Candidates for U.S. House, U.S. Senate differ on best approach to guns
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.
Posted inElections, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
Laurel Libby is leading fundraiser among 2024 state candidates
AUBURN — State Rep. Laurel Libby of Auburn has raised far more money for her 2024 reelection race than any other Maine politician who has filed paperwork indicating they plan to run for office next fall. Libby, a second-term Republican who ran unopposed last year, had more than $41,000 of campaign cash on hand when […]
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
How ‘true heroes’ tried to stop a killer at a Lewiston bowling alley
Two women who survived the Oct. 25 mass shooting tell the story of how their partners fell victim trying to save others.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Storm soaks Androscoggin Historical Society in Lewiston
Volunteers are scrambling to clean up after water leaked through the roof of the Lisbon Street museum.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
With ‘deep sadness’ Gov. Janet Mills ponders Lewiston mass shooting
No easy answers for what should come next, but determined to consider every option.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
Lewiston and Auburn schools closing early
Central Maine Power reported more than 200,000 power outages by noon Monday.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
‘Survive. Survive. Survive’: Lewiston shooting survivor is figuring out a new path
Despite grievous injuries from the Oct. 25 mass shooting, Ben Dyer aims to live a normal life again.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Austin Theriault calls for debates in Maine 2nd congressional primary
Fort Kent lawmaker seeks a series of three debates with fellow Republican Mike Soboleski
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
A leading Bates College dean is leaving to take a job at Harvard University
Joshua McIntosh will become executive dean at Harvard’s Kennedy School.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Among the performances over the years in Lewiston
The following musical artists each performed in Lewiston at various venues. The listing includes the venue of the performance, and a song they likely played on stage in Lewiston. The following musical artists each performed in Lewiston at various venues. The listing includes the venue of the performance, and a link to a song they […]