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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PublishedApril 9, 2020
Maine’s largest hunger relief charity is struggling to keep up
Facing soaring demand and shrinking donations, Good Shepherd Food Bank looks to Washington for help.
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PublishedApril 9, 2020
Maine’s Bicentennial Parade in Lewiston-Auburn rescheduled for August; same weekend as the Balloon Festival
The big parade in Lewiston-Auburn had been planned in May, but COVID-19 concerns forced its postponement.
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PublishedApril 9, 2020
Seeds of Peace cancels summer camps in Maine
The coronavirus pandemic forced Seeds of Peace to give up plans for its annual peace-building camps in Otisfield.
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PublishedApril 8, 2020
Maine’s delegation pushes Congress to provide more COVID-19 relief
Senators, representatives on Capitol Hill seek more help for everything from newspapers to rural hospitals.
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PublishedApril 8, 2020
It’s unlikely Mainers will be casting ballots until at least July
Voting on everything from school budgets to congressional primaries unlikely to occur before July 14.
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PublishedApril 7, 2020
Angus King calls for investigation of Navy captain’s removal
Maine politicians spoke out Tuesday against a Navy leader, who resigned at day’s end, for his handling of the removal of a captain who sought to protect the crew of his COVID-19-stricken aircraft carrier.
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PublishedApril 6, 2020
Mainers among the worst in providing answers to U.S. Census
State lags well behind the national average.
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PublishedApril 6, 2020
Bates College cancels its traditional commencement this year
Faced with the threat of COVID-19, the college plans to hold a virtual graduation ceremony online instead May 31.
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PublishedApril 3, 2020
Bates professor leads effort to print coronavirus protective gear
Personnel at Bates, Colby and Bowdoin colleges are working together to use 3-D printers to make visors for face shields needed by medical staff and first responders.
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PublishedApril 2, 2020
Simones’ Hot Dog Stand is closed, for now, but not forgotten
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins cites Simones’ Hot Dog Stand, a Lewiston landmark since 1908, as a reason for federal COVID-19 help for small businesses.
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