Mason had been appointed by the governor to fill the vacancy, then withdrew his name after Democrats objected, only to run for the office.
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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Kennebec sheriff’s post goes to Ken Mason
Democratic incumbent Ryan Reardon says he will leave the department after Mason takes over in January.
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Elizabeth Mitchell wins Kennebec County probate judge race
Mitchell defeated two opponents in the race to succeed her husband, who died in September.
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Former Oakland woman held on child sex assault charges sees bail conditions changed
A trial for Sarah Conway, 27, now of Canaan, New Hampshire, has been specially set for January 2017.
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Mount Vernon residents comment on Route 41 bridge replacement work
Some asked that the work begin in late August 2018 after Camp Laurel campers have department for the season.
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Maine State Museum, others host pop-up museum for World War I items
Saturday’s event was a precursor to next year’s 100th anniversary of the United States’ entry into what then was called the Great War.
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Randolph man loses home to early morning fire
Sparks from a pellet stove exhaust set the siding ablaze, according to officials.
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2 from Waterville, Winslow charged in cocaine trafficking
Richard Lee and Maria Luce are behind bars in the Kennebec County jail.
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Jury convicts New Yorker in Augusta drug trafficking case
Kashawn McLaughlin, 26, who has been in jail for a year, will be sentenced later.
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Psychological review ordered of Winthrop teen charged in parents’ deaths
Andrew Balcer, 17, is accused of killing his parents, Antonio and Alice, early Monday in their Winthrop home, but a probable cause affidavit giving further details has been sealed.