Trey Stewart of Presque Isle is the second Republican to enter the 2nd District race in hopes of unseating a two-term Democrat.
Steve Collins
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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.
Posted inLocal & State
How browntail moths became such a big problem here in Maine
Efforts to defeat the moth started within days of its discovery in 1897 but, so far, the Old World invader has managed to hang on in New England.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Bates College encourages staff to get COVID-19 vaccines but opts not to require them
Though its students must get inoculated before the fall semester, staff say employees can choose to go without as long as they wear masks and maintain distance.
Posted inLocal & State
Franklin, Oxford counties now face severe drought
Experts categorize a growing section of a parched Maine as a severe drought.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State
Gov. Mills vetoes bill to decriminalize prostitution
The governor this week vetoed a bill that sought to increase penalties for buying sex and drop them for selling sex.
Posted inLocal & State
Severe drought declared in central Maine as dry conditions spread
Officials warn the trend is expected to continue this summer unless Maine gets prolonged rain.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Nation & World
Jared Golden presses for Global War on Terrorism Memorial in nation’s capital
To honor veterans, many legislators seek to bypass a ban on new memorials in a section of the National Mall in Washington.
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Up, up and no way: Maine law bans release of latex balloons
Legislators back ban on release of latex balloons in Maine in bid to protect wildlife and prevent litter.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
State pulls licenses from Lewiston cremation business after finding improperly handled remains
Affordable Cremation Solutions loses its licenses for 30 days pending a hearing before the state Board of Funeral Services on July 13.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Legislators weighing whether to ban consumer fireworks in Maine
Officials hope to find a compromise that would impose more restrictions in a bid to lower the volume of fireworks-related complaints.