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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PublishedJanuary 9, 2018
Public-sector union sheds jobs after contract drops mandatory dues
The president of the Maine State Employees Association estimates that it is losing ‘hundreds of thousands of dollars’ under the new provision.
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PublishedJanuary 9, 2018
Lincoln County deputy fired after internal investigation of sexual abuse allegations
Kenneth Hatch went on trial in November on 22 charges, including child sex abuse, and was found not guilty of two.
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PublishedJanuary 2, 2018
Wednesday’s warming could push more water pipes to bursting point
After days of sub-zero cold, the ice in frozen pipes starts to thaw and pressure behind it builds up.
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PublishedJanuary 1, 2018
Curious seek the quaint at Augusta Armory antiques show
They also appreciate the seafood chowder served at the annual New Year’s Day event.
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PublishedDecember 31, 2017
Mainer with kidney disease fights for disability retirement
In the meantime, he gets much of his medical treatment at the VA hospital at Togus.
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PublishedDecember 31, 2017
Canaan woman admits storing drugs in Waterville hotel rooms
Her alleged accomplice remains behind bars after police seized fentanyl and other drugs in the couple’s hotel room.
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PublishedDecember 25, 2017
Fayette pond water level problem nears solution
A group is trying to resolve what should happen with a rock pile impoundment.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2017
Pennsylvania couple arrested after high-speed chase that began in Vassalboro
The pursuit ended with a vehicle fire and break-in, and police say that the woman was carrying $38,000 in cash and said ‘people are after them.’
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PublishedDecember 22, 2017
Winthrop teenager indicted on charges of murdering parents, killing family dog
Andrew Balcer is accused of killing both his parents and the family’s Chihuahua on Halloween morning last year.
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PublishedDecember 13, 2017
Sidney man convicted of raping child seeks new trial
Defense attorneys say a private, recorded conversation between the trial judge and the district attorney tainted the case of Eric Bard, who was convicted of sexually assaulting a 4-year-old and sentenced to 50 years in prison.
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