Kendu Watts, 19, pleaded guilty Thursday to aggravated trafficking in crack cocaine, which occurred April 14 in Waterville.
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.
Rhode Island man pleads not guilty to Sidney home invasion charges
Dreaquan Foster, 22, is accused of hitting the homeowner’s son on the head with a hammer.
Belgrade board rejects parking ordinance 3-2
This was the second time the board had voted on the proposal and the second time it was defeated.
New York man sentenced on heroin and cocaine trafficking charges
Colbert allegedly took phone calls and facilitated various drug transactions.
Re-enactors in Dresden scout the land as was done in 1755
Fletcher’s Company and Daniel Savage’s Company gathered for the weekend at the 1761 Pownalborough Court House.
Cony Circle valve work cuts off water to some city customers
The Greater Augusta Utility District expected work to be completed by 5 p.m. Sunday.
Windmill tower rises at Windsor Fairgrounds
The 1910 tower, from the Weeks Mills Waterworks, will be part of the Windsor Historical Society exhibits at the fair.
Augusta man accused of robbing woman of her purse
Police say the defendant told them he spent the money on spice, a synthetic marijuana.
Underground water valve repairs set for Cony Circle in Augusta
Crews begin work Saturday, with the bulk of the construction taking place Sunday.
Waterville woman who believed her neighbor ‘would not hit a girl’ reports baseball bat attack
Tyheen Walker, 33, allegedly attacked a woman when she stepped between him and another man.