Some players say they are offended by the name-calling included in a sign that warns of private property.
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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Ex-Maine prosecutor loses appeal of child pornography sentence
James M. Cameron is serving his sentence in a federal prison in Colorado and is scheduled for release in 2024.
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Convicted Augusta sex abuser seeks lesser sentence
Wade R. Hoover will contest his 60-year prison term for raping two boys and recording the attacks.
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Judge rejects murderer’s request for supervised activities outside Riverview
Mark Gessner was convicted of the 1994 killing of Bath florist Melvin Henderson, but was later found not criminally responsible for offenses in prison.
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Litchfield man indicted on child pornography charges
Ethan Francine pleaded not guilty at his arraignment on two counts of possession of sexually explicit materials of minors under age 12.
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Judge rejects new trial request in veteran’s excessive force claim against Augusta police
Michael Albert Sr. had said newly discovered evidence from a witness warranted a new trial.
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State proposing 21-bed forensic unit next to Riverview Psychiatric Center
Several lawmakers support the unit in concept, but want to know more about the details, particularly how the state plans to pay for a building expected to cost $3 million to $5 million.
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West Gardiner woman gets jail, restitution for theft of state benefits
Most of the $48,000 Hope Atwater stole was paid to medical providers who treated the 59-year-old for a significant health problem.
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Former detainee sues, says Kennebec jail made him serve same sentence 3 times
The lawsuit charges that poor record-keeping led to mixups that cost the former school custodian his job and harmed his health.
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N.H. man gets 18 years in prison for sex assaults on children in Maine
An additional 12 years is suspended, and Stephen R. Smith, 37, is placed on probation for 18 years.