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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PublishedJanuary 24, 2024
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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PublishedJanuary 22, 2024
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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PublishedJanuary 21, 2024
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.
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2024
Lewiston massacre spurs creation of an anthology of Maine stories
New book’s proceeds will help fund a gun control charity.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2024
Could passenger rail service be coming to central Maine? State lawmakers are pushing for it.
Proposal calls to connect Waterville, Lewiston, Auburn and Bangor to Portland
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2024
There may be a mass shooting memorial in Lewiston’s future
Across America, cities and towns have erected memorials after mass shootings to provide a place to mourn and perhaps heal.
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2024
Lewiston bowling alley preparing to reopen after mass shooting
A social media post says ‘We look forward to seeing everyone soon.’
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PublishedJanuary 8, 2024
Fund opens applications for aid to Lewiston mass shooting victims
More than $2.4 million available for families and survivors of the Oct. 25 mass shooting.
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PublishedDecember 29, 2023
Jared Golden opposes decision to bar Trump from Maine ballot
U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree is the only member of Maine’s congressional delegation who expressed support for the decision to keep Donald Trump off the the Republican primary ballot.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2023
After Lewiston shootings, gun control is a serious campaign issue in Maine
Candidates for U.S. House, U.S. Senate differ on best approach to guns
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