The 26-year-old man pleads guilty to unlawful trafficking as part of a deal.
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.
Libby Mitchell wins race for Kennebec County probate judge
The 2010 Democratic gubernatorial candidate wins the judgeship over Republican Kevin Sullivan.
Voters choose Ken Mason to be Kennebec County sheriff
Mason had been appointed by the governor to fill the vacancy, then withdrew his name after Democrats objected, only to run for the office.
Maine State Museum hosts pop-up WWI exhibit
Saturday’s event serves as a preview to next year’s 100th anniversary collection.
Randolph man loses home to early morning fire
Sparks from a pellet stove exhaust set the siding ablaze, according to officials.
New York man found guilty of dealing drugs from Augusta hotel
Kashawn McLaughlin was one of six people arrested in a raid a year ago.
Trial of New York drug trafficking suspect begins in Augusta
Kashawn McLaughlin was indicted in January on charges of aggravated trafficking in cocaine base and aggravated unlawful trafficking in heroin but has pleaded not guilty to both.
Psychological review ordered for Winthrop teen charged in parents’ deaths
Andrew Balcer, 17, is accused of killing his parents, Antonio and Alice, early Monday in their Winthrop home, but a probable cause affidavit giving further details has been sealed.
Brunswick man to serve 15 years for sex assault on girl
Once he is released, Patrick Logan Patterson will have a lifetime of supervision, the judge rules.
Experienced pair running for Kennebec County sheriff
Ken Mason is challenging incumbent Ryan Reardon.