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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A New York man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Bangor today to operating an unlicensed marijuana growing operation and mortgage fraud.
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Sen. Angus King is pushing back against efforts by the Trump administration to remove historical information from National Parks. -
At a Bangor City Council meeting last night, some residents pushed back against the city's plans to sweep a large homeless encampment. -
A new local non-profit, Northern Maine Community Trails, has purchased the Nordic Heritage Outdoor Center in Presque Isle for $1 million. -
At a town hall in Bangor yesterday, former Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap said his experience in state government makes him the best candidate to replace Congressman Jared Golden. -
Decorated Army Veteran Charles Norman Shay, who at 19 saved lives at Omaha Beach on D-Day, has died. -
Community members say an Oakland man critically injured in a home explosion last week is deeply involved in efforts to help others. -
According to the Castine Historical Society, staff discovered two unexploded black powder cannonballs dated to the War of 1812 in storage and alerted Maine State Police, who sent the bomb squad. -
Colby College has purchased several properties in downtown Port Clyde. The sale includes the site of the former general store, which was destroyed in a fire two years ago. -
Despite ongoing economic uncertainty, Black Friday shoppers are expected to show up online and in person.
