Kaitlyn Budion

Morning Sentinel

Kaitlyn Budion covers Fairfield, Benton, Clinton, Albion, Pittsfield and the surrounding area for the Morning Sentinel. She is a 2020 graduate of Northeastern University's School of Journalism. While at Northeastern she worked with a variety of outlets, including Somerville Media Center, the Groundtruth project, the Massachusetts State House News Service, and News@Northeastern. A native Minnesotan, Kaitlyn now lives in Waterville.

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Published
March 22, 2023

Clinton man evades police by jumping on freight train and riding it into town, authorities say

David Bowring, 32, was being sought by officers Monday following an altercation with his girlfriend when he caught a ride with the passing train, Clinton police Chief Stanley “Rusty” Bell said.
Published
March 9, 2023

State offers support services to furloughed workers at Puritan Medical Products in Pittsfield

State and local officials are looking to assist the 251 employees furloughed by Puritan after the company saw a decrease in demand for the medical swabs it produces.
Published
February 23, 2023

Person injured in fall at Sappi paper mill in Skowhegan

One person was injured when falling 10 feet through a covering at Sappi Fine Paper’s Somerset Mill, officials said.
Published
February 17, 2023

Norridgewock lab looks to abbreviate time it takes to perform PFAS testing

The first lab in Maine with the ability to test for PFAS in drinking water opened this week and its founders aim to make testing faster and more accessible for people.
Published
February 16, 2023

Skowhegan man killed in head-on collision in Guilford

Michael Steward, 64, died Tuesday when his pickup truck crossed the center line and struck an oncoming tractor-trailer, according to the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Office.
Published
February 3, 2023

Delta Ambulance looks to impose new fee on towns that would raise more than $600,000 in revenue

Waterville-based Delta says various financial pressures are driving up expenses, forcing the nonprofit to propose the fee for the 14 central Maine towns it serves.
Published
January 26, 2023

Augusta, Waterville among top communities in Maine for increasing home sale prices

The two cities were among the top 10 in Maine, and the two most northern communities, for largest increases in median sale prices for homes from 2021 to 2022.
Published
January 19, 2023

Two men arrested following high-speed pursuit that ended in Sidney

An Augusta man and a Fairfield man were taken into custody over the weekend following a chase that began in Augusta, continued into Oakland and then concluded in Sidney, Maine State Police said Thursday.
Published
January 19, 2023

More than 1,000 Maine sites identified so far for testing of PFAS contamination

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection said in a report to a legislative committee that testing of an increasing number of sites likely will continue beyond a 2025 deadline.
Published
January 16, 2023

PFAS levels in livestock can diminish if contamination source removed, state officials say

Research has found that once a contamination source is removed from a farm, PFAS levels in livestock will drop to the point that products derived from the animals can be sold to consumers, officials said at a public forum last week.

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