Peter Poland was convicted previously of drug conspiracy.
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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Hallowell man ordered to pay $5,600 restitution for destroying mobile home
Several other local people were sentenced Monday at the Capital Judicial Center in Augusta.
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Defendant in Kennebec River Rail Trail assault in Farmingdale pleads guilty
David H. Ladd can avoid a conviction if he complies with conditions following an incident in September in which another man was injured.
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Judge sets $10,000 bail for Augusta man facing new OUI charge
Jose Tapia-Smith, 21, of Augusta was acquitted of an earlier OUI charge on Thursday.
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Oakland man pleads no contest to charge of striking woman in a wheelchair after Winslow fireworks display
Daryl Pratt, 80, was put on deferred disposition for two years after the incident that followed the popular Fourth of July celebration.
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Augusta man says drug problems led to three convenience store robberies
Daniel Couto Jr., 25, pleaded guilty Monday to a number of offenses, including robbery and escape.
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Former Canaan youth ministry co-director appears in court on child sexual abuse charge
Lucas Savage of Clinton told Judge Eric Walker that he understood the charge of unlawful sexual contact, which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.
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New Riverview Psychiatric Center superintendent known for turning around state institutions
With his 40 years’ experience as an administrator, Rodney Bouffard has decided to focus first on ending mandates that force mostly front-line workers to put in extra hours at Riverview.
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Paving set to begin Monday on Mount Vernon Avenue in Augusta
The reconstruction project is expected to be completed by the end of June.
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Readfield readies 48-article ballot for its Town Meeting in June
Selectman Bruce Bourgoine urged his fellow board members to support spending almost $65,000 for work on Maranacook Lake Dam — which they did unanimously.