A lower court judge upheld a decision by Farmingdale selectmen to reject the company’s bid, even though it was the lowest one submitted.
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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West Gardiner man gets 20 months behind bars for driving SUV into 2 people
Dakota Brann was sentenced Wednesday after pleading guilty to two counts of reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon.
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State drops charges against Vassalboro man
Arnold P. Smith Jr.’s trial in September resulted in a hung jury.
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Waterville man sentenced to reduced prison term after winning appeal
Brian T. Mulkern received a time-served sentence Tuesday in federal court.
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Chelsea man gets 5 years’ probation for VA travel benefit theft
Victor Lawrence also was ordered to pay more than $2,900 restitution.
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Police: Augusta man severely beaten by fellow inmate at Kennebec jail
Paul Gagnon was serving a 30-day term for contempt after failing to pay child support when he was assaulted, police said.
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No jail time for man charged in pickup truck shooting at police academy in Vassalboro
Matthew Benger will be on deferred disposition for the next 12 months.
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Snowmobile clubs close their facilities as more trail workers melt away
Stalwarts said younger people have not stepped up to the plate, and clubhouses — but not clubs — are closing.
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Police arrest three from New York on drug charges in Waterville, Augusta
One woman turned over 115 bags of fentanyl and 63 bags of crack cocaine that she had on her, authorities say.
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Dresden man to serve 10 months in federal prison over drug charges
Daniel Pallis pleaded guilty previously to conspiracy to distribute heroin and cocaine base in central Maine.