Sherri Jewell has opened Jewell’s Market at the railroad crossing on Route 17.
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.
New Jersey man pleads guilty to 2014 drug trafficking charges in Augusta
Jury selection in Otis Tosen’s case had been scheduled for Thursday at the Capital Judicial Center.
Augusta father ordered to take parenting class after 2-year-old nearly drowns in Kennebec River
The boy was found floating facedown last Sept. 16 in the river; he has recovered since then.
Former Waterville woman jailed for welfare fraud
Chelsey Johnson had illegally obtained more than $32,000 in MaineCare and food stamp benefits over two years.
Augusta drug trafficking nets Ohio man 18 months in prison
Trevon Orman, 22, pleaded guilty Tuesday at the Capital Judicial Center to trafficking in heroin and cocaine in late March at an Augusta residence.
Domestic violence assault charges filed against 4 people in separate cases
All were arraigned Monday at the Capital Judicial Center via video from the Kennebec County jail.
Widower settles with contractor over wife’s death from Augusta motorcycle crash
Jared Nightingale had sued R.J. Grondin & Sons following the July 2014 accident on Western Avenue in Augusta.
Belgrade cyclists aim to support addiction awareness
The Hardys plan a self-funded 400-plus mile ride, mostly along U.S. Route 1, in September and seek donations to the Maine Alliance for Addiction Recovery.
Fire destroys Wayne family’s home
The blaze was reported about 6 p.m. Friday.
Augusta Color Dash attracts 330 runners, walkers, joggers
Saturday’s event benefited the Downtown Alliance and the Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce.