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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PublishedDecember 6, 2023
Officials try to figure out how to distribute mass shooting-related donations
More than $2.4 million will likely be handed out to victims in March, according to administrators of the Lewiston-Auburn Area Response Fund.
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PublishedDecember 6, 2023
Officials figuring out how to distribute $2.4 million in mass shooting-related donations
The funds will likely be handed out to victims of the Lewiston shootings in March, according to administrators of the Lewiston-Auburn Area Response Fund.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2023
Lewiston removes temporary mass shooting memorials to preserve them
With winter at hand, officials Tuesday packed up several makeshift memorials before ice and plows could destroy them. The items will be incorporated into an exhibit at the Maine Museum of Innovation, Learning and Labor in Lewiston.
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PublishedNovember 30, 2023
Eric Brakey won’t seek reelection, plans to move to New Hampshire
Auburn’s state senator said he’ll become director of a libertarian group after his Senate term ends
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PublishedNovember 29, 2023
Community healing forums slated at Lewiston library
In response to the Oct. 25 mass shooting, the events are designed so ‘people in the community can talk together about what happened, process their feelings, and maybe start to do some healing.’
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PublishedNovember 28, 2023
Auburn Housing Authority sued in federal court for discrimination
The Maine Human Rights Commission has said the family filing suit was discriminated against after complaining about living conditions
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PublishedNovember 26, 2023
Virtual reality is nothing new: Stereographs once offered widespread 3D images
Dual image photographs were a big hit in Maine for three-quarters of a century before film became common. ‘The mind feels its way into the very depths of the picture.’
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PublishedNovember 24, 2023
Signs of hope arise a month after Lewiston mass shooting
A man who saved children in a bowling league, shot seven times in his legs, walked back into the alley this week a hero.
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PublishedNovember 22, 2023
Amran Osman: Change that can save lives
Meet our 2023 Mainers to Be Thankful For: She created Generational Noor, a safe space for immigrant families and young people to talk about difficult societal issues.
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PublishedNovember 21, 2023
Lewiston native who saved 1963 UPI news teletype recalls aftermath of Kennedy shooting
Richard Fortier held onto a partial UPI teletype from a local radio station, which details the minutes immediately following the news that President John F. Kennedy had been assassinated.
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