The state’s former top drug prosecutor should be free on bail at some point today, and his attorney said he will return to Maine.
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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Maine lawmaker who pulled gun seeks return to House
A defense lawyer says he’s in talks about resolving gun charges against the Garland Republican.
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Bank buys Associated Grocers of Maine property
GARDINER — Ownership of land and buildings belonging to Associated Grocers of Maine went to the bank that holds a $4.8 million mortgage on the property.
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Two in state custody allowed less supervision
AUGUSTA — A judge on Tuesday approved proposals to reduce supervision of two people who were committed to state custody after being found not criminally responsible for killing family members. Almost three years ago, a judge ruled that Enoch Petrucelly was delusional when he stabbed his brother to death on North Haven island. He was […]
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Camera records arson in progress, leads to arrest
AUGUSTA — A camera set up to track vandals gave police a bird’s-eye view of an alleged arson in progress late Friday and early Saturday.
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Deaf Maine man had right to interpreter, panel rules
An optometrist in South Portland should have provided one for him, a rights commission finds.
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Ex-caseworker fined $4,500 for giving pills, porn to Maine inmate
The Hallowell woman admits smuggling contraband into the Maine State Prison and says she will seek therapy.
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Rules set for questioning accused embezzler
A woman accused of embezzling from the Maine Trial Lawyers Association can be questioned about her current finances but not previous money dealings.
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Authorities: Stabbing killed Augusta man
AUGUSTA — Authorities continue to keep a tight lid on the investigation into the death of David Cox, 46, whose body was found in his Green Street apartment Saturday morning. “The cause of death was a stab wound to the chest,” William Stokes, chief of the criminal division of the Office of the Maine Attorney […]
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Storms wreak havoc throughout the area
Downed wires trapped motorists in their vehicles in Hallowell. Broken trees blocking roads forced emergency responders to seek alternate routes, and a flash flood lent credence to the name Water Street in Gardiner.