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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PublishedDecember 8, 2016
Central Maine man gets 5 years in prison for selling heroin near ‘safe children zone’
Ryan J. Farnum pleads guilty to a trafficking charge that was elevated because the crime took place near places for children.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2016
Woman charged after exchange of gunfire in Wal-Mart parking lot pleads to reduced charge
Diana Davis received a 100-day jail sentence but was freed for time served after being arrested in connection with the incident in Augusta this summer.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2016
Attorney says former Belgrade man not competent for trial in rape of 11-year-old
She says 22-year-old Travis R. Gerrier lacks the capacity to understand the length of the 20-year sentence the state is seeking.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2016
Authorities seize 5 pounds of pot in probe of crash
A North Carolina couple are charged with marijuana trafficking after police find the drug in their vehicle.
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PublishedDecember 2, 2016
Two central Maine defendants face child sex abuse charges
In separate cases, the two suspects from Augusta and Windsor were arrested by police this week.
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PublishedDecember 2, 2016
Waterville man appeals sentence in weapons case
But the government says Brian Mulkern is just the type of person that the law was meant to address.
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PublishedNovember 29, 2016
Winslow pit bulls that killed leashed terrier and injured its owner are ordered euthanized
Owner Danielle Jones asks that her two dogs be spared, but a judge says the ‘vicious attack’ warrants that they be put down. He also fines Jones $500.
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PublishedNovember 28, 2016
Winslow pit bulls’ owner goes on trial
Danielle Jones faces two civil violations stemming from her dogs’ fatal attack on a smaller dog.
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PublishedNovember 24, 2016
Readfield parents say teacher put bag over girl’s head
They’re suing RSU 38 and the fifth-grade educator, saying their daughter was subject to bullying.
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PublishedNovember 23, 2016
Augusta man charged with 7 driving offenses after chase, crash
Blyn Eric Nadeau is accused of leading police on a chase that reached speeds over 100 mph and ended after he crashed into a ditch.
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