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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PublishedOctober 20, 2013
Mother, daughter in Monmouth cemetery car fracas charged with felonies
West Gardiner women did $34,000 in damage to gravestones, according to Monmouth Cemetery Association, and were charged Friday with aggravated criminal mishchief, as well as other charges.
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PublishedOctober 19, 2013
Visually impaired march for safety in Augusta
The blind marched today to make drivers aware that they need to yield to white cane and guide dog users.
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PublishedOctober 19, 2013
Augusta’s Exit 113 pavers pick up the pace
New signs go up on Old Belgrade Road as construction on Interstate 95 exit 113 continues.
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PublishedOctober 17, 2013
North Pond Hermit to make plea on Oct. 28
Christopher T. Knight is expected to plead guilty to burglaries and be admitted into the Co-Occuring Disorders Court in Kennebec County, which allows for counseling and rehabilitation.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2013
Despite problems, Belgrade agrees to pay for Minot Hill Road
Marriner’s Paving Inc., of Rockport, will do a finish overlay on about 350 feet of road, roll the shoulders and redo the area where Minot Hill Road intersects with Route 135.
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PublishedOctober 13, 2013
Kennebec Land Trust dedicates 60 acres to musician Peter Miller
The first event in a year-long series will be held Saturday, dedicating the property that once belonged to Peter Miller. The series will focus on forestland conservation.
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PublishedOctober 11, 2013
Belgrade landowner sues town over former dump
Jon A. Languet, a lawyer, filed the lawsuit Wednesday in Kennebec County Superior Court, accusing the town of breach of contract regarding cleaning up the Chandler Road site.
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PublishedOctober 11, 2013
Sleeping Belgrade man has narrow escape as car plows into his bedroom
Jeff Faucher suffered a leg injury when an Oldsmobile crashed into his Knowles Road home about 11:30 p.m. Thursday night, causing major damage to the home.
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PublishedOctober 10, 2013
Kidnapping, restraint charges dismissed against Gardiner man
David F. Dineen II, 50, is still charged with two counts of aggravated assault following what his girlfriend described as a two-day rampage in October 2012
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PublishedOctober 10, 2013
Fire rips through Winthrop garage
Fire Chief Dan Brooks said no one was hurt, but a lot of equipment and tools were destroyed.
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