Town Board of Selectpersons embraces plan to honor Seppala Siberian sled dogs.
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 inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Politics
Rep. Jared Golden backs 2 constitutional amendments
The Democrat is seeking term limits and an amendment that would require a supermajority to pass almost all bills before the Senate.
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How to turn a mountain of family photos into an organized archive
Writer and historian Steve Collins took on the photographic equivalent of Mount Katahdin and not only survived but is glad he did it.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Nation / World, Politics
Rep. Jared Golden received a holiday bomb threat at his home, newspaper reports
The Capitol Police say threats to members of Congress are on the rise and require more effort to protect them outside of Washington.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Politics
Jimmy Carter had solid ties to Lewiston-Auburn
The former president spoke at least twice at Bates College, and campaigned here during his long-shot bid for the White House
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State
A Mechanic Falls bridge to honor a sailor who vanished
The span is to be called the Bill Dunlop Memorial Bridge.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Politics
Why Eric Brakey is enjoying New Hampshire’s freedom after moving from Maine
The former Auburn lawmaker is serving as executive director of the Free State Project.
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Unlikely as it seems today, the Bates Bobcats once played in a post-season bowl game
Bates’ undefeated football team headed west to Ohio in 1946 to compete in the first Glass Bowl game.
Posted inLocal & State, Oxford Hills
A grandson’s warning helps Bethel family escape fire
A blaze Saturday leveled most of a house and garage shortly after noon.
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Lewiston library seeks funds for revamped children’s department
‘The kids deserve a space that’s inspiring,’ Library Director Joey Houston said.