The only declared candidate in the district is state Rep. Laurel Libby, a Republican.
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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Healing Hearts gala kicks off fundraising drive for Lewiston mass shooting memorial
Organizers hoped to raise $20,000 or more from the event for the new fund that is expected to help cover the cost of an Oct. 25 memorial and related events.
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Jared Golden said he’s not worried about Trump’s endorsement of opponent
Former president backed Republican Austin Theriault’s bid for Maine’s 2nd District seat.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Schools & Education
Maine schools changing schedules for the eclipse
Many districts in or near the path of the total eclipse are sending students home early.
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Maine gets ready for first total eclipse in 6 decades
Odds of a cloudy day are high, but hopes remain high.
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Maine MILL preserving memories of Lewiston’s darkest day
The new exhibit features items related to Oct. 25 mass shooting.
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Notes for Lewiston scrawled on airplane napkins arrive at city museum
While in the air, Southwest Airlines passengers wrote messages to those affected by the 2023 mass shooting.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Jared Golden and his wife, Izzy, have a 2nd daughter
Shirley Berry Golden was born Sunday in Lewiston.
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Two past Lewiston city halls each went up in flames
Fires in 1870 and 1890 destroyed the city’s first municipal office locations.
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Colorful, fire-thwarting monsters lurking at Lewiston City Hall?
The mayor ordered the removal of the figures in 1965. Fortunately, an amateur artist nearby intervened with a plea.