A judge approved a $100,000 attachment on property belonging to Arlene Edson, who recently won $180,000 to settle a separate claim against the state.
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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Federal indictment handed up in September 2016 bank robbery in Manchester
Clinton Damboise initially was charged in state court but now faces federal charges.
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Panel refuses to back disability discrimination charge filed by Newport nurse
The Maine Human Rights commission voted to support a discrimination claim by a Madison man in a separate case.
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Minot man awarded $300,000 in malpractice claim against Lewiston dentist
Steven Darnell Jr., 35, charged that Dr. Jan Kippax failed to properly treat an infection following tooth extraction.
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Tennis courts filled with art to raise money for MaineGeneral opioid program
Artists showcased photos, turned wood and books at Augusta’s C-COPI Tennis and Sports Center.
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Waterville off-track betting parlor seeking $696,000 from former teller
A lawsuit alleges that Michael S. Tardiff Sr., 50, of Augusta, embezzled the money from Favorites over a 3 year period.
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Augusta Masonic Lodge holds open house
The Masons offered tours of the building and information about the fraternal organization.
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Waterville baseball bat attack brings four-year sentence
Tyheen Shakee Walker, 33, formerly of New York, was ordered to serve an initial five months of that sentence, with the remainder suspended while he spends three years on probation.
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Maine high court weighs fate of two ‘dangerous’ dogs
The owners of Bentley and Kole are seeking to have a euthanasia order overturned in a case heard Friday by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.
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Fight between brothers in Augusta courthouse lands both in jail
A ‘shouting, pushing and shoving’ match at the Kennebec County District Attorney’s Office in Augusta led to charges for both men.