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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PublishedJuly 16, 2018
Belgrade marina permit stirs debate at scenic lakeside area
The Planning Board recently denied a commercial permit for Brightside Marina, owned by Shawn Grant.
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PublishedJuly 13, 2018
South China man accused in plot to smuggle drugs into Waldo jail
An investigator says the drugs were hidden in a Waldo County Courthouse bathroom.
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PublishedJuly 13, 2018
Family tells NY man to ‘rot in hell’ during sentencing for Augusta man’s killing
Aubrey Armstrong, 29, of Far Rockaway, Queens, New York, was sentenced Friday morning to 30 years in prison in connection with the death of Joseph Marceau, who was killed in November 2015.
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PublishedJuly 12, 2018
Several acres of wetlands burn in Belgrade
No one was hurt in the fire, which was reported about 4 p.m. Wednesday off Route 135.
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PublishedJuly 12, 2018
Man convicted of kidnapping, assaulting Augusta girl seeks new trial
Albert Dumas pleaded guilty to abducting and sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in Augusta but now says he wouldn’t have made the guilty plea if he had known about a change in genetic evidence.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2018
Readfield Festival to celebrate ‘fun all over town’
The inaugural fete is set for Aug. 11, and organizers hope to run it every other year, alternating with Readfield Heritage Days.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2018
Waterville robbery suspect told police he was picking berries when caught
GPS tracking devices secreted in the stolen money led police to Kevin Barr, who was ordered held in lieu of $20,000 cash bail in connection with Tuesday’s heist at KeyBank in Waterville.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2018
Former Augusta woman sentenced for drug trafficking
Jaci Beane, of Farmingdale, will spend an initial 18 months behinds bars and then two years on probation.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2018
Despite fundraising crunch, Festival de la Bastille begins Friday in Augusta
The two-day fete put on by Le Club Calumet features music, dance, fireworks and is set to begin Friday.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2018
Augusta area police help Sidney girl celebrate birthday after friends are no-shows
A day earlier, none of the 8-year-old’s friends made it to the party, so Augusta Police turned up with a birthday cake and more.
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