New York Press Association (NYPA)
For work published in 2021
NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR
AMONG ALL PAPERS
■ 1st Place, Best Environmental Coverage, to Brian PJ Cronin
■ 1st Place, Headline Writing, to Staff
■ 1st Place, Coverage of Elections and Politics, to Jeff Simms, Leonard Sparks, Liz Armstrong and Chip Rowe
■ 1st Place, Graphic Illustration, to Deb Lucke for The Mrs. Merry Children’s Librarian Tribute Doll
■ 1st Place, Advertising Excellence, to Michele Gedney and Pierce Strudler
■ 1st Place, Local Business Support Campaign, to Teresa Lagerman for Ice Cream Passport
■ 2nd Place, Advertising Media Kit, to Michele Gedney and Pierce Strudler
■ 3rd Place, Solutions Journalism Project, to Brian PJ Cronin for Hunger in the Highlands
■ Honorable Mention, Best News Website
■ Honorable Mention, Use of Video, to Ross Corsair, for A Fun Afternoon at Winter Hill
■ Honorable Mention, Photo Story, to Ross Corsair for Rice Harvest Day … in Philipstown
■ Honorable Mention, COVID-19 News Story, to Leonard Sparks, for Busy Signals for Vaccine
Skip Pearlman’s award winner
AMONG SMALLER PAPERS
■ 1st Place, Front Page Tabloid (4,000-8,000), to Pierce Strudler
■ 1st Place, Sports Action Photo (4,000-8,000), to Skip Pearlman
■ 1st Place, Sports Feature (4,000-8,000), to Leonard Sparks, for When Beacon Was King
■ 1st Place, Thomas G. Butson Award for Investigative In-Depth Reporting (4,000 to 12,000) to Staff for Operation Infrastructure
■ 1st Place, House Ad/Campaign (under 6,000), to Teresa Lagerman for Ice Cream Passport
■ 3rd Place, News or Feature Series (4,000 to 12,000) to Brian PJ Cronin, for Hunger in the Highlands
■ Honorable Mention, Coverage of Local Government (under 6,000)
■ Honorable Mention, Feature Photo (4,000 to 8,000), to Ross Corsair
Click here for previous NYPA awards (2013-2020)
National Newspaper Association (NNA)
For work published in 2021
AMONG ALL PAPERS
■ 1st Place, Community Service Award, to Brian PJ Cronin, for Hunger in the Highlands
■ 2nd Place, Video Journalism, to Ross Corsair for A Fun Afternoon at Winter Hill
■ 2nd Place, Informational Graphic, to Pierce Strudler for Here Are Your Choices
■ 3rd Place, Freedom of Information, to Chip Rowe for The Meeting Before the Meeting
AMONG MID-SIZED PAPERS
■ 2nd Place, Column (3,000 to 5,999), to Brian PJ Cronin for A Park by Any Other Name
■ 3rd Place, Column (3,000 to 5,999), to Chip Rowe for The Meeting Before the Meeting
AMONG SMALL PAPERS
■ 1st Place, Environmental Reporting (under 6,000), to Brian PJ Cronin, for Sundown at Indian Point
■ 1st Place, Multiple Advertiser Section (under 5,000), to Pierce Strudler, for Love is in the Air
■ 1st Place, Newspaper Promotion (under 5,000), for Informed Inspired Involved
■ 2nd Place, Restaurant Ad (under 5,000), to Pierce Strudler for Riverview
■ 3rd Place, Environmental Reporting (under 6,000), to Brian PJ Cronin, for The Return of the Tree Army
AMONG WEEKLIES
■ 1st Place, for Reader-Generated Campaign, to Teresa Lagerman for Halloween Costume Contest.
AMONG MID-SIZED WEEKLIES
■ 1st Place, Localized National Story (4,000 to 5,999), for Operation Infrastructure
■ 1st Place, Investigative Series (3,000 to 9,999), for Operation Infrastructure
■ 2nd Place, Sports Photo (3,000 to 4,999), to Skip Pearlman (see above)
■ 2nd Place, Feature Photo (4,000 to 5,999), to Ross Corsair, for “Watch Out!”
Corsair’s winning feature photo
■ 2nd Place, Business Story (4,000 to 5,999), to Brian PJ Cronin and Michael Turton for Future Homes
■ 2nd Place, Reporting on Local Government (4,000 to 5,999), to Michael Turton for POOF! A Village Could Disappear
■ 3rd Place, General Excellence (3,000 to 5,999)
■ 3rd Place, Feature Profile (4,000 to 5,999), to Michael Turton for Dutchess Woman Survived Hiroshima
AMONG SMALL WEEKLIES
■ 1st Place, Best Advertising Idea (under 5,000), to Teresa Lagerman, for Ice Cream Parade
■ 2nd Place, Small Ad (under 5,000), to Pierce Strudler, for Pie-Baking Contest
Click here for previous NNA awards (2016-2020)
New York News Publishers Association (NYNPA)
For work published in 2021 (papers less than 10,000 circulation)
■ Best Headline, to Michael Turton, for The Long and Winding Code
■ Best Environmental Reporting, to Brian PJ Cronin for Hunger in the Highlands
■ Best Community Service, to Brian PJ Cronin for Hunger in the Highlands
■ Best Page Design, to Pierce Strudler
■ Best Business Reporting, to the staff for Operation Infrastructure
Click here for previous NYNPA awards (2017-2020)
Institute for Nonprofit News (INN)
For work published in 2020-21 (Medium Newsroom)
■ Finalist, Community Champion Award, for Student Journalists Program
Local Independent Online News (LION)
For work published in 2019-20 (Small Publications)
■ Finalist, Investigative Report, to Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong and Chip Rowe for Secret Putnam
For work published in 2018-19 (Small Publications)
■ 1st Place, Investigative Report, to Chip Rowe for The Extremist Next Door
James Beard Foundation Awards
■ Finalist, Best Food-Related Column, 2013, to Celia Barbour for Mouths to Feed
International Society of Family History Writers and Editors
■ Honorable Mention, Best Genealogy Column, 2017, to Valerie LaRobardier, for Family Trails: Do You Have an ‘Indian Princess’?
News Leaders Association
■ Finalist, First Amendment Award, 2019, to Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong and Chip Rowe for Secret Putnam
International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors
■ Finalist, Golden Quill Editorial Contest, 2021, to Chip Rowe for The Meeting Before the Meeting
■ Finalist, Golden Quill Editorial Contest, 2020, to Jeff Simms for Are We That Far Apart?
■ Finalist, Golden Quill Editorial Contest, 2019, to Chip Rowe for Why I Flipped on Secrecy
Society of Professional Journalists, NYC chapter
■ Finalist, Reporting by Newspaper with Circulation Under 100,000, 2021, to Brian PJ Cronin, for Sundown at Indian Point
■ Finalist, Reporting by Newspaper with Circulation Under 100,000, 2020, to Brian PJ Cronin, for The Fading Forest
■ Finalist, Local News Reporting, 2019, to Chip Rowe for The Extremist Next Door
Journalists Association of New York
For work published in 2022 (papers less than 75,000 circulation)
■ 1st Place, Headline Writing, to Michael Turton for The Long and Winding Code
■ 1st Place, Sports Photo, to Skip Pearlman
■ 2nd Place, Column, to Michael Turton for “Reporter’s Notebook”
■ 2nd Place, Spots News Coverage, to Michael Turton, Chip Rowe and Leonard Sparks for stories about the local aspects of the fall of Afghanistan
■ 2nd Place, Feature Photo, to Ross Corsair
■ 2nd Place, Newspaper of Distinction
