As the total eclipse approaches, Mainers who witnessed eclipses in 1932 and 1963 say they were awed at the sight.
Steve Collins
Columnist
Steve Collins became an opinion columnist for the Maine Trust for Local News in April of 2025. A journalist since 1987, Steve has worked for daily newspapers in New York, Connecticut and Maine and served as the State House reporter for the Sun Journal since 2016. The Maine Press Association named him Maine's Journalist of the Year in 2022. Among his other awards are the Society of Professional Journalists’ 2016 Ethics in Journalism Award, the I.F. Stone Whistle-Blower Award in 2015 and the Bob Wallack Community Journalism Award from the New England Newspaper & Press Association. Steve 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, 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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Tuesday offers Mainers a chance to help pick a president
Democratic and Republican primaries offer new options but familiar candidates.
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Lewiston shooting survivors share memories, fears, frustrations with panel investigating tragedy
Commission heard from victims and others impacted by the shootings.
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The former slave’s memoir that was saved from a fire is a key part of the American story
Harriet Beecher Stowe met Josiah Henson, who became a model, in part, for her novel ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin.’
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Lawmakers may require Maine cities to allow more homeless shelters
Angry that Lewiston imposed a moratorium in 2022 to block a shelter, legislators are pushing a bill to prevent it from happening again.
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U.S. Mint to issue dollar coin in May featuring Lewiston’s Bernard Lown
The inventor of the direct current defibrillator will be featured as part of the mint’s American Innovations series.
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Jared Golden holds big lead in fundraising for congressional race
The Lewiston Democrat has four times as much campaign cash as his two Republican challengers combined.
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Maine eyes rule change to make it easier to grow food in urban areas
Lawmakers consider greenlighting more low-cost hoop houses to cultivate food.
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Jared Golden and Republican challengers differ sharply on abortion issue
The Lewiston congressman favors abortion rights while Mike Soboleski and Austin Theriault call themselves ‘pro-life.’
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Bates College agrees to pay former coach’s children sickened by mold in college-owned house
The settlement between the Lewiston college and former head football coach Malik Hall says nothing about a variety of racial claims.