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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PublishedJuly 26, 2021
New state law aims to help former prisoners get jobs
In most cases, employers will not be able to ask job applicants about criminal history until later in the hiring process.
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PublishedJuly 25, 2021
At 1924 Olympics, Lewiston’s Bob Legendre leaped into history
For several years in the 1920s, Americans hailed Legendre, a world-record holder and Olympic medalist, as the best athlete in the country and possibly the world.
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PublishedJuly 24, 2021
How four teenagers drowned at Lake Auburn in 1869
A day of frolic turned into one of area’s worst tragedies on a sunny July Saturday.
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PublishedJuly 23, 2021
When Olympians gathered in Stockholm in 1912, Bates College athletes were among them
Over the years, Bates has had at least a dozen Olympic athletes, but 1912 was its high point, with two students and a future coach competing on the world stage.
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PublishedJuly 21, 2021
America’s water systems are vulnerable to a Pearl Harbor-level cyberattack, Angus King warns
Maine’s junior senator said the nation faces “an extremely dangerous situation” until it bolsters its security against web-based attacks on critical infrastructure.
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PublishedJuly 19, 2021
Youngest state senator eyes challenge to Jared Golden for Maine congressional seat
Trey Stewart of Presque Isle is the second Republican to enter the 2nd District race in hopes of unseating a two-term Democrat.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2021
How browntail moths became such a big problem here in Maine
Efforts to defeat the moth started within days of its discovery in 1897 but, so far, the Old World invader has managed to hang on in New England.
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PublishedJuly 8, 2021
Lewiston cremation business customers still trying to find loved ones’ remains, says state
Affordable Cremation Solution likely to see its license suspension extended indefinitely at state meeting Tuesday.
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PublishedJuly 6, 2021
Bates College encourages staff to get COVID-19 vaccines but opts not to require them
Though its students must get inoculated before the fall semester, staff say employees can choose to go without as long as they wear masks and maintain distance.
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PublishedJuly 2, 2021
Former Gov. Paul LePage, who is running for his old office, remains an active voter in Florida
In violation of Florida election law, LePage, who is registeredto vote in Maine, failed to notify Flagler County that he is no longer a resident of that state, where he registered to vote in 2019.
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