Betty Adams is a general assignment reporter whoās 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 sheās 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 masterās of journalism from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada.
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PublishedMarch 4, 2015
Penobscot County man found incompetent to face new charges
Christopher Currier, previously convicted of attempted murder and most recently of criminal mischief at MaineGeneral Medical Center, was ordered to Riverview Psychiatric Center.
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PublishedMarch 3, 2015
Gardiner man gets three years for Bridgton Rite Aid robbery
Robert Richard demanded oxycodone from the pharmacist on Thanksgiving 2013.
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PublishedMarch 2, 2015
Parking no problem on new Augusta courthouse’s first day
The true test of capacity for the Capital Judicial Center will be Friday, when a total of 75-80 workers are expected to be in the complex.
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PublishedMarch 1, 2015
Cony students cook in after-school ‘Food Matters’ course
Healthful eating habits and nutrition are emphasized in the hands-on sessions with middle school students.
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PublishedMarch 1, 2015
Augusta’s historic Kennebec County Courthouse continues in use
Probate court and the DA’s offices will remain at Winthrop and State streets.
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PublishedMarch 1, 2015
Capital Judicial Center in Augusta opens its doors Monday
Construction on the 2 1/2-acre site on Winthrop Street began in earnest in fall 2012, and the four-story building will now house district, superior and family courts.
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PublishedFebruary 27, 2015
Belgrade seeks to regulate mass gatherings
The proposed ordinance was prompted by a three-day music festival that brings Philadelphia bands to the lakeside community.
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2015
Maine Human Rights Commission rejects Farmingdale woman’s service animal discrimination claim
Laurie Randall charged that S.J. Wood Construction Co., Scene Valley and Laurie Haefele, all of Winthrop, indicated her dog wouldn’t be welcome.
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2015
Fairfield mother to serve five months for taking children out of state
BethMarie Retamozzo violated a court order and was sentenced to jail Friday on two counts of criminal restraint by a parent.
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PublishedFebruary 19, 2015
Augusta man sentenced to 50 months in federal prison for drug trafficking
Ryan Partridge, formerly of Chelsea, was sentenced Thursday during a hearing in U.S. District Court in Bangor.
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