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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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.
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As northern Maine braces for an influx of visitors for the total solar eclipse, many area schools are planning to close for the day or send students home early.
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Town officials in Jackman and Greenville — both municipalities are in the path of totality — say they're worried about how snow and ice conditions will complicate traffic, parking and public safety.
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Graduate student workers are calling on the University of Maine system to negotiate a fair contract with the newly formed union.
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Another Maine nursing home is closing. Winthrop's Heritage and Rehabilitation Center is the third closure in 2024, according to the Maine Health Care Association.
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A coalition supporting long-term care facilities is calling on state officials to approve more funding for the system.
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The U.S. Biathlon National Championships kicks off tomorrow at the Fort Kent Outdoor Center.
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Maine's Department of Health and Human Services will implement new record-keeping and medication oversight after settling a lawsuit over how foster children are prescribed medication.