William G. Lord was expected to be freed Thursday night from the Kennebec County jail.
Betty Adams
Betty Adams is a general assignment reporter whoโs 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 sheโs 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 masterโs of journalism from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada.
Leroy Smith III, accused of murder, hears lawyers debate medicating him involuntarily
The state wants him to take medicine in hopes that he can be made competent to stand trial in the death of his father, Leroy Smith Jr.
Admitted child pornographer Wade Hoover pleads guilty to sexually assaulting boys
Wade Hoover of Augusta, who is already serving a 40-year sentence in federal prison, will be sentenced in January 2016 on separate state charges that he sexually abused boys in Kennebec and Somerset counties.
Neighbors drive neighbors in five northern Kennebec towns
The program with volunteer drivers began rolling Nov. 14 and is designed to help people get to appointments.
New York man suspected in Augusta slaying appears in court
Damik Davis, 25, is accused of killing Joseph Marceau, of Augusta, in a fourth-floor apartment in the city.
Augusta woman says jogger kicked her puppy on Kennebec River Rail Trail
AmyLou Craig said a “nice-looking jogger” kicked her 4-month-old golden retriever Monday as they walked toward Hallowell.
Livermore woman pleads guilty to stealing drugs from Manchester Rite Aid
Amanda J. Rickards, 28, also has lost her license as a pharmacy technician.
Police arrest NY man in connection with Augusta homicide
Damik Davis, 25, of New York, is being held at the Kennebec County jail in Augusta on a murder charge, and police are looking for two others for questioning.
Longtime Pittston firefighter dies after being hit by car
Lewis “Duddy” Brown, 83, who apparently was crossing the road to his mailbox, died around 5 p.m. Monday, authorities said.
Pittston man, 83, struck and killed walking on Route 194
Pedestrian’s name is being withheld pending family notification, according to the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office.