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 11, 2023
Maine silent movie festival something to talk about
Century-old moving pictures filmed in Maine to be shown at Augusta’s historic theater next weekend, among them several involving Auburn’s Holman Day.
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PublishedJune 9, 2023
Feds found classified papers among Edmund Muskie’s archives at Bates College
The former Secretary of State and U.S. senator from Maine was one of many high-ranking officials who mistakenly held on to secret paperwork.
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PublishedJune 4, 2023
Did a young Maine farmer with ‘a good set of teeth’ really offer a ‘Chance for a Spinster’ to marry him?
For about as long as the clipping has been shared on social media, people have been trying to figure out if it’s true.
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PublishedMay 30, 2023
Legislators urged to support a $50 million bond to bolster rail in Maine
Backers include Lewiston, Auburn train fans who want passenger service to the Twin Cities.
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PublishedMay 12, 2023
Republican seeks to challenge Jared Golden
Robert Cross is the first but likely not the last contender in the large district.
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PublishedMay 1, 2023
Paul LePage reclaims his ‘Florida man’ designation
The former Maine governor is once again a resident of Florida.
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PublishedApril 28, 2023
Students to pay almost 4% more to attend Bates College
Bates to charge $81,382 for tuition, room and board in the coming academic year, though many students get aid
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PublishedApril 28, 2023
‘Quality of life’ or homeless crackdown in Lewiston?
Homeless say they are feeling the heat as the city presses its Neighborhood First initiative.
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PublishedApril 25, 2023
Fox may not want Tucker Carlson, but Bryant Pond does
The former Fox News TV show host ‘is just regular, old folk’ to people around town.
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PublishedApril 17, 2023
Jared Golden floats compromise to fend off debt crisis in Washington
Lawmaker urges president and the U.S. House speaker to cut a deal on the budget to prevent a federal default on debt payments.
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