April 11, 2019 • THE TIMES OF MIDDLE COUNTRY • PAGE A5 Art Photo
Best Advertising Campaign
Spot News Photos Sports Feature Photo(s) News Story
News Story Coverage of Health, Health Care & Science Best Advertising Campaign
Feature Story
Best Large Space Ad
Picture Story
Best Small Space Ad
An even dozen… That’s how many awards Times Beacon Record won this year.
We are pleased to cackle over our latest awards from our New York Press Association Colleagues!
BEST ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN
ART PHOTO
During a terrapin turtle project, Aidan Donnelly, above, searched, tracked, monitored, measured, weighed and coded turtles to take environmental data and GPS location of the turtles. Photo by Aidan Donnelly
BOY SCOUT
Continued from A3 fishing line recovery and recycling project that is installed at West Meadow Beach, Stony Brook Harbor, Port Jefferson, Caleb Smith State Park Preserve, Deep Pond Conservation Area, Lake Ronkonkoma, South Haven County Park, Bubbles Falls, Rattlesnake Brook near Oakdale and West Brook Pond. The project required Donnelly to work with many outside sources, such as community members and an out-of-state recycling facility. “I needed to find somewhere that would take the line and recycle it,” Donnelly said, “rather than it ending up in the trash or in landfills. I did find a Midwest company, and
they sent me postage-paid shipping boxes to give to the organizations.” Bill Schwalback, scoutmaster of Donnelly’s BSA Troop 362, has known him since 2016 when his son joined the troop where Donnelly was serving as troop guide. He has seen the growth and drive of the 17-year-old since then and notes that Donnelly has always jumped on the opportunity to take on a leadership role and enjoys passing on his knowledge to others. “Aidan does not deflect an opportunity to teach others,” Schwalback said. “He thrives on the ability to share his knowledge and his passion with others, and it is great to see a young adult fill with pride when he sees something to completion and knows that it will make a difference to the targeted population or species.”
FIRST PLACE The Village Times Herald Jay Gao “Nice job capturing the horse mid-jump.”
SPOT NEWS PHOTOS
SECOND PLACE The Village Beacon Record Kyle Barr “Who wouldn’t be touched by this photo? Photographer caught the lighting and seized the moment. Perfect.”
SPORTS FEATURE PHOTO(S)
SECOND PLACE The Village Beacon Record Desirée Keegan “Great focus on the middle action, while capturing the team as a whole. Like the contrast of presumed opposing fans leaving the stands.”
NEWS STORY
SECOND PLACE The Port Times Record Alex Petroski “While there were numerous stories such as this in this year’s contest, this one stood out because of the emotion. The quotes from the students showed their passion and anger at what’s happening in society, moving this article out of the ordinary into the extraordinary.”
FEATURE STORY
SECOND PLACE The Times of Middle Country Kevin Redding “In this touching piece, the combination of the author’s quality writing, quote selection, and sampling of experiences of the people whose lives Vinny Altebrando touched really capture his personality, humanity and impact.”
PICTURE STORY
THIRD PLACE The Village Times Herald Heidi Sutton “A nice diversity of shots, technicially well done. It’s obvious the photographer has a passion for the sea. Nice job.”
THIRD PLACE The Village Times Herald Art Department “Nice reoccuring imagery and color, creating a cohesive ad campaign. Great job fitting in so much information and making it attractive.”
NEWS STORY
HONORABLE MENTION The Times of Smithtown Sara-Megan Walsh & Alex Petroski “Extensive reporting on priest sexual abuse with rare first-hand account, giving voice to the voiceless in yet another troubled chapter. The reporter’s research into what happened and attempts to receive comments from those involved is reflective of a professional and genuine desire to show readers the truth.”
COVERAGE OF HEALTH, HEALTH CARE & SCIENCE
HONORABLE MENTION The Village Times Herald Daniel Dunaief “Well-written articles on topics I previously did not understand or even had thought about. Writer has a talent translating topic for the general public.”
BEST ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN
HONORABLE MENTION The Village Times Herald Art Department “The black, yellow and gray ad is eye catching for not having any graphics on it. Nice use of layout and color. The ads are playful, easy to read and have an overall nice color scheme about them.”
BEST LARGE SPACE AD
HONORABLE MENTION The Village Times Herald David Ackerman “This is a well-organized ad using color, lines and frames to give noticeable separation between different blocks of information. The photos provide additional visual impact.”
BEST SMALL SPACE AD
HONORABLE MENTION The Village Times Herald David Ackerman “Clear message, easy to read. Nicely executed layout and images.”
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