PROVIDENCE, R.I. - One pursued a nine-year crusade that yielded an order refunding $53 million to New Hampshire public employees. The other cracked a shell of silence to expose misconduct in the New Britain, Conn., Police Department.
Both are being recognized by the New England First Amendment Coalition with first-time presentations: David Lang, a retired firefighter and president of The Professional Fire Fighters of New Hampshire, with the Citizen Right to Know Award and reporter Don Stacom of The Hartford Courant with the FOI Award
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