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Photos of Publick Occurrence Award winners

Bulletin Photos by Chris Christo

Representatives of the newspapers that won the awards are all pictured with their plaques, presented to them by Mark Murphy, president of the New England Newspaper & Press Association.

Daily Newspapers

publick-occurrences-hartford-courant-rondinoneThe Hartford (Conn.) Courant
Nicholas Rondinone, reporter
Mark Murphy, president of the New England Newspaper and Press Association, left 

publick-occurrences-eye-ne-center-for-investigative-reportingThe Eye/The New England Center for
Investigative Reporting
Jenifer McKim, senior investigative reporter and senior trainer

publick-occurrences-sentinel-enterpriseSentinel & Enterprise of Fitchburg, Mass.
Charles St. Amand, editor

publick-occurrences-the-dayThe Day of New London, Conn.
From left, Mark Murphy; Izaskun Larraneta, assistant managing editor for local news; Carlos Virgen, digital news director

publick-occurrences-providence-journalThe Providence (R.I.) Journal
From left, Mark Murphy; Janet Hasson, regional vice president and publisher; David Butler, executive editor and senior vice president for news and audience development

publick-occurrences-daily-hampshire-gazetteDaily Hampshire Gazette of Northampton, Mass.
Jeffrey Good, executive editor

publick-occurrences-sun-journalSun Journal of Lewiston, Maine
Judith Meyer, executive editor

publick-occurrences-burlington-free-pressBurlington (Vt.) Free Press
From left, Mark Murphy; Adam Silverman, content strategist: Mike Donoghue, accountability reporter (retired); Elizabeth Murray, crime and courts reporter; April Burbank, politics reporter

publick-occurrences-republicanThe Republican of Springfield, Mass.
George Graham, online reporter

publick-occurrences-herald-newsThe Herald News of Fall River, Mass.
Will Richmond, city editor

publick-occurrences-hartford-courant-kauffman-ferraroThe Hartford (Conn.) Courant
From left, Mark Murphy; Matthew Kauffman, investigative reporter; John Ferraro, content manager/investigations

publick-occurrences-maine-center-for-public-interest-reportingThe Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting
From left, Mark Murphy; David Sherwood, reporter; John Christie, senior editor

Weekly Newspapers

publick-occurrences-vineyard-gazetteVineyard Gazette of Martha’s Vineyard, Mass.
From left, Mark Murphy; Jane Seagrave, publisher; Alex Elvin, reporter

publick-occurrences-the-inquirer-and-mirrorThe Inquirer and Mirror of Nantucket, Mass.
Marianne R. Stanton, editor and publisher

publick-occurrences-andover-townsmanAndover (Mass.) Townsman
From left, Mark Murphy; Bill Kirk, editor; Gabriella Cruz, reporter

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Richard Lodge / John Macone

Richard Lodge
Richard Lodge
John Macone

Richard K. Lodge has been named managing editor of The Daily News of Newburyport, as of Oct. 17. For the past 15 years, he was editor in chief of the MetroWest Daily News of Framingham, as well as editor in chief of Gatehouse Media New England’s metro and west divisions. Before that, he was editor in chief of the former Needham-based Community Newspaper Co.’s northwest sector, based in Concord, where he was responsible for supervising 19 weekly newspapers. He also has been assistant managing editor of The Sun of Lowell and night city editor of The Portland (Maine) Press Herald and assistant city editor of The Standard-Times of New Bedford from 1984 to 1989. He is president of the New England Society of News Editors and has won multiple awards, including the Yankee Quill Award. Lodge is taking over as managing editor from John Macone, who resigned in July after 14 years with the Daily News. Before his time with the Daily News, Macone was a reporter at the Eagle-Tribune of North Andover from 1993 to 1999 and city editor there from 1999 to 2002. He was an editor with the former Community Newspaper Company from 1989 to 1993. Macone is now an editor at Fronetics Strategic Advisors, based in Amesbury.

The Transitions were written, at least in part, from published reports by Bulletin correspondents Jenna Ciccotelli, Nico Hall and Thomas Ward, undergraduate students at Northeastern University.

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Craig Douglas / Don Seiffert

Craig Douglas is leaving as managing editor of the Boston Business Journal, to be replaced by Don Seiffert. Seiffert has been an editor for Bioflash and newsletter editor for the Newton Needham Chamber of Commerce.

The Transitions were written, at least in part, from published reports by Bulletin correspondents Jenna Ciccotelli, Nico Hall and Thomas Ward, undergraduate students at Northeastern University.

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Melvin ‘Mel’ Grant

Melvin ‘Mel’ Grant
Melvin ‘Mel’ Grant

Melvin “Mel” Grant, 91, of Northampton, Mass., died Oct. 7.

Grant was a correspondent for many local newspapers.

He leaves two children, Brian and Susan; two grandchildren, Lily and Rachel; a sister.

The obituaries were written, at least in part, from published reports by Bulletin correspondents Ashleane Alabre, Sophie Cannon, Jenna Ciccotelli, Nico Hall, Georgeanne Oliver, Julia Preszler and Thomas Ward, undergraduate students at Northeastern University.

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Barbara (Weiner) Raisbeck

Barbara (Weiner) Raisbeck, 88, of Scarborough, Maine, died Sept. 24.

Raisbeck was a newspaper reporter during her career in journalism.

She also wrote and had published short stories and poems.

She leaves two sons, James and Michael; two daughters, Lucy and Alison; 12 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren.

The obituaries were written, at least in part, from published reports by Bulletin correspondents Ashleane Alabre, Sophie Cannon, Jenna Ciccotelli, Nico Hall, Georgeanne Oliver, Julia Preszler and Thomas Ward, undergraduate students at Northeastern University.

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Jean Noyes (Beucler) Evans

Jean Noyes (Beucler) Evans, 69, of Mystic, Conn., died Oct. 4 from ovarian cancer.

Evans wrote historical articles for the Mystic River Press, part of Sun Media Group, based in Pawcatuck, Conn.

She leaves her husband, David; a son, Daniel; a daughter, Becky; a grandson; a brother.

The obituaries were written, at least in part, from published reports by Bulletin correspondents Ashleane Alabre, Sophie Cannon, Jenna Ciccotelli, Nico Hall, Georgeanne Oliver, Julia Preszler and Thomas Ward, undergraduate students at Northeastern University.

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Michael J. DeLuca

Michael J. DeLuca, 86, of Milford and South Dennis, Mass., died Sept. 25 in the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester, Mass.

DeLuca was production manager at the Milford Daily News for 39 years.

DeLuca leaves his wife, Christine; two sons, Michael and David; four grandchildren; a brother; two sisters.

The obituaries were written, at least in part, from published reports by Bulletin correspondents Ashleane Alabre, Sophie Cannon, Jenna Ciccotelli, Nico Hall, Georgeanne Oliver, Julia Preszler and Thomas Ward, undergraduate students at Northeastern University.

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Shirley Elder Lyons

Shirley Elder Lyons
Shirley Elder Lyons

Shirley Elder Lyons, 85, of Portsmouth, N.H, died Sept. 18 of complications from Parkinson’s disease.

Lyons was a part-time reporter for The Boston Globe’s New Hampshire Weekly after she relocated to Sandwich, N.H., in 1981.

Before that, she had been a reporter in Washington, D.C., for The Washington Post, and then for the former Washington Daily News and the former Washington Star.

Lyons co-authored two books: “Tip, a Biography of Thomas P. O’Neill Jr., Speaker of the House” and “Interest Groups, Lobbying and Policymaking.”

She was a writer and co-editor of a book about the history of Sandwich, published in 1995 by the Sandwich Historical Society.

Lyons leaves a stepdaughter, Jennie; a stepson, James; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; a sister; a stepbrother.

The obituaries were written, at least in part, from published reports by Bulletin correspondents Ashleane Alabre, Sophie Cannon, Jenna Ciccotelli, Nico Hall, Georgeanne Oliver, Julia Preszler and Thomas Ward, undergraduate students at Northeastern University.

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Donald Lee Kerr

Donald Lee Kerr
Donald Lee Kerr

Donald Lee Kerr, 88, of Groton, Conn., and formerly of Old Saybrook and Westbrook, Conn., died unexpectedly Sept. 18 in his home.

Kerr was the gardening editor for The Day of New London, Conn.

He was the author of “The New England Gardener.”

He leaves three children, Ben, Stephanie and Jennifer.

The obituaries were written, at least in part, from published reports by Bulletin correspondents Ashleane Alabre, Sophie Cannon, Jenna Ciccotelli, Nico Hall, Georgeanne Oliver, Julia Preszler and Thomas Ward, undergraduate students at Northeastern University.

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