Steve Collins

Sun Journal

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.

Latest

Published
July 14, 2022

Bruce Poliquin and Jared Golden in dead heat in fundraising race in Maine’s 2nd

Independent Tiffany Bond has spent $1,100 so far while the major party candidates each have $2.3 million in their coffers
Published
July 14, 2022

Teen ends up smelling like a rose after helping a skunk

Confronted by a skunk in the road with a cup stuck over its head, a teen rushed to help
Published
June 17, 2022

Republicans say Lewiston key to victories in November

At Friday’s Maine GOP Unity Rally party leaders say things are looking bright for their candidates this year.
Published
June 15, 2022

Maine’s 2nd District congressional race looks awfully familiar

All three of this year’s candidates vying for the U.S. House seat were on the ballot in 2018
Published
June 14, 2022

Republican voters give Bruce Poliquin another shot at U.S. House

Despite making a stronger challenge to Poliquin than anticipated, Liz Caruso said late Tuesday she had phoned Poliquin to concede — and promised to get behind him.
Published
June 11, 2022

Bruce Poliquin on the ballot for first time since 2018 in Tuesday’s congressional primary

Liz Caruso of Caratunk hopes to beat the odds and defeat Poliquin to become the Republican candidate in Maine’s 2nd District
Published
June 1, 2022

Republican congressional primary suddenly turns red hot

Liz Caruso and Bruce Poliquin clash as June 14 primary approaches in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District.
Published
May 31, 2022

Tiffany Bond gains spot on congressional ballot in Maine’s 2nd District

Bond’s entry into the race eliminates the prospect of a one-on-one contest between Jared Golden and Bruce Poliquin.
Published
May 29, 2022

Putting COVID-19 behind, Bates College holds traditional graduation

Commencement speaker Dr. Nirav Shah, who is leading Maine’s effort to thwart COVID-19, advises graduates to try to “be someone.”
Published
May 29, 2022

Putting COVID-19 behind, Bates College holds traditional graduation

Commencement speaker Dr. Nirav Shah, who is leading Maine’s effort to thwart COVID-19, advises graduates to try to “be someone.”