Maine state House majority leader says if Nebraska tries to help Donald Trump, Maine may act to boost Joe Biden
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 inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News, Op-Eds, Opinion
Steve Collins: Oct. 25’s darkness a constant reminder of the need for greater kindness
As the first flowers begin to bloom and potholes proliferate, life in Lewiston seems normal. Then a glimpse of a “Lewiston Strong” sign in a window or an overheard snatch of somber conversation at Hannaford or the sound of sirens wailing in the distance brings it all back. Six months have somehow passed since that […]
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Bates College taps journalist Mary Louise Kelly to speak at its commencement in May
Kelly, a well-known voice on National Public Radio, will also receive an honorary degree.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
‘Love Always Wins’ signs in front of Oct. 25 mass shooting sites may be preserved
Maine MILL plans to preserve the wooden signs and perhaps make it possible for them to go on permanent display.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Nonprofits receive community support funds from mass shooting donations
Twenty-nine nonprofits each received $63,000 from a $1.9 million fund created with donations after the Oct. 25, 2023, mass shooting.
Posted inElections, Maine, Nation / World, Politics
Congressional hopeful Mike Soboleski says House Republican leader ‘sold out’ America
Soboleski questions House passage of foreign aid bills and why his primary opponent has remained mum on the issue.
Posted inMaine, Nation / World, Politics
Sen. Angus King joins bipartisan push to develop oversight of potentially dangerous AI use
Four U.S. senators offer framework to guard against ‘bad actors looking to cause harm.’
Posted inElections, Lewiston-Auburn
Lee Clement seeks a state House seat to represent Lewiston
Lee Clement said he “sees the cost of everything rising, government spending out of control and not responsive to the needs of Maine’s citizens.”
Posted inElections, Maine, Politics
U.S. House, Senate candidates in Maine haul in campaign cash
In 2nd District Republican primary, Austin Theriault holds big fundraising lead.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Murder trial delayed for accused killer of Harlem drug lord Alpo Martinez
Martinez was killed in Harlem in 2021.