I promised I'd give you an update on our awards nominations, and here it is:

The Middletown Press took home 21 statewide journalism awards last night at the annual Society of Professional Journalists event in North Haven.

Our sports department swept an entire category, and we won awards for two of our staff editorials (one on the Jeremy Shingleton controversy and another on the increase of water fees in Middletown). We took home several reporting awards as well as awards in layout, photography and headline writing.

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