Kijuame Taft and Kristy McNeil remain in custody at the Kennebec County jail.
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.
Posted inLocal & State
Readfield Planning Board to hear rezoning proposal
Bob Bittar seeks to have an event/community center near Mill Stream dam.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Modular, manufactured homes on display inside Augusta Civic Center
Traffic was brisk in the main auditorium, and the show continues on Sunday.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Pre-dawn fire destroys boat shop in Belgrade
Nobody was injured in the blaze, the fire chief said; the building and its contents appeared to be a total loss,.
Posted inMaine Crime
Assault that blinded woman puts man behind bars for 12 years
The melee in Augusta was started by Terrence Townes, 49, of Bangor, who refused to leave an Augusta property.
Posted inMaine Crime
Waterville woman accused of sexually assaulting child, held on $250,000 bail
Jennifer L. Stevens, 35, and Michael A. Stevens, 36, were arrested on charges of gross sexual assault that a judge said involved ‘very deviant conduct with very young children.’
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Albion man convicted of possessing child porn
Asher Gifford, 55, remains free on bail pending sentencing after he was found guilty of all charges of possession of sexually explicit materials depicting minors under 12.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Gardiner teacher charged with sexually assaulting 16-year-old girl at her home
John M. Glowa Jr., 43, of Readfield, allegedly plied the girl with alcohol before the sexual assaults occurred.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Albion man on trial over child pornography allegations
Asher Gifford, 55, faces nine counts of possession of sexually explicit materials of depicting children under 12.
Posted inMaine Crime
Litchfield man pleads guilty in unlawful sexual contact of teenager
Nathan Begin can withdraw his guilty plea if he complies with a number of conditions over the next 12 months under a deferred sentencing deal.