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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
Area Judge Pleads Guilty To False Statement, Obstructing FBI Agents Area Judge Pleads Guilty To False Statement, Obstructing FBI Agents
Area Judge Pleads Guilty To False Statement, Obstructing FBI Agents A 59-year-old New City woman and former judge pleaded guilty on Thursday, April 26 for making false statements in connection with a loan application to buy a home in the Town of Monroe in Orange County. Federal prosecutors said that Lurlyn A. Winchester, a former Justice for the Town Court of Monroe, pled guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Judith C. McCarthy, in federal court in White Plains,. She faces up to 30 years in federal prison and more than $1 million in fines when she is sentenced in August. Prosecutors allege that the Rockland County resident lied on her application in order to…

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Schools
$316,785K Grant OK'd For Chappaqua CSD Digital Learning Initiative $316,785K Grant OK'd For Chappaqua CSD Digital Learning Initiative
$316,785K Grant OK'd For Chappaqua CSD Digital Learning Initiative A grant worth nearly $317,000 has been approved for the Chappaqua Central School District for its Digital Learning Initiative (DLI). On April 11, Chappaqua's Board of Education approved a Chappaqua School Foundation (CSF) traditional grant in the amount of $316,785 to purchase hardware, software, and professional development to support and expand the District’s 1:1 DLI. The School District is in the first year of a 5-year plan to provide every student with immediate access to a personal computing device.  In partnership with the foundation, in school year 2018-19, the District will provide…

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19 Nabbed For Heroin, Cocaine Trafficking In Connecticut; Weapons Seized 19 Nabbed For Heroin, Cocaine Trafficking In Connecticut; Weapons Seized
19 Nabbed For Heroin, Cocaine Trafficking In Connecticut; Weapons Seized Nineteen people including 16 from Connecticut were charged on Thursday, April 26 for trafficking cocaine and heroine, according to U.S. Justice Department officials. The other three suspects are from California, Mexico and Puerto Rico, federal prosecutors said.  Seventeen of the 19 defendants were arrested on Wednesday: one defendant is in state custody, and one defendant is in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Michigan. This matter stems from a joint investigation headed by the DEA New Haven Task Force, FBI and New Haven Police Department that has included t…

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Schools
Wesleyan President Wants To Revoke Bill Cosby's Honorary Degree Wesleyan President Wants To Revoke Bill Cosby's Honorary Degree
Wesleyan President Wants To Revoke Bill Cosby's Honorary Degree In response to a jury’s finding of a guilty verdict on all three counts against comedian Bill Cosby on Thursday, April 26, Wesleyan College President Michael Roth asked the Board of Trustees to revoke Cosby’s honorary degree, which the University awarded to him in 1987. In his retrial, Cosby was found guilty of drugging and sexually assaulting women. The Wesleyan Argus, the university’s student newspaper, tweeted the president’s decision shortly after Cosby's guilty verdict was announced.

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Politics
On Your Marc: Westchester GOP Throws Support To Molinaro In Governor's Race On Your Marc: Westchester GOP Throws Support To Molinaro In Governor's Race
On Your Marc: Westchester GOP Throws Support To Molinaro In Governor's Race Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro locked up the GOP nomination for governor this week when the Westchester County Republican Party threw its support behind him on Wednesday, according to multiple news reports. Westchester Republican Chairman Doug Colety said his committee will endorse Molinaro's race to unseat Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New Castle in November.  Colety's endorsement pushed Molinaro over the 75 percent threshold of the weighted nominating vote, assuming Republican committee members vote with their county leaders at the party's convention in May. Senate Deputy Majority Leader…

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Real Estate
Westchester Apartment Complex Sells For $91M Westchester Apartment Complex Sells For $91M
Westchester Apartment Complex Sells For $91M Talleyrand Apartments, a 300-unit multifamily community in Tarrytown, has been sold to an affiliate of The DSF Group of Waltham, Mass., for $91 million.  The new owner is Crescent Drive Owner LLC, an affiliate of The DSF Group. DSF already manages large housing complexes, including luxury apartments, in New Rochelle and White Plains. Talleyrand’s location in Tarrytown benefits from an excellent school system and provides convenient access to Midtown Manhattan via the Metro-North Railroad, which gets commuters to Midtown in approximately 30 minutes. An additional benefit of the location is t…

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News
Hundreds Attend New Canaan Human Trafficking Event With Wesley Clark Hundreds Attend New Canaan Human Trafficking Event With Wesley Clark
Hundreds Attend New Canaan Human Trafficking Event With Wesley Clark More than 600 people attended an April 25 talk on human trafficking featuring retired four-star Gen. Wesley Clark. Grace Farms Foundation and the New Canaan Library co-hosted a conversation American Growth and Global Leadership with Clark who shared excerpts from his most recent book, "Don’t Wait for the Next War." Michael Chen, vice chair of Grace Farms Foundation and a former CEO and President of a division of GE and NBC News served as moderator. “The greatest power Americans have is our values,” said Clark. “We want to use our values as a force for good.” Clark presented a co…

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Beware Of This Scam, Says Eversource Beware Of This Scam, Says Eversource
Beware Of This Scam, Says Eversource Eversource Energy and various Connecticut police departments are issuing a new scam alert. According to the utility company, some scammers are making phone calls claiming that your gas or electric account is delinquent and service will be shut off without immediate payment.  Others are going door-to-door asking to look at a copy of your energy bill. "This is NOT us!!" Eversource CT announced on Twitter. Hang up on such callers, ask for ID from visitors and if you believe you are being scammed, don't hesitate to call your local police department. 

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Schools
Sacred Heart University Will Unveil George Lombardi Lobby Sacred Heart University Will Unveil George Lombardi Lobby
Sacred Heart University Will Unveil George Lombardi Lobby Forty-eight years have passed since George Lombardi first became involved in WSHU Public Radio at Sacred Heart University, back when he was a student here and started working at the station as an engineer. When something broke, Lombardi fixed it, set it up or rewired it. After graduation, Lombardi left WSHU to pursue a career in industry. He worked as a lab technician for Raybestos-Manhattan, a company that specialized in making car parts, and then he worked as a technical purchasing buyer at Perkin Elmer. But it wasn’t long before Lombardi was back at WSHU. More than 40 years later, he sti…

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Lifestyle
Prom Dress, Tuxedo Giveaways Set For Westchester County Center Prom Dress, Tuxedo Giveaways Set For Westchester County Center
Prom Dress, Tuxedo Giveaways Set For Westchester County Center There's still hope for a prom date. This weekend, Westchester County is co-sponsoring the 14th annual Operation Prom Dress and Tuxedo Giveaway at the County Center in White Plains. County Executive George Latimer said the three-day event gives more students -- who otherwise might not be able to afford it -- a chance to attend prom wearing designer clothing, The dress and tuxedo giveaway runs from Friday, April 27 through Sunday, April 29. Latimer said: “Going to your senior prom is a rite of passage for high school students, and the occasion should be remembered as a special one for kids …

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