Connecticut Post, The Day,
the News-Times top
Connecticut SPJ awards

The Connecticut Post of Bridgeport, The Day of New London and The News-Times of Danbury won the most awards from the Connecticut chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists in its 2008 Excellence in Journalism competition.

The Post won 34 awards, including 10 for first place. The Day had 30 awards, nine for first place. The News-Times had eight first-place awards, and 24 awards overall.

The Advocate of Stamford won 18 awards, the Journal Inquirer of Manchester won 15, and The Register Citizen of Torrington and The Hartford Courant both won 13 times among Connecticut newspapers.

Winners of individual awards include the Courant’s Kevin Hunt, who won the Stephen A. Collins Public Service award for the story “No More John Doe.” The Theodore Driscoll Investigative award went to Lee Howard of the Day for his work on how the Pfizer company used visas to attract foreign workers who were taking American jobs. James H. Smith, then of the Connecticut Post, won the First Amendment award for his columns calling for open government.

Fairfield University’s college newspaper, The Fairfield Mirror, won 15 awards.

The complete list of printed and online publication winners (with “H” signifying honorable mention) is as follows:

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT:

(1) Connecticut Post: 125 years; Connecticut Post of Bridgeport; Staff

(2) Creepy Tales; Norwich Bulletin; Dan Goodwin

(H) All-Norwich Bulletin Winter 07-08; Norwich Bulletin; Paul Gangarossa

COMMUNITY NON-DAILY: ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

(1) The ambassador of the blues; The Montville Times of New London; Suzanne Thompson

(2) Soundman to the stars; Shore View of Guilford; Jimmy Zanor

(H) Amazing Grace; The Sound of Madison; Susan Tapley

DAILY NEWSPAPER 21,000-50,000: ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

(1) Sex and the City; The News-Times of Danbury; Carolyn Mueller, Donna Christopher, Linda Tuccio-Koonz

(2) Theatre works’ ‘Rabbit Hole’ a sensitive study in loss and hope; Journal Inquirer of Manchester; Kory Louks

DAILY NEWSPAPER ABOVE 50,000: ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

(1) Financial worries on center stage; Connecticut Post; Phyllis A.S. Boros

(2) Wanderer with a purpose; Republican-American of Waterbury; Brynn Mandel

(H) Roget’s bio is synonymous with fascinating; New Haven Register; Donna Doherty

(H) Lasting images of war; Connecticut Post; Phyllis A.S. Boros

(H) GBS ‘cover’ conductors to the rescue; Connecticut Post; Phyllis A.S. Boros

DAILY NEWSPAPER BELOW 21,000: ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

(1) The man behind ‘Boys of steel’; Greenwich Time; Barbara A. Heins

(2) Centennial memories; Greenwich Time; Barbara A. Heins

MAGAZINE: ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

(1) Repercussions; Decades Magazine; Mike Briotta

(2) Story teller; Connecticut Magazine of Trumbull; Patricia Grandjean

REGIONAL NON-DAILY: ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

(1) Bands favor web; Hartford Business Journal; Mary Johnson

(2) The arena question; Hartford Business Journal; Diane Weaver Dunne

WEB CONTENT: BREAKING NEWS COVERAGE

(1) Election day 2008; News-Times; Eugene Driscoll

(2) Elections; Connecticut Post; Jeff Bustrann

(H) Tropical storm Hanna; News-Times; Eugene Driscoll

COMMUNITY NON-DAILY: BUSINESS

(1) This is cattle country; The Berlin Citizen of Kensington; Robert Mayer

DAILY NEWSPAPER 21,000-50,000: BUSINESS

(1) Singing the blues?; Journal Inquirer; Harlan J. Levy

(2) Wily house buyers gain edge; The Day of New London; Lee Howard

(H) That's a lotta dough for pizza; The Day; Lee Howard

(H) Bosnian bakery owner struggles against economy; News-Times; Nanci G. Hutson

DAILY NEWSPAPER ABOVE 50,000: BUSINESS

(1) F&S Oil saga; Republican-American; David Krechevsky

(2) Tough times, good business; Connecticut Post; Rob Varnon

(H) Faces of foreclosure; New Haven Register; Cara Baruzzi

MAGAZINE: BUSINESS

(1) Ottoman empire; Connecticut Magazine; Alan Bisbort

REGIONAL NON-DAILY: BUSINESS

(1) The growing pain of personal bankruptcies; Connecticut Law Tribune of Hartford; Thomas B. Scheffey

(2) Hedge fund shakeout looms; Hartford Business Journal; Greg Bordonaro

DAILY NEWSPAPER 21,000-50,000: EDITORIAL CARTOON

(1) State economy; Journal Inquirer; Jeff Vella

(2) Those family hikes; Record-Journal of Meriden; Kevin Markowski

(H) Connecticut Transit; Journal Inquirer; Jeff Vella

COLLEGE JOURNALISM: EDITORIAL/OP-ED OR OPINION COLUMN

(1) ‘Internal affairs’; The Fairfield Mirror; Fairfield Mirror editorial board

(2) Educating yourself while educating others; Fairfield Mirror; Andrew Chapin

(H) Picking the winner of the big dance; Southern News of New Haven; Dan Brechlin

COLLEGE JOURNALISM: FEATURE

(1) School health insurance not paying; Southern News; Allison Townsend

(2) Better Know a Stag; Fairfield Mirror; Lily Norton

(H) Girl talk talks . . . Fairfield listens; Fairfield Mirror; Kristen McManus;

(H) Like a rock; Fairfield Mirror; Chris Simmons

COMMUNITY NON-DAILY: FEATURE

(1) 50 years down the pike; New London Times; Stephen Chupaska

(2) Nora and Porter; The Waterford Times of Waterford and Quaker Hill; Jason J. Marchi

(H) Walk, run or stroll to support the Community Dining Room; Guilford Courier; Amy J. Barry

DAILY NEWSPAPER 21,000-50,000: FEATURE

(1) Half the man he used to be; News-Times; Donna Christopher

(2) Who’s been snooping in my den?; The Day; Judy Benson

(H) Twelve-year-old strides into UConn honors program; The Day; Jenna Cho

(H) Tossed and found; The Advocate of Stamford; Sarah Lipman

(H) Saving Charles Roe; Norwich Bulletin; Deborah Straszheim

(H) Helping to catch shoplifters costs job; The Day; Lee Howard

DAILY NEWSPAPER ABOVE 50,000: FEATURE

(1) Pizza delivery guys; New Haven Register; Jim Shelton

(2) Still rabble-rousing; Hartford Courant; Vanessa De La Torre

(H) The hunt for living fossils; Republican-American; Brynn Mandel

(H) School group helps kids stay sober; Connecticut Post; Linda Conner Lambeck

(H) Never forgotten; Republican-American; Michael Dooling

(H) Deciding who flew first turns into a flight of fancy; Connecticut Post; Phyllis A.S Boros

DAILY NEWSPAPER BELOW 21,000: FEATURE

(1) Turning the page; Greenwich Time; Neil Vigdor

(2) Greenwich musician joins historic N. Korea performance; Greenwich Time; Neil Vigdor

(H) Parents thankful for support; The Chronicle of Willimantic; David Hinchey

MAGAZINE: FEATURE

(1) Having fun with bun; Connecticut Magazine; David Their

(2) Milk money; Connecticut Magazine; Alan Bisbort

(H) The shoreline locomotion; Elan of Madison; Steven Sellers

REGIONAL NON-DAILY: FEATURE

(1) Rubbish to riches; Hartford Business Journal; Peter Mantius

(2) The rare art of picking a president; Connecticut Law Tribune; Thomas B. Scheffey

(H) T-shirt gold; Hartford Business Journal; Keith Griffin

(H) Native-son rabbi ‘talks’ with Jesus; Catholic Transcript of Bloomfield; Jack Sheedy

COLLEGE JOURNALISM: FEATURE PHOTO

(1) Pack our house!; Fairfield Mirror; Peter Caty

COMMUNITY NON-DAILY: FEATURE PHOTO

(1) A new home; Mystic Times; Cheryl Albaine

(2) Curiosity all around; North Haven Courier; Nancy Dione

(H) Snow day; Waterford Times; Deborah Beckwith

DAILY NEWSPAPER 21,000-50,000: FEATURE PHOTO

(1) Christmas visit; Journal Inquirer; Leslloyd F. Alleyne Jr.

(2) High hopes; Journal Inquirer; Jessica Hill

(H) Veteran’s cemetery; The Day; Tim Martin

(H) Single dad; The Day; Tim Martin

(H) Santa; News-Times; Carol Kaliff

(H) Fitness fanatic; Journal Inquirer; Jim Michaud

DAILY NEWSPAPER ABOVE 50,000: FEATURE PHOTO

(1) Rowing on the river; Connecticut Post; Phil Noel

(2) Tattooed Santa–Season of giving; Connecticut Post; Jesse Neider

(H) Happy ending; Connecticut Post; Brian A. Pounds

DAILY NEWSPAPER BELOW 21,000: FEATURE PHOTO

(1) To putt or not to putt; The Register Citizen of Torrington; Mic Nicosia

(2) Nutmeg dancers to perform for Pope; Register Citizen; Sonja Zinke

(H) Relief from the heat; The Chronicle; Roxanne Pandolfi

MAGAZINE: FEATURE PHOTO

(1) Captivating Cancun; Journeys-AAA of Hartford; Karen A. Avitabile

(2) Disney’s magic; Journeys-AAA; Karen A. Avitable

REGIONAL NON-DAILY: FEATURE PHOTO

(1) A night out; Greater New Milford Spectrum; Deborah Rose

(2) Fairest of the fair; Greater New Milford Spectrum; Trish Haldin

COMMUNITY NON-DAILY: FEATURE--SERIES

(1) Person of the week; Guilford Courier; Pam Johnson

DAILY NEWSPAPER 21,000-50,000: FEATURE–SERIES

(1) Cardiac follies; Record-Journal; Glenn A. Richter

(2) Extreme Makeover; The Day; Izaskun Larraneta; Megan Bard

(H) Two communities, one faith; The Advocate; Stephen P. Clark

(H) Teen drinking; The Day; Joe Wojtas

(H) Take a hike; The Advocate; Scott Gargan

DAILY NEWSPAPER ABOVE 50,000: FEATURE–SERIES

(1) Rehabilitation nation; New Haven Register; Jim Shelton

(2) Miracle in Storrs; Connecticut Post; Chris Elsberry

DAILY NEWSPAPER BELOW 21,000: FEATURE–SERIES

(1) Domestic violence series; Register Citizen; Tracy Kennedy

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT: FEATURE–SERIES

(1) Home Magazine; The Advocate; Beth Cooney, Christina Hennessy, Kernj Wills, Kevin McCarthy, Mark Conrad, Maureen FitzPatrick, Moina Noor, Ray Hogan, Rebecca Haynes, Ronnie Fein, Terri S. Vanech, Tim Guzda

(2) 125th Anniversary Commemorative Issue; News-Times; Art Cummings, Barbara Levitt, Brian Koonz, Carolyn Mueller, Daryn George-Rowley, David Dear, David S. Smith, Dirk Perrefort, Donna Christopher, Eileen FitzGerald, Eugene Driscoll, Forrest C. Palmer, Jacqueline Smith, Keith Whamond, Lyn Hottes, Lynn Schnier, Marietta Homayonpour, Mary Connolly, Nanci G. Hutson, Paul Steinmetz, Richard Gregory, Robert Miller, Susan Tuz, William Pullan

(H) Excited about baby; News-Times; Lynn Schnier, Teresa Rousseau

COMMUNITY NON-DAILY: GENERAL COLUMN

(1) Paycheck or reality check?; Town Times of Middlefield; Stephanie Wilcox

(2) I thought ‘I'm going to die’; Berlin Citizen; Robert Mayer

(H) We’re here, We’re queer, We’re Connecticut; New London Times; Stephen Chupaska

(H) A quiet hero; The Waterbury Observer; John Murray

DAILY NEWSPAPER 21,000-50,000: GENERAL COLUMN

(1) Tornado shakes town’s foundation; The Advocate; Monica Potts

(2) Timeless tale of a dog’s love; Journal Inquirer; Richard Tambling

(H) Parade contractor warrants checking; The Day; David Collins

(H) Ken’s legacy; Record-Journal; Jeffery Kurz

(H) Confessions of a not-quite-reformed autograph seeker; Journal Inquirer; Julie Sprengelmeyer

(H) At edge of homelessness, a mother tells a familiar story; The Advocate; Jeff Morganteen

DAILY NEWSPAPER ABOVE 50,000: GENERAL COLUMN

(1) ‘Game of inches’ imbued with moments; Connecticut Post; Michael J. Daly

(2) Advanced years brought many blessings, some changed views, from Aunt Jane; New Haven Register; Randall Beach

(H) ‘Pardon me if I don't shake your hand and please pass the Purell’; New Haven Register; Ann DeMatteo

(H) Kindness to strangers; Republican-American; Carrie MacMillan

DAILY NEWSPAPER BELOW 21,000: GENERAL COLUMN

(1) Finally, a pet for me; The Chronicle; Charles C. Ryan

(2) I’m not a cheapskate; The Chronicle; Charles C. Ryan

MAGAZINE: GENERAL COLUMN

(1) Keeping score for life; Connecticut Magazine; Lary Bloom

REGIONAL NON-DAILY: GENERAL COLUMN

(1) My telomeres are getting shorter; Catholic Transcript; Dr. Donald DeMarco

(2) Mother’s Day prompts reflection; Greater New Milford Spectrum; Deborah Rose

WEB CONTENT: GENERAL EXCELLENCE, AFFILIATED

(1) newstimes.com; News-Times; Eugene Driscoll; Keith Whamond

(2) Connecticut Post Online; Connecticut Post; Jeff Bustraan, Lisa Haughey, Todd Hollis

(H) WFSB.com; WFSB; Joshua Rafuse; Stephanie Berning

WEB CONTENT: GENERAL EXCELLENCE, INDEPENDENT

(1) Connecticut wrestling online; Connecticut Wrestling Online; Gerry deSimas Jr.

COLLEGE JOURNALISM: GENERAL REPORTING

(1) Fairfield fraud: Student changes six grades by hacking into professor’s accounts; Fairfield Mirror; Keith Connors

(2) Southern denies fellowship to a national winner; Southern News; Erin Jones

(H) Cinema Du Monde shows students a ‘sicko’; Southern News; Christine Tormey

(H) How green is Fairfield?; Fairfield Mirror; Alexandra Gross

COMMUNITY NON-DAILY: GENERAL REPORTING

(1) Toy parties; Town Times; Pamela Morello

(2) No backing down in GOP mayoral bids; Citizen’s News of Naugatuck; Callum Borchers

(H) Climb your own tree; Waterbury Observer; Chelsea Murray

DAILY NEWSPAPER 21,000-50,000: GENERAL REPORTING

(1) Reality check; The Day; Amy Renczkowski, Brian Hallenbeck, Jenna Cho, Jennifer Grogan, Joe Wojtas, Kathleen Edgecomb, Lee Howard, Matt Clark, Megan Bard, Michael Naughton, Patricia Dadonna, Ted Mann

(2) Coming home and living life should be the easy part; Record-Journal; Jeffery Kurz

(H) State home-loan program batting zero; The Day; Lee Howard

(H) Rapist's arrival frightening for him, Southbury; News-Times; Dirk Perrefort

(H) Family caught in insurance struggle; Norwich Bulletin; John Penney

DAILY NEWSPAPER ABOVE 50,000: GENERAL REPORTING

(1) Full acceptance; The Hartford Courant; Alaine Griffin

(2) Reliving that night; Hartford Courant; Don Stacom

(H) Into thin air; Republican-American; Brigitte Ruthman

DAILY NEWSPAPER BELOW 21,000: GENERAL REPORTING

(1) The next battleground; Greenwich Time; Neil Vigdor

(2) Mice downed plane; Register Citizen; Walt Gogolya

(H) A home at last; The Chronicle; Caitlin M. Dineen

MAGAZINE: GENERAL REPORTING

(1) Understanding autism; Connecticut Magazine; Patricia Grandjean

REGIONAL NON-DAILY: GENERAL REPORTING

(1) A major redaction gaffe; Connecticut Law Tribune; Douglas S. Malan

(2) A Coke and a scowl; Connecticut Law Tribune; Christian Nolan

(H) Shaken up in Stamford; Connecticut Law Tribune; Thomas B. Scheffey

(H) Prominent lawyer hit with hefty verdict; Connecticut Law Tribune; Thomas B. Scheffey

(H) Battle between the branches; Connecticut Law Tribune; Thomas B. Scheffey

DAILY NEWSPAPER 21,000-50,000: GENERAL REPORTING–SERIES

(1) The rise and fall of Danbury’s trash czar; News-Times; Art Cummings, Brian Koonz, Carol Kaliff, Dirk Perrefort, Ethan Fry, Eugene Driscoll, John Pirro, Karen Ali, Mary Connolly, Mike DeSalvo, Rich Gregory, Robert Milller, Terri Rousseau, Valarie Roth

(2) Blue sky; The Advocate; Brian Lockhart

(H) Rail yard; The Advocate; Brian Lockhart

(H) Arts Center collapses; The Advocate; Monica Potts

DAILY NEWSPAPER ABOVE 50,000: GENERAL REPORTING–SERIES

(1) Hartford Public Library safety; Hartford Courant; Steven Goode, Tina A. Brown

(2) ‘Angels’ help woman escape foreclosure; Connecticut Post; Rob Varnon

(H) Madison cop scandal; New Haven Register; Amanda Pinto

DAILY NEWSPAPER BELOW 21,000: GENERAL REPORTING–SERIES

(1) Little field of dreams; Greenwich Time; Neil Vigdor

(2) Cop sex scandal; Register Citizen; David Hutter, Ronald DeRosa

(H) Wilber scandal; Register Citizen; Jordan Fenster, Ronald DeRosa, Walt Gogolya

REGIONAL NON-DAILY: GENERAL REPORTING–SERIES

(1) Ambulance response time needs improvement; Greater New Milford Spectrum; Jacqueline Smith, Lynda Wellman, Nanci G. Hutson

(2) Grove Street Route 67 project; Greater New Milford Spectrum; Jacqueline Smith, Lynda Wellman, Nanci G. Hutson, Norm Cummings

COMMUNITY NON-DAILY: HEADLINE

(1) Times Community News Group of New London; Marisa Nadolny

(2) Guilford Courier; Pam Johnson

DAILY NEWSPAPER 21,000-50,000: HEADLINE

(1) Record-Journal; Richard Mason Jr.

(2) News-Times; Lynn Schnier

DAILY NEWSPAPER ABOVE 50,000: HEADLINE

(1) New Haven Register; M. Rollins

(2) Connecticut Post; Linda Tishler Levinson;

DAILY NEWSPAPER BELOW 21,000: HEADLINE

(1) Head games; Greenwich Time; Barbara A. Heins

(2) Gray expectations; Greenwich Time; James P. Wolfe

COMMUNITY NON-DAILY: IN-DEPTH

(1) The long road home; Waterbury Observer; John Murray

(2) Decision: 2008; New London Times; Stephen Chupaska

(H) One (loss) and done?; Citizen's News; Callum Borchers

DAILY NEWSPAPER 21,000-50,000: IN-DEPTH

(1) Who’s dying, disappearing; Journal Inquirer; Alex Wood

(2) Vanishing neighbors; The Advocate; Elizabeth Kim

(H) Tab for state employees rising; Journal Inquirer; Keith Phaneuf

(H) Living in the shadow of foreclosure; Record-Journal; Adam Wittenberg

(H) For some, we are their only family; The Day; Judy Benson

(H) Concerns over houses of worship in neighborhoods; Record-Journal; Amanda Falcone

DAILY NEWSPAPER ABOVE 50,000: IN-DEPTH

(1) Wrestling with uranium; Hartford Courant; David Funkhouser

(2) Shot of lead in water; Hartford Courant; David Funkhouser; Josh Kovner

(H) Heroin's new haunt; Hartford Courant; Grace E. Merritt

DAILY NEWSPAPER BELOW 21,000: IN-DEPTH

(1) Ash landfill plan draws sharp reactions; The Chronicle; David Hinchey, Mike Savino

(2) Hoping it’ll never fly; Greenwich Time; Neil Vigdor

REGIONAL NON-DAILY: IN-DEPTH

(1) Teen prescription drug abuse increasing in Fairfield County; The Justice Journal of Westport; Natalie Missakian

(2) The arena question; Hartford Business Journal; Diane Weaver Dunne

(H) Small claims, big headaches; Connecticut Law Tribune; Douglas S. Malan

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT: IN-DEPTH

(1) Healthy lifestyle? Which one?; The Herald Press of New Britain; James Craven

DAILY NEWSPAPER 21,000-50,000: IN-DEPTH–SERIES

(1) Reports from a war zone; The Day; Jennifer Grogan

(2) Surviving the downturn; News-Times; Dirk Perrefort, Eileen FitzGerald, Karen Ali, Robert Miller, Sean Ryan, Susan Tuz, Tricia Carr

(2) Bed bugs; The Advocate; Magdalene Perez

DAILY NEWSPAPER ABOVE 50,000: IN-DEPTH–SERIES

(1) Muslims: A new life in Connecticut; Connecticut Post; Marian Gail Brown, Michael P. Mayko

DAILY NEWSPAPER BELOW 21,000: IN-DEPTH–SERIES

(1) Andrzej and Vivian; The Herald of New Britain; Marc Levy, Rick Guinness

REGIONAL NON-DAILY: IN-DEPTH–SERIES

(1) Same sex marriage series; Connecticut Law Tribune; Thomas B. Scheffey

(2) Financial crisis hits Hartford; Hartford Business Journal; Greg Bordonaro, Greg Seay

DAILY NEWSPAPER 21,000-50,000: INFORMATIONAL GRAPHIC

(1) The race to the finish line; The Day; Milton Moore; Ted Mann

(1) The community chronicles/Dateline the News-Times; News-Times; Staff

DAILY NEWSPAPER BELOW 21,000: INFORMATIONAL GRAPHIC

(1) On the trail of a serial rapist; The Herald; Marc Levy

MAGAZINE: INFORMATIONAL GRAPHIC

(1) Biodiesel; Elan; Jennifer Corthell

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT: INFORMATIONAL GRAPHIC

(1) Fiasco; News-Times; Staff

WEB CONTENT: INTERACTIVE GRAPHIC

(1) Connecticut’s fallen; The Day; Peter Huoppi

(2) New London’s empty storefronts; The Day; Peter Huoppi

(H) Recipesearch; Connecticut Post; Lisa Haughey

COMMUNITY NON-DAILY: INVESTIGATIVE

(1) Town sues town attorney; The Sound; Ben Rayner

DAILY NEWSPAPER 21,000-50,000: INVESTIGATIVE

(1) Friday afternoons off; Journal Inquirer; Don Michak

(2) Firm donated money to Malloy run for governor; The Advocate; Magdalene Perez

DAILY NEWSPAPER ABOVE 50,000: INVESTIGATIVE

(1) Probate system nearly broke; Connecticut Post; Ken Dixon

(2) Beach bummer; Hartford Courant; David Funkhouser, Josh Kovner

(H) Shays’ top aide ordered to court; Connecticut Post; Anne Amato, Ken Dixon

DAILY NEWSPAPER BELOW 21,000: INVESTIGATIVE

(1) Officers and dispatchers had sex on the job; Register Citizen; David Hutter

(2) Loophole lets drug users keep driving; The Herald; Lisa Backus

MAGAZINE: INVESTIGATIVE

(1) Fiasco; Connecticut Magazine; Ronald Meshberg

REGIONAL NON-DAILY: INVESTIGATIVE

(1) Secret prisoners; Hartford Business Journal; Laura Schreier

(2) Budget busting benefits; Hartford Business Journal; Diane Weaver Dunne

DAILY NEWSPAPER 21,000-50,000: INVESTIGATIVE–SERIES

(1) Empty storefronts; The Day; Karin Florin; Kevin Dale

(2) Bed bugs; The Advocate; Magdalene Perez

COMMUNITY NON-DAILY: LAYOUT NON-PAGE 1

(1) State champs MO-RO run with the best in NE; Citizen’s News; Callum Borchers

(2) Fifty years down the pike; Harbor News of Old Saybrook; Brian Boyd, Jennifer Corthell

DAILY NEWSPAPER 21,000-50,000: LAYOUT NON-PAGE 1

(1) Giant upset; The Day; Harold Hanka

(2) 25 years later; 1983’s movies helped define a generation; Norwich Bulletin; John Meo

(H) Winter all-area; The Day; Harold Hanka

(H) New York City Marathon; The Advocate; Tim Guzda; Tom Renner

DAILY NEWSPAPER BELOW 21,000: LAYOUT NON-PAGE 1

(1) Baby face; Greenwich Time; James P. Wolfe

MAGAZINE : LAYOUT NON-PAGE 1

(1) Rue de Chocolat; Elan; Jennifer Corthell

REGIONAL NON-DAILY: LAYOUT NON-PAGE 1

(1) Pope of hope Benedict XVI; Catholic Transcript; Staff

COMMUNITY NON-DAILY: LAYOUT PAGE 1

(1) Nothing gold can stay; Town Times; Sue VanDerzee

(2) Coginchaug High School Class of 2008; Town Times; Sue VanDerzee

(H) Ready, set, spring!; Town Times; Sue VanDerzee

DAILY NEWSPAPER 21,000-50,000: LAYOUT PAGE 1

(1) Economy in crisis; The Day; Harold Hanka

(2) Galante's downfall; News-Times; Staff

(H) Sub lost no longer; Norwich Bulletin; John Meo

(H) A historic victory; The Day; Harold Hanka

DAILY NEWSPAPER BELOW 21,000: LAYOUT PAGE 1

(1) 10 kids; The Herald; Marc Levy

REGIONAL NON-DAILY: LAYOUT PAGE 1

(1) November; Catholic Transcript; Leslie DiVenere

(2) Play Ball!; Greater New Milford Spectrum; Jacqueline Smith

COLLEGE JOURNALISM: NEWS PHOTO

(1) Election day at Fairfield; Fairfield Mirror; Peter Caty

(2) Remembering Kristen; Fairfield Mirror; Peter Caty

(H) Economy discussion; Southern News; Thomas Cain

(H) Splish splash, we can’t take a bath; Fairfield Mirror; Jon Ollwerther

COMMUNITY NON-DAILY: NEWS PHOTO

(1) Training day; Guilford Courier; Pam Johnson

(2) Officer Veso and new K-9 Iko; Windsor Journal; Jacqueline Bennett

(H) Memorial school trout release; Town Times; Pamela Morello

DAILY NEWSPAPER 21,000-50,000: NEWS PHOTO

(1) Deer safe after chilly dip in Gardner Lake; Norwich Bulletin; John Shishmanian

(2) Coast Guard reflections; The Day; Tim Martin

(H) Welcome home dad; The Day; Dana Jensen

(H) More than a teacher; News-Times; Carol Kaliff

DAILY NEWSPAPER ABOVE 50,000: NEWS PHOTO

(1) I Do, I Do; New Haven Register; Mara Lavitt

(2) Tough start; New Haven Register; Brad Horrigan

(H) Muslims in CT; Connecticut Post; Christian Abraham

(H) Long Beach sites burn; Connecticut Post; Phil Noel

DAILY NEWSPAPER BELOW 21,000: NEWS PHOTO

(1) Head-on accident on Route 6 kills man; The Chronicle; Al Malpa

(2) Storm causes chaos; Register Citizen; Sonja Zinke

(H) Bush's GOP visit brief; Register Citizen; Sonja Zinke

WEB CONTENT: ONLINE COMMENTARY

(1) Convention coverage; Record-Journal; Amanda Falcone

(2) Dog blog; The Day; Peter Huoppi

(H) Mouseke-toodles; Middletown Press; Cassandra Day

WEB CONTENT: ONLINE FEATURE

(1) Chapel: The street where New Haven begins; New Haven Register; Brett Orzechowski

(2) Picking up the pieces: Connecticut veterans and reintegration; New Haven Register; Brett Orzechowski

(H) Double life in Doo-Wop; Connecticut Post; Todd Hollis, Tony Spinelli

COMMUNITY NON-DAILY: OP-ED COLUMN

(1) An American hero; Waterbury Observer; John Murray

(2) Tour of mosque is insightful; Berlin Citizen; Olivia L. Lawrence

(H) Only skin deep; Town Times; Sue VanDerzee

DAILY NEWSPAPER 21,000-50,000: OP-ED COLUMN

(1) Friends made and lost: The naked truth; The Advocate; Thomas Mellana

DAILY NEWSPAPER ABOVE 50,000: OP-ED COLUMN

(1) Power mustn’t fall into the wrong hands; Hartford Courant; Laurence D. Cohen

(2) Constitution State must lead the way; Connecticut Post; James H. Smith

REGIONAL NON-DAILY: OP-ED COLUMN

(1) Election funds raise red flags; Hartford Business Journal; Dean Pagani

COMMUNITY NON-DAILY: OPINION COLUMN

(1) Hey Obama supporters: Lighten up; New London Times; Stephen Chupaska

(2) A change is coming; Waterbury Observer; Chelsea Murray

(H) Berlin, we have a problem; Berlin Citizen; Robert Mayer

DAILY NEWSPAPER 21,000-50,000: OPINION COLUMN

(1) More work needed to educate pregnant teenagers about law; News-Times; Brian Koonz

(2) An individual who honored the individual; Journal Inquirer; Keith C. Burris

(H) Sensational crimes prompt only posturing; Journal Inquirer; Chris Powell

(H) Hear now a tale of two men who fell from grace; Norwich Bulletin; Ray Hackett

DAILY NEWSPAPER ABOVE 50,000: OPINION COLUMN

(1) We need dads, not curfews; Hartford Courant; Stan Simpson

(2) Time to face reality on probate court system; Connecticut Post; Ken Dixon

(H) Just how stupid do they think we are?; Connecticut Post; John Hourihan

DAILY NEWSPAPER BELOW 21,000: OPINION COLUMN

(1) FOI requests unleashed; Register Citizen; Jordan Fenster

(2) Chicken in every pot; The Chronicle; Charles C. Ryan

MAGAZINE: OPINION COLUMN

(1) Getting schooled; Connecticut Magazine; Charles A. Monagan

REGIONAL NON-DAILY: OPINION COLUMN

(1) The most valuable course I ever had in high school; The Justice Journal; Kenn Venit

(2) Paying for substance abuse rehab; The Justice Journal; Kenn Venit

(H) This is an American right we must cherish; Greater New Milford Spectrum; Norm Cummings

(H) Curfews fail to nab the bad guys; Hartford Business Journal; Laurence D. Cohen

COMMUNITY NON-DAILY: PHOTO LAYOUT

(1) Blessing of the bikes; Groton Times; Elise J. Rugens

DAILY NEWSPAPER 21,000-50,000: PHOTO LAYOUT

(1) Getting a proper sendoff; Norwich Bulletin; Tali Greener

DAILY NEWSPAPER ABOVE 50,000: PHOTO LAYOUT

(1) Hungry for victory; Connecticut Post; Jesse Neider

(2) Empty nesters; Connecticut Post; Jesse Neider

REGIONAL NON-DAILY: PHOTO LAYOUT

(1) Postcards from Bridgewater; Greater New Milford Spectrum; Norm Cummings

(2) Rags to riches; Greater New Milford Spectrum; Deborah Rose

COMMUNITY NON-DAILY: SINGLE EDITORIAL

(1) So, you think . . .; Town Times; Sue Vanderzee

(2) Democracy . . . Isn't it grand?; Town Times; Sue VanDerzee

(H) Not the best for Durham; Town Times; Sue VanDerzee

DAILY NEWSPAPER 21,000-50,000: SINGLE EDITORIAL

(1) Hope; Journal Inquirer; Keith C. Burris

(2) Day endorses Obama for President; The Day; Paul Choiniere

(2) 87 months; News-Times; Mary Connolly

(H) Democracy?; News-Times; Mary Connolly

DAILY NEWSPAPER BELOW 21,000: SINGLE EDITORIAL

(1) We ought to give the kids a break; Greenwich Time; Thomas Mellana

(2) A taxpayer-funded soap opera; Register Citizen; Staff

REGIONAL NON-DAILY: SINGLE EDITORIAL

(1) Religion and state; Catholic Transcript; Monsignor David Q. Liptak

(2) Bad boss blues; Hartford Business Journal; Diane Weaver Dunne

(H) Secret cameras; Greater New Milford Spectrum; Jacqueline Smith

COMMUNITY NON-DAILY: SPORTS COLUMN

(1) CP: Can participate; Citizen’s News; Callum Borchers

(2) Wear a helmet for Matt; Citizen’s News; Callum Borchers

(H) A final bow; Waterbury Observer; John Murray

DAILY NEWSPAPER 21,000-50,000: SPORTS COLUMN

(1) Giants fan flying high above cancer; News-Times; Dan Farrand

(2) Softball stars still shining as bright as ever; News-Times; Dan S. Cohen

DAILY NEWSPAPER ABOVE 50,000: SPORTS COLUMN

(1) Wall Street pays price for abandonment of stadium; Connecticut Post; Ken Dixon

REGIONAL NON-DAILY: SPORTS COLUMN

(1) Make a Wish Foundation lets ill kids meet drivers; Greater New Milford Spectrum; Janine Tousaint

COMMUNITY NON-DAILY: SPORTS FEATURE

(1) Rossi keeps boxing alive amidst local revival; Citizen’s News; Callum Borchers

(2) Paladinos, Josephson may link up in Mass.; Berlin Citizen; Robert Mayer

(H) Success stories abound in half marathon 5K; Lyme Times; Larry Kelley

DAILY NEWSPAPER 21,000-50,000: SPORTS FEATURE

(1) Perfect fit; Norwich Bulletin; Matt Stout

(2) Patriotic slugger; News-Times; Dan S. Cohen

(H) Trek to the top; News-Times; Eileen FitzGerald

DAILY NEWSPAPER ABOVE 50,000: SPORTS FEATURE

(1) Radio took Mets fan out to the ballgame; Connecticut Post; Michael P. Mayko

(2) Lost and found; Connecticut Post; Chris Elsberry

(H) Bionic woman; Republican-American; Carrie MacMillan

MAGAZINE: SPORTS FEATURE

(1) The old ball game; Seasons of the Farmington Valley of West Simsbury; Elaine Lang

(2) The alchemist; Decades Magazine; Mike Briotta

REGIONAL NON-DAILY: SPORTS FEATURE

(1) Open season; Hartford Business Journal; Jason Millman

COMMUNITY NON-DAILY: SPORTS NEWS

(1) Economy adds penalty stroke to golf; Citizen’s News; Callum Borchers

(2) Indians drop heartbreaker; North Haven Courier; Chris Piccirillo

(H) Prospect golfer makes run at U.S. Amateur qualifying; Citizen’s News; Callum Borchers

DAILY NEWSPAPER ABOVE 50,000: SPORTS NEWS

(1) The choice; New Haven Register; Brett Orzechowski; Chris Hunn

COLLEGE JOURNALISM: SPORTS PHOTO

(1) Thrown-in battle; Southern News; Thomas Cain

(2) All downhill; Fairfield Mirror; Jon Olwerther

(H) Opportunity Knocks, Fairfield Mirror, Peter Caty

DAILY NEWSPAPER 21,000-50,000: SPORTS PHOTO

(1) Stonington field hockey; The Day; Tim Martin

(2) Valiant reach; Record-Journal; Dave Zajac

(H) Hats off; The Advocate; Kathleen O'Rourke

DAILY NEWSPAPER ABOVE 50,000: SPORTS PHOTO

(1) Goal; Connecticut Post; Autumn Pinette

(2) Pop quiz; Connecticut Post; Autumn Pinette

(H) Friday night fights; Connecticut Post; Jesse Neider

REGIONAL NON-DAILY: SPORTS PHOTO

(1) Poetry in motion; Greater New Milford Spectrum; Norm Cummings

(2) Double play; Catholic Transcript; Jack Sheedy

COLLEGE JOURNALISM: SPORTS STORY

Opportunity knocks; Fairfield Mirror; Tom Cleary

A silent soldier; Fairfield Mirror; Keith Connors

DAILY NEWSPAPER 21,000-50,000: SPOT NEWS

(1) All 155 safe after huge fire; Norwich Bulletin; Staff

(2) Paul Newman; The Advocate; Brian Lockhart, John Breunig, John Nickerson, Magdalene Perez

(H) Roy Faubel’s trial; The Advocate; Monica Potts

DAILY NEWSPAPER ABOVE 50,000: SPOT NEWS

(1) Two teen suicides stagger town; Hartford Courant; Vanessa De La Torre

(2) Pizza shop owner wards off robber; Hartford Courant; Don Stacom

(2) A feline drama turns into a human one; Hartford Courant; Alaine Griffin

DAILY NEWSPAPER BELOW 21,000: SPOT NEWS

(1) Shooting shocks Coventry Village; The Chronicle; David Hinchey, Zachary Janowski

(2) State Rep. paid woman $100,000; Register Citizen; Jordan Fenster

(H) Wife killer gets 20 years; Register Citizen; Tracy Kennedy

WEB CONTENT: VIDEO STORYTELLING

(1) The big one: Remembering the hurricane of 1938; The Day; Karin Compton, Peter Huoppi

(2) Behind the scenes at Dark Manor haunted house; The Day; Peter Huoppi, Rick Koster

(H) One man’s historic vote; The Day; Peter Huoppi

FIRST AMENDMENT

Columns and editorials; Connecticut Post; James H. Smith

THEODORE DRISCOLL INVESTIGATIVE

Pfizer H-1B series; The Day; Lee Howard

STEPHEN A. COLLINS PUBLIC SERVICE

No more John Doe; Hartford Courant; Kevin Hunt

The item above was written, at least in part, from published reports by Jen Slothower, a graduate student at the Northeastern University School of Journalism and a news staff coordinator for the Bulletin.

POSTED 6/22/09