Tyler Goucher, 21, of Wayne, faces manslaughter, aggravated assault, drunken driving charges after the death of Ethan J. Russell, 19, of Wayne.
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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Solar eclipse screenplay set partly in Belgrade
Two actors will perform a reading July 2 to benefit the town’s public library fund.
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Man from New York, Michigan accused of heroin trafficking in Augusta
George S. Hinton Jr., 26, also faces felony drug charges in New York, according to the prosecutor.
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Judge refuses to reduce $500,000 bail for Oakland shooting defendant
Jeremy Clement, of Fairfield, is accused of shooting his ex-girlfriend on April 19 after kicking in the door of her mother’s home.
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Law Court rejects Augusta man’s argument that ‘excessive friendliness’ compelled him to talk to police
Andrew Seamon, who was convicted of sexually assaulting an 8-year-old boy, had argued that his statements to police should have been kept out of his trial.
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Wayne man avoids conviction in officer impersonation, firearm case
Charges against Caleb Jackson, of Wayne, were dismissed Tuesday at the Capital Judicial Center.
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Gardiner man pleads to drunken driving in car-splitting crash
Andrew P. Lufkin was sentenced to 30 days in jail on Tuesday during a hearing at the Capital Judicial Center.
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Details slow to emerge in fatal West Gardiner shooting
James Leslie Haskell Jr., 41, of Chelsea died early Saturday morning, but police have not charged anyone with a crime in connection with his death.
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Winslow man facing aggravated assault charges
The prosecutor said the woman, who was found lying on the ground outside a home, remains hospitalized for treatment of her injuries.
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Former Portland man triumphs over addiction problems, federal convictions to become attorney
Christopher Poulos was admitted to the Maine Bar on Friday in a ceremony at the Capital Judicial Center in Augusta.