David B. Silva Jr., 33, faces charges of assaulting a jail guard, aggravated criminal mischief and terrorizing.
Betty Adams
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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Fat, fleshy entries do battle at Windsor Fair
The contests got off to a muscular start with an early-morning weigh-in of giant pumpkins and squash.
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Maine man charged with threatening to shoot wife, judge
Shawn R. Breton, 37, of South China faces two counts of terrorizing for allegedly threatening Judge Beth Dobson and Jessie Breton, 32.
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Rights panel says Waterville officer faced discrimination
Jeffrey C. Bearce worked full time for the department for almost 23 years until his termination Feb. 18, 2011.
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Teen admits to Augusta arson, burglarizing homes
The owners of the burned home, which was uninsured, tell the judge damages could total more than $150,000.
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Man facing 57 hunting charges pleads not guilty
Charges against Joseph A. Deleskey, 38, include 16 felony counts of possessing a firearm by a prohibited person.
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Convicted killer’s parents return to be near imprisoned son
Supporting their son, who is serving 45 years in prison for murder, is the driving force behind a couple’s return to Maine. “Just about everything we do is about Peter.”
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Four protesters convicted of trespassing at Blaine House
The four women refused to leave the Blaine House grounds during a November 2011 protest.
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New Maine hospital gets final beam
The white steel beam bears the colorful signatures of hundreds of employees, visitors, donors, patients and construction workers.
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Police: China man’s death ‘suspicious’
CHINA — State police are investigating what they termed a “suspicious” death Friday night of James Dodge. Dodge, 38, was taken from his home by ambulance MaineGeneral Medical Center in Augusta where he died, according to Steve McCausland, spokesman for the Maine State Police. An autopsy is scheduled for Sunday at the State Medical Examiner’s […]