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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Bar Harbor is billed as "the gateway" to Acadia National Park, and its summer season draws tourists from around the country and the globe. But the region is facing new pressures this year, including cuts within the National Park Service, a drop in cruise ship visits, and a decline in visitors from Canada. -
The Sappi paper mill in Skowhegan has completed a $500 million expansion of one of its paper machines, converting it from making coated paper to paperboard packaging.
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The First Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by a Maine mother who alleged the Damariscotta school district concealed her child's attempted gender transition from the family. -
Maine Inland Fisheries and Wildlife announced this week a $6,000 reward for information on the illegal introduction of largemouth bass to West Musquash Lake in Washington County — a species that is not native to the state.
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The Lost Fishermen's Memorial in Lubec may soon include Chester and Aaron Barrett, after renewed scrutiny from the community after the first official Commercial Fishing Remembrance Day on Monday. -
One child had been declared dead at the scene Friday, after Mollie Egold and her twin three-year-old sons were struck while walking along Hussey Road in Albion.
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The debate over the rollout of Maine's Paid Family and Medical Leave law has reached the state Supreme Court, where justices heard oral arguments today in a suit targeting the state Department of Labor.
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The Maine Center for Disease Control has identified two more positive HIV cases in Penobscot County, bringing the total cases to 26 since an outbreak was identified more than a year ago. -
Mainers will still benefit from a new click to cancel law, despite a federal court blocking similar rules created by the Federal Trade Commission. -
The state Department of Education has announced its proposed priority list for school construction projects, but officials say there's still a long way to go before construction.
