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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PublishedJuly 22, 2014
Bail set for Sidney man charged with sex trafficking
Police raided the home of Frederick Horne Sr. in April while looking for evidence of prostitution.
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PublishedJuly 22, 2014
China man to serve five months behind bars for nonpayment of taxes
Darren F. Carlton is ordered to pay restitution of $500 a month.
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PublishedJuly 22, 2014
Augusta stabbing victim wants girlfriend to come home
Constance Mason pleaded guilty to aggravated assault in the 2013 incident in Augusta.
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PublishedJuly 21, 2014
Fewer hours eyed at post offices in North Monmouth, East Winthrop
Public meetings will help determine the retail times for customers, officials say.
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PublishedJuly 20, 2014
Riverview workers air discontent
The women said they went to the news media after reporting problems and failing to get assistance from directors and administrators at the state hospital and from other sources.
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PublishedJuly 18, 2014
Cony teammates save friend who suffers seizure in pool
Kyle Armstrong and his family are grateful for the quick thinking of Devon O’Connor and Elias Younes.
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PublishedJuly 18, 2014
Foiled Augusta Walmart purse snatching cracks thefts case
“Older ladies with purses” were targeted by New York man and two female accomplices, according to police.
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PublishedJuly 17, 2014
Waldoboro attorney pleads to disorderly conduct
If Philip Cohen follows special conditions, he can withdraw that guilty plea in a year.
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PublishedJuly 16, 2014
Benton woman seeks to avoid conviction in prescription forgery case
Several other people were sentenced Tuesday in Kennebec County Superior Court.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2014
Attorneys argue over Bard’s ability to stand trial
The Sidney man was indicted on 21 charges, including allegations that he sexually assaulted a 4-year-old girl.
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