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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PublishedDecember 18, 2020
Laid-off workers from Jay mill can go to college for free
177 ex-employees are eligible for retraining at two area community colleges.
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PublishedDecember 17, 2020
Angus King calls on streaming services to help Americans binge-watch through the holidays
Maine’s senator calls on Netflix, HBO, Disney, Amazon and Apple to offer free streaming to encourage people to stay home for Christmas.
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PublishedDecember 15, 2020
Conspiracy theorists on social media wonder if Chinese troops have invaded Maine
Residents of tiny Robbinston are getting calls from around the country asking if last week’s earthquake was really a bunker-busting bomb blast
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PublishedDecember 13, 2020
Renewing Bates’ ‘cherished place’
With Lisbon glass expert Jim Nutting fixing its stained-glass windows, the 107-year-old chapel at Bates College sparkles more than ever after a two-year renovation.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2020
Bates delays start of next semester by five weeks
To better cope with COVID-19, the winter semester is slated to begin Feb. 17 instead of early January.
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PublishedNovember 28, 2020
Maine’s Electoral College offers young and old a chance to pick a president
Among Maine’s four electors are a 79-year-old Oxford Republican and an 18-year-old Democrat from North Yarmouth.
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PublishedNovember 26, 2020
Lewiston’s congressman has something extra to be thankful for this year
A happy Jared and Izzy Golden said they’re expecting their first child in May.
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PublishedNovember 24, 2020
Three people die of COVID-19 at Clover Health Care
34 residents and 22 staffers have tested positive for the disease, which has slammed the memory care unit.
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PublishedNovember 23, 2020
Jared Golden backs Trump bid to remove U.S. troops from Afghanistan
Maine’s 2nd Congressional District representative, a combat veteran, said it’s “time to bring our armed forces home.”
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PublishedNovember 22, 2020
Police Log
Arrests Auburn Justin Hayward, 42, 181 Pownal Road, Freeport, on charges of domestic violence assault and criminal threatening, at 1 p.m. Saturday, in Freeport. Lewiston Raymond Caouette, 48, 8 Pine St., Mechanic Falls, on a warrant, at 7:04 p.m. Friday, in Mechanic Falls. John Siddiqui, 22, 85 Horton St., on a warrant for failure to […]
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