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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PublishedJune 7, 2023
Students at Lawrence High repeat claims that complaints of harassing behavior go unheeded
It’s not the first time such complaints have been raised and school and district officials say that staff have undergone training and investigate all reported incidents.
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PublishedJune 6, 2023
Benton woman who’s known as the ‘headstone sleuth’ cracks another case
For the second time in a year, Cindy Gagnon came across a headstone missing from a gravesite where it was placed generations ago and through some sleuthing was able to return it to its rightful place.
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PublishedMay 29, 2023
Skowhegan honors local veterans, including Steven Spaulding, at Memorial Day Parade
Spaulding, who was a key organizer of the parade in past years and commander of the American Legion Post 16, served in the Marine Corps and died shortly after being diagnosed with lung cancer last summer.
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PublishedMay 23, 2023
Residents give preliminary approval to $13.8 million Pittsfield-area school budget
The proposed budget for Maine School Administrative District 53 will now go to a referendum vote in Burnham, Detroit and Pittsfield scheduled for June 13.
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PublishedMay 22, 2023
Talks with SAD 49 ongoing as Albion continues push to leave school district
A district consolidation plan calls for the eventual closure of Albion Elementary School, but the town is pushing a proposal in which it would withdraw from the district, operate the elementary school on its own and secure an agreement from SAD 49 to accept its older students.
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PublishedMay 22, 2023
Clinton man drowned in Sebasticook River, police say
Paul Trask, 51, died after entering the water Sunday night at Old Mill Park in Clinton, according to police Chief Stanley ‘Rusty’ Bell.
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PublishedMay 21, 2023
Luster returns to Maine Central Institute’s landmark building following $6 million renovation
The Pittsfield school has received a preservation award for the extensive work at 150-year-old Founders Hall, the oldest building on the 23-acre campus.
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PublishedMay 18, 2023
The alewife has seen a resurgence, and now a Benton festival returns to honor the native fish
The Benton Alewife Festival is scheduled for Saturday, resuming for the first time since 2019 when the coronavirus pandemic put it on pause.
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PublishedMay 16, 2023
Voters give preliminary approval to $29.6 million budget for Fairfield-area school district
The 2023-24 budget for Maine School Administrative District 49 now moves to a referendum, scheduled for June 13 for residents of Albion, Benton, Clinton and Fairfield.
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PublishedMay 16, 2023
Newport home destroyed in fire, no injuries reported
A multi-family home was destroyed in a fire Monday, but residents were able to evacuate and no one was injured, said Newport deputy fire Chief Jared LeBarnes.
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