Award-winning Stories
First Place, Business Reporting, Portraits of Unemployment (Society of Professional Journalists, Connecticut chapter, 2013)
Second Place, In-Depth Series, 9/11 – 10 Years Later (Society of Professional Journalists, Connecticut chapter, 2012, shared award)
First Place, Feature Series Breaking the Sound Barrier (Society of Professional Journalists, Connecticut chapter, 2010, shared award)
Honorable Mention, In-Depth Series, 1. Buyers, 2. Agents, 3. Sellers (Society of Professional Journalists, Connecticut chapter, 2010)
Real Estate/Home Design
Heirloom homes, passed down through generations
Inside the 2014 Architectural Digest Home Design Show
Knits for the home offer a cozy look and feel
Horace Gifford Fire Island beach house was collaboration with Harry Bates
Richard Gere’s North Haven estate being listed for $65M
Gilding & Grass Cloth: Hamptons showhouse spotlights the shiny and serene
Levittown home comes with artist’s touch
Want to live by the water? Do homework
Keys to buying bank-owned properties on LI
Agents suggest ideal homes for Tom Cruise
Abandoned homes stick out like sore thumbs in Greenwich
Not all multimillion-dollar estates, Greenwich has some (relatively) reasonably priced homes
Health/Social Services
Studies acknowledge harm, issues with annual CT lung cancer screening
Doctor dips into the gene pool to assist patients
Greenwich nursing home takes new approach to Alzheimer’s care
Autism and aging: When kids grow up
Kids and adults found lacking in vitamin D
Special needs present separate challenges for siblings of kids with disabilities
Turf used on athletic fields prompts concern
Education
Early glimpses at digital learning
A closer look at college completion for Greenwich High grads
From 48th to No. 1, a look at school district rankings
What snow day? For some students, technology takes away from day off
With nearly 3 in 10 in private schools, public district looks to retain best and brightest
Features
With family, friends and fortitude, Greenwich girl marches back from illness
A special delivery in northern Greenwich
(Story picked up by several major news outlets, including CNN)
Westminster dog provided comfort after Newtown shootings
Moby, electronica superstar, returns to Greenwich roots
Family ties Brokaw to Sacred Heart
Mournful time for moms who’ve lost children
Retaking Woodstock: Area residents return to site of historic concert (includes video)
Needle down: Knitting community loses another outlet in Greenwich
Father, daughter, separated by 50 years, find common love of song
Facebook redefines high school reunions
Personal Finance
Laid Off? 4 Fun Jobs To Keep You Busy