The second floor of the hall is a wood working gem and more money is needed to move the building back 20 feet.
Betty Adams
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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West Forks boxer wins acquittal in court
Brandon S. Berry had been charged with engaging a prostitute following a police sting in Augusta, but a judge on Thursday cleared him of wrongdoing.
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LePage: Action on shootings should take mental illness into consideration
The governor addressed the subject in response to a question at a town hall-style meeting in Richmond.
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Kennebec County settles lawsuit brought by former sheriff’s department captain
Dennis Picard, of Troy, had claimed he was terminated wrongfully as captain of the force in retaliation for engaging in political speech.
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Wilton woman jailed for heroin trafficking
Jaymie Leigh Logan, 31, of Wilton, was sentenced to an initial nine months in prison with the remainder of the four-year sentence suspended.
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Sunday was a day for cats, dogs and dads
Events on Maranacook Lake and in Augusta serve as fun and fundraisers.
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City ambulance with patient aboard and SUV collide
Five people were taken to the hospital by other rescue units after Saturday morning’s crash.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Farmingdale voters agreed to fund firetruck purchase
Farmingdale is setting aside $250,000 for a future land purchase for a new fire station and town office facility.
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Fayette voters OK school, town budget at annual Town Meeting
Residents opted to keep extra patrols by Kennebec County deputies but rejected spending for a site evaluation for more parking at the school.
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Fish kill reported in Salmon Lake
State biologists say recent rapidly shifting water temperature over-stressed the fish in the lake, which is in Belgrade and Oakland.