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
Cari Swanson with Lily in her kitchen; she brings the horses inside to get them used to being on movie sets. (Photo by M. 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
