Betty Adams is a general assignment reporter who’s lived in Augusta for the past 35 years and been working for the Kennebec Journal for more than two decades. She covers the courts plus the towns of Belgrade, Fayette and Readfield. As adjunct instructor Elizabeth Adams, she teaches writing courses, including journalism, at the University of Maine at Augusta. In her spare time, when she’s not playing with the grandchildren, bicycling on the rail trail, snowshoeing or cross-country skiing, she likes to travel both in the United States and abroad via cruise ship and occasionally on the back of a motorcycle. She is a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University and earned a master’s of journalism from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada.
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PublishedJuly 17, 2015
Gardiner’s downtown has seen severe fire damage before
The former Yorktowne Mill and a building on Water Street were destroyed in separate blazes; the great fire occurred in 1860.
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PublishedJuly 17, 2015
Hallowell’s haunted history highlighted on candlelight tour
The original Lady in the Red Cloak, Sally Lobkowicz, and her husband, Greg Latimer, started the business about nine years ago, and they began offering the Hallowell tours last year.
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PublishedJuly 16, 2015
Manchester burglary, theft put Albion man behind bars for six months
The April 16 burglary at Circle K was caught on surveillance video, authorities said.
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PublishedJuly 16, 2015
Rome voters to weigh accepting private donations for cell tower legal battles
A special town meeting, which requires a minimum of 54 voters, is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Monday at the community center.
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PublishedJuly 16, 2015
Mayor calls downtown Gardiner fire a ‘community disaster’; 4 injured, 12 displaced
An apartment tenant was taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation and three firefighters were injured as businesses around 235 Water St. were ordered to evacuate after the fire spread to other buildings Thursday afternoon.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2015
Augusta gunshot case results in deferred disposition
A Jefferson man pleaded guilty to reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon but can withdraw that in a year if he meets conditions.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2015
Police say driver used heroin before fatal Readfield car crash
Thorr Ellis, of Gardiner, appeared before a judge on Wednesday to hear about his manslaughter and aggravated assault charges.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2015
Driver in fatal Readfield crash charged with manslaughter
Thorr Ellis was arrested Tuesday in connection with a November 2014 crash in Readfield.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2015
New Yorker to serve 6 years in prison for smuggling oxycodone into Maine
Rafael Brito was arrested in February as he got off a bus in Augusta carrying more than 200 pills worth more than $12,000.
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PublishedJuly 13, 2015
Former Augusta mayor settles lawsuit against developer
William E. Dowling of Augusta had sought $900,000 in back wages, benefits and loan repayment from his former employer, developer Kevin Mattson, but no details of the settlement were made public.
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