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 1, 2021
Franklin, Oxford counties now face severe drought
Experts categorize a growing section of a parched Maine as a severe drought.
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PublishedJune 30, 2021
Janet Mills says no to making Maine first in nation to decriminalize prostitution for its victims
The governor this week vetoed a bill that sought to increase penalties for buying sex and drop them for selling sex.
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PublishedJune 29, 2021
Sure, it’s hot out, but at least it’s not like 1911
Lewiston and Auburn suffered through what may have been the worst summer weather New England ever faced for 11 steamy days in July 1911.
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PublishedJune 25, 2021
Lewiston conservative jumps into 2nd District congressional race
Jordan Borrowman, 35, hopes his longshot independent bid succeeds in ousting Democrat Jared Golden from the seat he’s held since 2018.
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PublishedJune 24, 2021
Severe drought declared in central Maine as dry conditions spread
Officials warn the trend is expected to continue this summer unless Maine gets prolonged rain.
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PublishedJune 23, 2021
Jared Golden presses for Global War on Terrorism Memorial in nation’s capital
To honor veterans, many legislators seek to bypass a ban on new memorials in a section of the National Mall in Washington.
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PublishedJune 22, 2021
Up, up and no way: Maine law bans release of latex balloons
Legislators back ban on release of latex balloons in Maine in bid to protect wildlife and prevent litter.
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PublishedJune 18, 2021
‘Just sitting there rotting in the basement in a bag’: Woman needed another service to take care of her father’s remains
One woman describes her experience retrieving the remains of her father from a Lewiston cremation business shut down by the state this week.
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PublishedJune 17, 2021
Lewiston might lose out if consumers own Maine’s power company instead of CMP and Versant, some say
There’s concern that a proposal to have publicly-owned electrical company could lead to a reduction in tax payments on utility properties.
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PublishedJune 16, 2021
Stinking, unrefrigerated bodies lead state to shut down Lewiston cremation business
State suspends licenses until Board of Funeral Services holds a hearing July 13.
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