Donald Riley, 67, was serving a sentence for raping a 13-year-old neighbor in his Pine Street basement when he died on Thursday.
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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Waterville men sentenced on burglary, theft charges
In the same court Thursday, Ryan D. Gagne, 28, pleaded guilty to eluding an officer, operating under the influence and motor vehicle speeding 30-plus mph over the speed limit.
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Readfield man given 30 days to present plan to repair unsafe rental home
Several residents indicated they would help Craig Pollis fix up the house he owns on Main Street.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Mail theft, bank fraud send former Augusta man to prison for 30 months
Jacob R. Choate, 27, was sentenced in federal court Thursday for his role in a scheme to steal checks and cash them.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Fairfield woman seeks new trial in children’s kidnapping case
BethMarie N. Retamozzo, 37, was convicted of illegally taking two of her children from their guardian and driving them hundreds of miles south before she was stopped by police in South Carolina.
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LePage in Farmingdale: I’m trying to make Maine prosper like other states
At a town hall-style meeting, the governor calls Democratic legislators socialists, citing their support of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ presidential bid.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
South Gardiner man sentenced for having child pornography
Justin R. Nichols, 41, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of possession of sexually explicit materials of minors under 16.
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Riverview recommendations spelled out in progress report
Staffing remains the major problem at the state psychiatric hospital, where employees recently described difficult working conditions, including mandated overtime.
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Readfield board to decide future of rental house
Owner Craig Pollis said he is working to fix up 323 Main St., which is adjacent to his home.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
911 call shows dispatchers desperate for response from Manchester double homicide scene
More than once, dispatchers ask the woman to ‘press any button’ to indicate she’s still on the line.