Muskego-New Berlin NOW claims two seconds in newspaper contest

NOW Newspapers, publisher of Muskego-New Berlin NOW and seven other suburban weekly newspapers, was presented with 22 awards Friday at the Wisconsin Newspaper Association annual convention in Madison.

The Better Newspapers Contest recognizes the top journalism in the state. Eligible entries were published between Sept. 1, 2011, and Aug. 31, 2012.

Muskego-New Berlin NOW designer Dan Polley took a second-place award in Overall Page Design and sports reporter John Rech took second in the Sports News Story category.

NOW Newspapers also won:

Continuing Web Coverage, second, South Shore NOW

Feature Photo, first, Brookfield-Elm Grove NOW

Web Special Project, first, Brookfield-Elm Grove NOW

Front Page Design, first, Hales Corners-Franklin-Greendale-Oak Creek NOW; second, Brookfield-Elm Grove NOW; second, North Shore NOW

Overall Page Design, second, Brookfield-Elm Grove NOW

Sports Feature Story, second, Germantown-Menomonee Falls NOW; third, Greenfield-West Allis NOW

Web Special Project, first, Wauwatosa NOW; second, Wauwatosa NOW; third, Germantown-Menomonee Falls NOW

Local Sports Column, first, North Shore NOW

Spot News Photo, second, North Shore NOW

Sports Photo, second, North Shore NOW

Continuing Web Coverage, third, North Shore NOW

General Web Excellence, first, Wauwatosa NOW

Spot News Story, second; Hales Corners-Franklin-Greendale-Oak Creek NOW

Feature Page Design, third Hales Corners-Franklin-Greendale-Oak Creek NOW

Photo Essay, first, Hales Corners-Franklin-Greendale-Oak Creek NOW