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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PublishedMay 9, 2013
Man killed in Monmouth motorcycle crash
Police say Bruce Morgan, 48, of Chelsea, was an experienced rider, and relatives said he owned several motorcycles.
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PublishedMay 2, 2013
Maine man, woman get prison terms for drug trafficking
An Augusta man and an Albion woman receive federal prison terms for selling cocaine and oxycodone in central Maine.
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PublishedApril 30, 2013
Sheriffs, health care officials warn against legalizing pot
“We know all too well the myth of ‘It’s only pot.’ Getting high is getting high, and getting high always brings with it a significant price to pay.”
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PublishedApril 24, 2013
State files complaint against Kennebec Arsenal owner, wants site returned
The state Attorney General’s office has filed a court complaint against would-be developer Tom Niemann because the owner of the historic Kennebec Arsenal property has failed to make major improvements to it after five years.
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PublishedApril 24, 2013
Arraignment delayed again for Maine man accused of raping 4-year-old
Eric Bard, 23, of Sidney has yet to enter a plea more than eight months after he was charged.
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PublishedApril 23, 2013
Two Waterville men sentenced for drug trafficking
Patrick Hanson, 22, is sentenced to five years in prison, and Jesse Jones, 25, receives a sentence of 21 months.
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PublishedApril 17, 2013
Restitution fund set up to pay Hermit’s victims
Christopher Knight “very much wants to make things right,” his lawyer says.
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PublishedApril 16, 2013
North Pond Hermit’s bail set at $25,000
Christopher T. Knight, who is described as a ‘model prisoner,’ will face additional charges.
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PublishedApril 11, 2013
Conviction stands in topless coffee shop arson
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court rejects an appeal by convicted arsonist Raymond Bellavance Jr. 52, of Winthrop.
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PublishedApril 10, 2013
Neighbor: Family believed ‘North Pond Hermit’ had run off to New York
Christopher Knight may also have practiced for a year on his family’s Albion property before disappearing into the Maine woods alone for 27 years.
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