Here is the list of winners in the 2011 New England Associated Press News Executives Association design contest. Contest winners will be honored at the fall conference on Sept. 16, 2011, at the Best Western Royal Plaza and Trade Center in Marlborough, Mass.
BUSINESS PAGE
Class I
First Place: The Republican, Springfield, Mass.; Road to recovery; Home buyers have advantage; Patricia Thompson
Second Place: Telegram & Gazette, Worcester, Mass.; Got Tweet?; Don Landgren Jr.
Third Place: The Providence (R.I.) Journal; Megabus; Gary Zebrun
Class II
First Place: Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, Mass.; Smart cities made in Japan; James Warren
Second Place: Daily Hampshire Gazette, Northampton, Mass.; Pioneer Valley Business/New and Notable in Valley Business; Lucy Pickett
Third Place: Daily Hampshire Gazette, Northampton, Mass.; Pioneer Valley Business/Health and Labor; Lucy Pickett
Class III
First Place: Valley News, Lebanon, N.H.; Includes “Ecosystem for Entrepreneurs”; Ernie Kohlsaat
FEATURE/PERSPECTIVE PAGE
Class I
First Place: Bangor (Maine) Daily News; Pants Pants revolution; Becky Bowden
Second Place: Telegram & Gazette, Worcester, Mass.; Mamma Mia; Tom Hunt
Third Place: The Eagle-Tribune, Lawrence, Mass.; Dress to Impress for the Holidays; Jocelin Johnson
Class II
First Place: Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, Mass.; Looking back at Jimi & Janis; James Warren
Second Place: The Sun Chronicle, Attleboro, Mass.; Wild Oklahoma; Jessica Kosowski
Third Place: Daily Hampshire Gazette, Northampton, Mass.; Spring Home and Garden; Lucy Pickett
Class III
First Place: The Recorder, Greenfield, Mass.; Blossoming; Adam Orth
Second Place: Valley News, Lebanon, N.H.; Becoming Americans; Anne Adams
Third Place: The Recorder, Greenfield, Mass.; Salt; Tim Blagg
FINE ART ILLUSTRATION
Class I
First Place: The Republican, Springfield, Mass.; LIVEWIRE A look at the best in local music; Bob Rich
Second Place: The Providence (R.I.) Journal; Caveman; Tom Murphy
Third Place: The Hartford (Conn.) Courant; N.Y. Or Boston: Fans Must Choose; Wes Rand
Class II
First Place: Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, Mass.; PURSUIT of HAPPINESS! Fun things you didn’t know about the FOUNDING FATHERS; James Warren
Second Place: Concord (N.H.) Monitor; They call it home; Charlotte Thibault
Third Place: Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, Mass.; Fans on fire; James Warren
Class III
First Place: The Recorder, Greenfield, Mass.; Memory Palace; Adam Orth
Second Place: The Recorder, Greenfield, Mass.; Norton Justers Giant Renaissance; Adam Orth
Third Place: The Recorder, Greenfield, Mass.; Sports Spotlight; Dave Granlund
INFORMATIONAL GRAPHIC
Class I
First Place: Bangor (Maine) Daily News; Exploring Juniper Ridge landfill; Eric Zelz
Second Place: The Hartford (Conn.) Courant; Chaos And Courage; Wes Rand
Third Place: Telegram & Gazette, Worcester, Mass.; Free Falling from Space; Don Landgren Jr.
Class II
First Place: The Day, New London, Conn.; The truth about your taxes; Milton Moore
Second Place: Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, Mass.; Chew on this; James Warren
Third Place: The Day, New London, Conn.; The Thames River; Milton Moore
Class III
First Place: Valley News, Lebanon, N.H.; 2010 By the Numbers; Geoff Hansen
LOCAL/REGIONAL PAGE
Class I
First Place: The Providence (R.I.) Journal; Chafee center-spread; Lisa Newby
Second Place: Telegram & Gazette, Worcester, Mass.; Eek! A Mouse!; Elizabeth Russell
Third Place: The Providence (R.I.) Journal; The Dawn; Babette Augustin
Class II
First Place: Concord (N.H.) Monitor; Chief justice: Courts are ‘dying’; Jana Ford
Second Place: The Bulletin, Norwich, Conn.; Triumph & Tragedy: 2010 Year in Review; John Meo
Third Place: Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, Mass.; Have fun…be fancy; Dhyana Sansoucie
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Class I
First Place: The Hartford (Conn.) Courant; Workplace Terror; Greg Harmel
Second Place: The Hartford (Conn.) Courant; School Buses Flunk; Greg Harmel
Third Place: Portland (Maine) Press Herald; One small step; Brian Robitaille
Class II
First Place: The Bulletin, Norwich, Conn.; Project moves off drawing board; Brian Pernicone
Second Place: Concord (N.H.) Monitor; Touching the future; Clay Wirestone
Third Place: Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, Mass.; Captured; Eric Gongola
Class III
First Place: Sentinel & Enterprise, Fitchburg, Mass.; Chase ends when cops shoot, kill suspect; Bianca Pavoncello, Charles St. Amand
Second Place: The Newport (R.I.) Daily News; Area assesses aftermath; Harvey Peters
Third Place: Valley News, Lebanon, N.H.; Heroes for a Day; Matt Clary
PHOTO ILLUSTRATION
Class I
First Place: The Providence (R.I.) Journal; Boo; Kris Craig, Gunnar Johnson
Second Place: The Hartford (Conn.) Courant; Taking Care Of Business; Chris Moore
Third Place: Boston Herald; Justices of the Peace; Gustavo Leon
Class II
First Place: Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, Mass.; Fasten your seatbelts; Larry Rowe
Second Place: The Bulletin, Norwich, Conn.; List pinpoints sex offenders; Aaron Flaum
Third Place: Cod Times, Hyannis, Mass.; Don’t try this at home; Jim Preston
Class III
First Place: The Recorder, Greenfield, Mass.; Team of one; Paul Franz
Second Place: Valley News, Lebanon, N.H.; Circular Reasoning; James M. Patterson
SPORTS PAGE
Class I
First Place: The Hartford (Conn.) Courant; Engulfed in Golf; Tim Reck
Second Place: Portland (Maine) Press Herald; West, with barely a test; Jeff Hannon
Third Place: Telegram & Gazette, Worcester, Mass.; The Case for the Defense; Elizabeth Russell
Class II
First Place: The Sun Chronicle, Attleboro, Mass.; Rox star status; Danny Crandall
Second Place: Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, Mass.; First by a second; Don Wilding
Third Place: Concord (N.H.) Monitor; Numbers add up; Sandy Smith
Class III
First Place: Sentinel & Enterprise, Fitchburg, Mass.; Double Drama for FSU; Ross Edwards
Second Place: Sentinel & Enterprise, Fitchburg, Mass.; Fitchburg State poised for success; Ross Edwards
Third Place: Valley News, Lebanon, N.H.; Raiders Redux; David Bailey