James M. Cameron, formerly of Hallowell and Rome, apologized to the judge, to child pornography victims and to his family Wednesday.
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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Augusta man charged with assaulting pregnant woman has drug history
Stephon Davis previously fled jail in New York and admitted to selling heroin in the Augusta-Belgrade area.
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Wrecker hits bridge, rips box off truck on Civic Center Drive
The driver of a tow truck carrying a salvage box truck that struck an Interstate 95 overpass was summoned for operating a vehicle over height limits.
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Former DHHS worker from Winthrop sentenced for welfare fraud
Crystal Hodsdon remains free on bail pending appeal, arguing that she was close to the standard of qualifying for the benefits.
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Sentencing Wednesday for Maine’s ex-top drug prosecutor on child pornography, flight cases
The defense attorney for James M. Cameron has suggested a 78-month sentence.
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Riverview pepper-spray victim charged with assaulting maintenance worker
Arlene Edson, 30, most recently of Biddeford, has pleaded not guilty to punching a man in the face, causing his nose and mouth to bleed and chipping a tooth.
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Augusta man cleared of aggravated assault, convicted of domestic violence assault
Charles D. Buckingham, 55, was sentenced to 364 days in jail, with all but 35 days suspended and two years of probation.
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Daughter follows mother’s footsteps as secretary of the Maine Senate
Heather Priest, of Augusta, nominated by Roger Katz, has the job held in 1996 by her mother, May Ross Coffin, who was nominated by Bennett Katz.
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Pittston pharmacy tech sentenced for skimming pills
Jon Ross Twadelle, 29, pleaded guilty to stealing drugs and falsifying records at a Randolph pharmacy.
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Augusta’s Northern Avenue fire victims get housing info at forum
Residents at the Gilbert School forum say they are still reeling from the massive fire that destroyed an 18-unit apartment house, leaving 27 homeless.