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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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 15, 2023
Former owner of controversial Lewiston cremation business found dead
Ken Kincer, whose Affordable Cremation Solution made headlines in 2021, died alone in his Auburn home.
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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 Oct. 25 murders in Lewiston.
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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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PublishedNovember 5, 2023
How the world sees a stricken Lewiston
Lewiston is, in many ways, the best of America.
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PublishedNovember 2, 2023
Biden’s visit likely to consist mostly of private meetings with victims’ families
The White House provided few details of the Friday afternoon trip to Lewiston by President Biden and first lady Jill Biden.
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PublishedNovember 1, 2023
Rob Gronkowski and Will Ferrell urge a big audience for a big game in Lewiston tonight
Some well known names, including Robert Kraft and Mac Jones of the Patriots, are psyched for Lewiston and Auburn’s football game this evening.
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PublishedOctober 29, 2023
Lewiston vigil draws thousands to basilica to honor the slain
Speakers urged the community to ‘stick together’ and stay strong after a gunman killed 18 people Wednesday.
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