| Class I |
| First place | Jon Hill; Boston (Mass.) Herald; "Hostage Nabbed" |
| Second place | Fred J. Field; Portland (Maine) Press Herald; "Moose Standoff" |
| Third place | Kuni Takashi; Boston (Mass.) Herald; "Last Mile" |
| Class II |
| First place | Tory Germann; The Sun, Lowell, Mass.; "Hostage Standoff" |
| Second place | Tim Martin; The Day, New London, Conn.; "Too Painful to Watch" |
| Third place | (tie) Lisa Poole; The Eagle-Tribune, Lawrence, Mass.; "Tragedy on Ice" |
| Third place | (tie) Jonathan Wilcox; Republican - American, Waterbury, Conn.; "I-84 Crash" |
| Class III |
| First place | Elaine Skylar; Concord (N.H.) Monitor; "Fire Reaction" |
| Second place | Michael Moore; The Keene (N.H.) Sentinel; "All That Remains" |
| Third place | Ben Garvin; Concord (N.H.) Monitor; "Fire Grief" |
| Class I |
| First place | Gregory Rec; Maine Sunday Telegram, Portland, Maine; "Pain and Desperation" |
| Second place | Paul Kapteyn; Telegram & Gazette, Worcester, Mass.; "Last Flight" |
| Third place | (tie) Fred J. Field; Portland (Maine) Press Herald; "Van Crash Memorial" |
| Third place | (tie) John Freidah; The Providence (R.I.) Journal; "Moved By The News" |
| Class II |
| First place | Lisa Poole; The Eagle-Tribune, Lawrence, Mass.; "Lydia Gomez" |
| Second place | Tim Martin; The Day, New London, Conn.; "Teary Send-off" |
| Third place | Julia Malakie; The Sun, Lowell, Mass.; "Crying Embrace" |
| Class III |
| First place | Bob Hammerstrom; The Telegraph, Nashua, NH; "Children's Burn Camp" |
| Second place | (tie) Andy Molloy; Kennebec Journal, Augusta, Maine; "Just A Drill" |
| Second place | (tie) Kevin Jacobus; The Telegraph, Nashua, NH; "Troops Deploy" |
| Third place | Laura DeCapua; Valley News, Lebanon, N.H.; "Slain Teen" |
| Class I |
| First place | Gabor Degre; Bangor (Maine) Daily News; "Go The Distance" |
| Second place | Debee Tlumacki; The Patriot Ledger, Quincy, Mass.; "Rowing Crew Lift Oars" |
| Third place | (tie) Gretchen Ertl; The Providence (R.I.) Journal; "School Dance" |
| Third place | (tie) Gretchen Ertl; The Providence (R.I.) Journal; "St. Nick Visits The Suburbs" |
| Class II |
| First place | Peter Pereira; The Standard-Times, New Bedford, Mass.; "Praying In Fear" |
| Second place | Steve Heaslip; Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, Mass.; "Frozen Food" |
| Third place | Dana Jensen; The Day, New London, Conn.; "Window Dressing" |
| Class III |
| First place | Jacqueline Marque; The Newport (R.I) Daily News; "Relief From The Heat" |
| Second place | Michelle McLoughlin; Record-Journal, Meriden, Conn; "Poultry In Motion" |
| Third place | Michael Moore; The Keene (N.H.) Sentinel; "Euphoria" |
| Class I |
| First place | Amelia Kunhardt; The Patriot Ledger, Quincy, Mass.; "Christie Coombs with Family" |
| Second place | Mark Garfinkel; Boston (Mass.) Herald; "Face of Courage" |
| Third place | Gretchen Ertl; The Providence (R.I.) Journal; "Reason for Hope" |
| Class II |
| First place | Sandy Hill; The Sun, Lowell, Mass.; "A Mother's Protection" |
| Second place | Daryn Slover; Sun Journal, Lewiston, Maine; "Homeless Teens" |
| Third place | Tim Martin; The Day, New London, Conn.; "Shades of Blue" |
| Class III |
| First place | Mike George; The Sun Chronicle, Attleboro, Mass.; "Missed Putt" |
| Second place | Kevin Gutting; Daily Hampshire Gazette, Northampton, Mass.; "Lida Nelson Smith, Modern Dance Pioneer" |
| Third place | Laura DeCapua; Valley News, Lebanon, N.H.; "Partial To Cowboy Music" |
| Class I |
| First place | Paul Kapteyn; Telegram & Gazette, Worcester, Mass.; "So who has the ball" |
| Second place | Fred J. Field; Portland (Maine) Press Herald; "Diver" |
| Third place | Rick Cinclair; Telegram & Gazette, Worcester, Mass.; "Battle for the Finish" |
| Class II |
| First place | Tim Cook; The Day, New London, Conn.; "Uconn Basketball" |
| Second place | Peter Huoppi; Burlington (Vt.) Free Press; "Score" |
| Third place | Tim Martin; The Day, New London, Conn.; "Not Having Fun In the Sun" |
| Class III |
| First place | Keith Nordstrom; The Sun Chronicle, Attleboro, Mass.; "Header" |
| Second place | Rich Beauchesne; Portsmouth (NH) Herald; "Crooked Hoop" |
| Third place | Jim Evans; Kennebec Journal, Augusta, Maine; "Colby Crew" |
| Class I |
| First place | Jim Collins; Telegram & Gazette, Worcester, Mass.; "Into the arms of the fans" |
| Second place | John Friedah; The Providence (R.I.) Journal; "kid pointing" |
| Third place | Jim Mahoney; Boston (Mass.) Herald; "Touching Tribute to Ted" |
| Class II |
| First place | David Selenius; The Sun, Lowell, Mass.; "Sprinkler delay" |
| Second place | Peter Huoppi; Burlington (Vt.) Free Press; "Night Hockey" |
| Third place | Tim Martin; The Day, New London, Conn.; "Is that legal?" |
| Class III |
| First place | Tom Rettig; Valley News, Lebanon, N.H.; "Bowling" |
| Second place | Laura DeCapua; Valley News, Lebanon, N.H.; "Hanover Senior Hugs" |
| Third place | Laura DeCapua; Valley News, Lebanon, N.H.; "Muddy Victory shot" |
| Class I |
| First place | Stephen M. Katz; Bangor (Maine) Daily News; "Workers Killed and Honduras Connection" |
| Second place | Fred J. Field; Maine Sunday Telegram, Portland, Maine; "Maine's Fragile Gem" |
| Third place | Gregory Rec; Maine Sunday Telegram, Portland, Maine; "Maine's Amish Community" |
| Class II |
| First place | Sandy Hill; The Sun, Lowell, Mass.; "The Last Days of Julian Steele" |
| Second place | Peter Pereira; The Standard-Times, New Bedford, Mass.; "Into Homeless" |
| Third place | Peter Huoppi; Burlington (Vt.) Free Press; "A Rink of Their Own" |
| Class III |
| First place | Caleb Kenna; Rutland (Vt.) Herald; "A Thousand Welcomes" |
| Second place | Deb Cram; Portsmouth (NH) Herald; "Leg to Stand On" |
| Third place | Michelle McLoughlin; Record-Journal, Meriden, Conn; "Dying With Diginity" |