Piscataquis and Washington counties have more than their fair share of tax audits.
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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Jared Golden among a trio of Democrats most likely to side with Trump
The first-term Lewiston lawmaker said he and biggest Trump-backing Democrat, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, are “kind of anti-establishment.”
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Poland Spring might get soaked with $100 million state tax
Lawmakers eye an extraction fee of 12 cents per gallon for Maine groundwater.
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U.S. House Republican leader assails ranked-choice voting in Maine
Republicans in Augusta and Washington are trying to stymie or repeal a voting method they say helps Democrats like Jared Golden.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Owner of Rumford’s Hotel Harris expected to repay unhappy guests, avoid jail
James Adinolfi agrees to repay complaining customers in deal that will clear his record if he stays out of trouble for a year.
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Winning big in Special Olympics’ World Games
Lewiston resident Justin Beliveau won a bronze medal in swimming in Abu Dhabi this month.
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James Adinolfi expected to repay would-be guests at Hotel Harris and avoid jail
Rumford lodging provider agrees to repay complaining customers in deal that will clear his record if he stays out of trouble for a year.
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Fleeing scene of dog attack could become a crime in Maine
Spurred by a mauling in Gardiner last summer, legislators consider creating a new law to keep owners on the scene when their dogs assault someone.
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Susan Collins’ only challenger collecting cans and bottles to fund campaign
Independent Danielle Ravyn VanHelsing seeks campaign cash while cleaning up Maine.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
‘Intimidating’ signs posted near Bates College campus
“IT’S OKAY TO BE WHITE” signs were posted Sunday on utility polls near the Bates College campus.