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Betty Adams
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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NY man charged in hammer attack on Augusta girl is freed
Kennebec County district attorney dismisses aggravated assault indictment, but issues a summons charging assault.
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Starting new year with something old from Augusta show
Antiques show at Augusta State Armory attracts hundreds on New Year’s Day.
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Woolwich man gets two years in prison for writing bad checks
David Gillison pleaded guilty to seven Kennebec County charges and must also pay restitution to victims, including businesses in Augusta, Windsor, Belgrade and Randolph.
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A Look Back at 2013: MaineCare cutoff left hundreds seeking new mental health providers
Hearings are set for January for two Augusta-based providers that were no longer eligible to receive federal money after credible allegations of fraud were found.
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2013: The year of the North Pond Hermit, the hospital, the flagger
A look back at the year’s top Kennebec Journal local news stories.
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$100,000 check from late UMA professor challenged
Vassalboro man sues after estate representative doubts signature and denies payment.
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Landlord pleads guilty to charges from fatal Augusta fire
Safe exits, secondary egress for building cited as deficient and led to misdemeanor criminal charges, which will be dropped if owner complies with conditions.
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Alleged central Maine cocaine conspirator misses bus, loses bail
Judge OKs forfeiture of New Yorker’s cash after he twice failed to show up in court in Maine to face charges stemming from Waterville and Augusta area drug bust.