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 25, 2013
Fatal Somerville fire rekindles
Firefighters are called back to the scene of a fire where the body of Cecil Brann, 92, was found late Thursday night.
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PublishedJanuary 25, 2013
Arrest made in Augusta pharmacy robbery
Anthony Post, 19, is turned over to federal marshals.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2013
Maine businesses warned of scam seeking corporate info
The Secretary of State’s Office is warning corporations to be wary of solicitations urging them to file certain information and send $125 payments.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2013
Family homeless after Chelsea fire
A family of three is homeless following a fire this morning that destroyed a portion of their mobile home. No one was injured.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2013
Judge postpones hearing for ex-fugitive Cameron
The former Maine prosecutor fled the state after a court upheld most of his convictions on child pornography charges.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2013
Augusta man faces new sex charges
AUGUSTA — A man who spent almost 15 years in prison for gross sexual assault now is charged with possessing sexually explicit materials of young children.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2013
DNA on sandal leads to jail sentence for Waterville burglar
A flip-flop left behind by a burglar who broke into a Dunkin’ Donuts shop helped police identify the suspect.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2013
Maine man appeals verdict in topless shop arson
Raymond Bellavance Jr., who is serving a 30-year term, claims authorities made errors in the case.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2013
Alert neighbor’s call leads to arrest of Augusta teen
Police charge Jordan R. Ellis, 18, with burglary and theft, and say he admitted he was looking for money to support his Oxycontin habit.
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2013
Hallowell Pre-Release Center closing
The program it runs will move to Warren leaving many nonprofit groups without free inmate labor.
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