Carole Swan was sentenced to prison for extortion and fraud stemming from her time as a selectwoman.
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.
Killer says he has no memory of 1976 Augusta homicide victim
On the day he begins his 20-year sentence, Gary Raub says in an interview that he doesn’t remember Blanche Kimball or her home.
Man, 65, sentenced to 20 years in prison for 1976 Maine murder
Gary Raub was homeless in Seattle when his DNA was obtained in an undercover sting and he was charged in a cold case.
Raub pleads guilty to 1976 Augusta homicide
Gary Raub, 65, was arrested after police got his DNA from a piece of gum they asked him to chew for a non-existent survey.
Woman facing embezzlement charges indicted for theft
Wendi R. Willette is accused of taking state welfare benefits during the time she was allegedly taking money from sports organizations.
Maine murder victims remembered with ceremony
Names are read aloud at the dedication of the Maine Murder Victims’ Memorial Monument in Augusta.
Former Chelsea official sentenced to 87 months
Carole J. Swan has 60 days before she starts her time in a Texas prison for extortion and fraud.
Corrupt Chelsea official cites ‘good works’ in bid for light sentence
Carole Swan’s attorney also says his client came from a dysfunctional family and was abused.
Two women tie with 12 write-in votes for Dresden clerk
The results create a question about who will be the new town clerk.
Alternative suspect theory raised in 1976 Augusta stabbing death
Gary Raub’s defense attorney suggests that a ‘guilty conscience’ implicates another man.