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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PublishedSeptember 16, 2013
Jury could determine fate of former Chelsea selectwoman Tuesday
On the fifth day of a federal extortion trial, the judge admonished Carole Swan and threatened her with contempt. Later, she offered to get $10,000 in kickback cash from her truck.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2013
Teens cross Augusta’s Memorial Bridge for Seeds of Peace
Every year the Bridges to Peace Global march crosses a bridge to bring attention to a program that brings youth around the world together for peace, tolerance and understanding.
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2013
Antiques appraisals draw family treasures to Whitefield Community Day
Lawrence Trueman’s antiques appraisals at the Whitefield Community Day drew a large crowd of people looking to get the value of family heirlooms.
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2013
Swan says she tried to bust contractor, but failed
Former Chelsea Selectwoman Carole Swan says her husband abused her for years, which led her to be fearful of powerful men, and that’s why she didn’t tell deputies about her sting of Frank Monroe
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2013
Swan, other Chelsea officials held “shredding party” to destroy documents
In the afternoon, defense attorney Leonard Sharon told jurors there’s more to the story than what they’ve heard from the prosecution.
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2013
Whitefield contractor blames Swan for wrecking his marriage
Frank Monroe testified in U.S. District Court today that “half the reason” he’s now divorced is because of the harassment he faced from former Chelsea Selectwoman Carole Swan, who was asking for kickbacks from him while he performed work for the town.
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2013
Chelsea contractor: Carole Swan wanted kickback paid in ‘cash, big bills’
On the first day of former Chelsea selectwoman Carole Swan’s extortion trial in federal court Tuesday, contractor Frank Monroe testified she wanted a $10,000 kickback paid in “cash, big bills.”
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2013
Mount Vernon selectmen sue town’s Board of Appeals
Authorizations to place a retaining wall near a lake and plant a garden are being challenged in court.
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2013
Man convicted of sexually assulting toddler gets ten years in prison
Lester House Good, 36, of Troupsberg, N.Y., was sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexually assaulting a 2-year-old girl in 2009.
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2013
Bank of Maine sues former grocer cooperative for $2.5 million
The Bank of Maine filed a lawsuit against Associated Grocers of Maine and 17 individuals from across the state, to recoup some of its losses.
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