Lester House Good, 36, of Troupsberg, N.Y., pleaded guilty Wednesday to a charge of unlawful sexual contact with a 2-year-old girl in Monmouth in 2009 while he and his family visited relatives there.
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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Augusta woman arrested in Farmingdale Circle K robbery
Cynthia B. Chepke, 56, formerly of West Gardiner and now of Augusta, was charged Tuesday with the armed robbery of a Farmingdale convenience store in January.
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Litchfield to unveil town plan changes at Wednesday meeting
A public hearing on updates to the Litchfield Comprehensive Plan will be held at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Town Office.
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New MaineGeneral hospital to save big on utility costs
Utility costs in the new regional hospital in northwest Augusta are expected to be less than half of the current bill.
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Windsor man charged in death of 81-year-old pedestrian seeks suppression of evidence
Windsor resident Joshua A. Erskine, 25, accused of manslaughter in the death of an 81-year-old pedestrian, sought Thursday to suppress evidence of various pills found in his Jeep as well as statements he had made to police about his drug use the day of the fatal crash.
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Construction at exit 113 will have motorists detoured beginning Monday
A new traffic pattern will be in place Monday for three months for motorists who use exit 113 when traveling south on Interstate 95.
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Harpswell woman fights to keep pet koi
A Harpswell woman who describes her pet koi as a substitute for Prozac told a judge Wednesday that Maine is too strict when it comes to laws regulating the fish.
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Chelsea man killed in Monmouth motorcycle crash
Police say a motorcyclist, Bruce Morgan, 48, of Chelsea, was killed Tuesday night when his Harley-Davidson rolled on top of him.
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Augusta fire crews push for more defibrillators during EMS Week
For its part in Emergency Medical Services week, Augusta will have an emergency medical services helicopter offer demonstrations and will have ambulances and firetrucks at Capital Park (in front of the Augusta Police Station and the Kennebec Valley YMCA) 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 18.
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North Pond Hermit’s alleged victims claim property in Skowhegan
About 40 North Pond camp owners attended a private meeting with District Attorney Maeghan Maloney on Saturday, and were asked to list items stolen from them at some point over the last two decades, allegedly by Christopher Knight, the North Pond Hermit, so troopers could search for them among the evidence.