An Augusta man who died in a construction accident Tuesday might have been a family man who loved his children, as his ex-wife says.
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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Dead man had criminal record
An Augusta man who died in a construction accident Tuesday might have been a family man who loved his children, as his ex-wife says. However, Robert Marandes Rodriques was also a convicted sex offender, burglar and thief with a lengthy criminal record.
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RSU4 will keep school bus operation
WALES — Busing will remain in-house for 2012-2013 in the school district that serves Litchfield, Sabattus and Wales.
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Union says administrator stole $260,000
AUGUSTA — Trustees of a Fairfield union’s trust fund say that an administrator who died in a car accident earlier this year had stolen more than $260,000 to cover up a theft from an Augusta union’s trust fund.
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Union fund trustees say $260,000 stolen
AUGUSTA — Trustees of a Fairfield union’s trust fund say that an administrator who died in a car accident earlier this year had stolen more than $260,000 to cover up a theft from an Augusta union’s trust fund.
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Prison term of 30 years for arsonist
AUGUSTA — Raymond Bellavance Jr. will spend 30 years in prison for starting a midnight blaze in June 2009 that forced seven people — including two infants — from their home and eventually destroyed the Grand View Topless Coffee Shop in Vassalboro.
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30 year sentence in topless coffee shop arson
AUGUSTA — Raymond Bellavance Jr. will spend 30 years in prison for starting a midnight blaze in June 2009 that forced seven people — including two infants — from their home and eventually destroyed the Grand View Topless Coffee Shop in Vassalboro.
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Water protectors welcome two new program directors
AUGUSTA — After decades of dealing with car manufacturers and buyers, John Blouin is bringing his business acumen to a group more likely to use boats.
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Man charged in pharmacy drug robberies
AUGUSTA — A man charged with robbing two city pharmacies for drugs remains in jail after bail was set Monday at $100,000 worth of property or $50,000 cash.
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Budget plan to get final look
LITCHFIELD — A final look at the proposed municipal budget is set for 6 p.m. Wednesday and Town Manager Michael Byron said he plans to present a strategy that might mitigate an anticipated rise in the school tax and fund new equipment for fire and public works departments.