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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PublishedApril 8, 2015
Central Maine man sentenced to five months in jail on sex trafficking charges
Frederick Horne Sr. was accused of running the Adam & Eve Escort Service.
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PublishedMarch 30, 2015
Former Augusta mayor sues developer for back wages, bonuses
William Dowling seeks a lien of almost $900,000 on Kevin Mattson and his various firms, according to a complaint in Kennebec County Superior Court.
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PublishedMarch 27, 2015
Whitefield worm digger jailed for welfare fraud
He is ordered to serve seven months in jail and continue paying back the $30,506 the state says he was overpaid in food stamps.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2015
Serial burglar in central Maine sentenced to 10 years
Justin Ross, 37, pleads guilty to 92 crimes, mostly burglary and theft, and is also ordered to pay restitution of more than $75,000.
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PublishedMarch 23, 2015
Police standoff ends after 7 hours with Winthrop man dead
Police tried to communicate with Ronald Tripp, who was in his home, but he didn’t want to talk to them, officials say.
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PublishedMarch 23, 2015
Occupant escapes mobile home fire in Readfield
His dog escapes, too, but the building is a loss.
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PublishedMarch 23, 2015
Court rehab ends for ‘North Pond Hermit’
Christopher Knight is seen as ready to leave stealing behind, after 17 months in a specialty court program.
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PublishedMarch 22, 2015
Woman who went into icy Kennebec still not identified
Police ask the public’s help to identify woman who stepped into the river in Augusta Saturday; dangerous conditions force authorities to suspend the search Sunday.
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PublishedMarch 21, 2015
Woman missing on Kennebec after going into open water
People who saw the person standing on the river ice called the Augusta police.
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PublishedMarch 21, 2015
Clinton man sentenced to 17 years for Waterville attack that broke victim’s jaw
Richard Poirier was charged after police found the victim’s full wallet on him.
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