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Newsday took home awards in the breaking news, features and sports photography categories and for a series on police internal affairs investigations that shielded officer misconduct.
Nine awards were given to Newsday staff, including the "Individual Photo Portfolio" first-place prize to photographer Thomas A. Ferrara.
Winning projects include heartbreaking images from a New York City firefighter's funeral, coverage of alleged misconduct by Long Island police officers and more.
The Town of Islip paid tribute to the memory of its fallen hometown heroes FDNY Jesse Gerhard and FDNY William Moon.
Jesse Gerhard was inside his fire house when he collapsed. He was taken to a hospital but did not make it.