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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

Asbury Park Teen Charged With Attempted Murder After Foot Chase By Police: Prosecutor An Asbury Park teenager has been arrested in connection with a shooting, authorities said. Nazzir Wallace, 18, was charged with first-degree attempted murder, eluding, resisting arrest, obstruction of justice and multiple weapons and drug offenses, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago At approximately 11 p.m. on Aug. 30, Asbury Park police responded to the 100 block of Memorial Drive for shots fired. Minutes later, authorities were told that a man with a gunshot wound had been admitted to a nearby hospital, Santiago said. An investigation inv…

09/26/2023

Police & Fire

Marlton Man Sold Fake Health Supplements For $130K Online: Evesham PD A 47-year-old South Jersey man is accused of selling fake health supplements online while pocketing more than $130,000, authorities said. Brad Snyder of Marlton was charged with counterfeiting, theft by deception and computer criminal activity, Evesham police said. On Tuesday, Sept. 26, Evesham Police detectives, with the assistance of the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office, executed a search warrant and arrest warrant in the 100 building of Woodhollow Drive, Marlton, and a separate search warrant at a public storage facility in the first block of Route 70 West, Marlton. …

09/26/2023

Traffic

Crash, Downed Lines Close Route 70 In Medford A crash and downed power lines closed Route 70 in Medford Township, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, Sept 26 near Hartford Road, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation. All lanes remained closed in both directions as of 1 p.m., 511nj.org reported. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

09/26/2023

News

Winner: Powerball Lottery Player Takes Home $50K In Central Jersey A Powerball player in Central Jersey won $50,000, according to state Lottery officials. The winning ticket matched four of the five white balls and the Power Ball drawn on Monday, Sept. 25. The ticket was sold in Middlesex County at Welsh Farms, 1530C Oak Tree Rd., Iselin. There were two other $50,000 winners in Essex and Warren counties. The winning numbers for the Monday, Sept. 25, drawing were: 10, 12, 22, 36, and 50. The Red Power Ball number was 04. The Power Play was 2X. The Powerball jackpot rolls to $835 million for the next drawing to be held on Wednesday, Sept. 27.

09/26/2023

Traffic

SUV Flips On New Jersey Turnpike In Woodbridge: Njsp A driver escaped serious injury but was hospitalized after flipping on a New Jersey Turnpike exit ramp to the Garden State Parkway in Central Jersey, authorities said. Troopers responded to the single-vehicle crash at 6:26 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26 on the Turnpike Interchange 11 ramp to the southbound Parkway in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey State Police said. A Toyota sedan struck the center median and overturned, State Police said. The driver sustained minor injuries and was taken to an area hospital, police said. No additional information was immediately available.

09/26/2023

Police & Fire

South Jersey Man Gets 25 Years State Prtison In Fatal Apartment Shooting: Prosecutor A 24-year-old man from Willingboro has been sentenced to 25 years in New Jersey State Prison for fatally shooting a 22-year-old woman three years ago inside her Maple Shade apartment, authorities said. Semaj T. Pittman was sentenced on Friday, Sept. 22 on the first-degree aggravated manslaughter conviction, according to Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw. Pittman must serve about 21 years of the term before becoming eligible for parole, she said. The investigation began on Feb. 23, 2020, after officers from the Maple Shade Police Department were called to The Arbors apartment …

09/26/2023

Traffic

Vehicle Flips, Closes Route 73 In Maple Shade (Developing) A vehicle overturned closing Route 73 in Burlington County, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 3:20 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 25 northbound at Route 41 in Maple Shade Township, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation. All lanes were closed, 511nj.org reported. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

09/25/2023

Police & Fire

Camden Roadway Closed Due To Transformer Outage, NJ Transit Still Running Due to an electrical transformer outage, Broadway between Federal Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in the City of Camden is closed to vehicles on Monday, Sept. 25, authorities said. PSE&G will be working throughout the day and overnight until 7 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26 for repairs, they said. “Although the road is closed, NJ Transit traffic will still be permitted through to access the Walter Rand Transportation Center,” said Commissioner Al Dyer, liaison to the Department of Public Works. The transportation center is served by River Line, New Jersey Transit buses and Greyhoun…

09/25/2023

Police & Fire

Freehold Man Impersonated Police Officer, Pulled Car Over, Stole Cell Phone: Prosecutor A Monmouth County man has been arrested for impersonating a police officer and robbing someone he pulled over, authorities said. Anthony Burke, 46, of Freehold was charged on Friday, Sept. 22, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago. He also was charged with possession of drugs, the prosecutor said. The arrest is in relation to an incident that took place in Freehold Township on Sunday, Sept. 17, where Burke attempted to impersonate a law enforcement officer by pulling over a driver, Santiago said. Prior to leaving, Burke then stole the victim’s cell phone…

09/25/2023

Police & Fire

Drug Dealer Sentenced In Fatal Fentanyl Overdose In Ocean County: Prosecutor A 36-year-old drug dealer from Ocean County was sentenced to six years in New Jersey State Prison for selling a fatal overdose of fentanyl, authorities said. Jehmar Barrett, of Lacey Township, was sentenced for manslaughter on Friday, Sept. 22 in connection with the 2020 death of a 35-year-old woman in Tomrs River according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. On Nov. 24, 2020, Toms River police responded to a residence on Alabama Avenue for a report of an unresponsive female. Police found the body of the victim, who was already dead from an apparent drug ove…

09/25/2023

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