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.

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Published
June 15, 2020

Bates College plans to reopen for fall semester

President Clayton Spencer outlined many changes to the Lewiston campus during a weekend talk to alumni.
Published
June 12, 2020

Voters will see polling places transformed next month

Officials are trying to make sure everything goes well during the July 14 primary, which will be the first statewide election since the pandemic hit.
Published
June 9, 2020

Rural Maine proves a challenge for U.S. Census

Some parts of Maine have among the lowest rates in the country for responding to census takers.
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June 4, 2020

Rally draws more than 700 demonstrators to Lewiston to demand justice

Organizers said the peaceful Black Lives Matter protest, the third this week in the city, won’t be the last as they press for change following the death of a black man in Minneapolis.
Published
June 1, 2020

Calling for justice, Black Lives Matter rally draws crowd in Lewiston and Auburn

Protesters marched in Lewiston and Auburn on Monday demanding justice in the wake of the May 25 killing of George Floyd in Minnesota.
Published
May 26, 2020

U.S. Senate candidate complains that pandemic politics are unfair

U.S. Senate hopeful Tiffany Bond has 2,500 of the 4,000 voter signatures she needs to get on the ballot, but securing the rest in a time of social distancing will be tricky.
Published
May 22, 2020

After violating face covering rule, Bethel brew pub says it is barred from serving alcohol

Sunday River Brewing Co. says it can’t serve liquor license on premises for breaking COVID-19-related safety rules.
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May 20, 2020

Bates College to start building a Veterans Plaza on its campus

The site would honor the college’s veterans and provide a spot to contemplate the heavy toll of war.
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May 19, 2020

Rick Savage among those suing Janet Mills in a new federal court case

Bethel brew pub owner joined a federal class-action lawsuit filed Tuesday that argues Mills is violating Mainers’ rights as she tries to clamp down on COVID-19.
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May 18, 2020

Tucker Carlson’s ‘northernmost bureau’ overhauled in Bryant Pond

About 35 days a year Carlson plans to host his show, “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” from the small studio in one corner of the renovated old town garage he purchased.