Leroy Smith III, who has been diagnosed with delusional disorder, has been receiving treatment in an effort to make him competent to stand trial.
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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Wal-Mart altercation suspect identified via federal database
The New York City man faces two new charges, both alleging aggravated trafficking in heroin.
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Chelsea contractor released early from prison
Marshall Swan, who failed to report $650,000 in income, will be monitored on home confinement.
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Panel finds sex discrimination in Augusta employment, houses cases
The Maine Human Rights Commission issues its findings in unrelated cases.
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Money dispute may have been at heart of gunfire at Augusta Wal-Mart
A judge likens the incident to an old West shootout, and it’s broken up by armed bystanders.
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Fayette group raising funds to restore former Grange hall
Starling Hall is still used for community events, but much of it must be restored, and the building must be moved farther from Route 17.
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LePage: Action on shootings should take mental illness into consideration
The governor addressed the subject in response to a question at a town hall-style meeting in Richmond.
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Father’s Day finds dads, homeless pets in same boat
A boat dealer offers test drives on Maranacook Lake with proceeds benefiting a no-kill shelter.
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Ambulance with patient aboard and SUV collide in Augusta
Five people were taken to the hospital by other rescue units after Saturday morning’s crash.
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Gardiner man pleads guilty to federal charges of wire fraud
Ervin Morrison III, 23, swindled two Massachusetts companies and three individuals, according to a federal prosecutor.