Shad A. Hembree was sent to Riverview Psychiatric Center, where he has been held for much of the time since the break-in on March 8, 2017.
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, Politics
Bill clears first hurdle to outlaw sex offenders taking photos of children without parents’ permission
The bill, introduced by State Rep. Matthew Pouliot of Augusta, addresses concerns raised after parents found a sex offender had posted photos of their children in public on social media sites.
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Posted inLocal & State
Belgrade family sues over 2013 crash in which car rammed house
Damages are sought from a Farmingdale man who was driving as well as the vehicle’s owner.
Posted inMaine Crime
Richmond man pleads guilty to aggravated assault in father’s death
Kurt Malcolm Linton, 55, entered an Alford guilty plea to the class B felony charge, meaning that he did not agree with all aspects of the state’s evidence.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Augusta District Court building being razed
The property was purchased last month by Kennebec Savings Bank.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Randolph, Pittston residents question proposed Hamlin school closure
The board of SAD 11 did not take a vote Thursday night, saying more information is needed.
Posted inMaine Crime
Augusta woman to be imprisoned 3 months for stealing mail
Amanda Wentzell was a retail clerk at the post office in Temple when the thefts occurred.
Posted inLocal & State
Two state roads in Belgrade slated for major work this year
One project involves about 3 miles of Route 8/11; the other is on Route 27 where it runs through Belgrade Lakes village.
Posted inLocal & State
Mount Vernon library addition gets main beam installed
The project, approved by residents more than two years ago, is expected to be completed at some point in June or later.
Posted inMaine Crime
New York man linked to Waterville drug bust indicted on federal drug conspiracy charges
Ambrose Wan, 33, was arrested last September in Waterville and now faces federal charges carrying heftier prison sentences.