Joseph G. Munster III, 37, is being held at the Kennebec County jail in lieu of $75,000 bail after authorities said he sold drugs to a confidential informant.
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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Drug case dismissed after former Maine nurse completes counseling
Donna Landry had admitted taking fentanyl patches intended for patients at a Winthrop rehabilitation center.
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Woman facing mounting fines committed crimes to pay them, lawyer says
A judge sentences Elizabeth Munster of Augusta to 10 months in prison and reduces some of outstanding fines she’s required to pay.
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2nd Waterville defendant held on $250,000 bail on child sexual assault charges
Michael Stevens was not asked to answer any plea to the charge on Monday.
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Predawn fire destroys boat shop in Belgrade
Nobody was injured in the blaze, the fire chief says; the building and its contents appear to be a total loss.
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Waterville woman accused of sexually assaulting child, held on $250,000 bail
Jennifer L. Stevens, 35, and Michael A. Stevens, 36, were arrested on charges of gross sexual assault that a judge said involved ‘very deviant conduct with very young children.’
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Albion man convicted of possessing child porn
Asher Gifford, 55, remains free on bail pending sentencing after he was found guilty of all charges of possession of sexually explicit materials depicting minors under 12.
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Gardiner science teacher charged with sexually assaulting 16-year-old girl
John M. Glowa Jr., 43, of Readfield, allegedly plied the girl with alcohol before sexually assaulting her.
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Lawmakers advance bill to stop sex offenders from photographing youths, posting images
The legislation is in response to recent case in which a registered sex offender took pictures of young girls in public places in Augusta and posted them online.
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Belgrade family sues over 2013 crash that sent car into house
Damages are sought from a Farmingdale man who was driving and from the vehicle’s owner.