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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PublishedDecember 13, 2020
Renewing Bates’ ‘cherished place’
With Lisbon glass expert Jim Nutting fixing its stained-glass windows, the 107-year-old chapel at Bates College sparkles more than ever after a two-year renovation.
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PublishedDecember 10, 2020
Police log
Arrests Androscoggin County • Daniel Sinclair, 38, of 356 Meadow Hill Road, Greene, on charges of domestic violence assault, arson, criminal mischief, refusal to submit and failing to stop for an officer, 5:34 a.m. Thursday at that address. Auburn • Jeffrey Locklear, 29, of 66 Dunn St., Auburn, on a charge of assault, 8:49 p.m. […]
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PublishedDecember 7, 2020
Bates delays start of next semester by five weeks
To better cope with COVID-19, the winter semester is slated to begin Feb. 17 instead of early January.
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PublishedNovember 28, 2020
Maine’s Electoral College offers young and old a chance to pick a president
Among Maine’s four electors are a 79-year-old Oxford Republican and an 18-year-old Democrat from North Yarmouth.
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PublishedNovember 26, 2020
Lewiston’s congressman has something extra to be thankful for this year
A happy Jared and Izzy Golden said they’re expecting their first child in May.
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PublishedNovember 24, 2020
Three people die of COVID-19 at Clover Health Care
34 residents and 22 staffers have tested positive for the disease, which has slammed the memory care unit.
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PublishedNovember 23, 2020
Jared Golden backs Trump bid to remove U.S. troops from Afghanistan
Maine’s 2nd Congressional District representative, a combat veteran, said it’s “time to bring our armed forces home.”
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PublishedNovember 22, 2020
Police Log
Arrests Auburn Justin Hayward, 42, 181 Pownal Road, Freeport, on charges of domestic violence assault and criminal threatening, at 1 p.m. Saturday, in Freeport. Lewiston Raymond Caouette, 48, 8 Pine St., Mechanic Falls, on a warrant, at 7:04 p.m. Friday, in Mechanic Falls. John Siddiqui, 22, 85 Horton St., on a warrant for failure to […]
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PublishedNovember 22, 2020
Two Poland area schools in RSU 16 close temporarily after COVID-19 cases found
Poland Regional High School and Whittier Middle School shuttered until after Thanksgiving after two cases are diagnosed.
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PublishedNovember 22, 2020
Maine Democratic Party chief moving to Rhode Island
State Rep. Drew Gattine of Westbrook only declared contender to replace her at the party’s helm.
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