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Steve Collins Sun Journal

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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Published
December 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.
Published
December 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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December 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.
Published
November 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.
Published
November 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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November 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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November 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.”
Published
November 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 […]
Published
November 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.
Published
November 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.