In response, the superintendent said the district never wants ‘students to be bullied, humiliated or embarrassed by anyone.’
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.
Wayne woman thankful for sister’s aid
Cindy Brown is profoundly grateful this Thanksgiving for help she’s receiving while she copes with difficult medical issues.
Augusta man charged with 7 driving offenses after chase, crash
Blyn Eric Nadeau Jr., 27, formerly of Bingham and Moscow, made an initial appearance Wednesday at the Capital Judicial Center via video from the Kennebec County jail.
Gardiner man ordered to repay $3,350 received in state benefits
Michael Atwater pleaded guilty to three charges Tuesday at the Capital Judicial Center.
Carole Swan, former Chelsea selectwoman, loses federal appeal
The opinion issued Monday upholds her convictions for extortion, tax fraud and worker compensation fraud.
2 parents charged with child-endangerment plead not guilty
Bail conditions prohibit Christopher Norwood and Karen Lea from contact with children under 10.
Gardiner man cleared of domestic violence, OUI charges
Thurlow Mason was convicted of criminal mischief for breaking a pane of glass pane in Augusta.
Augusta Wal-Mart parking lot fracas brings federal gun charge
Reginald McBride, of New York, was indicted on a charge of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.
2 women in China arrested in drug raid
A judge set bail on Friday for Sarah Fuchswanz and Erica Bowman.
Riverview patient found not criminally responsible for killing gets supervised time in Augusta area
Paul Orchard, 35, of Peru, maintained he was on a vapor high from refinishing floors when he sexually assaulted and killed his mother-in-law.