Local & State
SPECIAL AWARDS
The 2016 Maine Press Association Better Newspaper Contest Awards were announced Oct. 29 in South Portland. Special awards included:
General Excellence for Weekend
Digital General Excellence, second
Daily General Excellence, third
Advertising Person of the Year: Jean Berg
WINNING PHOTOS
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FIRST PLACE, SPECIAL ONLINE PROJECT
Welcome to Portland: No vacancy
Explore stories, data, drone video, historic photos and more in our special report on the city's housing crisis.
FIRST PLACE, PICTURE STORY
For one couple on prom night, love is in the air
More than 20,000 people with special needs gathered at churches around the country for the Night to Shine, including at Eastpoint Christian Church in Portland.
FIRST PLACE STORIES
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Big changes are occurring in one of the fastest-warming spots on Earth
The ecosystem’s species – and the people who rely on them – are caught in the cross-hairs of a changing climate.
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Real Estate
Super-tight apartment market torments renters, redefines parts of city
A deep look into the extreme conditions and soaring prices reveals the human and financial trauma and the confluence of social trends that caused it.
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Cops & Courts
911 calls about Oakland shootings reveal night of terror, chaos
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News
Political response to crushing college debt ratchets up
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Varsity Maine
Boys’ soccer: Yarmouth repeats as Class B champion
SECOND PLACE STORIES
THIRD PLACE STORIES
OPINION
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If he gets a pass on his latest insensitive remark, what does that say about all of us?
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His refusal to sign bills, fill appointments and issue bonds creates division and dysfunction that will last long beyond his term in office.
COLUMNS / REVIEWS
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Dinner here is no fast-to-fade one-night stand.
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The Portland Museum of Art reopens after a three-week closure.
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Now in her 80s, Edith McCormick still makes the nut-and-cherry-topped pastry for church gatherings, funerals and hungry neighbors.
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Pascaline Lisembe demonstrates how to make cassava, a stew that is a staple dish in central African nations.
BLOGS
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DESIGN
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A Scarborough team's research eventually could change the way kidney disease is treated and save thousands of lives.
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You'll need items from compost to cages, from barrels to broadforks.
WINNING VIDEOS
On April 25, Sue Ellen Monaghan and Jon Claflin met for the first time at her parent’s home in Portland. Sue Ellen lost her 25-year old son, Tim, on October 31. On November 1, Jon Claflin, who was in dire need of a transplant, received Tim’s heart.
Tito Morales and his kid brother, Barry Wilson, are among the best young boxers the Portland Boxing Club’s Bob Russo has ever trained. Their drive to succeed isn’t about fame – it’s about family.
This November marks the 65th anniversary of the battle of Chosin Reservoir during the Korean War when more men died of frostbite and pneumonia than from artillery fire.
FULL LIST OF AWARDS:
Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram
Kennebec Journal
Morning Sentinel
First Place
Business Section: Staff
Editorial Page: Sarah Collins & Greg Kesich
Sports Section: Staff
Political Reporting: Steve Mistler, “Why they’re mad in Madison”
News Story: Leslie Bridgers, “Welcome to Portland: No Vacancy”
Special Online Project/Section: Staff, “Welcome to Portland: No Vacancy”
Scenic Photo: Gregory Rec, “Lobsterwoman”
Feature Photo: Gregory Rec, “Fiddlers”
Picture Story: Ben McCanna, “Marie & Caleb”
Editorial: Greg Kesich, “LePage should not speak”
Opinion Columnist: Douglas Rooks (Kennebec Journal)
Environmental Story: Colin Woodard, “As food web frays…”
Education Story: Noel Gallagher, “New vigor energizes…”
Analysis (tied): Dave Hench (Press Herald), Peter McGuire (Morning Sentinel), “911 transcript”
Critic’s Award: James H. Schwartz, “It was love from first bite”
Sports Columnist: Kevin Thomas
Game Story: Steve Craig, “Clippers perform an encore”
Editorial Cartoonist: Steve Meyers
Front Page Design: Staff, “Your ships have come in”
Specialty Page Design: Sally Ericson, GMOs
Sponsorship Page: Staff
Young Reader Idea: Staff
Circulation Promotion: Staff
Self-Promotion: Staff
Second Place
Feature Section: Staff
Sports Section: Staff (Kennebec Journal)
Investigative Report: Whit Richardson, “Payday at the mill”
Editorial Page: Ben Bragdon (Morning Sentinel)
Analysis: Keith Edwards (Kennebec Journal), “Augusta faces crisis”
Spot News Photo: Derek Davis, “Heroin Overdose”
Picture Story: Gregory Rec, “Gulf of Maine”
Feature Story: Eric Russell, “Lucie McNulty’s long solo”
Sports Columnist: Mike Lowe
Opinion Columnist: Greg Kesich, “Ungovernor LePage…”
News Photo: Mike Seamans (Morning Sentinel)
People Photo: Mike Seamans (Morning Sentinel)
Sports Photo: Mike Seamans (Morning Sentinel)
Freedom of Information: Joe Lawlor
Continuing Story: Gillian Graham, “Now-retired Maine officer…”
Critic’s Award: Dan Kany, “Subtle changes…”
Front Page Design: Staff, “The heroin trails”
Illustration: Michael Fisher, “Plot twist”
Graphic: Sharon Wood (Kennebec Journal)
Sports Profile: Deirdre Fleming, “In a clear space…”
New Revenue Idea: Staff
Third Place
Investigative Report: Eric Russell, “A tempest of conflict”
News Story: Rachel Ohm (Morning Sentinel)
Spot News Story: Scott Dolan and Matt Byrne, “Police arrest suspect”
News Blogger
David Epstein
Continuing Story: Beth Quimby and Ed Murphy, “Mainers aboard ship”
Business Story (tied): Tom Bell, “Cracking $4/pound”
People Photo: Ben McCanna, “Ice Fisherman”
Picture Story: Gabe Souza, “N.H. campaign trail”
Local Columnist: Meredith Goad, “A dish to remember”
Critic’s Award: Allan Kozinn, “PORTopera’s new approach”
Features Blogger: Carey Kish
Sports News Story: Glenn Jordan, “Runners bolt”
Graphic: Michael Fisher, “Kidney”
Sports Page Design: Joe Grant
Feature Headline: Sally Ericson, “Salad dressing”
News/Sports Headline: Bob Dixon, “When shooting at bull’s eye…”
Supplement Cover: David Tripp, Tall Ships
Specialty Page Design: Pete Gorski, “Star Wars”