Loretta Reynolds, 52, of Embden, pleaded guilty to theft by deception after she failed to report her husband’s income so she could qualify for food stamps.
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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Armed guards outside the Kennebec County jail? It’s a drill
Sheriff Ken Mason said later the annual drill was conducted to meet state Department of Corrections regulations.
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Belgrade boat lands on Village Inn lawn, diners sent ‘diving out of the way’
Minor injuries were reported from the crash on Great Pond that was caused when an inexperienced boater accidentally pushed the throttle forward, sparking ‘pandemonium’ on an nearby lawn.
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Two NY men imprisoned for 30 months for drug trafficking in Augusta
Two other people were also sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty to separate drug charges.
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2 plead guilty to felony murder, robbery in 2015 killing of Joseph Marceau of Augusta
Damik Davis of New York and Michael McQuade of Augusta will be sentenced later and a third man will likely go to trial in connection with the killing.
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Man suffers gunshot wound in Litchfield
Police determined Monday evening that the shot was self-inflicted, and the victim is expected to survive.
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Belgrade man pleads guilty to sexually assaulting girl, avoiding trial
Travis Gerrier’s guilty pleas on Monday are conditional because he plans to appeal decisions from earlier hearings to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.
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Three plead guilty to Winslow vehicle burglaries committed during ‘booze cruz’
Police put local schools in lockout in April while they investigated the burglaries during which a pistol, computer and other items were stolen.
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Unusual MaineGeneral billing error affecting thousands causes stress, debt worries
Although the Augusta-based hospital has apologized ‘for the confusion’ caused when it mistakenly sent bills to a collections agency, local residents say they now have to spend time on the phone and worry about credit ratings.
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Kents Hill Orchard returns to ‘pick-your-own apples’ after three-year hiatus
Cranberry expert John Harker has taken over the orchard management for Henry and Corinne Drake.