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England Press Association
Honors Local Journalists
Valley Patriot Staff
(03/06/07)
Coverage
of the devastating flood that ravaged most communities in
the Merrimack Valley for ten days last May dominated much
of the New England Press Association awards given out to
local journalists at the Boston Park Plaza last month.
Winning first place for General News Story in the Daily
Newspaper category was the Lowell Sun for its coverage of
the flood in Lowell and surrounding areas. The
Eagle~Tribune took second place for its coverage of the
flood.
The Valley Patriot story which was awarded second place
in the Monthly category focused on the Red Cross shelter
in Methuen where flood victims were staying and the harsh
treatment they received by the National Red Cross.
Photos of the flood were awarded as well as Alison
McGonigle of the Andover Townsman also won an award for
her coverage of an insurance company’s slow response
to help policy holders after the floods.
Also winning a NEPA award was Ken Johnson of the
Eagle~Tribune who placed third in the Daily Editorial
Writing category, for his brilliant piece on how the
North Andover School Committee voted to spend $187,000 of
the taxpayers money to buy out Super-intendent Harry
Harutunian and refusing to tell the public why.
NEPA recognized several other journalists in the
Merrimack Valley at the annual NEPA Banquet. Among the
talented journalists receiving awards were:
The Lowell Sun, Lowell - Michael La Fluer, category:
convergence, daily newspaper, third place. Paul Watson,
category: illustration, 2nd place. Sharon Flaherty,
category: editorial daily newspaper. Jon Hill, category:
general news photo, daily, first place for general news
story, category: daily. Carmine Frongillo, category:
sports story, 2nd place, daily. Julie Malakie, category:
sports photo. Dennis Whitton, category: sports column,
2nd place, daily. Paul Sullivan, category: 1st place,
humor columnist, daily. The Lowell Sun, category: local
election coverage, 1st place. David Perry, category: arts
& entertainment reporting, 1st place, daily. Tony
German, category: feature photo, daily.
North Shore Weekly/Sunday, Peabody/Salem - Barbara
Taormina, category: environmental reporting, alternative
weekly newspapers. Taormina is the former editor of the
North Andover Citizen. BarbaraTaormina, category: sports
story, 2nd place, alternative weekly. BarbaraTaormina,
category: coverage of racial or ethnic issues, 1st place,
alternative weekly. BarbaraTaormina, North, category:
health reporting, 1st place, alternative weekly.
Eagle~Tribune, North Andover - David Scott & Rosemary
Ford, category: infographics, 3rd place, daily newspaper.
David Scott, category: photo illustration, 2nd place,
daily. Ken Johnson, category: editorial writing, daily.
Shawn Regan, category: special issue feature story, 3rd
place, daily.
Second Place for General News Story: The Eagle~Tribune.
category: daily.
Andover Townsman, Andover - Andover Townsman, category:
editorial page writing, weekly newspaper. Alison
McGonagle, category: general news story, weekly. Brian
Davidson, category: coverage of racial or ethnic issues,
3rd place. Tim Jean, category: personality photo, 3rd
place, weekly. Brian Davidson, category:
business/economic reporting, 3rd place, weekly.
Haverhill Gazette, Haverhill - Jean MacDougall-Tattan,
category: editorial writing, weekly. Mark Behan,
category: sports story, 2nd place, weekly. Mark Behan,
category: 1st place, sports column, weekly.
North Andover Citizen, N. Andover - Joe McConnell,
category: sports story, third place, weekly.
The Daily News, Newburyport - Stephanie Chelf, category:
environmental reporting, first place Stephanie Chelf and
Priti Prabhakar, category: investigative reporting, 3rd
place, daily.
The Valley Dispatch, Dracut - Julia Malakie, category:
photo series, 2nd place, weekly.
The Valley Patriot, N. Andover - Tom Duggan, category:
general news story, monthly.
Tewksbury Advocate, Tewksbury - Franklin Tucker,
category: health reporting, 3rd place, weekly. Linda
Kush, category: history reporting, 3rd place, weekly.
The Salem Observer, Salem, N.H. - Jim Devine, category:
general news story, 2nd place, weekly.
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The March 2007 Edition
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