John Glowa Jr., of Mount Vernon, was expected to be released from jail later Thursday on $15,000 cash or $30,000 worth of property even as the prosecutor expressed concern about his access to guns.
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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Readfield couple get by with help from community
Meanwhile, they’re staying in a hotel, looking for a place to rent and waiting for their insurance settlement.
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Firefighters recognized the house burning in Readfield, and now they’re helping the owners
Many responding to the Jan. 23 blaze had been there earlier, for a fundraising party for an ill Augusta child.
Posted inCops & Courts
Augusta man appealing child porn conviction to state supreme court
Randy Marquis’ attorney argued that investigators entered the home without consent, so the evidence obtained should have been barred from the trial.
Posted inCops & Courts
Police arrest man riding stolen cartful of groceries, booze from Walmart
Wyatt Wilson was apprehended riding the shopping cart Monday night down Civic Center Drive in Augusta.
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Benton man admits stealing marijuana, pot pipes, from cars in parking lot
Jacob Kerby, 24, who was on probation at the time in connection with a robbery, was sentenced to three years in prison on the theft charges.
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Augusta woman sentenced to 4 years for probation violation
Samatha Tupper, 26, pleaded guilty to drug trafficking while she was on probation for a similar crime that occurred in 2016.
Posted inBusiness
Former Molina worker sues claiming disability discrimination
The Augusta woman has won the backing of the Maine Human Rights Commission on her claim.
Posted inLocal & State
Augusta worker sues Molina Healthcare over disability discrimination claim
Angela Johnson says she was fired illegally in 2014 after requesting leave and an accommodation for an illness.
Posted inCops & Courts
Waterville overdose death leads to aggravated trafficking charge
Sean Rancourt is accused of supplying the fentanyl that killed Kevin Hubert on Dec. 15.