The Human Element Seminar was offered by Brian Warren, of Rangeley, at the Gardiner Public Library to help area teens develop leadership skills.
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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Augusta woman to serve year in prison for heroin trafficking
Dominique Kirk, 28, failed to appear for her sentencing hearing in April 2015, so a judge tacked on more time.
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West Gardiner woman jailed for 90 days for theft of state benefits
Hope Atwater, 59, is to begin her sentence Sept. 1 after her guilty plea to stealing MaineCare and other benefits.
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Belgrade seasonal residents, others, discuss road reconstruction project
Topics at Tuesday’s informal meeting included curbs, parking, filtration, etc.
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Oakland sex assaults on children send man to prison for 18 years
An additional 12 years was suspended, and Stephen R. Smith, 37, was placed on probation for 18 years.
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Belgrade Historical Society hopes to improve Old Townhouse
The Old Townhouse had been maintained and used until several years ago, and now the historical society has an agreement with the town to use the building.
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Former Oakland driving instructor convicted of unlawful sexual contact
Michael D. Stowe, 41, of Waterville, will spend 10 days in jail and be required to register as sex offender for 10 years.
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Belgrade sets special meeting to vote on cost overruns of new Town Office
Residents also will be asked if they will accept a donation of cemetery work by a local construction firm.
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Informal session set for Belgrade road project
The project, slated for 2018, involves a full reconstruction of the section of the road between the West Road intersection and the bridge over Mill Stream right through the center of the village.
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Waterville woman sentenced for drunken driving in crash that hit house
The judge told Sueann Call, 47, she is lucky no one was hurt or killed in the crash.