Daniel T. Nichols has yet to respond to the felony charges, but his attorney says a resolution is in the works.
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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Founder of China Dine-ah, G&E Roofing lauded for philanthropy by chamber
Norman Elvin is to receive the 2018 Peter G. Thompson Lifetime Achievement Award on Jan. 26 from the Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce.
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Mentally ill patient shot by police after knife threat gets OK to move into supervised home
Jason Begin, a Riverview Psychiatric Center outpatient, won approval for supervised living even as a federal suit continues against an Augusta officer who shot him in 2015.
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Winthrop teen pleads not guilty to Halloween murder of parents, family dog
Andrew Balcer entered the not guilty pleas Friday in connection with the 2016 killing of his parents, Antonio and Alice Balcer, and the family’s Chihuahua.
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South China woman pleads guilty to arson of home after financial argument with husband
The September 2017 fire destroyed Rebecca Poulin’s home; the prosecutor said it was the third fire involving Poulin’s residences.
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Monmouth man’s ‘stolen’ boat located in Mechanic Falls
Paul Cote is charged with criminal attempt to commit insurance deception and two other offenses.
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Self-proclaimed ‘Hillbilly’ drug trafficker ID’d by tattoo of his name
Gerard Boynton, of Monmouth, was sentenced to an initial three years in prison Tuesday at the Capital Judicial Center.
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Public-sector union shedding paid positions after new contract drops mandatory dues
The president of the Maine State Employees Association estimates that the union is losing “hundreds of thousands of dollars” under the new contract provision.
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Lincoln County deputy fired after internal investigation of sexual abuse allegations
Kenneth Hatch went on trial in November on 22 charges, including child sex abuse, and was found not guilty of two.
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Blizzard conditions engulf central Maine, causing accidents, some outages
The powerful nor’easter brought a foot or more of snow to many areas of central Maine after blowing through early Friday morning.