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 28, 2023
‘Quality of life’ or homeless crackdown in Lewiston?
Homeless say they are feeling the heat as the city presses its Neighborhood First initiative.
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PublishedApril 25, 2023
Fox may not want Tucker Carlson, but Bryant Pond does
The former Fox News TV show host ‘is just regular, old folk’ to people around town.
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PublishedApril 17, 2023
Jared Golden floats compromise to fend off debt crisis in Washington
Lawmaker urges president and the U.S. House speaker to cut a deal on the budget to prevent a federal default on debt payments.
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PublishedApril 16, 2023
Musse plans a memorial and a youth shelter in Jigjiga
Maine Somali leader said she won’t let shooter defeat her quest to help people
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PublishedApril 16, 2023
Maine community rallied to help save Fowsia Musse after shooting
After being shot in Ethiopia, Musse needed advanced care only available in America.
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PublishedApril 13, 2023
Career and technical centers seek more money from Legislature
Lewiston and Farmington centers are among those pushing for a funding increase to bolster career education.
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PublishedApril 12, 2023
Brunswick Democrat is first to enter the 2024 U.S. Senate race in Maine
David Costello hails incumbent Angus King but argues that major reform is needed in the nation’s capital.
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PublishedApril 9, 2023
Fowsia Musse recounts how she survived a shooting spree in Ethiopia
Somali leader in Lewiston nearly died in an airport during a family trip in October.
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PublishedApril 7, 2023
Legislators ponder bill that would let many Maine renters keep pets
Committee hears strong opinions pro and con on a measure that would force many landlords to allow dogs, cats and other pets.
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PublishedApril 4, 2023
State panel urged to hold down rate increase for CMP
A public hearing in Lewiston Tuesday drew a handful of people worried about utility bills
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