| SPJ
— New Jersey Chapter |
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WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS |
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Stuart and Beverley Awbrey Award for Distinguished Community Journalism |
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| The Montclair Times and the Amboy Beacon | |
Deadline Reporting |
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| 1st Place | Eileen Moon, Sheilagh Casey, Doris Kulman, Marion Hodge, Peg Sturmfels, Sharon Rivera, Karen Irvine, Scott Longfield, Juan Ellis, Two River Times, "Two River Torment" |
| 2nd Place | Christine Nardone, Prescott Tolk, Tom Jennemann, Al Sullivan, Hudson Reporter Newspaper Group, "The Longest Day" |
| 3rd Place | Staff, Business News New Jersey, "What Now?" |
Feature Writing |
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| 1st Place | Henry Gottlieb, New Jersey Law Journal, "Robert Marshall Tells His Side" |
| 2nd Place | John Burton, Greater Media Publishing, "Sennachie and Meitheal meet in Red Bank" |
| 3rd Place | Elizabeth S. Ludas, The Montclair Times, "Persistence and Faith Solve a 32-Year-Old Puzzle" |
Profile Writing |
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| 1st Place | Harvey C. Fisher, New Jersey Lawyer, "Remembering our man, Rocco Cammarere" |
| 2nd Place | Sherry Conohan, Atlanticville, "Last sailor of WWII ship USS Juneau" |
| 3rd Place | Michael Wojcik, The Beacon, "From the mean streets to the Good News" |
Business Reporting |
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| 1st Place | Lawrence B. Moniz, Business News New Jersey, "What color is your salmon?" |
| 2nd Place | Evelyn Apgar, New Jersey Lawyer, "Minorities citing plant placements" |
| 3rd Place | Gloria Stravelli, The Hub, "Ferries deliver aid during, after tragedy at WTC" |
Sports Reporting |
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| 1st Place | Mike Gesario, The Verona-Cedar Groves Times, "Kings of the hill" |
| 2nd Place | Richard A. Sokerka, The Beacon, "Faith in freshman" |
| 3rd Place | Michael Wojcik, The Beacon, "Notre Dame now, Major Leagues later" |
Health, Science, Technology, and Environmental Reporting |
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| 1st Place | Dan Goldblatt, Business News New Jersey, "The all-seeing eye" |
| 2nd Place | Maria Vogel-Short, New Jersey Lawyer, "Post-partum depression: Making of a new defense" |
| 3rd Place | Scott Goldstein, New Jersey Lawyer, "Let's go to the video" |
Series Reporting |
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| 1st Place | Miriam Rinn, The Jewish Standard, "Reporter's Notebook: Poland" |
| 2nd Place | Cort Parker Jr., Hunterdon Review, "Hunterdon Confronts New World" |
| 3rd Place | Katia Raina and Angela King, The Montclair Times, "Diversity of Montclair" |
Investigative Reporting |
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| 1st Place | Al Sullivan, Secaucus Reporter, "Dangerous Mixture" |
| 2nd Place | Scott Goldstein, New Jersey Lawyer, "Bench Diversity Takes Slow Road" |
| 3rd Place | Robert G. Seidenstein, New Jersey Lawyer, "Crossing The Line Into Legal Advice" |
Enterprise Reporting |
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| 1st Place | Jerry Jastrab, New Jersey Lawyer, "Beware: Erosion of Lawyer-Client Privilege" |
| 2nd Place | Jennifer Potash, The Princeton Packet, "Once-vibrant Princeton Republicans ponder cause of recent decline" |
| 3rd Place | Angela G. King, The Montclair Times, "Montclair's a favorite site for moviemaking" |
Editorial Writing |
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| 1st Place | Audrey Davie, The Citizen of Morris County, "Criminally Stupid?" |
| 2nd Place | Frederic K. Becker, New Jersey Lawyer, "An Eye for an Eye" |
| 3rd Place | Rita Annan-Brady, The Progress, "Does the end really justify the means?" |
Column Writing |
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| 1st Place | David P. Rebovich, New Jersey Lawyer, "Gubernatorial candidates deft at turning inside out" |
| 2nd Place | Minx McCloud, Hillsborough Beacon, "In her dreams, Mom is still there to offer guidance." |
| 3rd Place | Bob Decker, The Citizen of Morris County, "Be parents - not critics" |
Review Writing |
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| 1st Place | Miriam Rinn, Jewish Standard, "Modern Woman in Search of a Soul" |
| 2nd Place | Curt Leviant, Jewish Standard, "Success came just before sunset" |
| 3rd Place | Jon Shure, New Jersey Lawyer, "Serious TV Newscasts? Don't Hold Your Breath" |
Headline Writing |
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| 1st Place | Richard A. Sokerka, The Beacon, "No cash, no collar" |
| 2nd Place | Mike Gesario, The Verona-Cedar Grove Times, "Two-che!" |
| 3rd Place | Rebecca Boroson, The Jewish Standard, "Ghost writer." |
Editorial Cartooning |
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| 1st Place | Harry Trumbore, The Item of Millburn and Short Hills, "DiFrancesco" |
| 2nd Place | George Koukos, New Jersey Lawyer, "I Will Not Smirk at the Judge" |
| 3rd Place | Harry Trumbore, The Item of Millburn and Short Hills, "Survivor" |
Informational Graphic |
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| 1st Place | Eileen Shine, New Jersey Lawyer, "Has the practice of law become too stressful?" |
| 2nd Place | George Koukos, New Jersey Lawyer, "Miss that deadline? The computer did it." |
| 3rd Place | Alice Fogarty and Sandra C. Mailman, New Jersey Lawyer, "The judicial budget getting slim fast." |
Front Page Design |
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| 1st Place | Jerry Szubin, Jewish Standard, Sept. 14, "The mourning after." |
| 2nd Place | Glenn Garvie, Mike Gesario, Paul Milo, The Verona-Cedar Grove Times, Dec. 6, "Kings of the hill" |
| 3rd Place | Audrey Davie, Stephanie Blanchard, Bob Decker, The Citizen of Morris County, Oct. 3, "A greeting fit for a king" |
Feature Page Design |
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| 1st Place | Jaimie Winters, Glenn Garvie, South Bergenite, "Haunted Houses and Halloween Hayrides" |
| 2nd Place | Joao-Pierre S. Ruth, Business News New Jersey, "Publishing with a dash of pumpkin seed" |
| 3rd Place | Sandra C. Mailman, New Jersey Lawyer, "Guide to Internet Services" |
Spot News Photography |
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| 1st Place | Demitrius Balevski, New Jersey Community Newspapers, "Biker Injured in Crash" |
| 2nd Place | Demitrius Balevski, New Jersey Community Newspapers, "A Familiar View Forever Changed" |
Feature Photography |
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| 1st Place | Demitrius Balevski, New Jersey Community Newspapers, "A Day to Remember" |
| 2nd Place | Mike Lawson, Suburban Trends, "A Biting Chance" |
