For the second straight year, the Norwood News received awards for its coverage from the Independent Press Association-New York at the organization’s annual conference and awards dinner on Dec. 15.

Jordan Moss, the paper’s editor, and reporter Heather Haddon won a first-place award for “best investigative news story” for their article of the Meals on Wheels controversy. The paper was the first to report that one of the nonprofit organizations to benefit from the restructuring of the program has close ties to the Bronx Democratic Party. 

Moss and Haddon also shared an honorable mention in the same category for a report on a federal probe of state Senator Efrain Gonzalez’ ties to three Bronx nonprofits that employ family and associates of the Democratic lawmaker.

In the “best editorial/commentary” category, Moss received a second-place award for an editorial detailing the problems with the Meals on Wheels pilot program and commending Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion for coming out in opposition to the plan.

Another second-place award in the “best public affairs article” category was given to Haddon for her in-depth article on the ongoing crime problems in North Fordham. Haddon also scored a third place award in the arts category for her profile of Norwood storyteller Bobby Gonzalez.

Free-lance photographer and regular Norwood News contributor David Greene was also recognized with an honorable mention in the “best photograph” category for his picture of the Mexican Folkloric Dance Competition at the Lehman Center for the Performing arts.

IPA-New York, founded in 2000, is a nonprofit association of ethnic and community newspapers. The group also operates AllCAS, an ad placement service for newspapers, and publishes Voices That Must Be Heard, a weekly Internet publication translating the best of the city’s ethnic and community press.