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
July 28, 2023

Our live updates from Biden’s visit to Maine

5:54 p.m. BRUNSWICK — Air Force One has taken off from the Brunswick Executive Airport to take President Biden to Delaware. He is set to land in Dover and then head to Rehoboth Beach. As the plane prepared for takeoff, a group of protesters on motorcycles drove down Orion Street chanting “(expletive) Joe Biden.” — […]
Published
July 26, 2023

Biden will be first sitting president to visit Auburn since 1912

When Biden speaks at Auburn Manufacturing on Friday, he will be only the fifth president to visit the Twin Cities while in office.
Published
July 20, 2023

Jared Golden, Angus King race ahead in fundraising for 2024 elections

Maine’s congressional incumbents are easily outpacing challengers so far in collecting campaign cash.
Published
June 17, 2023

A Black man in Lewiston in 1912 describes life under slavery during his Virginia boyhood

In ‘heart-rending scenes,’ white slavers ‘would sell their own children,’ William Davis recalled.
Published
June 13, 2023

Ukraine needs more missiles, tanks and planes from U.S., says Maine’s Jared Golden

2nd District Democrat among most ardent U.S. House supporters for arming Ukraine in its quest to oust Russian invaders
Published
June 11, 2023

Maine silent movie festival something to talk about

Century-old moving pictures filmed in Maine to be shown at Augusta’s historic theater next weekend, among them several involving Auburn’s Holman Day.
Published
June 9, 2023

Feds found classified papers among Edmund Muskie’s archives at Bates College

The former Secretary of State and U.S. senator from Maine was one of many high-ranking officials who mistakenly held on to secret paperwork.
Published
June 4, 2023

Did a young Maine farmer with ‘a good set of teeth’ really offer a ‘Chance for a Spinster’ to marry him?

For about as long as the clipping has been shared on social media, people have been trying to figure out if it’s true.
Published
May 30, 2023

Legislators urged to support a $50 million bond to bolster rail in Maine

Backers include Lewiston, Auburn train fans who want passenger service to the Twin Cities.
Published
May 12, 2023

Republican seeks to challenge Jared Golden

Robert Cross is the first but likely not the last contender in the large district.