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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PublishedJanuary 3, 2022
Maine’s 2nd Congressional District race looking a lot like 2018 election
Independent Tiffany Bond’s entry into the contest sees a return to the campaign trail by the three contenders who got the most votes in 2018.
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PublishedJanuary 2, 2022
Chances are nobody will ever again see Maine’s first big movie, viewed worldwide a century ago
‘The Rider of the King Log,’ by well-known Auburn writer Holman Day, featured log drives, dam explosions, romance and more, but it has utterly vanished since its debut in 1921
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PublishedJanuary 1, 2022
Baby Grace-Glow is Lewiston’s first baby of the new year
The baby girl was born at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Lewiston on New Year’s Day at 12:36 a.m.
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PublishedJanuary 1, 2022
Police looking for missing Naples man
Mark Conley, 67, was last seen on Christmas Eve in Lewiston.
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PublishedDecember 30, 2021
Central Maine’s goats like to pig out on Christmas trees
Many farmers like to pitch old trees into animals’ pens to give them something fresh and green during long, difficult winters
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PublishedDecember 29, 2021
It may be time to upgrade from cloth masks to hi-tech ones, experts say
Better masks will better block transmission of the virus, especially omicron, some say.
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PublishedDecember 29, 2021
Fearing omicron spread, Bates College imposes new COVID-19 restrictions
Bates College closes campus buildings to outsiders, shuts down in-person dining hall and more to limit threat from new variant
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PublishedDecember 27, 2021
Paul LePage tells Tom Saviello to ‘bring it on’
Former governor said he would love to see the ex-lawmaker from Wilton jump into the 2022 gubernatorial race, but it’s not clear what will happen.
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PublishedDecember 25, 2021
Police have yet to crack Alpo Martinez murder case in New York
What happened to the drug kingpin who had been hiding in Lewiston remains a mystery, but speculation abounds.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2021
Androscoggin Historical Society plans move to downtown Lewiston
Organization looks to move to 93 Lisbon St. after 85 years at county building in Auburn.
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