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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At issue is new and enhanced testing of DNA on several items recovered from the crime scene in Bowdoin, Maine more than three decades ago.
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A Bar Harbor resident has filed a lawsuit arguing that the Bar Harbor Town Council is violating the town's cruise ship passenger limit by not properly enforcing it.
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As Maine continues working to uncover PFAS contamination and treat drinking water, a United Nations expert says contamination in North Carolina may be considered a human rights violation.
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A group of Bar Harbor business owners are appealing a district court decision allowing the town to limit cruise ship visitors.
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Dr. Alice Briones, a retired U.S. Air Force Colonel, will serve as Maine's next chief medical examiner.
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The Environmental Protection Agency announced yesterday new limits for six "forever chemicals" in drinking water. The new standards are more strict than Maine's current limit of 20 parts per trillion, and the new standards could affect water supplies across Maine.
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With the solar eclipse this afternoon, some Maine roads are seeing slowed traffic from travelers.
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With large crowds expected in Aroostook County for today's solar eclipse, local officials have spent months coordinating law enforcement and first responders.
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Maine is seeing an influx of visitors for this afternoon's total solar eclipse, which will be visible across much of the state. The Aroostook County town of Houlton is among those in the path of totality, and has been planning for the arrival of guests for years.
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With the total solar eclipse just days away, state officials are urging residents and visitors to plan ahead to safely witness the event.