Biden arrived in a helicopter at Auburn-Lewiston Municipal Airport shortly before 3 p.m., and left Maine just before 7 p.m.
Steve Collins
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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.
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Biden’s visit likely to consist mostly of private meetings with victims’ families
The White House provided few details of the Friday afternoon trip to Lewiston by President Biden and first lady Jill Biden.
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Posted inFootball, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
Rob Gronkowski and Will Ferrell urge a big audience for a big game in Lewiston tonight
Some well known names, including Robert Kraft and Mac Jones of the Patriots, are psyched for Lewiston and Auburn’s football game this evening.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Shots fired Sunday night in Lewiston but no reports of injuries
LEWISTON — After receiving many calls about gunfire downtown Sunday night, police found shell casings and property damage caused by gunfire in the area of a multiunit building at 116 Walnut St. There is no indication that anyone was hurt, but some vehicles and the building were hit. Police said the first report came in […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Traffic alert for Auburn on Tuesday
Expect significant delays on part of Court Street tomorrow and plan accordingly
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Lewiston vigil draws thousands to basilica to honor the slain
Speakers urge community to ‘stick together’ and stay strong after a gunman killed 18 people last week.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Darkness and hope during shooting spree at Schemengees Bar & Grille
One witness held a dying man as he watched the gunman walk past while shooting patrons.
Posted inbPlus
‘This feels like home’: Lewiston basilica’s special Mass for immigrants is creating connections
A wedding six years ago led to a choir and a special Mass at the basilica now conducted by a visiting Boston priest.
Posted inElections, Lewiston-Auburn
Republicans criticize Jared Golden for reversing his stance on assault weapons
Congressional challengers say the Democratic lawmaker should not have played ‘politics’ by supporting assault weapons ban
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Police still hunting for suspect more than 24 hours after 18 people killed in Lewiston
Police have issued murder warrants for Robert Card, of Bowdoin, in the shootings that spawned a night of terror for people at bowling alley and a bar.