Ronald Cummings is on trial but David Fecteau faces questions in court about his dad’s killing.
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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Slain man’s son, in Waterville murder trial, denies killing father
The defense team for Roland L. Cummings, accused of killing 92-year-old Aurele Fecteau, questioned Fecteau’s youngest son Friday during a murder trial in Augusta.
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Son who found father slain in Waterville describes grisly scene
Roland Cummings, 46, is accused of murdering 92-year-old Aurele Fecteau in May 2014.
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In Augusta, they’re training ‘angels’ to help addicts
The volunteer trainees will be mentors for opiate users seeking help in a program organized by police.
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Former Winslow soccer club treasurer pleads guilty to theft
Charles Spaulding will spend six months in jail and pay nearly $15,000 in restitution.
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Jury selected in trial of man accused of killing Aurele Fecteau, 92, in Waterville
Roland L. Cummings, who had done odd jobs for the victim, has pleaded not guilty to murder.
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Judge to decide whether to forcibly medicate Gardiner man accused of killing father
Leroy Smith III has been held at Riverview Psychiatric Center and has been found incompetent to be tried.
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Augusta man who went through rehab avoids jail on theft charge
John Howard is given a five-year suspended sentence after completing a heroin-addiction treatment regimen.
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Belgrade ‘drafty’ barn nominated for national historic register
The process was started by Kenya Perry, whose family farms the property, for her home-school capstone project.
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Bowdoinham attorney suspended from practicing law for 6 months
Andrews Campbell’s suspension follows complaints that he was improperly added as a beneficiary to an elderly client’s will.