Newspaper nets two SNA awards

The Independent & Free Press garnered two second-place finishes in the 2006 Suburban Newspapers of America editorial contest last week. Hundreds of newspapers from across North America take part in the yearly competition in which newspapers are judged in a variety of categories. The Independent & Free Press, which has a circulation of 21,220, this year earned runner-up finishes in Class C (16,001-36,000 circulation) for Best Front Page and Best Editorial Page. The Gaithersburg Gazette, based in Maryland, was named winner of the Best Front Page while the Bayside Times Ledger (New York) won first for Best Editorial Page. Newspapers from Metroland Media Group Inc., the parent company of The Independent & Free Press, managed a total of 58 winning entries in this year's awards which were judged by members of the American Press Institute, based in Reston, Virginia. This year's contest drew a record 3,600 entries.