Matthew Benger, 26, of Saco pleaded instead to a misdemeanor charge in connection with the June 2017 shooting in a parking lot at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in Vassalboro.
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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New York man sentenced for dealing drugs near Waterville youth rec center
Jermaine Blunt pleaded guilty Wednesday at the Capital Judicial Center.
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Augusta man back behind bars charged with choking former girlfriend
Judge Tom Nale set Lance K. Wallace’s bail at $25,000.
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Balcer sentenced to 40 years in prison for Halloween 2016 slayings of parents in Winthrop
Andrea Balcer, 20, who pleaded guilty to killing her parents, said she was sorry and asked for forgiveness.
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Bronx, NY, man and two others arrested on drug charges in Waterville
Devon Sealy is also charged with possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.
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Winslow dog owners seek to suppress cellphone, Facebook records
Brandon Ross and Danielle Jones are charged with failing to comply with a court order to euthanize their two pit bulls.
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Court nixes China sale of foreclosed property
A judge said a faulty notice served in the case means the woman who owns the property can redeem it by paying the overdue property taxes.
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Wayne man to serve 59 months in prison for fatal drunken driving crash
Tyler Goucher of Wayne was sentenced Friday for the May 2017 crash that killed Ethan Russell, 19, of Wayne; and seriously injured another passenger.
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Gardiner child porn producer sentenced to 25 years
The prosecutors said Richard Bailey induced adults in the Philippines to engage in sexual activity with children that was shown on the internet.
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Mistrial declared in Augusta sexual assault case
The defendant, from Hancock County, remains free on bail.