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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PublishedDecember 5, 2023
Lewiston removes temporary mass shooting memorials to preserve them
With winter at hand, officials Tuesday packed up several makeshift memorials before ice and plows could destroy them. The items will be incorporated into an exhibit at the Maine Museum of Innovation, Learning and Labor in Lewiston.
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PublishedNovember 30, 2023
Eric Brakey won’t seek reelection, plans to move to New Hampshire
Auburn’s state senator said he’ll become director of a libertarian group after his Senate term ends
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PublishedNovember 29, 2023
Community healing forums slated at Lewiston library
In response to the Oct. 25 mass shooting, the events are designed so ‘people in the community can talk together about what happened, process their feelings, and maybe start to do some healing.’
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PublishedNovember 24, 2023
Signs of hope arise a month after Lewiston mass shooting
A man who saved children in a bowling league, shot seven times in his legs, walked back into the alley this week a hero.
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PublishedNovember 21, 2023
Lewiston native who saved 1963 UPI news teletype recalls aftermath of Kennedy shooting
Richard Fortier held onto a partial UPI teletype from a local radio station, which details the minutes immediately following the news that President John F. Kennedy had been assassinated.
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PublishedNovember 19, 2023
The Lewiston mass shooting is ‘not just Lewiston’s tragedy’
Thirteen of the 18 people killed in the Oct. 25 shootings were not Lewiston residents.
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PublishedNovember 14, 2023
Robert Cross abandons congressional bid in Maine’s 2nd District
Cross’ choice leaves two contenders vying for the Republican nomination to challenge Jared Golden.
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PublishedNovember 13, 2023
National expert tells Mainers it will take time to heal from shooting spree
Dr. Anthony Ng said it is still ‘really early’ in recovering from the trauma of October 25 murders in Lewiston.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2023
Lies about Lewiston shooting pushed by online skeptics
For some, mass murder is a ‘false flag’ operation designed to seize guns.
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PublishedNovember 6, 2023
Sens. Collins, King seek answers from U.S. Army about mass shooter
Maine’s U.S. senators ask Army to probe its handling of Robert Card, the Lewiston shooter who served as a reservist.
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