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 1, 2020
VIDEO: Calling for justice, Black Lives Matter rally draws crowd in Lewiston and Auburn
Protesters marched in Lewiston and Auburn on Monday demanding justice in the wake of the May 25 killing of George Floyd in Minnesota.
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PublishedMay 27, 2020
Lewiston restaurants unhappy they can’t reopen next week
Owners cry foul after Gov. Janet Mills reverses decision to allow inside dining starting June 1.
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PublishedMay 26, 2020
U.S. Senate candidate complains that pandemic politics are unfair
U.S. Senate hopeful Tiffany Bond has 2,500 of the 4,000 voter signatures she needs to get on the ballot, but securing the rest in a time of social distancing will be tricky.
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PublishedMay 22, 2020
Graduation at Poland High will mix tradition with necessity
To keep students safe, the RSU 16 school will hold its June 6 ceremony in the parking lot.
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PublishedMay 22, 2020
After violating face covering rule, Bethel brew pub loses health license again
Sunday River Brewing Co. opens Friday without state permit.
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PublishedMay 21, 2020
A ‘bleak outlook’ for Bates as college tries to cope with COVID-19
Worried about ‘an existential threat’ to Bates, its staff and junior faculty want more say in how the college plans for the pandemic.
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PublishedMay 20, 2020
Bates College to start building a Veterans Plaza on its campus
The site would honor the college’s veterans and provide a spot to contemplate the heavy toll of war.
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PublishedMay 19, 2020
A bipartisan plea to reopen Poland, New Gloucester and other rural towns
Democoratic state Sen. Ned Claxton and Republican state Rep. Amy Arata teamed up Tuesday to make the case for the state to lessen COVID-19 restrictions in more places.
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PublishedMay 19, 2020
Rick Savage among those suing Janet Mills in a new federal court case
Bethel brew pub owner joined a federal class-action lawsuit filed Tuesday that argues Mills is violating Mainers’ rights as she tries to clamp down on COVID-19.
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PublishedMay 19, 2020
Bates professor tries to help rural schools cope with COVID-19
Mara Tieken has created a national resource hub to share pandemic information that might benefit struggling rural schools.
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