The Salvation Army pastor will help with relief efforts underway in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.
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.
Fairfield man pleads not guilty to attempted murder of ex-girlfriend in Oakland
Jeremy A. Clement was arraigned on five related charges Thursday at the Capital Judicial Center.
Palmyra man sentenced to more than 10 years in federal prison
Warren Laprell had pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute oxycodone.
Fairfield tile installer accused of stealing postal money orders
Brandon J. Knox is scheduled for a hearing later this month in federal court on a charge of theft of government property.
Maine veteran’s bid for new excessive-force trial quashed
A federal appeals panel says the judge that sided with Augusta police decided properly.
Brunswick man pleads not guilty in May shooting of sheriff’s deputy
Scott Allen Bubar, 40, was barricaded in his father’s house when he fired at police, prosecutors say.
Two-time robber will serve 6 years in prison
Tylor Reece of Skowhegan had the remainder of a 25-year sentence suspended while he serves eight years on probation.
Maine hospital’s handling of fetus found negligent
A central Maine couple wins a $500,000 court judgment against MaineGeneral Medical Center and a pathologist.
Former Oakland woman sentenced to 8 years for sexual assault on 3-year-old boy
Sarah Conway also was ordered to spend 18 years on supervised release after the prison term.
Belgrade man indicted on charge of trying to murder officer
Scott Bubar suffered a gunshot wound in the shootout with police that killed his father in May.