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CONCORD – The Telegraph was recognized with 26 awards – including 10 for first place – at the New England Associated Press News Executive Association’s annual fall conference Friday night at the Grappone Center.

The more than two-dozen awards represents the most ever received by The Telegraph in this contest in recent memory. Staff photographer Corey Perrine was responsible for 13 of those awards in the photography and multimedia categories.

The Telegraph was also given a special Right-to-Know award for its Sunshine Week coverage.

The Telegraph’s six-part In Transition series of stories that examined the state’s transgender community was recognized for its writing, photography and multimedia.

“A deft hand with many essential details makes this series of stories the winner,” the judges wrote.

Here is a summary of The Telegraph’s awards:

First place
Feature Story: Karen Lovett and Ashley Smith for “In Transition.”
Business/Consumer News: David Brooks and Ashley Smith for coverage of FairPoint Communications Inc.’s acquisition of Verizon’s land operations in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont.
Sports story: George Scione for an article that examined the dilemma faced by coaches in anticipation of the planned Nashua Teachers Union strike earlier this year.
Page One design: Andrew Toland for “Primary 2008.”
Illustration: David Ferreira for “Wish list.”
Deadline news photo: Corey Perrine for “Displaced by fire.”
Sports action photo: Corey Perrine for “Panthers secure bragging rights.”
Sports feature photo: Corey Perrine for “Face off.”
Web site user engagement: Nashuatelegraph.com
Web site sports section: Nashuatelegraph.com.

Second place
Investigative reporting: Stephanie Hooper for rental housing coverage.
Deadline news photo: Corey Perrine for “Truck catches fire.

Third place
Investigative reporting: Kevin Landrigan for “Spending spree.”
Editorial writing: Nick Pappas.
Sports column: Alan Greenwood.
Business page design: Kerry Lowe for “Downtown ‘Dreamin’ “.
Deadline news photo: Corey Perrine for “Douse the house.”
General news photo: Corey Perrine for “Life remembered.”
Sports action photo: Corey Perrine for “Inbound pass.”
Sports feature photo: Corey Perrine for “Salem’s reign continues.”
Multimedia: Corey Perrine for “A New Woman,” part of the In Transition series.

The Telegraph competes in Class III, which is for newspapers with circulation under 30,000.

A selection of winning images:

Joe Biden, the Deomcratic Vice presidential Nominee is/was speaking at 3 p.m. in Nashua today (Sept 10) and we are live streaming the video:

Live broadcasting is obviously nothing new but this is one of our first attempts at it.

The set-up for the geeks in the audience:

Canon GL2, Mac laptop, Cradlepoint Mobile router, Verizon wireless card.