Nichole M. Dyment, 19, who was in an addiction recovery program, was quickly tackled after running off.
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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Mount Vernon man sentenced to 6 years in prison for 2 Rite Aid robberies
Steven C. Chaput pleaded guilty to driving a getaway vehicle in the robberies last year.
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Augusta man facing murder charges pleads not guilty to car break-ins
Michael Sean McQuade was arraigned on burglary and theft charges Tuesday at the Capital Judicial Center.
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Social worker sues Riverview Psychiatric Center, former boss
Jennifer Taghavidinani alleges harassment and negligence that created unsafe conditions.
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Former Plymouth man registered snowmobile in Florida as part of scheme to avoid paying taxes
Tracy Burke’s defense attorney says Burke is ‘staggering under a mountain of debt.’
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Winthrop woman to serve 11 months in jail for embezzling from church
Tricia L. Day has apologized for taking more than $30,000 and her attorney says she hopes to be eligible for an addiction recovery program in jail.
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Former Plymouth man registered snowmobile in Florida as part of scheme to avoid paying taxes
Tracy Burke’s defense attorney says Burke is ‘staggering under a mountain of debt.’
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Developer offers a view of Richmond waterfront’s future
Apartments at the Hathorn Block will all have views of the Kennebec River, but a big cleanup comes first.
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Augusta medical center cited for vehicle infractions
The citations allege that the hospital failed to investigate a driver’s background and failed to require drivers to provide driver/vehicle inspection reports.
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Orrington man jailed for writing bad checks
Donald E. Westover Sr. pleads guilty to a series of offenses and is serving 30 months behind bars.