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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PublishedMarch 23, 2015
Waterville man arraigned on federal ammo charge
Brian Thomas Mulkern is already being held on state charges of burglary and theft from a Winthrop home invasion last August.
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PublishedMarch 23, 2015
Augusta police ID woman who disappeared under Kennebec River ice
Kelly Voytasko, 54, of Augusta, reported as a missing person, is believed to be the woman who stepped into open water on Saturday.
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PublishedMarch 23, 2015
Fire destroys Readfield mobile home
The blaze was reported before 11 a.m. at 14 Butman Blvd. and the occupant and his dog escaped injury.
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PublishedMarch 23, 2015
‘North Pond Hermit’ Knight completes specialty court program
Christopher Knight, who spent decades in the woods in Rome and Smithfield, begins three years of probation.
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PublishedMarch 22, 2015
Winthrop maple syrup producer finds fans
Cold wind failed to deter hardy tasters with a sweet tooth.
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PublishedMarch 22, 2015
Whitefield road, parking lot improvements win approval
Voters approved all the proposed articles Saturday at the Town Meeting.
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PublishedMarch 22, 2015
Identity of woman who went into icy Kennebec still unknown
Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the woman, who went into the river Saturday in Augusta; dangerous conditions forced authorities to suspend their search.
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PublishedMarch 21, 2015
Pittston voters approve $20,000 contingency, OK more cemetery mowing
The Town Meeting attracted 61 residents; polls will be open Monday for municipal elections.
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PublishedMarch 21, 2015
Witnesses report woman ‘jumped in’ Kennebec River
People who saw the person standing on the river ice called the Augusta police.
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PublishedMarch 21, 2015
Belgrade adopts mass gathering ordinance, retains Plourd, elects Mahler
Residents at their Town Meeting on Saturday also approved planning a new Town Office.
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