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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PublishedJune 12, 2020
Voters will see polling places transformed next month
Officials are trying to make sure everything goes well during the July 14 primary, which will be the first statewide election since the pandemic hit.
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PublishedJune 11, 2020
Racism at Bates College challenged
More than 500 members of the Bates community this week called on the college president to take swift action to combat racism.
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PublishedJune 11, 2020
Bennett, Crafts keep GOP 2nd Congressional District debate low-key
Eric Brakey of Auburn a no-show for Voice of the Voter.
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PublishedJune 10, 2020
‘Retired cult leader’ says he’s quitting public life
Gary Blankenship, who created a stir in St. Agatha over the winter, vows to settle quietly with his family far from the spotlight.
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PublishedJune 9, 2020
Rural Maine proves a challenge for U.S. Census
Some parts of Maine have among the lowest rates in the country for responding to census takers.
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PublishedJune 8, 2020
RSU 16 budget passes by narrowest possible margin
The $24.2 million spending plan was approved by a 446-445 weighted vote that saw more members vote against it than for it.
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PublishedJune 5, 2020
Black Lives Matter protests pose threat of spreading coronavirus
There’s concern that three rallies in Lewiston this week may worsen the disease’s impact on the already hard-hit new Mainer community.
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PublishedJune 4, 2020
Rally draws more than 700 demonstrators to Lewiston to demand justice
Organizers said the peaceful Black Lives Matter protest, the third this week in the city, won’t be the last as they press for change following the death of a black man in Minneapolis.
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PublishedJune 3, 2020
Officials told pandemic requires more, or less, spending on schools
RSU 16 School Board hears pleas pro and con on its proposed 7.6% budget increase that would raise taxes during a tough time.
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PublishedJune 1, 2020
Local restaurants take it outside as Androscoggin County reopens slowly
A number of restaurants in Lewiston-Auburn began serving outdoors Monday, with more expected as the week goes on.
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