NYPA Awards

For work published in 2023

AMONG ALL PAPERS

■ Newspaper of the Year
■ Photographer of the Year to Ross Corsair

Corsair’s winning portfolio

■ 1st Place, Coverage of Business, Financial & Economic News, to Jeff Simms, Joey Asher, Michael Turton and Leonard Sparks
■ 1st Place, Graphic Illustration, to Deb Lucke for Gwen Laster’s Violin Speaks
■ 2nd Place, Audience Development Promotion, to Teresa Lagerman and Emily Hare, for the summer Ice Cream Passport campaign
■ 3rd Place, to Ross Corsair, for A Philipstown Holiday.

AMONG SMALLER PAPERS

■ 1st Place, Feature Story, to Michael Turton for A Rarity Even Among Rarities
■ 1st Place, Small Ad, to Pierce Strudler, for Christ Church in Beacon
■ 2nd Place, Feature Story, to Alison Rooney for Robots of the Mind
■ 2nd Place, Coverage of Education, to Joey Asher, Jeff Simms, Erin-Leigh Hoffman and Mackenzie Boric
■ 2nd Place, Picture Story, to Ross Corsair, for Thrill-Seekers
■ 2nd Place, Feature Photo, Ross Corsair, for his shot of a kiss for Santa
■ 2nd Place, Small Ad, to Pierce Strudler, for Community Nursery School
■ 2nd Place, House Ad/Campaign, to Teresa Lagerman, for Halloween Costume Contest
■ 3rd Place, Sports Feature, to Michael Turton for his profile of former boxer Bob Bozic
■ 3rd Place, Small Ad, to Pierce Strudler, for Cold Spring Fish
■ Honorable Mention, Sports Feature, to Joey Asher for his story on the Sports Bra Project
■ Honorable Mention, Feature Photo, to Ross Corsair, for “Spooky!”

For work published in 2022

AMONG ALL PAPERS

■ Newspaper of the Year
■ 1st Place, Advertising Excellence, to Michele Gedney
■ 1st Place, Environmental Coverage, to Brian PJ Cronin
■ 1st Place, Historical, Anniversary and Progress Editions, to Chip Rowe and Leonard Sparks, for Always Present, Never Seen
■ 1st Place, Coverage of Religion, to Brian PJ Cronin for The Challenge for Churches
■ 1st Place, Local Business Support Campaign, to Teresa Lagerman, for Ice Cream Passport
■ 2nd Place, Photographic Excellence
■ 2nd Place, Photographer of the Year, to Ross Corsair
■ 2nd Place, News Web Site
■ 2nd Place, Advertising Media Kit
■ 3rd Place, Coverage of Health, Health Care & Science
■ 3rd Place, Coverage of Diversity
■ 3rd Place, Podcast
■ Honorable Mention, Sports Coverage, to Skip Pearlman

AMONG SMALLER PAPERS

■ 1st Place, News Story to Jeff Simms for an article about a Beacon police officer killed 100 years ago
■ 1st Place, Coverage of Education
■ 1st Place, News or Features Series, for Always Present, Never Seen
■ 2nd Place, Column, to Brian PJ Cronin for Out There
■ 2nd Place, Small Ad, to Pierce Strudler
■ 2nd Place, Feature Photo, to Leonard Sparks (above)
■ 3rd Place, General Excellence
■ 3rd Place, Investigative/In-Depth Reporting, to Jeff Simms, for Are the Kids Alright?
■ 3rd Place, Picture Story, to Valerie Shively for her photo essay on the Wee Play sale
■ Honorable Mention, News or Features Series, to Jeff Simms for Are the Kids Alright?

For work published in 2021

AMONG ALL PAPERS

■ Newspaper of the Year
■ 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

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

For work published in 2020

AMONG ALL PAPERS

■ 2nd Place, Overall Design Excellence (Tabloids) to Pierce Strudler
■ 3rd Place, Best Online News Project or Presentation, to Chip Rowe, for CurrentPLUS newsletter

AMONG SMALL PAPERS

■ 1st Place, Thomas G. Butson Award for In-Depth Reporting (under 4,000) to Brian PJ Cronin, for The Fading Forest
■ 1st Place, Sports Feature (under 4,000), to Michael Turton, for Instead, She Walked Away
■ 1st Place, News Story (under 4,000), to Leonard Sparks, for Placed in Harm’s Way
■ 1st Place, Feature Story (3,000 to 4,000), to Jeff Simms, for Clucks and Clicks
■ 1st Place, News or Feature Series (under 4,000), to Jeff Simms and Leonard Sparks, COVID 2021: What Lies Ahead
■ 1st Place, Column (under 4,000), to Michael Turton, for Reporter’s Notebook
■ 1st Place, Advertising Campaign (under 6,000), to Pierce Strudler, for Coping with Stress
■ 1st Place, House Ad/Ad Campaign (weeklies under 6,000), to Pierde Strudler, for Student Journalists Program
■ 2nd Place, News or Feature Series (under 4,000), to Brian PJ Cronin, for The Fading Forest
■ 3rd Place, General Excellence (under 6,000)
■ 3rd Place, News Story (under 4,000), to Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong, for Revolutionary War Battle Rages in Fishkill
■ 3rd Place, Coverage of the Arts (under 6,000) to Alison Rooney, Arvind Dilawar and Chip Rowe
■ 3rd Place, Graphic Illustration (under 6,000), to Summer Pierre, for Comic Sensibilities
■ Honorable Mention, Column (under 4,000), to Brian PJ Cronin, for Out There
■ Honorable Mention, Feature Photo (under 4,000), to Ross Corsair
■ Honorable Mention, Picture Story (under 4,000), to Ross Corsair, for That Empty Feeling

For work published in 2019

AMONG ALL PAPERS

■ 2nd Place, Coverage of Elections/Politics, to Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong, Chip Rowe and Jeff Simms
■ 3rd Place, Coverage of Business, Financial & Economic News, to Victoria Shannon, Jeff Simms and Brian PJ Cronin

AMONG SMALL PAPERS

■ 1st Place, Front Page Design (tabloid under 6,000) to Pierce Strudler
■ 1st Place, Graphic Illustration (under 8,000) to Deb Lucke, for Silent Movie Night at the Butterfield Library
■ 1st Place, News or Feature Series (under 5,000) to Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong and Chip Rowe, for Secret Putnam
■ 2nd Place, News or Feature Series (under 5,000) to Victoria Shannon and Jeff Simms, for Living on the Edge
■ 2nd Place, Columns (under 6,000) to Chip Rowe, for Editor’s Notebook
■ 3rd Place, Thomas G. Butson Award for In-Depth Reporting (under 5,000), to Chip Rowe, for The Extremist Next Door
■ 3rd Place, Feature Photo (under 6,000), to Michael Turton

■ Honorable Mention, Coverage of Local Government (under 8,000), to Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong, Chip Rowe and Michael Turton
■ Honorable Mention, Feature Story (3,000 to 5,000) to Alison Rooney, for Brian Nice Returns with New Show

AMONG SMALL WEEKLIES

■ 2nd Place, Small-Space Ad (under 6,000), to Michele Gedney and Pierce Strudler
■ 2nd Place, House Ad/Ad Campaign (under 8,000), to Pierce Strudler, Heidi Kitlas, Chris Bockelmann, for Dear Reader…

For work published in 2018

AMONG ALL PAPERS

■ 1st Place, Environmental Coverage for How Hot? How Soon? Climate Change in the Highlands

AMONG SMALLER PAPERS

■ 1st Place, News or Feature Series (4,000 to 7,000), for How Hot? How Soon? Climate Change in the Highlands
■ 1st Place, Feature Story (4,000 to 6,000) to Michael Turton for Were You Just Thinking We Should Do a Story on Coincidences?
■ 1st Place, Sports Feature (4,000 to 6,000) to Brian PJ Cronin for The Endless List
■ 2nd Place, In-Depth Reporting (4,000 to 7,000) for How Hot? How Soon? Climate Change in the Highlands
■ 2nd Place, Feature Story (4,000 to 6,000) to Brian PJ Cronin for Nice Guys Finish Last
■ 2nd Place, Promotional Advertisement (under  6,000) to Pierce Strudler
■ 2nd Place, Photo Story (4,000 to 8,000) to Ross Corsair for Shanty on the River
■ 2nd Place, Art Photo (under 6,000) to Michael Turton

■ 3rd Place, Sports Feature (4,000 to 6,000) to Michael Turton for Pond Hockey
■ Honorable Mention, Sports Feature (4,000 to 6,000) to Michael Turton for Racing Pigeon Rescue
■ Honorable Mention, Best Front-Page Design (4,000 to 8,000) to Pierce Strudler

For work published in 2017

AMONG ALL PAPERS

■ 3rd Place, Coverage of Health and Healthcare Issues to Michael Turton, Brian PJ Cronin, Chip Rowe and Jeff Simms

AMONG SMALLER PAPERS

■ 1st Place, Thomas G. Butson Award for In-Depth Reporting (under 5,000) for Fighting Back – The Opioid Crisis
■ 2nd Place, News or Features Series (under 5,000) for Fighting Back – The Opioid Crisis
■ 2nd Place, Coverage of the Arts (under 8,000) to Alison Rooney and Brian PJ Cronin
■ 2nd Place, Feature Writing (3,000 to 5,000) to Peter Stevenson for Humor from Another Planet
■ 2nd Place, Front-Page Design (under 6,000) to Kate Vikstrom
■ 3rd Place, Coverage of Crime, Police and Courts (under 8,000) to Michael Turton, Jeff Simms, Brian PJ Cronin and Chip Rowe
■ 3rd Place, Editorial Cartoon (under 8,000) to Clay Jones

■ Honorable Mention, Small Advertisement (under 6,000) to Dana Wigdor
■ Honorable Mention, Coverage of Local Government (under 8,000) to Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong
■ Honorable Mention, Feature Writing (3,000 to 5,000) to Michael Turton for Cafe Confidential
■ Honorable Mention, News Writing (under 4,000) to Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong for Butterfield Developer Sues Village in Federal Court

AMONG WEEKLIES

■ 2nd Place, Multi-Advertiser Pages to Kate Vikstrom and Michele Gedney for the Summer Camp Guide

For work published in 2016

AMONG SMALLER PAPERS

■ 1st Place, Graphic Illustration (under 4,000) to Deb Lucke for The Spirit of Beacon Parade
■ 3rd Place, Coverage of Local Government (under 4,000) to Michael Turton, Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong, Jeff Simms and Holly Crocco
■ 3rd Place, News Story (under 4,000) to Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong for Putnam Visitors’ Bureau Lost Money in 2015
■ 3rd Place, Spots News Photo (under 4,000) to Anita Peltonen

For work published in 2015

AMONG SMALLER PAPERS

■ 2nd Place, Art Photo (under 5,000) to Ross Corsair

■ 3rd Place, News Story (under 4,000) to Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong for ‘Roger Ailes Senior Center’? County Said ‘No’ to Such Tributes in 2008
■ Honorable Mention, Multi-Advertiser Pages (under 8,000) to Michele Gedney and Kate Vikstrom for holiday shopping guide

For work published in 2014

AMONG ALL PAPERS

■ 1st Place, Use of Social Media to Mary Anne Myers for One Poem a Day Won’t Kill You

AMONG SMALLER PAPERS

■ 3rd Place, Coverage of the Arts (under 5,000) to Alison Rooney
■ Honorable Mention, Graphic Illustration (under 5,000) to Kate Vikstrom

For work published in 2013

AMONG ALL PAPERS

■ 1st Place, Use of Video to Gregory Gunder, for Sing, Fly, Mate, Die

AMONG SMALLER PAPERS

■ 1st Place, Spot News Coverage, to Kevin E. Foley, Alison Rooney and Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong for coverage of MTA derailment and death of Jim Lovell
■ 2nd Place, Spot News Coverage, to Kevin E. Foley, Michael Turton and Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong, for coverage of a local manhunt
■ 2nd Place, Coverage of Local Government, to Kevin E. Foley and Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong
■ 3rd Place, News Story, to Kevin E. Foley, for Family Celebrates Husband and Father’s Life
■ 3rd Place, Best News or Feature Series, to Jeanne Tao for local religious institutions
■ 3rd Place, Feature Story, to Kevin E. Foley for Sing, Fly, Mate, Die
■ 3rd Place, for House Ad/Campaign, to Kate Vikstrom
■ Honorable Mention, Sports Feature, to Alison Rooney, for Zane Del Pozo is a Triathlon Champion, and He’s Not Yet Six Years Old
■ Honorable Mention, Multi-Advertiser Page, to Kate Vikstrom, for Shop Local