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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PublishedAugust 25, 2023
Half the political races in Auburn this fall are uncontested
AUBURN — Auburn School Committee candidates won’t have to sweat this year’s election. Barring any last-minute, write-in challengers, contenders for each school committee seat are guaranteed to win since they don’t have any opposition. In one of the seven seats on the panel, in Ward 4, not a single candidate filed paperwork for the Nov. […]
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PublishedAugust 24, 2023
Seth Carey claims ‘malicious prosecution,’ seeks sanctions for police, prosecutor
After a five-year battle to clear his name, one-time district attorney candidate Seth Carey of Rumford filed suit in Oxford County this week accusing the Maine State Police of malicious prosecution. Carey said in legal papers that police filed “completely false criminal charges” against him that led to the loss of his law license and […]
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PublishedAugust 20, 2023
The truth behind a legendary Mainer
They say Conrad Heyer crossed the Delaware with Washington, fought at Bunker Hill and is the earliest-born person to appear in a photograph, but . . .
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PublishedAugust 18, 2023
Jared Golden criticized for vehemence of his opposition to student debt relief
Golden issued a controversial statement on the issue Friday that drew sharp retorts from those who favor student loan forgiveness.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2023
Lewiston man’s Civil War letters ‘a witness to some of our nation’s most important moments of history’
George Nye may be the only soldier who rose from private to general.
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PublishedAugust 14, 2023
Wildfires remain a long-term threat to almost two-thirds of the properties in Maine
Maine has a history of major wildfires that have over the years left towns in ruins.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2023
Lewiston leaders hail governor’s plan for a New Mainers office
Officials say the new office will help integrate immigrants into Maine’s workforce
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PublishedJuly 31, 2023
Nonprofit is just the fifth owner in the Sun Journal’s 176-year history
Since its roots as a weekly in 1847, only four owners have guided the city’s oldest business.
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PublishedJuly 31, 2023
Farmers’ Almanac looks ahead to ‘Greatest Show on Earth’
Lewiston-based almanac eyes total eclipse next spring — and colder weather, too.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2023
President Biden reaches out to Jared Golden during speech in Auburn
Though the Lewiston Democrat has often been a thorn in Biden’s side, the president offered only kind words for the Maine lawmaker on Friday.
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