AUGUSTA — A Standish man who sells vacuum cleaners in New Hampshire pleaded not guilty this week to a seven-count indictment charging him with failing to pay an estimated $47,000 in sales and withholding tax.
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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Alan Kelley retires as Somerset, Kennebec counties district attorney
AUGUSTA — After 33 years on the job, the last 12 months as acting district attorney in Kennebec and Somerset counties, prosecutor Alan Kelley retired Monday from his state job.
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Lakeside Motel, Cabins and Marina wins President’s Award from Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce
WINTHROP — Twenty-six years ago, Andy and Sheree Wess bought a motel property in need of work on the north end of Lake Cobbossee in East Winthrop.
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Same-sex couples wed Saturday; among five capital-area couples registering intent to marry
HALLOWELL — Together 27 years, Brian Kaufman and Martin Swinger had spent the last three weeks planning their wedding.
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Alleged cop impersonator pleads not guilty to car theft
AUGUSTA — A Waterville man accused of pretending to be a police officer and forcing another man to withdraw money from an automated teller machine made a court appearance this morning on a separate charge.
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Charlie’s buys Bob Barrows Chevrolet in Winthrop
WINTHROP — Already the capitol region’s top-selling car business, Charlie’s Dealership Group is now driving farther west with the purchase of Bob Barrows Chevrolet on U.S. Route 202.
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Augusta man indicted on federal Social Security fraud charge
A 61-year-Augusta man faces federal charges of Social Security fraud and making false statements to gain MaineCare and food assistance.
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Litchfield seeks editor for town newsletter
LITCHFIELD — The town is seeking an editor for its monthly newsletter, The Litchfield Sodalite.
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MaineGeneral owed $38 million by state for MaineCare
MaineGeneral Medical Center is owed $38 million by the state for past years of Medicaid payments, according to hospital spokeswoman Diane Peterson.
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Alleged drug trafficker claims case of mistaken identity
AUGUSTA — One suspect arrested in a large drug raid conducted last Friday by state drug enforcement agents and Augusta police was found hiding under a bed in a woman’s Water Street apartment.