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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PublishedJune 2, 2021
Seth Carey says his accuser wants to murder him
Carey got a protection order from a Rumford court that requires a woman who accused him of sexual assault to stay away from him.
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PublishedMay 28, 2021
Saint Dom’s seniors say they’re ready to take on the world
Students at the private Catholic school in Auburn said the pandemic may have socked them but it didn’t stop them.
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PublishedMay 27, 2021
After a couple years of coping with COVID-19, Bates seniors graduate
Class of 2021 hailed for flexibility and urged to tackle the world’s problems.
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PublishedMay 26, 2021
State House speaker zings Auburn’s Laurel Libby
Ryan Fecteau said he ‘won’t tolerate’ Laurel Libby’s treatment of State House as “a Hollywood set’ to raise money for her reelection.
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PublishedMay 25, 2021
The Androscoggin River is running unusually low in 2021
The volume of water in Auburn is less than a third of what it usually is this time of year, a sign of Maine’s worsening drought problem.
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PublishedMay 25, 2021
Yes, there really is more pollen, thanks to climate change
A new Maine study calls rising pollen levels a public health threat as respiratory problems worsen.
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PublishedMay 24, 2021
Troy Jackson seeks transparency for online news sites trying to influence elections
The Allagash Democrat said sites that masquerade as news organizations ought to include a disclaimer so people know who paid to put them online.
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PublishedMay 23, 2021
Bates College to hold commencement Thursday — twice!
To limit exposure to COVID-19, seniors at the Lewiston college are graduating in two groups this year, half in the morning and half in the afternoon.
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PublishedMay 23, 2021
Upstream towns worry they’ll pay the price for a cleaner Androscoggin River
Rumford and other towns urge more testing, better communication before plunging ahead with controversial upgrade for river’s water quality.
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PublishedMay 22, 2021
Turner voters back budget, pot stores and more
At Turner’s annual Town Meeting on Saturday, its first in two years, the $3.2 million budget was approved and the door was opened to the sale of recreational marijuana.
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