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 7, 2014
Burglar who hid from police in bog gets eight years’ jail
Clinton man William J. McLain Jr. had all but two years suspended and received three years’ probation for the Sept. 27, 2013 incident in Vassalboro.
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PublishedMay 6, 2014
Belgrade allows lakes group to coordinate milfoil removal funding requests
Alliance to create one plan for dealing with invasive specie and to submit one funding request.
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PublishedMay 5, 2014
Augusta couple charged with trafficking
Freeman Taylor was arrested after a search of his Water Street apartment reportedly turned up heroin, cocaine and cash.
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PublishedMay 5, 2014
Sidney man charged with burglary at Travis Mills’ home site
Clinton Bates had been free on probation for about a month before he was arrested in Manchester burglary.
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PublishedMay 3, 2014
Central Maine potters throw open studio doors to offer sampling of their wares
Nine studios in central Maine welcome guests Saturday and Sunday along with studios in southern and coastal areas.
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PublishedMay 2, 2014
Seven judges sworn in at Kennebec County courthouse
Families and friends watched as Gov. Paul LePage led a formal robing ceremony for district and superior court judges.
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PublishedMay 2, 2014
Harvesters seek elusive elvers in central Maine
The state has quotas this year for the first time and fishermen, including those on the Kennebec, are still hoping to have a good season.
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PublishedApril 30, 2014
Winthrop woman sues school district over job loss
The attorney for Alternative Organizational Structure 97 says the district did nothing wrong.
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PublishedApril 29, 2014
Readfield Heritage Days question headed to voters
Organizers are seeking to hold the celebration every other year starting in 2015.
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PublishedApril 26, 2014
Second annual Marlee’s Ride motorcycle trek set for May 18 in Winthrop
The fundraiser supports local kids, camp and school programs.
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