Bob Bittar has been trying to rezone the property, but town officials say the use is inconsistent with the Comprehensive Plan.
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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Woman arrested in stabbing incident Sunday in Readfield
One man was treated for a wound on his arm after police say a knife was thrown at him.
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Judge denies new trial, acquittal in Manchester double murder
David Marble Jr. will be sentenced at a later date.
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Augusta man charged in 2 robberies 1 day apart
Christopher E. Williams, 27, is charged in the Circle K and Subway robberies, both on the east side of the city, police said.
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Skowhegan man accused of trying to strangle girlfriend pleads guilty to terrorizing
John S. Sheets, 51, is sentenced to 65 days in jail and probation.
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Verdict in Belgrade police shootout case now up to the judge
Scott Bubar is charged with aggravated attempted murder of a police officer.
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Sentencing delayed for 2015 double murder in Manchester
A judge in Portland will hear arguments Friday over whether David Marble Jr. should get a new trial.
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New traffic pattern considered for Belgrade Central School
The project would separate bus traffic from the area where parents drop off and pick up their children.
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Winthrop man pleads guilty to lying to federal firearms dealer about pot use
Donald Henderson bought two firearms from a Winthrop dealer in 2017.
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Maine environmental protectors receive national honors
EPA awards go to an advocate for clean lake water, a leader in recycling and a tribal pollution fighter.