Psychology

ously and I am proud to have contributed to those efforts.”

Former reporter Steven Keehner won a third-place award in the best headline category for a story on a potential dog park in Great Neck’s Allenwood Park titled “Great Neck goes mutts over dog parks”

Columnist Judy Epstein, whose work has appeared in various newspapers since 1997, won third place in the humor category for her column “A Look on the Lighter Side: Who Needs Rules? Not These Players!”

“I am quite honored to be recognized for my work by the Press Club of Long Island, and delighted to be in the Blank Slate newspapers,” Epstein said in a statement.

The awards follow an impressive showing for the publication earlier this year in the New York Press Association’s Better Newspaper contest, where Blank Slate Media won six awards for their editorial page, advertising, design and reporting.

Blank Slate Media began operation in 2010 with the purchase of three newspapers – the Great Neck News, New Hyde Park Herald Courier and the Williston Times. The company ultimately grew to six newspapers with the opening of the Manhasset Times, Roslyn Times and Port Washington Times.

Dr. Tom Ferraro has specialized in sport psychology for 20 years and works in the fields of golf, tennis, soccer, baseball, football, wrestling, lacrosse, figure skating, gymnastics, softball, fencing and more. He has helped professional teams, Olympians and elite young athletes learn how to manage the intense pressure of competitive sports. He appears on both TV and radio and has sport psychology columns in 5 different newspapers and has been featured in The New York www.oldworldqualitycorp.com