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
September 25, 2023

Former NASCAR driver seeks to unseat Jared Golden

Austin Theriault of Fort Kent enters 2nd Congressional District race, adding to the growing field of Republicans looking to challenge the three-term incumbent.
Published
September 21, 2023

Western Maine lawmaker leaps into congressional race

Mike Soboleski is the second Republican to challenge Jared Golden for Maine’s 2nd District seat.
Published
September 15, 2023

Money swiped from Lake Auburn Watershed Protection Commission

The thief made off with $29,000 and the FBI has been informed.
Published
September 5, 2023

New president welcomes new class at Bates College

Garry Jenkins, the new president of Bates college, delivers a speech during the annual convocation.
Published
September 3, 2023

White House silent as Auburn lawmaker pleads for prisoner’s release

State Sen. Eric Brakey hopes Biden will pardon a man the lawmaker called ‘the Nelson Mandela of Bitcoin.’
Published
August 28, 2023

Seth Carey seeks access to secret grand jury testimony

Former DA contender claims testimony may prove his allegation he was targeted for a ‘politically-motivated prosecution’
Published
August 24, 2023

Seth Carey claims ‘malicious prosecution,’ seeks sanctions for police, prosecutor

After a five-year battle to clear his name, one-time district attorney candidate Seth Carey of Rumford filed suit in Oxford County this week accusing the Maine State Police of malicious prosecution. Carey said in legal papers that police filed “completely false criminal charges” against him that led to the loss of his law license and […]
Published
August 18, 2023

Jared Golden criticized for vehemence of his opposition to student debt relief

Golden issued a controversial statement on the issue Friday that drew sharp retorts from those who favor student loan forgiveness.
Published
August 14, 2023

Wildfires remain a long-term threat to almost two-thirds of the properties in Maine

Maine has a history of major wildfires that have over the years left towns in ruins.
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.” — […]

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