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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PublishedDecember 23, 2013
Augusta stabbing victim had wounds to back, shoulder
$20,000 bail set for girlfriend charged with aggravated assault in Friday’s Gage Street attack.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2013
MaineGeneral Health wins Chamber’s top business award
Quality recognition cited at new regional hospital in Augusta.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2013
Accused in 1976 Augusta slaying, homeless Seattle man faces spring 2014 trial
Family, court records detail history of alcohol abuse, frequent jailings.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2013
Most Augusta drug bust suspects held on high bail
Gang ties cited in court affidavit of bust at Penley Street home that had been under investigation for a while.
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PublishedDecember 18, 2013
Natural gas pipeline installer sues Summit
Schmid Pipeline Construction, Inc. is seeking more than $72 million in damages from Summit Natural Gas.
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PublishedDecember 17, 2013
Windsor man pleads guilty to sexually abusing young girl
Sentence hearing to be in January in Kennebec County Superior Court.
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PublishedDecember 16, 2013
Court Master: Reopen Augusta group homes for Riverview placements
Court Master Daniel Wathen gives DHHS commissioner a deadline.
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PublishedDecember 16, 2013
Human Rights Commission: Winthrop woman subjected to illegal discrimination
The Maine Human Rights Commission concluded Monday that a former payroll and benefits clerk for AOS 97 was also a victim of retaliation.
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PublishedDecember 13, 2013
Fire heavily damages Pittston barn
No injuries reported in the Nash Road blaze that displaced animals.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2013
MaineGeneral’s new hospital in Augusta filling up fast
Month-old facility sees high demand for beds.
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