Steve Collins

Sun Journal

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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Published
May 28, 2023

What exactly is the Bates College seal?

First off, a seal is a design, usually round, that can be made on a die so that it can be used to emboss paper or imprint on other material, including flags, plaques, glassware and furniture. Bates College’s seal is a type of coat of arms, typical of heraldry. One the left side, it has […]
Published
May 28, 2023

A Lewiston Evening Journal editorial for Memorial Day, 1870

If there ought to be one day in the year so sacred, so uncontaminated by every current interest and influence as to be peculiar while we cherish and observe it, it is that on which the relatives and friends and a grateful community of people go out to lay offerings of flowers upon the graves […]
Published
May 28, 2023

First Memorial Day in Lewiston and Auburn filled with flowers and flags

The community turned out in big numbers in 1870 to honor the heroic dead who fought for the Union in the Civil War
Published
May 28, 2023

The mystery behind Bates College’s shifting birthdates

With great hoopla, the college celebrated its centennial in 1964, then celebrated its 150th birthday just 41 years later.
Published
May 19, 2023

‘Shocked and disappointed’ Auburn officials call on state to back off

City leaders say they ought to be allowed to review Androscoggin County plan for new sheriff’s complex
Published
May 18, 2023

Lewiston could become Androscoggin County seat

A bill by a state senator from Turner would allow county commissioners to move the county seat from Auburn to Lewiston.
Published
May 18, 2023

Lawmakers slam Auburn officials and side with sheriff

Legislative panel endorses bill to block Auburn law from crimping plans for new sheriff’s complex on Center Street.
Published
May 17, 2023

State might help Sheriff Eric Samson bypass Auburn’s roadblocks for new offices

Legislators consider two bills that would ease the way for a new Androscoggin County public safety facility on Center Street.
Published
May 17, 2023

School budget meeting set for Tuesday in Poland

POLAND — Residents of Regional School Unit 16 will have a chance Tuesday, May 23, to weigh in on the proposed spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year. Officials said the district budget meeting offers people in Poland, Minot and Mechanic Falls an opportunity to see how the budget process was completed and to get […]
Published
May 14, 2023

Take a walk through Lewiston’s Franco history

A new app developed by USM’s Franco-American Collection offers a walking tour of some of the city’s key Franco heritage sites.