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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

Lifestyle
Fairfield County Tops In Connecticut Population Gains Fairfield County Tops In Connecticut Population Gains
Fairfield County Tops In Connecticut Population Gains Fairfield County led the state in having population gains, according to numbers released by the U.S. Census Bureau. The federal population count found that Connecticut gained 499 new residents between July 1, 2016 and July 1, 2017.  Fairfield County’s population gained 730 people for a total of 949,921. Since 2010, Fairfield County enjoyed a 3.6 percent population gain with 33,075 new residents, the Census found. Of Connecticut’s eight counties, three - Litchfield, Hartford and New London - lost population.  Hartford is the only other county that has seen a population growth since 2010 w…

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News
CT Residents Under 21 May Be Banned From Buying Tobacco CT Residents Under 21 May Be Banned From Buying Tobacco
CT Residents Under 21 May Be Banned From Buying Tobacco State residents younger than 21 may be banned from buying tobacco, e-cigarettes or vapor products under a law being considered by the Connecticut General Assembly. The state has a near national average rate of high school smoking despite a well-below national average rate of adult smoking.  The state imposes one of the highest taxes in the country, at $3.90 per pack. Given the average rate of high school smoking and the low rate of adult smoking, however, it appears Connecticut is not making progress in tobacco prevention. Currently, 1,500 children become daily smokers each year, and an es…

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Sports
Big Crowd Expected For Haverstraw Bay Classic At Cortlandt Yacht Club Big Crowd Expected For Haverstraw Bay Classic At Cortlandt Yacht Club
Big Crowd Expected For Haverstraw Bay Classic At Cortlandt Yacht Club Get you rods and appetite for striped bass real ready and reeling.  The premier Striped Bass Tournament in the lower Hudson Valley will celebrate its 5th Anniversary at the Cortlandt Yacht Club on April 27, 28 and 29. Boasting a grand prize of $2,000, and a $1,000 combined weight prize, this year’s event will surpass all other events in recent memory.Rods, reels, bikes, and a wide assortment of prizes for many of the participants Thanks to the strong support of our community, tournament volunteers and sponsors, and the officers and members of the Cortlandt Yacht Club, the classic sets the …

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News
State Of The Art Improvements Planned For White Plains Metro-North Station State Of The Art Improvements Planned For White Plains Metro-North Station
State Of The Art Improvements Planned For White Plains Metro-North Station Metro-North Railroad on Friday, March 30, announced that a full-scale renewal project that will bring state of the art improvements to the White Plains station is underway. The project will give Metro-North customers a reimagined station, one that’s more accessible to all, safer, easier to navigate, and technologically up-to-date.  The White Plains station has the third highest ridership in the Metro-North system, second only to Stamford and Grand Central Terminal. The revitalized White Plains station will have a more customer friendly focus, making commuting easier and more pleasant for…

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Unemployment Rate Inches Up In Westchester Unemployment Rate Inches Up In Westchester
Unemployment Rate Inches Up In Westchester Westchester County's unemployment rate rose to 5.2 percent in February, up from 4.9 percent a year ago, according to the latest state Labor Department statistics. Rates are calculated using methods prescribed by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.  New York's area unemployment rates rely in part on the results of the Current Population Survey, which contacts approximately 3,100 households each month. From February 2017 to February 2018, the State’s private sector job count increased by 97,200.  In February 2018, the number of private sector jobs in the State was 8,151,800. The State’s pr…

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These Hudson Valley Communities Awarded Millions In State Grants These Hudson Valley Communities Awarded Millions In State Grants
These Hudson Valley Communities Awarded Millions In State Grants Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that more than $8 million has been awarded to six Hudson Valley municipalities as part of his Restore New York initiative. Nearly $81 million was awarded to 71 municipalities statewide. "Downtown communities are vital to keeping our economies thriving and to attracting businesses and families to put down their roots in New York," Cuomo said. "The Restore New York Communities Initiative recognizes communities teeming with potential and invests in their transformation and their future, and turns them into neighborhoods New Yorkers are proud to call h…

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Politics
Woman Shouts Vulgarities, Takes Swing At Cuomo During Interview With Press Woman Shouts Vulgarities, Takes Swing At Cuomo During Interview With Press
Woman Shouts Vulgarities, Takes Swing At Cuomo During Interview With Press An irate woman disrupted an impromptu news conference being held by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in Albany on Wednesday — swearing and taking a swing at him before she was arrested by state troopers. This video of the incident contains vulgarities.  The unidentified woman emerged from the state police station inside the state Capitol while Cuomo of New Castle was standing nearby, discussing an earlier arrest of a Daily News reporter who was caught using his cellphone in violation of posted rules. “Did you know this office doesn’t want to submit a complaint of a sexual harassment I had here? NDA? And …

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Politics
Stamford Latest Fairfield County Locale To Eye Plastic Bag Ban Stamford Latest Fairfield County Locale To Eye Plastic Bag Ban
Stamford Latest Fairfield County Locale To Eye Plastic Bag Ban They are spreading like plastic bags. The City of Stamford joined Greenwich in weighing a ban against the use of plastic shopping bags. The idea of a bag ban has been taken up City of Stamford Board of Representatives’ Legislative & Rules Committee. Members who met last week agreed they want to restrict use of plastic bags. They just aren't certain how.   One proposal would ban them altogether another would charge a tax or fee. Here is Daily Voice coverage of a ban passed in Greenwich.

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News
Putnam Among NY Counties With Lowest Unemployment Rate Putnam Among NY Counties With Lowest Unemployment Rate
Putnam Among NY Counties With Lowest Unemployment Rate Putnam, Dutchess and Rockland counties enjoyed some of New York state's lowest unemployment rates, according to the latest report from the state Labor Department.  Putnam, Dutchess and Rockland each ranked among the state's 12 counties-- all with the lowest jobless rate, at 5 percent. 

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Lifestyle
SUNY Orange Job, Career Fair Nears SUNY Orange Job, Career Fair Nears
SUNY Orange Job, Career Fair Nears Looking for work, or a better job?  You can meet representatives of  more than 70 Hudson Valley employers on April 12 when SUNY Orange hosts its annual Job and Career Fair. The fair runs from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on April 12 in the Diana Physical Education Center on the College’s Middletown campus. Businesses representing the fields of healthcare, banking, manufacturing, human services, retail, education, insurance, hospitality and tourism will be on-hand to meet job seekers.  Public sector employers will be in attendance as well. 

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