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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

Jersey Shore Hotel Demolished For Townhouses A historic landmark on the Jersey Shore is no more. The White House Hotel was demolished on Monday, Nov. 13 after a judge ruled development could move forward — and multi-unit luxury townhouses are in the plans. Rocco Constantino "It was very sad," said Pat O'Keefe, a trustee with the Belmar Historical Society. "It was an impressive building." Formerly known as the Cochran House, the private Victorian-era mansion dates back to the late 1800s and became the White House hotel around 1930, historical society trustees said O'Keefe drove past the hotel as demolition began but did not watc…

by Jon Craig

11/16/2023

Police & Fire

Ex-Con Gets Prison Time For Waving Revolver At Girlfriend In Atlantic City: Prosecutor An Atlantic City man was sentenced to 16 years in New Jersey State Prison after he waved a handgun at a girlfriend, authorities said. Sean Lowney, 32, was convicted of possession of a firearm by a convicted person, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. He will be eligible for parole after eight years, the prosecutor said. On Aug. 11, Lowney was convicted by an Atlantic County Jury stemming from Lowney wielding a revolver at his ex-girlfriend’s house on May 17, 2021, in Atlantic City, the prosecutor said. Due to Lowney’s "extensive and repetitive criminal history," he …

by Jon Craig

11/16/2023

Police & Fire

Pedestrian Killed Crossing Route 9 In Cape May County A 61-year-old man was struck and killed as he crossed Route 9 in Middle Township on Wednesday, Nov. 15, authorities said. Lee Nelson, of Rio Grande in Cape May County, was heading east when he was hit by a northbound vehicle at 6:29 p.m., at the intersection with Route 47, Middle Township police said. The victim was airlifted to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in Atlantic City where he was pronounced dead at 7:52 p.m., police said. The driver, 68, from Mays Landing, Atlantic County, stopped after the crash, police said. He was not issued a summons, they said, and his n…

by Jon Craig

11/16/2023

Business

Popular Bundt Cake Shop Replacing Jersey Shore Dance Studio Nothing Bundt Cakes, the nation’s largest specialty cake company, plans to open a second bakery at the Jersey Shore. The newest bakery will be at Aldrich Plaza in Howell replacing the Howell Academy of Dance, a spokeswoman said. The chain of about 500 bakeries already has a shop in Toms River, Ocean County. Aldrich Plaza in Howell Levin Management Corporation Interior renovations are underway so it's too soon to project an opening date for the Howell location, she said. Nothing Bundt Cakes offers handcrafted bundt cakes in a variety of flavors and sizes, such as bite-sized Buntinis, m…

by Jon Craig

11/15/2023

Police & Fire

Fatal Parkway Pedestrian Crash Lands Hit-Run Texas Driver In State Slammer For Years A Texas man has been sentenced to nine years in New Jersey State Prison for fleeing the scene of a fatal hit-and-run crash along the Garden State Parkway, authorities said. Fornice Cary Boatner III, 33, of Cleveland, Texas, was sentenced on Monday, Nov. 13, for knowingly leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident resulting in the May 2022 death of 31-year-old Felipe Dos Santos last year in Woodbridge, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone. Dos Santos, of Elizabeth was walking along the Parkway when he was struck by Boatner in a Dodge Ram on May 25, 2022, Ciccone s…

by Jon Craig

11/15/2023

News

Winner: Jersey Cash 5 Lottery Player Takes Home $211K One lucky ticket matched all five numbers drawn winning the $210,864 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot from Tuesday, Nov. 14, state Lottery officials said. The winning ticket was sold at QuickChek at 191 Stelton Road in Piscataway, Middlesex County. Tuesday’s winning numbers were: 3, 14, 16, 27 and 34. The XTRA number was: 3. The retailer will receive a bonus check for $2,000 for the winning ticket sold.

by Jon Craig

11/15/2023

Police & Fire

Man Found Dead Along Cape May County Street: Police A 49-year-old man was found dead along a roadway in Cape May County, authorities said. Brian Stewart, of Sea Isle City, was discovered at about 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 14 along Central Avenue near the corner of 37th Street in Sea Isle City, police said. There were no signs of trauma to Stewart’s body, they said. The investigation is ongoing, police said.

by Jon Craig

11/15/2023

Police & Fire

Double Fatal: Police ID 2 Killed, 1 Airlifted In Head-On NJ Crash Police have identified two people from Browns Mills killed in a head-on crash Tuesday, Nov. 14, on Pemberton Bypass in Burlington County. Jennifer Loiacano-Whealton, 39, and her passenger, Patrick Stout, 51, both died, while 45-year-old Lonnell Robinson, 45, was airlifted to Cooper University Hospital from the crash scene, police said. Robinson was listed in critical condition, police said on Wednesday, Nov. 15. The accident occurred near Colemans Bridge Road at about 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14. A Mercedes Benz operated by Loiacano-Whealton was heading east on the Pemberton…

by Jon Craig

11/15/2023

Police & Fire

Case Of Stolen Identity Takes Twisted Turn For Atlantic City Heroin, Coke Dealer: Police Natasha Miller apparently chose the wrong identity to steal. The 34-year-old Atlantic City woman presented police with the identification of a relative, who had several warrants out for her arrest — along with a suspended driver's license — during a traffic stop on North Missouri Avenue around 2:30 a.m. on Nov. 12, city police said. Thinking Miller was the relative whom she was pretending to be, Miller was arrested based on the warrants. Police then found 132 individual bags of heroin, more than 50 grams of cocaine, and more than $2,600 in cash, in Miller's possession. It …

by Jon Craig

11/15/2023

Police & Fire

Jersey Shore Man Arrested With Child Pornography On 21 Electronic Devices: Police A 45-year-old man from Brick Township had more than 1,000 child pornography images and video on 21 electronic devices seized at his home, authorities said. Brett Gerundo was charged with endangering the welfare of children, Brick police said on Wednesday, Nov. 15. Detectives responded to a tip and made a warranted search of Gerundo’s home on Oct. 2, they said. He surrendered himself on Nov. 3 and was taken to Ocean County Jail, police said.

by Jon Craig

11/15/2023

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