Our Awards

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 2020 (papers less than 10,000 circulation)

■ Best Business Reporting, to Jeff Simms, Victoria Shannon, Leonard Sparks and Michael Turton for COVID 2021: Business as Usual
■ Best Investigative Reporting, to Leonard Sparks for Placed in Harm’s Way
■ Best Column, to Brian PJ Cronin, for Out There
■ Best Sports Writing, to Michael Turton, for Leaving the Game Behind
■ Best Feature Photography, to Ross Corsair, for Make Some Noise!
■ Best Page Design, to Pierce Strudler

Click here for previous NYNPA awards (2017-2019)

Institute for Nonprofit News (INN)

For work published in 2020-21

■ Finalist, Community Champion Award (Medium Newsroom), for Student Journalists Program

Local Independent Online News (LION)

For work published in 2019-20

■ Finalist, Investigative Report (Small Publications), to Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong and Chip Rowe for Secret Putnam

For work published in 2018-19

■ 1st Place, Investigative Report (Small Publications), 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, 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