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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PublishedApril 27, 2022
Bates College taps Dr. Nirav Shah as its commencement speaker
With pandemic fears waning, the college plans a traditional graduation ceremony in May for the first time in three years.
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PublishedApril 21, 2022
From ‘stir crazy’ in Bethel to the bustle of the border in Ukraine
Maine man helps shuffle refugees and supplies across the border between Poland and war-torn Ukraine.
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PublishedApril 19, 2022
Gov. Janet Mills signs law to close loophole that allows out-of-state debris
Final measure revised to ease the impact on Lewiston recycler that has benefited from past policy.
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PublishedApril 14, 2022
Bruce Poliquin and Jared Golden vie for campaign cash
The two leading congressional contenders in Maine’s 2nd District have similar war chests heading into a tough race.
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PublishedApril 13, 2022
Bates College aims for a new union vote by its employees
Bates hopes the national labor board will rule in its favor on who can join the union and order a new vote by eligible workers who want one.
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PublishedApril 12, 2022
Seth Carey loses case against district attorney hopeful
Secretary of State Shenna Bellows rules Carey failed to prove DA contender Neal McLean Jr. did anything wrong.
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PublishedApril 9, 2022
Former football coach accuses Bates College of racial discrimination in lawsuit
Malik Hall, replaced last year as coach, filed a civil rights lawsuit last week against the Lewiston college.
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PublishedMarch 30, 2022
Lawmakers back long-sought upgrade of Androscoggin River water quality
Legislators unanimously endorse upping water standards from Lisbon Falls to Merrymeeting Bay.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2022
‘My entire nation is in torture,’ says Bates student from Ukraine
A first-year student at the Lewiston college worries about friends and family in his homeland.
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PublishedMarch 16, 2022
Seth Carey’s bid for district attorney rejected by state election officials
Secretary of State’s office says Carey is not a registered Republican and can’t run in the party’s June 14 primary.
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