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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.

Lewiston-Auburn, Maine

Lewiston housing advocates back proposal for new state rental assistance voucher program

by Steve Collins March 4, 2021March 5, 2021

Lewiston housing officials are among those asking the Legislature to help tenants with rental assistance.

Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Schools & Education

Bates College optimistic that fall semester 2021 may be almost normal

by Steve Collins March 3, 2021March 3, 2021

With more vaccines available, the Lewiston-based college hopes student life will no longer have so many COVID-19-related restrictions.

Maine

To protect loons, lawmakers may allow restrictions on boat races in Maine

by Steve Collins March 2, 2021March 3, 2021

Wildlife advocates urge the Legislature to give state regulators power to curb racing near loons.

Maine

Legislature may eliminate the $7 fee for online burn permits

by Steve Collins February 26, 2021February 26, 2021

Hoping to encourage people to follow safe practices and prevent wildfires, lawmakers consider axing the charge.

Health, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Schools & Education

Worried about COVID-19, Bates cracks down on students violating rules

by Steve Collins February 26, 2021February 26, 2021

The college warned students Friday that it may need to impose in-room remote learning to stop the disease from spreading after it reported 18 cases this month.

Health, Lewiston-Auburn

How to get vaccinated

by Steve Collins February 25, 2021

If you meet the qualifications for getting a COVID-19 vaccine in Maine — currently those age 70 and older — you can try to get one at a number of places. Be aware that vaccine supplies are still hard to come by and the system for receiving one can be confusing and difficult. Be patient […]