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Jon Craig

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jon.craig@dailyvoice.com

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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

Lifestyle

Sexually Transmitted Diseases Spread Rapidly In Putnam, Hitting Record High Cases of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) continue to rise in Putnam County and across the nation, health department officials warned on Wednesday, April 4. Last year, gonorrhea cases in rose in Putnam -- by nearly 60 percent -- with an increase from 17 to 27 reported cases from 2016. At the same time both chlamydia and syphilis numbers remained relatively stable, after a dramatic rise of 125 percent in syphilis the year before, officials said in a news statement. In fact, in 2015 the highest numbers of syphilis cases were reported in the U.S. since 1995. These increases worry public …

by Jon Craig

04/05/2018

Schools

New Croton-Harmon School District Superintendent Named Deborah O’Connell has been hired as the new Superintendent of Schools in Croton-Harmon effective July 1, the Croton-Harmon Board of Education announced this week. Dr. O’Connell has served as the District’s Assistant Superintendent since 2011, responsible for K-12 curriculum, instruction, assessment and data initiatives, professional development, teacher observations, and contract negotiations. She has also worked on the District’s Strategic Coherence Plan, and serves as chair of the Culture of Respect Task Force. She will replace Dr. Edward R. Fuhrman, Jr., who announced his retirement at t…

by Jon Craig

04/05/2018

Lifestyle

Women From Stamford, Weston Nominated As Superior Court Judges Gov. Dannel P. Malloy on Tuesday, April 3 nominated the director of the Stamford Hospital Foundation to serve as a Superior Court judge. Stephanie A. McLaughlin of Stamford, executive director of the Stamford Hospital Foundation, was among 11 judges nominated by Malloy. Tracy Lee Dayton of Weston, a partner with Levine Lee law firm, also was nominated by Malloy to become a Superior Court judge. "Selecting nominees to fill vacancies in our court system is one of the most important duties that a governor performs — they must possess the qualities that build a stronger, fairer Connect…

by Jon Craig

04/04/2018

Traffic

Traffic Congestion Alert Issued For White Plains Area Heads Up! Traffic congestion is projected to impact access to White Plains from Tarrytown Road, also known as Route 119 in Greenburgh. On Wednesday, April 4, work was to begin on two bridges that carry Metro-North commuter trains over Main Street and Hamilton Avenue in White Plains. Greenburgh Police Chief Chris McNerney said, "The MTA will be undertaking a major renovation of the White Plains Metro-North train station." Total time for this renovation is projected to be approximately two years, McNerney said. "We anticipate that the first phase of this project (beginni…

by Jon Craig

04/04/2018

Schools

Proposal To Turn UConn Into 'Entrepreneurship University' Stirs Controversy A state legislative committee is set to vote on a bill Thursday, April 5 that its proponents think may foster a culture of entrepreneurship at the University of Connecticut, but UConn’s leaders -- including its president -- believe that as written it could undermine the university. “One worried senior faculty leader called this bill an attempt to make us into Entrepreneurship University,” UConn President Susan Herbst told the legislature's Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee this week. “He is right that this would have a dramatic effect on UConn." Herbst was appointed as the 15th Pr…

by Jon Craig

04/04/2018

Lifestyle

Fishkill Couple To Be Honored With Meritorious Service Award The Exchange Club of Southern Dutchess will honor Nancy and Rick Brownell of Fishkill for their dedicated service to others during decades of professional involvement and local community volunteerism. The service organization will present the Brownells with its 51st Meritorious Service Award on Tuesday, June 5, at Villa Borghese. The public is encouraged to attend. “Our Club’s annual Meritorious Service Award recognizes lifetime and/or exemplary service to others in southern Dutchess County,” said Club President Norey Reilly. “The Brownells embody that – and their dedication to…

by Jon Craig

04/04/2018

Lifestyle

Westchester Father/Son Filmmakers' HBO Documentary Screens At Jacob Burns Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville hosted both Emmy award-winning director Peter Kunhardt of Chappaqua and his son, producer Teddy Kunhardt, for a Q&A and screening of "King in the Wilderness," a new HBO documentary that had its world premiere at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. Jacob Burns Film Center invited the public to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through the screening of "King in the Wilderness." The screening took place on April 4, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of Dr. King's assassination. Filmmaker Peter Kunhardt chronicles the last …

by Jon Craig

04/04/2018

Police & Fire

Westport Police Officers Honored For Life-Saving Actions Two Westport police officers were honored last week for meritorious service by the Police Commissioners Association of Connecticut. Receiving the awards were Officers Samuel Sabin and David Scinto at the Meritorious Dinner held at the Grassy Hill Country Club in Orange on Wednesday, March 28. Officers Sabin and Scinto were presented with awards for service above and beyond what is normally expected of law enforcement personnel in performance of their duties. They were two of eight officers recognized at the ceremony. Sabin received the Meritorious Service Award for his quick and decisive l…

by Jon Craig

04/04/2018

Politics

Molinaro Hits Back On Corruption After Cuomo Calls Him 'Trump Clone' After Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New Castle called Republican challenger Marc Molinaro "a Trump clone," according to media reports, Molinaro quickly struck back. The Dutchess county executive, in this interview, discussed how Cuomo is self-absorbed with presidential ambitions and embroiled in a corruption scandal. Molinaro has told reporters that he did not vote for Donald Trump for president, but wrote in the name of Chris Gibson, a former U.S. congressman from New York. Underlining his lack of affinity with Trump, Molinaro told The New York Times that he didn’t think “tweeting meaner…

by Jon Craig

04/04/2018

Police & Fire

Detective Who Cracked Murder Cases Named Norwalk Police Officer Of Year Detective Christopher Imparato --- who helped crack two cold murder cases last year -- has been named 2017 Norwalk Police Officer of the Year. Imparato joined the Norwalk Police Department in February 2009. He has a Bachelor’s Degree from Marist College in Criminal Justice. Detective Imparato worked in the Patrol Division until his promotion in April 2014. He has received two Meritorious Commendations in his career as well as a Unit Citation. Officer of the Year is the highest award that is bestowed upon an officer on an annual basis. Imparato worked extensively for two years on two…

by Jon Craig

04/04/2018

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