County officials decided not to renew a contract with the sheriff’s office to provide entry screening and courtroom security after recent staff departures, opting instead to have the state Office of the Judicial Marshal do so.
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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Former Oakland woman found guilty of sexually assaulting 3-year-old boy
Sarah Conway was convicted by a jury in Augusta on Wednesday in connection with the assault in 2014-2015.
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Former Oakland woman starts second trial on child sexual assault charge
In January, a jury failed to reach a verdict against Sarah B. Conway on a charge of gross sexual assault of a 3-year-old boy, and the second trial got underway Tuesday.
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Belgrade man charged with reckless gun use, but shooting incident still shrouded in mystery
A Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office detective’s affidavit does not explain who shot whom during the May 19 police-involved incident that resulted in Roger Bubar’s death and the wounding of his son, Scott Bubar.
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Readfield conflict of interest case appealed in court
Reay Excavation says it had the lowest bid on the town snow plow contract, but town officials say they question whether the company should have submitted a bid.
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New Augusta fire station designed for faster response to city’s northern parts
A ribbon-cutting was held Thursday, with open houses to follow.
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Richmond man’s bail stays at $5,000 on manslaughter charge
Kurt Linton, 54, is accused of manslaughter in the beating death of his 76-year-old father.
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Whitefield students honor veterans ‘who fought for our freedom’
About 60 students headed to Augusta on Wednesday to place flags on veterans’ graves ahead of Memorial Day.
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Augusta man succeeds in veterans court program
Jed St. Hilaire is now on probation for a string of burglaries in Winthrop and at an Augusta home.
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Augusta condo association ‘stunned’ by police chief’s claim of discrimination
Augusta Police Chief Robert Gregoire, who uses a wheelchair, alleged he was a victim of disability discrimination because his street was not plowed immediately after a big storm, but the Maine Human Rights Commission voted Monday to find no reasonable grounds for the complaint.