MANCHESTER, NH – New Hampshire Hurry The association honored the state’s top reporters and reporters in its Distinguished Journalism Competition price banquet held on June 9 at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College in Manchester. Of the many winners representing media across the state, Manchester Ink Link won 19 awards across multiple categories in the small daily media division.
“It’s always a great honor to be recognized for the work we do, and I can’t express in words what it means to have such a dedicated team of professional journalists in my corner,” said Carol Robidoux, publisher of Ink Link.
A full list of winners can be found here.
Editorial cartoon
First Place Peter Noonan – Manchester Ink Link – Drawn & Quartered
Entertainment Reports
Third place Constance Cherise- Manchester Ink Link – Virtual Vintage: The Immersive World of Kellian Pletcher
Second place Constance Cherise – Manchester Ink Link – The force is strong with tap dancing phenom Aaron Tolson
First Place Nate Graziano – Manchester Ink Link – Downtown Music Scene Series

Commercial and economic reports
First Place Maureen Milliken – Manchester Ink Link – Daniel Webster Council Board Allows Property Sales to Offset Cost of Sexual Abuse Settlement
court reporting
Second place Pat Grossmith – Manchester Ink Link – Justice for Antwan Stroud – series of stories
Political reporting
Second place, Andrew Sylvia – Manchester Ink Link – Manchester NH Election 2021 – story series
General News
Third place Ryan Lessard, Pat Grossmith, Carol Robidoux – Manchester Ink Link – Homelessness in Manchester – story series
First Place Kathy Staub – Manchester Ink Link – NH’s Affordable Housing Crisis


General News Photo
Third place Stacy Harrison – Manchester Ink Link – Mayor Joyce Craig is re-elected
Sports news, without breaking
Second place Ryan O’Connor – Manchester Ink Link – Crusaders show ‘guts’, evade Central in playoffs
First Place Ryan O’Connor – Manchester Ink Link – Trinity Successfully Defends State Championship

Sport feature
Second place Bill Gilman – Manchester Ink Link – He’s a keeper! Reine does it all, raising Trinity to PK’s victory over Conant
First place Andrew Sylvia – Manchester Ink Link – Central defeats Memorial at the start of the Turkey Bowl Instant Classic

Sports report photo
Second Place Ryan O’Connor – Manchester Ink Link – Lighter Than Air
Investigation Stories
Third Place Ryan Lessard – Manchester Ink Link – Behind the scenes in Manchester: cleaning up homeless camps like a frustrating game of ‘Whack a Mole’
Columnist of the Year
Second place Nate Graziano – Manchester Ink Link – Not That Profound – column selection
First place Dan Szczesny – Manchester Ink Link – Transcendent Dad – column selection
Overall Excellence: Digital Presence
Second place Manchester Ink Link – Manon Michel, web developer