Kaitlyn Budion
News ReporterKaitlyn Budion is Maine Public’s Bangor correspondent, joining the reporting team after several years working in print journalism.
After growing up in Minnesota, Kaitlyn moved to Boston to attend college at Northeastern University, where she studied journalism. In Boston she reported for Somerville Media Center, the Massachusetts State House News Service, News@Northeastern, the GroundTruth Project and more. She moved to Maine in 2021, reporting for the Morning Sentinel, where she covered local government and PFAS contamination in central Maine.
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As Maine residents face challenges getting in at the doctor's office, some school districts are bringing providers into schools, making it easier and faster for students to access care. The Bangor School Department is expanding clinics to its middle schools, and offering care to students of all ages.
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Eight lawyers representing the many parties involved in the lawsuit made their arguments in a case that could affect access to intertidal lands along all of Maine's coastline. -
The Catholic Foundation of Maine today announced a new endowment to help parents enrolled in a certificate or degree program pay for child care. -
Town officials in Orrington say an ongoing trash fire at the Eagle Point Energy Center will take several days to put out. -
Amateur and professional astronomers will join Friends of Katahdin Woods and Waters in Patten Saturday night to celebrate the areas dark skies. -
The Island Explorer bus service at Acadia National Park hit a new milestone yesterday with its 10 millionth passenger. -
The Eastern Area Agency on Aging received nearly $80,000 of pet food today. -
A coalition of Maine businesses is launching a campaign in favor of a $25 million bond for business innovation. -
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection has issued a draft decision approving the expansion's public benefit determination, despite opposition from the Penobscot Nation, area residents and environmental groups. -
For the first time, the PFAS Fund is considering inquiries to purchase four contaminated properties around the state.
