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Patch Honored for 2010 Election Night Coverage
Mineola and Port Washington editors take first place for coverage of state Senate race.
The Patch editors for Mineola and Port Washington took home top honors at the 2011 Press Club of Long Island Media Awards Thursday night at the Woodbury Country Club for their coverage of election night 2010.
Mineola editor Geoffrey Walter and Port Washington Editor Adina Genn garnered the first place award in the Online–Deadline News category for the article “,” where then-Mineola was a few hundred votes ahead of then-.
Following numerous appearances in court and appeals all the way to the New York State Supreme Court, the race eventually tipped the balance of power in the state Senate back to the Republicans.
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Patch also took home four other first place awards in the online categories of Best Feature, Non-Deadline News, General Interest/ Humor Column and Online Photograph.
The complete list of awards won by Patch is as follows:
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Deadline News
1. . By Geoffrey Walter and Adina Genn, Port Washington Patch
Feature
1. . By Chris R. Vaccaro, Sachem Patch
2. . By Chris R. Vaccaro, Sachem Patch
Non-Deadline News
1. . By Taylor K. Vecsey, East Hampton Patch
3. . By John Stefans, Riverhead Patch
Sports
2. . By Chris R. Vaccaro, Sachem Patch
General Interest/Humor Column
1. . By Mary Ellen Walsh, Syosset Patch
2. . By Mary Ellen Walsh, Syosset Patch
Editorial/Commentary
3. . By Jason Molinet, Huntington Patch
Online Photograph
1. . By Richard Slattery, Huntington Patch
3. . By Jason Molinet, Glen Cove Patch
Best News Blog
2. . By Chris R. Vaccaro, Sachem Patch
Best Website
3. Patch.com
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