SPJ— New Jersey Chapter
Journalism Awards for 1998

WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS

Deadline Reporting

1st Place

Rebecca Kaplan Boroson, Lil Rubin

Congregation Mourning Loss of Torahs

Jewish Standard

2nd Place

David Polakiewicz, Sandty Stuart

Cause Sought for Fifth-Grader's Death

Bernardsville News

3rd Place

Henry Gottlieb

Why Mommy Wasn't Found Guilty

New Jersey Law Journal

Feature Writing

1st Place

Chris Antar

Montgomery Burn Victim, Family, Cope with Recovery

Princeton Packet

2nd Place

Henry Gottlieb

Why Rich Old People Need the Courts

New Jersey Law Journal

3rd Place

Dana Coleman

New Family Law Course

New Jersey Lawyer

Profile Writing

1st Place

John Kearney

Disney: One Man's Way of Life

Warren Reporter

2nd Place

Larry Savadove

Hands of the Master

The Sandpaper

3rd Place

Tim O'Brien

For Bottitta, Time to Rise and Shine

New Jersey Law Journal

Business Reporting

1st Place

Larry Savadove

Saving Beaches Is More than Engineering

The Sandpaper

2nd Place

Rod Grodt

Local Pharmacist Wants Fair Shake from HMOs

Chatham Courier

3rd Place

Scott Goldstein

.Gifts to Corp Counsels

New Jersey Lawyer

Sports Reporting

1st Place

Rick Mellerup

Pigeons Fly the Coop

The Sandpaper

2nd Place

Pat Johnson

Hyper for Stripers

The Sandpaper

Health, Science, Technology & Environment Reporting

1st Place

Elizabeth Keill

Birthmarks Could Be a Sign of Genetic Disorder

New Providence Independent Press

2nd Place

Rocco Cammarere

Color It Divorce

New Jersey Lawyer

3rd Place

Evelyn F. Apgar

Youthful Panic Molds Legal Advocate for Deaf

New Jersey Lawyer

Series Writing & Reporting

1st Place

Sherrie Felton

Paraguayan Community Thriving in Somerset Hills

Bernardsville News

Investigative Reporting

1st Place

Al Sullivan

Documents Question School Superintendent's Record

Glen Ridge Paper

2nd Place

Tim O'Brien

State Bar Bleeding Red Ink

New Jersey Law Journal

3rd Place

Evelyn F. Apgar

Three Strikes

New Jersey Lawyer

Enterprise Reporting

1st Place

David Polakiewicz

Despite Law, Barriers, Misunderstandings Still Exist

Bernardsville News

2nd Place

Tim O'Brien

Spotlight on Prosecutor's Driver

New Jersey Law Journal

3rd Place

Maria Scandale

Exercise that Delivers

The Sandpaper

Editorial Writing

1st Place

Editorial Board

Virtual Unreality

New Jersey Lawyer

2nd Place

Rebecca Kaplan Boroson

"Shylock or Sambo?"

Jewish Standard

3rd Place

Rebecca Kaplan Boroson

A Time to Die

Jewish Standard

Column Writing

1st Place

John Kearney

Raymond Uhlig's Declining Days

Warren Reporter

2nd Place

Nancy Ritter

Brennan Stories

New Jersey Lawyer

3rd Place

Rick Mellerup

Wrestling with Religion in Atlantic City

The Sandpaper

Review Writing

1st Place

Rick Mellerup

Southern Cooking Arrives

The Sandpaper

2nd Place

Patricia Johnson

Joyce Lawrence Paints the Town

The Sandpaper

3rd Place

Joseph P. Depa III

Watch Out Girls, It's Stinky Spice

Bound Brook Chronicle

Headline Writing

1st Place

Harvey C. Fisher

Hello Lover, Goodbye Alimony

New Jersey Lawyer

2nd Place

Maria Scandale

Exercise that Delivers

The Sandpaper

3rd Place

Karyn Colombo

Pottersville Woman Fights Stroke Step by Step

Hunterdon Review

Editorial Cartooning

1st Place

William J. Valladares

Sensitivity Training at Work

Montclair Times

2nd Place

George Koukas

Two Lawyers on a Deserted Island

New Jersey Lawyer

3rd Place

William J. Valladares

The Board of Ed Prepares to Trim the Budget

Montclair Times

Front Page Layout

1st Place

Jon B. Bradie

Dec. 7 front page

New Jersey Law Journal

2nd Place

Lou Chimenti

July 24 front page

Berlin Journal

3rd Place

Harvey C. Fisher

Feb. 16 front page

New Jersey Lawyer

Feature Page Design

1st Place

Jon B. Bradie

Nov. 30 Business & Law page

New Jersey Law Journal

2nd Place

Lou Chimenti

Holiday Fashion

Berlin Journal

3rd Place

Mario Rossi

Wall Pop Warner

Farmingdale Shore Herald


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