New committee will soon begin planning a memorial and related events.
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, Elections, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
Laurel Libby of Auburn to seek third term in State House
Libby will face Daniel Campbell, an Auburn Democrat, in the November general election.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Obscure social networking app causes problems at Bates College
College president urges deletion of Blind Tiger app that he said is being used to ‘demean and humiliate’ fellow students.
Posted inMaine
Maine voters may have to wait until 2026 to vote on new state flag proposal
A bill endorsed last week would push off the referendum for two years and would create a five-member commission to recommend a new flag design to Secretary of State Shenna Bellows.
Posted inbPlus
‘What a wonder’ a total eclipse can be
As the total eclipse approaches, Mainers who witnessed eclipses in 1932 and 1963 say they were awed at the sight.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Accused killer of Lewiston resident Alpo Martinez going to trial in April
Two and a half years after the murder of the former Lewiston resident and legendary drug kingpin, his accused killer heads to court in New York
Posted inAndroscoggin County
A Mechanic Falls bridge may be named after solo sailor who vanished 40 years ago
Lawmakers seek to rename a bridge after Bill Dunlop, who crossed oceans in a one-man sailboat.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Maine eyes new $105 million combined courthouse in Lewiston
Project would consolidate Auburn and Lewiston courts into one Lisbon Street facility.
Posted inElections, Politics
Tuesday offers Mainers a chance to help pick a president
Democratic and Republican primaries offer new options but familiar candidates.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Lewiston shooting survivors share memories, fears, frustrations with panel investigating tragedy
Commission heard from victims and others impacted by the shootings.