The inmate, Brandee Lewis, is suing the nurse and Kennebec County and jail staff in federal court.
Betty Adams
Betty Adams is a general assignment reporter whoโs 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 sheโs 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 masterโs of journalism from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada.
Jury splits on verdict in Augusta man’s sex assault trial
Arthur Jones was cleared of two offenses and convicted of two others.
Belgrade couple among thousands still without power since Monday storm
State officials said Thursday they are seeking federal disaster assistance as more than 110,000 Mainers continue to get by with no electricity.
Winthrop teenager to be treated as adult in double murder case
Andrew Balcer, who was 17 at the time his parents were killed, said he was concerned his parents wouldn’t support him because of he struggled with his gender identity.
Former Augusta man faces possible seven-year prison term for 2015 burglaries
Michael J. Gagne, now 40, is to be sentenced in January.
Augusta heroin trafficking brings four years behind bars
Michael Journet, now of South Portland, remains free on bail pending appeal.
Bubar, accused of attempting to kill deputy in Belgrade, admits violating bail
The defense seeks to compel discovery about the May 19 officer-involved shooting.
Belgrade school withdrawal petition aired at public session
Both sides claim misinformation is circulating about the question that will be on Tuesday’s ballot.
Belgrade man sentenced to 7 years for sexually assaulting 11-year-old girl
Travis Gerrier had entered conditional guilty pleas and plans to appeal rulings to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.
Belgrade hosting public discussion Monday on school withdrawal vote
The Nov. 7 ballot question is the result of a petition drive by residents who say the cost of remaining in the five-town district is too high.