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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PublishedJune 9, 2014
DNA match leads to arrest of Waterville murder suspect
Roland Cummings is charged with the murder of Aurele Fecteau, 92.
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PublishedJune 8, 2014
Readfield election Tuesday; Town Meeting Thursday
Candidate information is offered in this month’s Readfield Messenger, found on the town’s website.
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PublishedJune 8, 2014
Prosecutor claims Carole Swan lied to federal probation office
The former Chelsea selectwoman will be sentenced on extortion and fraud charges on Friday.
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PublishedJune 6, 2014
Augusta man in court on vehicle burglaries, thefts
A ‘positive outcome’ awaits the 22-year-old if he complies with conditions and pays restitution.
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PublishedJune 5, 2014
Sidney man accused of raping child to be freed on bail
Eric Bard has been held in jail or at Riverview Psychiatric Center since July 30, 2012.
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PublishedJune 5, 2014
Mount Vernon voters to decide road commissioner race
Town elections are Tuesday and Town Meeting is Saturday, June 14, when residents will decide a municipal budget that is close to $1 million.
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PublishedJune 4, 2014
Fayette voters to debate school money, local road
Voters will choose school board members on Tuesday, and meet for Town Meeting on June 14.
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PublishedJune 3, 2014
Oakland woman arrested after refusing to testify at husband’s trial
It was the second time within about eight months that a woman named as a victim of domestic violence in Kennebec County has ended up jailed in connection with a trial.
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PublishedJune 2, 2014
Marshall Swan sentenced to 33 months in prison
Swan, of Chelsea, was led from the federal courtroom in handcuffs and still must pay a $40,000 fine.
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PublishedMay 30, 2014
Chelsea contractor Marshall Swan to be sentenced Monday on tax offenses
The prosecutor said Marshall Swan under-reported $650,000 in income during tax years 2006-2010.
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