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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PublishedOctober 27, 2014
Vassalboro man denies unlawful sexual contact charges
Former prison guard Travis Lyon is charged with several instances of inappropriately touching a girl, beginning when she was 11.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2014
Mount Vernon mother says bus left daughter, 8, out in the cold
Melissa Hall is suing Regional School Unit 38 over her daughter’s frostbite; the school district denies the allegations.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2014
Waterville doctor Gosselin drops license suspension appeal
While the osteopathic doctor’s 90-day suspension is over, it was unclear Friday whether he had restarted his practice.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2014
Carole Swan loses second bid for freedom pending appeal
The former Chelsea selectwoman is serving 87 months in prison for extortion and fraud.
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PublishedOctober 23, 2014
Readfield proposal to shift to secret ballot gets second airing
The meeting is set for 6 p.m. Monday in Asa Gile Hall.
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PublishedOctober 21, 2014
Father accused of throwing infant down stairs is ex-Riverview nurse
William Goodhue Lord Jr., 39, gave the OK to corrections officers to use pepper spray on a female patient who was not threatening staff.
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PublishedOctober 20, 2014
Incumbent Maloney, challenger Sullivan square off for Kennebec-Somerset DA
Maloney, a Democrat, has been out campaigning, while Sullivan, an independent, is not actively working the campaign trail.
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PublishedOctober 20, 2014
Cross-country escape will add to Cameron’s child pornography sentence
The state’s former top drug prosecutor fled to New Mexico after cutting off monitoring device.
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PublishedOctober 19, 2014
Fowle of Vassalboro faces Bates of Windsor in Maine House District 80 race
While Democratic Rep. Lori Fowle touts her legislative record, challenger Ray Bates, a Republican, says he would bring years of municipal experience to the State House.
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PublishedOctober 18, 2014
Former Rome lawmaker faces Belgrade business owner in Maine House race
The House District 76 seat is open because Rep. Dennis Keschl, R-Belgrade, opted not to run for re-election.
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