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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PublishedJune 8, 2015
Fayette voters to decide on bonding for roads, plow equipment
The Town Meeting begins at 9 a.m. Saturday at Fayette Central School.
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PublishedJune 8, 2015
The archives, Maine’s official record-keeper, celebrates half-century
Some archive materials, particularly maps, have been converted into digital images and are available through the Web.
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PublishedJune 5, 2015
Women seeking damages after alleged 2012 sexual misconduct by doctor in Waterville
Kennebec County lawsuits allege the Connecticut man touched them inappropriately at treatment sessions while working for MaineGeneral Medical Center in Waterville.
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PublishedJune 5, 2015
Fayette gun shop approval to get appeal hearing
A neighbor has objected to the permit and raises safety and real estate value concerns.
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PublishedJune 4, 2015
Waterville man sentenced for assault that knocked out woman’s tooth
A number of people were sentenced in cases heard Wednesday and Thursday at the Capital Judicial Center.
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PublishedJune 3, 2015
Former Richmond man denies federal bank fraud charges
An earlier federal indictment against Howard Hoffman, now of California, was dismissed.
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PublishedJune 2, 2015
Farrington school principal resigns as students’ math scores invalidated
Lori Smail, who led the elementary school for four years, said “the error that was made was unintentional.”
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PublishedJune 1, 2015
Voters approve RSU 2 budget at regional meeting in Richmond
The budget faces its next hurdle at the polls in a validation vote on June 9.
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PublishedJune 1, 2015
Belgrade music festival organizer raises concerns over mass gathering ordinance
The festival brings bands and fans from Philadelphia to the lakes region in midsummer.
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PublishedMay 31, 2015
Augusta grandmother cuts and ties blankets for grandson, fellow preemies
Judy Wildes felt helpless when her grandson was born prematurely, but she has spread warmth with her blankets at Maine Medical Center where Mason Wildes now weighs in at 9 pounds.
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