NEPA members wait pensively for the announcement of the next winner.
Earl Brechlin gets the "thumbs up" for the Mount Desert Islander winning the General Excellence Award.
Seminar speaker Bill Ostendorf chats with Cristina Martinez and John Miro of El Planeta.
Lynn Delaney of the Milton Independent passes the gavel to Marlene Switzer of CNC North as the new NEPA President.
Paula Gibbs checks out the Portland Phoenix' nomination for the Front Page Award.
Suzanne and Emerson Lynn of the St. Albans Daily Messenger celebrate winning the Advertising Campaign Award.
Rich Harbert of the Old Colony Memorial is congratulated by Kathryn Koch and Greg Mathis for winning the Human Interest Feature Story Award.
Staff of the St. Albans Daily Messenger display its many plaques.
Rob Bertsche gets the audience going during the "15 Ways to Stay Out of Court" seminar.
Checking out the award nominees are Jennifer Mann of the Arlington Advocate, and Beth Ulichik and Marilyn Spitter of The Sun Chronicle.
Dan Shaughnessy of The Boston Globe speaks during the sports writing seminar.
Bill Weir of Fronteras Publishing at the NEPA Trade Show.
Kirk Davis celebrates a win for The Patriot Ledger of Quincy, Mass.
Photographer of the Year Timothy Cook of The Day gets a kiss from his wife.
Robin Chan of the Hingham (Mass.) Journal is embraced by Jillian Fennimore and Alice Coyle.
Terry Carlisle, Alan Baker and Stephen Fay enjoy a win for The Ellsworth (Maine) American.
Dave Sullivan is congratulated by the staff of The Telegraph in Nashua, N.H., for winning the Investigative Reporting Award.