For work published in 2020
AMONG ALL PAPERS
â– 2nd Place, Overall Design Excellence (Tabloids) to Pierce Strudler
â– 3rd Place, Best Online News Project or Presentation, to Chip Rowe, for CurrentPLUS member newsletter
AMONG SMALL PAPERS
â– 1st Place, Thomas G. Butson Award for In-Depth Reporting (under 4,000) to Brian PJ Cronin, for The Fading Forest
â– 1st Place, Sports Feature (under 4,000), to Michael Turton, for Instead, She Walked Away
â– 1st Place, News Story (under 4,000), to Leonard Sparks, for Placed in Harm’s Way
â– 1st Place, Feature Story (3,000 to 4,000), to Jeff Simms, for Clucks and Clicks
â– 1st Place, News or Feature Series (under 4,000), to Jeff Simms and Leonard Sparks, COVID 2021: What Lies Ahead
â– 1st Place, Column (under 4,000), to Michael Turton, for Reporter’s Notebook
â– 1st Place, Advertising Campaign (under 6,000), to Pierce Strudler, for Coping with Stress
â– 1st Place, House Ad/Ad Campaign (weeklies under 6,000), to Pierde Strudler, for Student Journalists Program
â– 2nd Place, News or Feature Series (under 4,000), to Brian PJ Cronin, for The Fading Forest
â– 3rd Place, General Excellence (under 6,000)
â– 3rd Place, News Story (under 4,000), to Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong, for Revolutionary War Battle Rages in Fishkill
â– 3rd Place, Coverage of the Arts (under 6,000) to Alison Rooney, Arvind Dilawar and Chip Rowe
â– 3rd Place, Graphic Illustration (under 6,000), to Summer Pierre, for Comic Sensibilities
â– Honorable Mention, Column (under 4,000), to Brian PJ Cronin, for Out There
â– Honorable Mention, Feature Photo (under 4,000), to Ross Corsair
â– Honorable Mention, Picture Story (under 4,000), to Ross Corsair, for That Empty Feeling
For work published in 2019
AMONG ALL PAPERS
â– 2nd Place, Coverage of Elections/Politics, to Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong, Chip Rowe and Jeff Simms
â– 3rd Place, Coverage of Business, Financial & Economic News, to Victoria Shannon, Jeff Simms and Brian PJ Cronin
AMONG SMALL PAPERS
â– 1st Place, Front Page Design (tabloid under 6,000) to Pierce Strudler
â– 1st Place, Graphic Illustration (under 8,000) to Deb Lucke, for Silent Movie Night at the Butterfield Library
â– 1st Place, News or Feature Series (under 5,000) to Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong and Chip Rowe, for Secret Putnam
â– 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
â– 3rd Place, Thomas G. Butson Award for In-Depth Reporting (under 5,000), to Chip Rowe, for The Extremist Next Door
â– 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)
â– Honorable Mention, Coverage of Local Government (under 8,000), to Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong, Chip Rowe and Michael Turton
â– Honorable Mention, Feature Story (3,000 to 5,000) to Alison Rooney, for Brian Nice Returns with New Show
AMONG SMALL WEEKLIES
â– 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
â– 1st Place, Environmental Coverage for How Hot? How Soon? Climate Change in the Highlands
AMONG SMALLER PAPERS
â– 1st Place, News or Feature Series (4,000 to 7,000), for How Hot? How Soon? Climate Change in the Highlands
â– 1st Place, Feature Story (4,000 to 6,000) to Michael Turton for Were You Just Thinking We Should Do a Story on Coincidences?
â– 1st Place, Sports Feature (4,000 to 6,000) to Brian PJ Cronin for The Endless List
â– 2nd Place, In-Depth Reporting (4,000 to 7,000) for How Hot? How Soon? Climate Change in the Highlands
â– 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
â– 2nd Place, Photo Story (4,000 to 8,000) to Ross Corsair for Shanty on the River
â– 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
â– Honorable Mention, Sports Feature (4,000 to 6,000) to Michael Turton for Racing Pigeon Rescue
â– Honorable Mention, Best Front-Page Design (4,000 to 8,000) to Pierce Strudler
For work published in 2017
AMONG ALL PAPERS
â– 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
â– 2nd Place, Coverage of the Arts (under 8,000) to Alison Rooney and Brian PJ Cronin
â– 2nd Place, Feature Writing (3,000 to 5,000) to Peter Stevenson for Humor from Another Planet
â– 2nd Place, Front-Page Design (under 6,000) to Kate Vikstrom
â– 3rd Place, Coverage of Crime, Police and Courts (under 8,000) to Michael Turton, Jeff Simms, Brian PJ Cronin and Chip Rowe
â– 3rd Place, Editorial Cartoon (under 8,000) to Clay Jones
â– Honorable Mention, Small Advertisement (under 6,000) to Dana Wigdor
â– Honorable Mention, Coverage of Local Government (under 8,000) to Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong
â– Honorable Mention, Feature Writing (3,000 to 5,000) to Michael Turton for Cafe Confidential
â– Honorable Mention, News Writing (under 4,000) to Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong for Butterfield Developer Sues Village in Federal Court
AMONG WEEKLIES
â– 2nd Place, Multi-Advertiser Pages to Kate Vikstrom and Michele Gedney for the Summer Camp Guide
For work published in 2016
AMONG SMALLER PAPERS
â– 1st Place, Graphic Illustration (under 4,000) to Deb Lucke for The Spirit of Beacon Parade
â– 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
â– 3rd Place, Spots News Photo (under 4,000) to Anita Peltonen
For work published in 2015
AMONG SMALLER PAPERS
â– 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
â– 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
â– 1st Place, Use of Social Media to Mary Anne Myers for One Poem a Day Won’t Kill You
AMONG SMALLER PAPERS
â– 3rd Place, Coverage of the Arts (under 5,000) to Alison Rooney
â– Honorable Mention, Graphic Illustration (under 5,000) to Kate Vikstrom
For work published in 2013
AMONG ALL PAPERS
â– 1st Place, Use of Video to Gregory Gunder, for Sing, Fly, Mate, Die
AMONG SMALLER PAPERS
â– 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
â– 2nd Place, Spot News Coverage, to Kevin E. Foley, Michael Turton and Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong, for coverage of a local manhunt
â– 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
â– 3rd Place, Best News or Feature Series, to Jeanne Tao for local religious institutions
â– 3rd Place, Feature Story, to Kevin E. Foley for Sing, Fly, Mate, Die
â– 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
â– Honorable Mention, Multi-Advertiser Page, to Kate Vikstrom, for Shop Local