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 4, 2023
State panel urged to hold down rate increase for CMP
A public hearing in Lewiston Tuesday drew a handful of people worried about utility bills
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PublishedMarch 31, 2023
Mount David Summit: Bates College’s version of ‘March Madness’
College celebrated a stunning variety of research and artistic work
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PublishedMarch 30, 2023
Sen. Angus King talks nuclear war and artificial intelligence to Oak Hill High School juniors
Lessons and advice provided by Maine’s junior senator
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PublishedMarch 24, 2023
Housing advocates urge state to ban application fees for renters
Supporters say axing the fees will make it easier for people to find housing in a tight rental market
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PublishedMarch 23, 2023
Bates College workers reject proposed union
National Labor Relations Board staffers who counted the ballots said 254 voted against the union while 186 favored it.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2023
Franco Center rebranding compromise in the works
Nonprofit’s leaders hope board will approve name and logo that will resolve controversy.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2023
Union ballots at Bates College will be counted soon
LEWISTON — The National Labor Relations Board decided Friday that ballots cast 14 months ago on whether to create a union for Bates College support staff and non-tenured faculty will soon be counted. Bates President Clayton Spencer said in an open letter that the college heard the news Friday and is waiting for details. The […]
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PublishedMarch 15, 2023
Franco Center leaders hope to tone down dispute over new name
Officials eye a public forum to answer questions about Riverfront Performing Arts and Events at the Franco Center.
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PublishedMarch 15, 2023
Bid for a union at Bates College remains stalled in Washington
National Labor Relations Board has yet to rule on Bates’ contention that support staff and faculty should not be in the same union.
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PublishedMarch 9, 2023
End of an era: Jay’s last paper mill shutters for good
A town that relied on paper mills faces a future without them for the first time in more than 130 years.
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