Arts and Entertainment Writing

Class I

First: Bangor (Maine) Daily News; Sharon Kiley Mack; The best seat in the house is in the bread aisle

Second: Portland (Maine) Press Herald; Ray Routhier; Writing in Maine? It's murder

Third: Bangor (Maine) Daily News; Judy Harrison; PTL's allergist's wife keeps audience doubled over as the dust flies on stage

Class II

First: The Enterprise, Brockton, Mass.; Maria Papadopoulos, Vicki-Ann Downing, Kyle Alspach; Reel flashback

Second: The Burlington (Vt.) Free Press; Brent Hallenbeck; Excitable boy

Third: The Standard-Times, New Bedford, Mass.; Lauren Daley; What about Bob?

Class III

First: The MetroWest Daily News, Framingham, Mass.; Chris Bergeron; An authentic work of art

Second: Concord (N.H.) Monitor; Sarah M. Earle; Re-Match

Third: Kennebec Journal, Augusta, Maine; Lynn Ascrizzi; Star Struck

Beat Reporting

Class I

First: The Providence (R.I.) Journal; Karen Lee Ziner; The immigration debate

Second: Portland (Maine) Press Herald; John Richardson; Environmental reporting

Third: Portland (Maine) Press Herald; Tux Turkel; Energy beat

Class II

First: The Standard-Times, New Bedford, Mass.; Becky W. Evans; Bianco Raid

Second: The Day, New London, Conn.; Judy Benson; Health reporting

Third: The Enterprise, Brockton, Mass.; Maureen Boyle; Crime beat

Class III

First: The MetroWest Daily News, Framingham, Mass.; Chris Bergeron; Honky tonk heartaches

Second: Daily Hampshire Gazette, Northampton, Mass; Dan Crowley; City Hall beat

Third: Concord (N.H.) Monitor; Annmarie Timmins; Crime

Best Headline

Class I

First: Hartford (Conn.) Courant; Susan Schoenberger; Writers of the Lost Art

Second: The Republican, Springfield, Mass.; Wayne Phaneuf; Rookie Mountain High

Third: Bangor (Maine) Daily News; Brian Robitaille; Scrutiny on the Bounty

Class II

First: The Standard-Times, New Bedford, Mass.; Rebecca Coleman; Can You Hear Me Now?

Second: The Enterprise, Brockton, Mass.; John Murphy; Doing Thyme

Third: Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, Mass.; Charlie Hibbert; Abandoned at berth, boat seeks home

Class III

First: Rutland (Vt.) Herald; Randal Smathers; Chicken Sole for the Soup

Second: Greenwich (Conn.) Time; Jim Wolfe; Hog Heaven

Third: Valley News, Lebanon, N.H.; Joe Applegate; Under the Influenza

Business/Consumer News

Class I

First: Portland (Maine) Press Herald; Staff; Falling behind: Mainers cope with the slowdown

Second: The Providence (R.I.) Journal; Lynn Arditi, John Freidah; Borrowing trouble

Third: Hartford (Conn.) Courant; Kenneth R. Gosselin; Behind bravado: Certain doom

Class II

First: The Day, New London, Conn.; Staff; Recession

Second: The Sun, Lowell, Mass.; Michael Lafleur; House of cards

Third: The Standard-Times, New Bedford, Mass.; Brian Boyd; Bankruptcy

Class III

First: The Telegraph, Nashua, N.H.; Ashley Smith, David Brooks; Fairpoint coverage

Second: Rutland (Vt.) Herald; Gordon Dritschilo; Cash-strapped towns embrace wind projects

Third: Valley News, Lebanon, N.H.; Peter Jamison; Failure to communicate

Continuing Coverage

Class I

First: The Providence (R.I.) Journal; Team; Snowstorm coverage

Second: Telegram & Gazette, Worcester, Mass.; Scott J. Croteau; Where is she? Mother of 11 missing since January

Third: Portland (Maine) Press Herald; Kelley Bouchard, Josie Huang, Beth Quimby; King Middle School contraceptive debate

Class II

First: The Day, New London, Conn.; Ted Mann; Presidential Primaries

Second: The Day, New London, Conn.; Kenton Robinson, Karen Florin; Serial rapist released

Third: Republican-American, Waterbury, Conn.; Brynn Mandel; Astronaut's journey

Class III

First: Foster's Daily Democrat, Dover, N.H.; Staff; Defused

Second: Valley News, Lebanon, N.H.; Susan J. Boutwell, Peter Jamison; Cheating at Hanover High

Third: Concord (N.H.) Monitor; Annmarie Timmins, Kate Davidson; McKay shooting

Deadline News

Class I

First: Boston (Mass.) Herald; Staff; Miracle on Main Street

Second: Hartford (Conn.) Courant; Colin Poitras, David Altimari, Hilda Munoz; Family shattered

Third: Telegram & Gazette, Worcester, Mass.; Scott J. Croteau, Bronislaus B. Kush; FBI finds 3 prized, long-lost paintings

Class II

First: The Eagle-Tribune, North Andover, Mass.; Staff; Ciy block up in flames

Second: The Enterprise, Brockton, Mass.; Kyle Alspach, Maria Papadopoulos; Hospital crash kills two

Third: Republican-American, Waterbury, Conn.; Staff; Tragic crash claims firefighter's life

Class III

First: Gloucester (Mass.) Daily Times; Richard Gaines, Gail McCarthy; The fire they feared

Second: Foster's Daily Democrat, Dover, N.H.; Staff; Defused

Third: Rutland (Vt.) Herald; Staff; Ground zero

Editorial

Class I

First: Bangor (Maine) Daily News; Tom Groening;

Second: Portland (Maine) Press Herald; John Porter;

Third: Connecticut Post, Bridgeport, Conn.; Hugh Bailey

Class II

First: The Standard-Times, New Bedford, Mass.; Jennette Barnes

Second: The Day, New London, Conn.; Paul Choiniere

Third: Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, Mass.; Bill Mills

Class III

First: Concord (N.H.) Monitor; Felice Belman

Second: Valley News, Lebanon, N.H.; Kathryn Stearns

Third: The Telegraph, Nashua, N.H.; Nick Pappas

Enterprise

Class I

First: Portland (Maine) Press Herald; Bill Nemitz; Mainers in Iraq: Years

Second: The Republican, Springfield, Mass.; Jo-ann Moriarty; The Wall: Remembering Vietnam

Third: Providence (R.I.) Journal; Paul Davis; Rough Seas

Class II

First: Republican-American, Waterbury, Conn.; Tracey O'Shaughnessy; Refugees come to Myanmar

Second: The Day, New London, Conn.; Staff; Connecticut's fallen

Third: Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, Mass.; Kathi Scrizzi Driscoll, Jennifer Kain Defoe, North Cairn; Becoming green

Class III

First: Rutland (Vt.) Herald; Kevin O'Connor; Vermont's changing seasons

Second: The Advocate, Stamford, Conn.; Alexandra Fenwick; El barrio - the neighborhood - a tale

Third: Daily Hampshire Gazette, Northampton, Mass.; Margot Cleary; Treehouse at Easthampton Meadow

Feature Story

Class I

First: Providence (R.I.) Journal; Tom Mooney; From Tortola to RI.

Second: Portland (Maine) Press Herald; Trevor Maxwell; War wounds a small town

Third: Portland (Maine) Press Herald; Josie Huang; Mermaid girl

Class II

First: The Enterprise, Brockton, Mass.; Steve Damish; Dawn of recovery

Second: Republican-American, Waterbury, Conn.; Carrie MacMillan; Grandmother, gardener, felon

Third: The Salem (Mass.) News; Tom Dalton; Samuel McIntire

Class III

First: The Telegraph, Nashua, N.H.; Karen Lovett and Ashley Smith; In transition

Second: Concord (N.H.) Monitor; Melanie Asmar; I'm here

Third: Daily Hampshire Gazette, Northampton, Mass.; Bob Flaherty; A life on the street ends

Investigative Reporting

Class I

First: Boston (Mass.) Herald; Laura Crimaldi, Tom Mashberg; ME's grisly corpse crisis

Second: Hartford (Conn.) Courant; Lynne Tuohy, Lisa Chedekel; No haven for the elderly

Third: Portland (Maine) Press Herald; Kevin Wack; Danger behind the wheel - suspended

Class II

First: Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, Mass.; George Brennan, Stephanie Vosk, David Kibbe and Steve DeCosta; Tribal leader's lies

Second: The Patriot Ledger, Quincy, Mass.; Sydney Schwartz; Charity under investigation

Third: The Sun, Lowell, Mass.; Christopher Scott; Injured cop runs half marathon

Class III

First: Daily Hampshire Gazette, Northampton, Mass.; Larry Parnass, Noah Hoffenberg, Stephen C. Hill, Victoria Bekiempis; A developer's past misfire

Second: The Telegraph, Nashua, N.H.; Stephanie Hooper; Rental housing coverage

Third: The Telegraph, Nashua, N.H.; Kevin Landrigan; Spending spree

Local Column

Class I

First: Portland (Maine) Press Herald; Bill Nemitz

Second: Telegram & Gazette, Worcester, Mass.; Clive McFarlane

Third: Telegram & Gazette, Worcester, Mass.; Dianne Williamson

Class II

First: The Standard-Times, New Bedford, Mass.; Jack Spillane

Second: Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, Mass.; Saralee Perel

Third: The Salem (Mass.) News; Susan Flynn

Class III

First: The Herald News, Fall River, Mass. Marc Munroe Dion;

Second: Concord (N.H.) Monitor; Ray Duckler

Third: The Newport (R.I.) Daily News; Joe Baker

Right to Know

Connecticut Post, Bridgeport, Conn.; MariAn Gail Brown; Who's Getting Guns

Sports Column

Class I

First: Bangor (Maine) Daily News; Ernie Clark

Second: Telegram & Gazette, Worcester, Mass.; Paul Jarvey

Third: Bangor (Maine) Daily News; John Holyoke

Class II

First: Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, Mass.; Russ Charpentier

Second: Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, Mass.; Rob Duca

Third: The Sun, Lowell, Mass.; Dave Pevear

Class III

First: Concord (N.H.) Monitor; Dave D'Onofrio

Second: Concord (N.H.) Monitor; Tim O'Sullivan

Third: The Telegraph, Nashua, N.H.; Alan Greenwood

Sports Feature or Enterprise

Class I

First: Portland (Maine) Press Herald; Glenn Jordan; In summing up, a splendid addition

Second: Bangor (Maine) Daily News; Ernie Clark; Easton teen back in the game

Third: Connecticut Post, Bridgeport, Conn.; Sean Patrick Bowley; Making his father proud

Class II

First: The Patriot Ledger, Quincy, Mass.; Tim Coughlin, Matthew J. Niplsen, Adam Riglian, Mike Loftus, Eric McHugh, Jay N. Miller, Nate Crossman, Jon Chesto.; Crocks tour 2007

Second: The Patriot Ledger, Quincy, Mass.; Eric McHugh; The dream team, the 1967 Red Sox

Third: The Standard-Times, New Bedford, Mass.; Mike Rocha; A season for hope

Class III

First: Valley News, Lebanon, N.H.; Don Mahler; Stevens basketball

Second: Berkshire Eagle, Pittsfield, Mass.; Chris Carlson; A warm embrace

Third: Concord (N.H.) Monitor; Tim O'Sullivan; Heading off in life

Sports Story

Class I

First: Telegram & Gazette, Worcester, Mass.; Dave Nordman; Rivera drops finale

Second: Portland (Maine) Press Herald; Glenn Jordan; The eyes have it in tennis: Players make their own calls

Third: Bangor (Maine) Daily News; John Holyoke; Michelsohn shows heels again

Class II

First: The Standard-Times, New Bedford, Mass.; David Brown; Todman's time

Second: The Patriot Ledger, Quincy, Mass.; Staff; Coverage of World Series - 2007

Third: The Standard-Times, New Bedford, Mass.; Jon Couture; Bring it on

Class III

First: The Telegraph, Nashua, N.H.; George Scione; Coaches ask: Is their place on the line or on the field?

Second: Kennebec Journal, Augusta, Maine; Scott Martin; Little Fenway

Third: Daily Hampshire Gazette, Northampton, Mass.; Bob Flaherty; Dancin' in the streets

PUBLIC SERVICE AWARDS

Thomas K. Brindley Award

The Day, New London, Conn.; Julie Wernau; "Predatory lending"

Sevellon Brown Award

Hartford (Conn.) Courant; Lisa Chedekel, Lynne Tuohy; "No haven for the elderly"

SPECIALTY PUBLICATION AWARDS

General Interest Weekly

Class I

Not enough entries to sustain a contest.

Class II

First: The Sun, Lowell, Mass.; The broadcaster

Second: The Sun, Lowell, Mass; The Valley Dispatch

Third: Republican-American, Waterbury, Conn.; Country Life

Class III

First: The Sun Chronicle, Attleboro, Mass.; The Foxboro Reporter

Second: Newport (R.I.) Daily News; South County Independent

Third: Daily Hampshire Gazette, Northampton, Mass.; Hampshire Life

Non-Daily Publications

Class I

Not enough entries to sustain a contest.

Class II

First: Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, Mass., Cape Cod View

Second: The Day, New London, Conn., Grace

Third: Republican-American, Waterbury, Conn.; Summer lifestyles

Class III

First: Newport R.I. Daily News; Mercury

Second: The Herald News, Fall River, Mass., Parents and Kids

Third: Greenwich (Conn.) Time, The HS Revu