MAINE PRESS ASSOCIATION BETTER NEWSPAPER CONTEST
The 2023 Maine Press Association Better Newspaper Contest Awards were announced Oct. 14. Here are the Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel’s award-winning stories, columns, projects and photography.
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The Maine Press Association's annual awards ceremony was held Saturday at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Portland.
Investigative Report, 1st Place; Analysis, 3rd Place; News Story, 3rd Place
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The Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel, and Sun Journal have examined the causes, impacts and solutions to homelessness in Maine with an occasional series over the winter & spring months.
FIRST PLACE STORIES
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The calls impacted 10 schools across Maine and are still under investigation by the Maine State Police and FBI.
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Jennifer Johnson has worked with St. Nick for a couple of years to craft replies to letters left for Santa at the Waterville Post Office or at Kringleville in downtown Waterville.
SECOND PLACE STORIES
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Many people were out ice fishing Sunday at China Lake, Lake George and other locations, but fishing south of Augusta was not so good, given unfavorable ice conditions.
SECOND PLACE COLUMN
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Maine's senior senator has refused to assert herself when women's reproductive rights are on the line.
THIRD PLACE STORIES
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Artifacts include a satin and silk uniform worn by former Cony standout Dick Rand in a 1947 high school all-star baseball game in Boston.
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Merrick Smith's hook shot with no time left dethrones the Class A champion Warriors.