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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PublishedOctober 1, 2021
Troubled cremation business property headed for foreclosure sale
The Affordable Cremation Solution site in Lewiston is set for auction Oct. 27.
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PublishedSeptember 29, 2021
Health experts look to children as messengers to encourage more COVID-19 vaccinations
Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention, says informing youngsters of vaccine benefits could lead them to prod wary parents to get vaccinated.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2021
Bates College selected for initiative to increase enrollment of low-income students and undocumented immigrants
A foundation will match up to $50 million to help those unable to afford a liberal arts education.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2021
Bates College buys former Campus Avenue convent from St. Mary’s
The 3-acre property sold for $1.95 million and abuts the Lewiston campus.
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2021
Residency showdown to decide fate of Dane Morgan’s candidacy for Lewiston City Council
Maura Murphy and Morgan clash at City Hall hearing Thursday.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2021
All schools in RSU 16 now require masks
School board members ordered students and staff at the middle and high schools to wear masks starting Wednesday.
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2021
Lewiston cremation business owner offered a chance to regain funeral license — someday
State oversight panel proposed a deal that would keep Ken Kincer out of the business for at least a decade.
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2021
9/11 proved a ‘huge turning point’ for a Lewiston minister
Exposed to the ‘frailty of the world’ by the attack, a New Jersey ‘theater kid’ discovered a bigger world outside her small town and a desire to make a positive difference.
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2021
Auburn’s Leroy Walker apologizes for racist comments
City leaders say they’ll form new diversity committee to tackle racial issues in Auburn.
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2021
Lewiston leaders call Leroy Walker’s racist comments ‘hurtful and detrimental’
Auburn council member’s commentary assailed by elected leaders from Lewiston in a statement issued Friday.
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