Half Moon Bay Review takes home 16 awards

Editors from The Half Moon Bay Review took home 16 awards from the California Newspaper Publishers’ Association’s Better Newspaper Contest luncheon in Universal City on Oct. 25. It was the newspaper’s largest contest haul in recent memory.

More than 200 newspapers entered the contest in several circulation categories; for the second year in a row, the Review trailed only the Los Angeles Times in both the total number of awards received and number of first-place awards earned.

Review Designer and Production Manager Bill Murray took first place for illustration and info-graphic for his October 2007 magazine cover design. Former Review photographer Leigh Ann Maze’s photo essay on people who live aboard their boats was judged the best in the category. Former Review reporters David Smydra and Nick Casey took first-place prizes for business and enterprise reporting, respectively. Former Review writer Lewis Rutherfurd took the top prize for writing for his story on the violent road that ended in an arrest for murder. It was the second year in a row the newspaper claimed that prize.

In addition, writer Stacy Trevenon earned first prize for her lifestyle coverage and Managing Editor Clay Lambert was awarded first prize for his editorial comment.

Additionally, the newspaper took first prize for best editorial page and coverage of breaking news and earned second-place notice in another seven categories. The newspaper also earned honorable mentions for another 10 projects.

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