Prosecutors allege Julie A. Smith of Skowhegan took the money over a four-year period.
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.
Ex-Vermont police officer pleads guilty in Sidney road rage incident
Demitria Buhalis strikes a deal in the case in which she was accused of pulling a loaded gun on two men in another vehicle as they traveled along Interstate 95.
Sidney man sentenced to 14 years in prison after construction site burglaries
Clinton Bates stole tools from the construction site of veteran Travis Mills’ home in Manchester and another home in Windsor less than 30 days after he was released from serving a previous sentence.
Police seek suspect in ‘random’ assault Sunday on rail trail in Farmingdale
The victim was taken to MaineGeneral Medical Center in Augusta for treatment.
Carole Swan’s attorney asks appeals panel to overturn suppression ruling
Swan, a former longtime Chelsea selectwoman, is seeking new trials on her extortion and tax fraud convictions.
Cancer survivors celebrate power of love and laughter
Hundreds gather on Cancer Survivors Day at the Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care in Augusta.
Man nicknamed ‘Cheese’ arrested in Augusta on heroin charges
Ronald L. Granger, 30, is charged after a confidential informant guides police to him.
State wants court to order medication for defendant in Gardiner murder case
Attorneys for Leroy H. Smith III object, saying forced medication violates his constitutional rights.
Riverview patient committed for 1969 killing petitions to be released
David Beauchene, now 72, claims that he’s being held unconstitutionally because he has no diagnosis the state psychiatric hospital can treat.
Former Kennebec County Courthouse ready to host high court
Renovations complete, a ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held Sept. 18.