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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PublishedMay 21, 2014
Winthrop woman pleads not guilty to charge of causing death in crash
Alyssa Danielle Marcellino, 23, was arraigned on that charge as well as one accusing her of causing serious bodily injury while driving with a suspended license.
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PublishedMay 21, 2014
Trial begins for man accused in Hallowell stabbing
Jacob Lynn Hitchcock, 26, of Bennett, Colo., faces two charges of aggravated assault stemming from a fight last November in front of Higher Grounds bar.
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PublishedMay 20, 2014
Waterville man gets $3,050 and wallet returned
The Clinton man accused of stealing it still faces charges of robbery, burglary, aggravated assault and aggravated criminal trespass.
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PublishedMay 20, 2014
Windsor man accused of shaking baby wants to see child’s mother
Kevin Peaslee is free on bail after his arrest for the December incident, but is not allowed contact with the baby and her mother.
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PublishedMay 19, 2014
Unity man pleads guilty to furnishing cocaine
Marlin Traynum, 44, was arrested March 5 in Waterville with 13.5 grams of the drug hidden in a body cavity.
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PublishedMay 19, 2014
Augusta man faces attempted murder, arson charges
Jason K. Brown pleaded not guilty Monday to setting an Augusta fire last August in an attempt to kill someone.
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PublishedMay 18, 2014
Augusta crash early Sunday leaves woman dead, man in critical condition
Police identified the dead woman as the driver, Karen Schwartz, 21, and the injured passenger as Kasey Toothaker, 26, both of Weld.
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PublishedMay 16, 2014
Woman who starved daughter in 1993 freed from state custody
Tonia Kigas Porter, 49, has been in state custody for nearly 20 years after being found not criminally responsible for the death.
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PublishedMay 15, 2014
Richmond parents hear plans for student improvement
Parents and students have reacted to the Maine Department of Education’s state report card grades.
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PublishedMay 15, 2014
Iraq veteran sentenced for stealing metal from Togus veterans hospital
Derek Less resold 409 pounds of copper wire and plumbing fittings in 2012 to fuel his drug habit.
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