Alex Brumfield’s federal term is to be concurrent with his state sentence.
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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Walgreens robbery suspect sought oxycodone after failing to get heroin, Augusta police say
Dylan Karczewski, 26, of Augusta, told police he wanted to avoid becoming sick.
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Augusta man appeals sexual assault conviction
Arthur Jones maintains a medical record by a nurse examiner should have been excluded from evidence.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, Maine Crime
Defense says no evidence ties Scott Bubar to weapons in police shootout in Belgrade
Trial resumes Thursdsay on charge of aggravated attempted murder of deputy.
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Great Pond watershed survey to start Monday in Belgrade area
Teams of trained volunteers will walk the shoreline in developed areas.
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Bubar, charged with attempting to murder Kennebec deputy sheriff, to go to trial Monday
Scott Bubar was wounded and his father, Roger, was killed in exchange of gunfire May 19, 2017, in Belgrade.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
No action taken after public hearing on Readfield rezoning proposal
Bob Bittar is seeking a zone change for seven lots, including two of his, that would allow him to continue to host concerts at his barn.
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Winthrop teen to plead guilty in Halloween slayings of parents, dog
Andrew Balcer, 19, is expected to plead guilty on Sept. 19 to killing both his parents and the family’s dog on Halloween morning in 2016.
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Litchfield man sentenced on visual sexual aggression charge
Daniel Gauthier, 46, was ordered to spend an initial three years behind bars.
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Winslow man admits keeping drug money for imprisoned son
Robert Delile was placed on deferred disposition on the conspiracy charge and agreed to do 100 hours of community service after pleading guilty Tuesday.