AUGUSTA — A man police say robbed three area pharmacies and led authorities on a high-speed motorcycle chase Friday before crashing made an initial court appearance Monday on charges related to one of the robberies.
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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Surprises abound for honored pilot
AUGUSTA — Retired Gen. Eugene Richardson of Fayette spent Monday afternoon up in a red, white and blue Civil Air Patrol Cessna 182 shooting photos of the demolition of Great Works Dam in Bradley.
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Augusta man pleads guilty to 93 crimes
AUGUSTA — A 26-year-old city man who committed 40 burglaries in Kennebec County and 53 other theft-related charges — for a total of 93 — pleaded guilty to all of them Monday morning in Kennebec County Superior Court.
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Accused robber in court
AUGUSTA — A man police say robbed three area pharmacies and led authorities on a high-speed motorcycle chase Friday before crashing made an initial court appearance Monday on charges related to one of the robberies.
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Augusta man admits 93 crimes, including burglaries, thefts
John W. Grotton rode around with various law enforcement agencies to point out the homes he burglarized in 15 municipalities in central Maine, from Pittston through Benton.
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Fayette selectman’s farm added to trust
FAYETTE — Berndt and Elaine Graf can continue to milk their Jerseys and run their farm for as long as they like, and when they choose to retire, the Kennebec Land Trust and others will help find a farmer to take over.
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Bellavance witness case ruled mistrial
The man serving 30 years in prison for burning down the Grand View Topless Coffee Shop in Vassalboro went on trial briefly this week on a charges of tampering with a witness and assault.
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Bank thief stole plants
AUGUSTA — The latest unscheduled withdrawal at a local credit union was from the flower bed, and it was all caught on surveillance video.
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Credit union latest victim of plant theft
AUGUSTA — The latest unscheduled withdrawal at a local credit union was from the flower bed, and it was all caught on surveillance video.
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Deal keeps land as working farm
FAYETTE — Berndt and Elaine Graf can continue to milk their Jerseys and run their farm for as long as they like, and when they choose to retire, the Kennebec Land Trust and others will help find a farmer to take over.