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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PublishedNovember 18, 2021
Democrats criticize Bruce Poliquin for aiding a group that opposes gay marriage
The leading Republican congressional contender in Maine’s 2nd District is scheduled to help train politically-minded Christian activists at a session sponsored by an anti-gay group.
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PublishedNovember 16, 2021
Wales lawmaker out of hospital after COVID-19; still speaking out against vaccine
Randall Greenwood, who is recovering at home after a 12-day hospital stay that included time on a ventilator, says he won’t get vaccinated.
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PublishedNovember 15, 2021
Leading CMP corridor opponent Tom Saviello considering run for Maine governor
The former Wilton lawmaker, an independent, will be deciding “pretty soon” whether to seek election next year for state’s top job against Governor Janet Mills and former Governor Paul LePage.
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PublishedNovember 15, 2021
Caratunk woman to challenge Poliquin for nomination in Maine’s 2nd District
Elizabeth Caruso, a leader in the fight against the NECEC project, jumps into congressional race to unseat Jared Golden.
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PublishedNovember 8, 2021
‘Atlas of Imagined Places’ plots the locales of fictional Maine landmarks
A new book aims to pinpoint where to find everything from Hogwarts to Castle Rock, if they actually existed.
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PublishedNovember 6, 2021
Murdered New York drug kingpin ‘wasn’t hiding’ in Lewiston, friend says
Alberto “Alpo” Martinez may have kept a low profile in Lewiston, but he still partied with those he knew from his days as a cocaine overlord, according to a friend he made early in his stay in Maine.
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PublishedNovember 5, 2021
Leader of Maine Senate Republicans Jeff Timberlake seeks a third term in the state Senate
GOP leader from Turner is running in new 17th District.
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PublishedNovember 2, 2021
Former drug kingpin led surprisingly simple life in Lewiston
Alpo Martinez, slain in Harlem on Halloween, had been a friendly neighbor on College Street with a lot of girlfriends.
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PublishedNovember 2, 2021
State not doing enough to protect iconic birds, loon lovers say
Proposed state rules governing boat racing on Maine lakes fall short of wildlife protection that’s needed, loon advocates argue
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PublishedNovember 1, 2021
A former drug kingpin killed Sunday in New York had been hiding in Lewiston
Alpo Martinez spent time in the federal witness protection program under an assumed name in Lewiston after his 2015 release from prison
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