old boy from Philadelphia last summer, authorities said. Edward W. Johnston, of Galloway Township, was charged with aggravated manslaughter after an investigation found he struck a parked vehicle with the boy in it, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said on Wednesday, Jan. 10. Johnston allegedly was intoxicated and speeding at the time of the crash, the prosecutor said. On July 23, 2023, at 3:25 a.m., Javier Velez was killed on the White Horse Pike in Absecon when the family car that he was sl…

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News
Widespread Power Outages, Downed Lines Affect 20K Customers In South Jersey Widespread Power Outages, Downed Lines Affect 20K Customers In South Jersey
Widespread Power Outages, Downed Lines Affect 20K Customers In South Jersey Utility crews continued to grapple with downed power lines that left nearly 20,000 homes and businesses without power in South Jersey after the storm. Scattered power outages totaling 18,000 customers persisted throughout Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem counties, according to Atlantic City Electric on Wednesday, Jan. 10. And nearly 1,400 homes and businesses remained without power early Wednesday in Burlington County, according to Jersey Central Power and Light. The other largest area power outages included Camden (950 customers), Bridgeton and surrounding areas (nearly 4,900), De…

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Police & Fire
Storm Flooding, Road Closures, Downed Wires Persist In Mercer County Storm Flooding, Road Closures, Downed Wires Persist In Mercer County
Storm Flooding, Road Closures, Downed Wires Persist In Mercer County Police and firefighters continued to grapple with flooding, area road closures and downed power lines following the storm. Scattered power outages persisted throughout Mercer County where more than 700 homes and businesses remained without power early Wednesday, Jan. 10, according to Jersey Central Power & Light. Among roads that remained closed early Wednesday included: Mercer Road between Province Line Road and Lovers Lane in Princeton remained closed due to flooding. Washington Road was closed westbound in West Windsor. The eastbound lane had reopened. There were still utility haza…

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Obituaries
Theresa 'Tery' Mattera, Former Journalist, Pennsauken School Secretary, Dies At 59 Theresa 'Tery' Mattera, Former Journalist, Pennsauken School Secretary, Dies At 59
Theresa 'Tery' Mattera, Former Journalist, Pennsauken School Secretary, Dies At 59 Theresa Schneider Mattera, a former journalist and school secretary from Pennsauken, died on Saturday, Jan. 6, according to her obituary on the Falco, Caruso & Leonard Funeral Home website. She was 59 years old. She was a former print news reporter writing under the byline Tery Schneider in the late 1980s for the Gloucester County Times. She won a New Jersey Press Association Award for best small circulation news reporting, her husband, Jack, said. Tery then worked for many years as the school secretary at St. Stephen's School in Pennsauken, her obituary said. After the Catholic sc…

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