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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PublishedMarch 5, 2013
Sexual assault charge dropped against Wayne man
The Franklin County prosecutor’s office says there is “insufficient evidence” to support the allegation that the man, 61, assaulted a 6-year-old boy.
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PublishedFebruary 27, 2013
Former Chelsea selectwoman loses bid to avert federal trial
Carole Swan faces trial on fraud and extortion charges now that a federal judge has upheld rulings that refuse to suppress her statements to investigators.
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PublishedFebruary 15, 2013
Maine man gets 90 days in jail for threatening judge
A court security officer overhears the South China man threaten to shoot both his ex-wife and Judge Beth Dobson.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2013
Second man pleads guilty to Augusta burglary spree
Richard Anthony Hernandez, 20, of Augusta, was sentenced to six years in jail, and pay restitution for the jewelry, tools, cash and other items stolen.
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2013
Former Maine hazmat specialist pleads guilty to destroying documents
Jon P. Andrews, 58, of Augusta, was accused of destroying or tampering with 265 reports “documenting oil or hazardous materials spills” on the day he retired.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2013
Waterville man gets 18 months for home invasion
Junious J. Liggins, 32, entered a Waterville apartment, held the occupant at knifepoint, and stole cash and a cellphone.
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PublishedFebruary 5, 2013
Maine karate instructor admits to molesting student
Wade Robert Hoover, 35, pleads guilty to production of child pornography and possession of child pornography.
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2013
Transient pleads not guilty to 1976 Augusta murder
Gary S. Raub, who rented a room from the victim, is linked to the crime by DNA evidence.
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2013
Winslow man pleads not guilty to fatal shooting
Matthew Partridge, 30, pleads not guilty to a charge of murder in the Dec. 4 shooting death of Justin V. Smith, 26, of China.
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2013
Augusta man to serve 2 years for Walmart pharmacy robbery
Jason L. Truman, 33, told police he sold the OxyContin pills he stole to pay a deposit on his sister’s apartment.
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