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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PublishedNovember 4, 2014
Judge won’t suppress interview in Augusta attempted murder, arson
Jason K. Brown, 30, is accused of deliberately trying to burn down a house on Fairfield Street to try to kill an occupant.
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PublishedNovember 4, 2014
Augusta woman sentenced for sex offense
The prosecutor said an imprisoned sex offender from Kansas spurred her on.
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PublishedNovember 2, 2014
Former Chelsea selectwoman continues her bid to get out of prison
Carole Swan’s attorney asks federal judge to reconsider his ruling on the search of Swan’s cellphone.
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PublishedOctober 31, 2014
Waterville Ken-A-Set, Burger King burglar sentenced on 24 offenses
Jason Hight targeted downtown businesses during his crime spree.
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PublishedOctober 31, 2014
Winthrop woman, a former state worker, convicted of theft of MaineCare benefits
Crystal Hodsdon, who was a disability claims examiner for DHHS, received more than $100,000 over the four year period.
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PublishedOctober 30, 2014
Former Sidney man sentenced for child pornography
Maine State Police say they found evidence of 830 images of children ages 5-12 engaged in sexual activity in Robert Stagge’s home.
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PublishedOctober 29, 2014
Monmouth cemetery road rage damage to be repaired
The mother and daughter accused of ramming into each other’s vehicles in the cemetery 13 months ago both pleaded guilty Wednesday to criminal mischief.
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PublishedOctober 28, 2014
Ex-corrections officer from Vassalboro convicted of sexual offenses
A jury convicts Travis Lyon, 37, of three counts of unlawful sexual contact involving a girl aged 11 to 13 at the time.
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PublishedOctober 28, 2014
Gardiner-area man pleads guilty to Rite Aid robbery
Police arrested Jesse M. Mansir the night of the robbery after tracking him into the woods, where he reported he had been getting high on stolen oxycodone.
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PublishedOctober 28, 2014
Hallowell bank robber pleads guilty
John Cecil Slater, 66, of Augusta, claimed to have a hand grenade and a gun and demanded $15,000 in $100 bills.
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