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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PublishedMay 12, 2023
Republican seeks to challenge Jared Golden
Robert Cross is the first but likely not the last contender in the large district.
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PublishedMay 10, 2023
Bates College Commencement to feature prominent naturalist
J. Drew Lanham, a Macarthur Genius Award winner, will deliver speech to graduates on May 28.
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PublishedMay 1, 2023
Paul LePage reclaims his ‘Florida man’ designation
The former Maine governor is once again a resident of Florida.
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PublishedApril 28, 2023
Students to pay almost 4% more to attend Bates College
Bates to charge $81,382 for tuition, room and board in the coming academic year, though many students get aid
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PublishedApril 28, 2023
‘Quality of life’ or homeless crackdown in Lewiston?
Homeless say they are feeling the heat as the city presses its Neighborhood First initiative.
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PublishedApril 25, 2023
Fox may not want Tucker Carlson, but Bryant Pond does
The former Fox News TV show host ‘is just regular, old folk’ to people around town.
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PublishedApril 24, 2023
Volunteers sought for Futures Task Force in Poland-based school district
POLAND — Regional School Unit 16 is looking for “highly motivated, collaborative and analytical individuals” to join its Futures Task Force. According to a news release from the three-town school district, the goal of the task force “is to develop and present recommendations to the school board in September 2023 to achieve cost savings and […]
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PublishedApril 20, 2023
Brazilian journalist threatened by country’s president to speak in Maine
Patricia Campos Mello to tell her story at Bates and Maine Law next week.
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PublishedApril 17, 2023
Jared Golden floats compromise to fend off debt crisis in Washington
Lawmaker urges president and the U.S. House speaker to cut a deal on the budget to prevent a federal default on debt payments.
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PublishedApril 16, 2023
Musse plans a memorial and a youth shelter in Jigjiga
Maine Somali leader said she won’t let shooter defeat her quest to help people
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