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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PublishedNovember 20, 2022
‘Cold-blooded and atrocious’ murder in Poland transfixed community
The death of Mary Knight in Poland in 1856 became the talk of the nation and led authorities to put her husband behind bars.
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PublishedNovember 18, 2022
Recounts slated for two Auburn legislative races and one in Windham
Officials to review ballots in state Senate race between Eric Brakey and Bettyann Sheats.
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PublishedNovember 17, 2022
Bruce Poliquin accepts defeat, urges Mainers to ‘relax, decompress’
After losing his congressional race, the ex-lawmaker advised Democrats to ‘work with Republicans’ to lower heating costs.
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PublishedNovember 16, 2022
Completed count shows Rep. Jared Golden won big in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District
In the final ranked-choice voting tally, the Lewiston Democrat emerged with 53% of the vote
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PublishedNovember 15, 2022
Authorities delay ranked-choice race tally in 2nd Congressional District
Because of a couple of flawed memory sticks, the state cannot complete the count until at least Wednesday.
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PublishedNovember 14, 2022
Bruce Poliquin stops short of a concession in congressional race
Republican contender urges Democrats to “not inflict any further pain” on Mainers.
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PublishedNovember 13, 2022
Chapter 26: Lowell admits he killed his wife
In 1885, James Lowell confessed, but insists he didn’t mean for Lizzie to die.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2022
Lewiston’s injured Fowsia Musse to return to the United States soon
Donors paid for an air ambulance that will bring the immigrant leader home from Ethiopia for more medical treatment
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PublishedNovember 10, 2022
Jared Golden claims victory in Maine’s 2nd District
Though some votes are not yet tallied, the Lewiston Democrat said his lead is too large for challengers to overcome
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PublishedNovember 9, 2022
Ranked-choice tabulation to decide outcome of 2nd Congressional District race
Rep. Jared Golden, a Democrat, appears to have a lead too large for Republican Bruce Poliquin to overcome
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