- Marlene Peralta got the wood again — this time in today’s Newsday — for her great follow up story on the driver who was critically injured in the Lexington Ave. steam pipe blast. She also contributed to another headline grabber: the murder of a Queens dentist.
- Heather Appel showed some range this week with an environmental story for the Daily News and a Bronx murder tale for the Norwood News.
- Claudia Cruz wrote about holistic health practices (PDF) in Washington Heights for the Manhattan Times.
- Amy Goldstein’s piece about efforts to rename a school after a beloved principal, Nadia Zonis’ article on controversial plans for a new hotel on a deserted Bronx street, and Joe Hirsch’s takeout on Citgo’s/Hugo Chavez’ latest involvement in the Bronx helped enliven the pages of the Mount Hope Monitor.
- We also contributed some eminently fit-to-print news at the Times: Mariel DiSibio wrote about a land dispute between The villages of Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow.
- Carolyn Nardiello chronicled the protest over new requirements for animal owners on Long Island.
- Georgia Kral wrote about Connecticut’s lawsuit against the FAA.
- Tanzina Vega contributed to the Times’ coverage of the slain dentist.
- Mathew Warren was all over town for the Times, contributing to several stories, including this breaking news building collapse piece.
- Clark Merrifield hit the stats and found that there’s a big problem with water main breaks on the Lower East Side. The Villager picked up his story.
- Joshua Cinelli notched two pieces in the Norwood News: One about community concerns about plans to redevelop the Kingsbridge Armory and another about a senior citizens protest of the war.
- Eliot Caroom wrote about a Bronx salvage yard’s efforts to go green for the Hunts Point Express.
- Dan Rivoli told Daily News readers the show will go on for a Croatian rock band accused of glorifying the Nazis.