A journalist since 1987, Steve Collins has worked for daily newspapers in New York, Connecticut and Maine. He has served as the State House reporter for the Sun Journal since 2016. Among his awards are the Society of Professional Journalists’ 2016 Ethics in Journalism Award and the I.F. Stone Whistle-Blower Award in 2015. Collins is a founder and board president of Youth Journalism International, a charity that teaches students around the globe about news writing, media literacy and issues of the day. His wife, Jackie Majerus-Collins, serves as its executive director. Born in Massachusetts, he grew up in a military family that took him to Norway, Ohio and Virginia, where he earned a degree in history from the University of Virginia. He and Jackie live in Auburn. They have two adult children, two collies and not enough time.
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PublishedDecember 29, 2023
Jared Golden opposes decision to bar Trump from Maine ballot
U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree is the only member of Maine’s congressional delegation who expressed support for the decision to keep Donald Trump off the the Republican primary ballot.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2023
After Lewiston shootings, gun control is a serious campaign issue in Maine
Candidates for U.S. House, U.S. Senate differ on best approach to guns
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PublishedDecember 26, 2023
Laurel Libby is leading fundraiser among 2024 state candidates
AUBURN — State Rep. Laurel Libby of Auburn has raised far more money for her 2024 reelection race than any other Maine politician who has filed paperwork indicating they plan to run for office next fall. Libby, a second-term Republican who ran unopposed last year, had more than $41,000 of campaign cash on hand when […]
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PublishedDecember 22, 2023
How ‘true heroes’ tried to stop a killer at a Lewiston bowling alley
Two women who survived the Oct. 25 mass shooting tell the story of how their partners fell victim trying to save others.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2023
Storm soaks Androscoggin Historical Society in Lewiston
Volunteers are scrambling to clean up after water leaked through the roof of the Lisbon Street museum.
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PublishedDecember 19, 2023
With ‘deep sadness’ Gov. Janet Mills ponders Lewiston mass shooting
No easy answers for what should come next, but determined to consider every option.
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PublishedDecember 18, 2023
Lewiston and Auburn schools closing early
Central Maine Power reported more than 200,000 power outages by noon Monday.
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PublishedDecember 17, 2023
‘Survive. Survive. Survive’: Lewiston shooting survivor is figuring out a new path
Despite grievous injuries from the Oct. 25 mass shooting, Ben Dyer aims to live a normal life again.
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PublishedDecember 14, 2023
Austin Theriault calls for debates in Maine 2nd congressional primary
Fort Kent lawmaker seeks a series of three debates with fellow Republican Mike Soboleski
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PublishedDecember 12, 2023
A leading Bates College dean is leaving to take a job at Harvard University
Joshua McIntosh will become executive dean at Harvard’s Kennedy School.
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