Philadelphia Press Association, 2006: Honorable Mention, Column Writing
Bachelor Pad: “The Ex, The Ax”

Pulitzer Prize Finalist, 2005: Public Service By A Newspaper
As a “loaner” reporter sent to the Pensacola News Journal by Gannett News Service to write and report on Hurricane Ivan for a week in September, 2004. Articles ran in the Pensacola News Journal, the Courier-Post and throughout Gannett News Service.

New Jersey Press Association, 2005: Third Place, Best Columnists
Compilation of Bachelor Pad columns

Philadelphia Press Association, 2005: Second Place, Best Columnists
Bachelor Pad: “Imaginary Girlfriend Is Real, and Wants To Visit”

New Jersey Press Association, 2004: Third Place, Breaking News                 
Coverage of the fatal collapse of the garage at the Tropicana Casino, Atlantic City

Gannett Well Done, 2004: Feature Writing, Runner-up
The story of two ultra-conservative churches—one wealthy, another dirt-poor—who adhere to the same fiery preacher from the 1920s.

Gannett Well Done, 2003: Runner-up, Feature Writing
For a three-part series, entitled “State Secrets,” investigating a federal-level cover-up of a mysterious, fatal B-29 bomber crash in the fields of George in 1948.

Gannett Well Done, 2003: Sports
For two first-person articles and video footage about experimenting with extreme sports at the Jersey Shore.

New Jersey Press Association, 2003: Third Place, News Writing Portfolio
Based on three stories: “No words were spoken,” about ceremony at Ground Zero six months after Sept. 11; “Unrelated tragedies intensify 9/11 grief,” about other people who lost loved ones Sept. 11, 2001; and “Denville family copes with loss,” about a car accident that killed three family members.

Society of Professional Journalists, NJ, 2002: Second place, Feature Writing
Based on two-part article “Life In Motels: The Forgotten Bunch,” about working poor and their families forced into $500-per-week motel rooms because they cannot afford costs to move into permanent housing.

Best of Gannett, 2002: Third Place, Feature Writing
Based on two-part article “Life In Motels: The Forgotten Bunch,” about working poor and their families forced into $500-per-week motel rooms because they cannot afford costs to move into permanent housing.

New Jersey Press Association, 2002: First Place, Feature Writing Portfolio    
For three projects: A profile of trailer park residents after the campground was bought by the township; a pair of stories on the importance of honeybees in the state’s agricultural process; and “Life in Motels: The Forgotten Bunch.”

New Jersey Press Association, 2002: First Place, First Amendment Award
For continued coverage of Denville school board controversies, including a proposed gag order on board members.

Gannett Well Done, 2002: Runner-up, Feature Writing                                      
Based on two-part article about a trailer park that closed to make way for a public park, with a focus on the site’s history, the fate of the residents and the attitudes of neighbors; an advance article about a high school football playoff game featuring cross-town rivals playing for the first time in nine years; and an article about World Trade Center survivors a month after Sept. 11.

Gannett Well Done, 2001: First Place, Feature Writing
Based on two-part article “Life In Motels: The Forgotten Bunch,” about working poor and their families forced into $500-per-week motel rooms because they cannot afford costs to move into permanent housing.

New Jersey Press Association, 2001: Robert M. Kelly Award (Rookie-Of-The-Year)
Based on three articles: An investigative story about a school bus driver shortage, a profile of an area artist and a historical piece about local Revolutionary War-era preservation efforts.