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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PublishedOctober 25, 2023
Multiple dead, wounded in Lewiston shootings; police give few details on overnight search for gunman
A massive manhunt is underway after Maine State Police identified Robert Card, 40, of Bowdoin as person of interest in the shootings. A shelter-in-place order remains in effect for all of Androscoggin County, with residents told to stay in their homes and keep doors locked.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2023
Youth-led forum slated at Bates for Lewiston city candidates
The forum will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Muskie Archives at 70 Campus Ave., in a brick building opposite the Bates College bookstore, on Nov. 1.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2023
FBI data shows Maine’s violent crime rate lower in 2022 than it’s been in more than four decades
Though the murder rate rose slightly in 2022 in Maine, decreases in rapes, robberies and assaults brought down the overall volume of crime.
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PublishedOctober 13, 2023
Bates College has a big day in store for the installation of its new president
Garry Jenkins will be formally installed as the college leader on October 27
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PublishedOctober 12, 2023
Memorial service slated for Barbara Hinckley; she was scammed out her savings and helped by a potluck fundraiser
Former Gov. John Baldacci hosted a fundraiser to help the Auburn senior after finding out about the scam.
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PublishedOctober 9, 2023
Republican congressional hopefuls oppose ‘a blank check’ for Ukraine
Democrats such as Jared Golden haven’t done enough to hold down costs to American taxpayers, they say
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PublishedOctober 8, 2023
An early Hollywood movie star and ‘he-vamp’ is buried in Lewiston
Often playing a ladies man or a villain, Franco-American screen legend Lew Cody, who died in 1934, chose to return to Maine for eternal rest.
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PublishedOctober 4, 2023
Biddeford independent now eyes race against Chellie Pingree
Elias Bassile said in a Federal Election Commission filing last week that he plans to run in Maine’s 2nd District. On Tuesday, he filed updated paperwork.
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PublishedOctober 3, 2023
Jared Golden and Chellie Pingree help to oust Kevin McCarthy as House speaker
Jared Golden and Chellie Pingree joined firebrand Republicans to remove Kevin McCarthy from House leadership
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PublishedOctober 2, 2023
Biddeford independent eyes 2nd District congressional seat
Elias Bassile says Maine’s incumbents ‘just don’t get it done’ in Washington.
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