The state mental hospital in Augusta has had a number of administrative changes recently, including a change at the very top with a new superintendent.
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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Sidney dedicates memorial to hometown veterans
Augusta designated ‘military friendly’ community in covenant signed by mayor and Maine National Guard adjutant.
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Early morning fire destroys home in Monmouth
Passer-by reports glow at house on Tillson Road where no one was home.
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Vienna Union Hall upgrading to a new, warmer outhouse
A separate grant is funding a paint job for the exterior and the roof of the 1888 structure.
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77 march to commencement Saturday at Kents Hill School
Speakers were Sarah Marie Arseneau, of Nova Scotia, class of 2016, and William J. Brennan, class of 1970 and now president of Maine Maritime Academy.
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Jury clears two Augusta police officers of claim of using excessive force
Michael J. Albert Sr., now 60 and living in Bangor, says his rights were violated when he suffered a torn rotator cuff injury while one or more officers were arresting him in 2012.
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Augusta officers deny using excessive force in 2012 veteran arrest
The defense presented its testimony Wednesday on the second day of a civil trial in U.S. District Court in Bangor.
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Homeless veteran tells jurors Augusta police used excessive force during 2012 arrest
In previous rulings, U.S. Magistrate Judge John Nivison found in favor of the Augusta police on several counts, but the claim of excessive force remains against two officers.
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Pittston woman helps those undergoing cancer treatment look good and feel better
Victoria Littlefield was recently recognized for her 27 years of volunteer work with local cancer patients.
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Kennebec grand jury indicts locals on robbery, sex offenses
The indictments were handed up Friday at the Capital Judicial Center.