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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PublishedMay 11, 2020
Laurel Libby seeks state House seat for Auburn and Minot
Republican challenger takes aim at Democratic incumbent Bettyann Sheats.
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PublishedMay 11, 2020
Poland Regional High School graduation set for June 6
RSU 16 also heard complaints about a proposed school budget hike that may be pared next month.
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PublishedMay 10, 2020
Bates College adds voices to its quest to plan for COVID-19
After students sought input in the process, college officials opened the door for their participation in figuring out what to do next semester. Bowdoin and Colby colleges are also planning for a ‘different’ return to class.
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PublishedMay 8, 2020
Nine Maine businesses sue Gov. Janet Mills over shutdowns
Federal lawsuit asks a district court to rule Janet Mills’ restrictions on commerce are unconstitutional.
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PublishedMay 7, 2020
Republican congressional contenders angle to show the most loyalty to Trump
In Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, Adrienne Bennett and Dale Crafts call for independent presidential candidate Justin Amash to quit the race and back Trump.
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PublishedMay 6, 2020
Area officials tapped for new state pandemic recovery committee
Two state lawmakers and Lewiston’s economic development director among those told to help ‘guide our economic recovery.’
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PublishedMay 6, 2020
New Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer program offers cash to help feed Maine’s children
Families whose children get free or reduced-price meals will get $382 per child to compensate them for what they missed after schools closed.
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PublishedMay 5, 2020
Sunday River Brewing Co. defiantly reopens, and state issues two more citations
Bethel restaurant enforces social distancing and co-owner says ‘things are happening’ as it reopens
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PublishedMay 4, 2020
Rick Savage says Sunday River Brewing Co. will reopen Tuesday despite losing licenses
The brew pub owner from Bethel plans to begin serving customers again Tuesday and keep pressing the state to stop the public health clampdown on the economy.
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PublishedMay 2, 2020
Max Linn, U.S. Senate hopeful, called the USA ‘a dying country’
The Maine independent, who is running against Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, warns that Americans need ‘to wake up’ to socialist threat.
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