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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PublishedApril 14, 2021
Lewiston lawmaker proposes bill that would lower taxes for Maine veterans who are 100% disabled
Of the nearly 110,000 veterans in Maine, less than 7% would qualify for the exemption, a retired U.S. Coast Guard commander said.
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PublishedApril 13, 2021
RSU 16 drops idea of having students return 5 days a week
Giving up on plans for daily attendance starting in May, leaders of the Poland-Minot-Mechanic Falls school district say they will focus on a return to normal in the fall.
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PublishedApril 13, 2021
Bates College lifts its lockdown after 12 days
With COVID-19 cases declining among its students, Bates Tuesday lifted a lockdown that it imposed April 1 to stop a serious outbreak.
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PublishedApril 12, 2021
Heated debate underway in RSU 16 about a return-to-school plan
Administrators are working on proposal to have students back five days a week starting in May.
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PublishedApril 12, 2021
COVID-19 slams the brakes on buses for Lewiston schools
A shortage of bus drivers forces Lewiston superintendent to switch schools to remote-only this week.
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PublishedApril 9, 2021
Open-air cremation gets strong support before Legislature
A committee in Augusta heard from many Mainers who like the idea of open-air funeral pyres as an end-of-life option.
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PublishedApril 9, 2021
Legislators eye juvenile system changes to help New Mainers transition back home
Young immigrants are the focus of bill backed by Lewiston officials.
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PublishedApril 8, 2021
Bates extends lockdown two more days to stop COVID-19 spread
Students will have been kept mostly in their rooms for at least 12 days. to fight against ‘relatively large outbreak.’
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PublishedApril 8, 2021
Central Maine Healthcare’s president to retire this year
Jeffrey Brickman will step down in September after five years at the helm of the Lewiston-based healthcare company that oversees three area hospitals.
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PublishedApril 8, 2021
Golden recalls Jan. 6 Capitol attack and what he saw during wars overseas
The U.S. Marine veteran and 2nd District congressman said he was sad and unsettled by the invasion.
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