Reginald McBride was sentenced Tuesday at U.S. District Court in Bangor on firearm and drug charges in connection with the June 2016 incident.
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 in federal court over central Maine drug conspiracy
Derrius Smalls, 20, fled a police stop in Scarborough and hid drugs in the woods, prosecutors said.
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Norridgewock man accused of strangling woman over beer
Derek D. Taylor, 35, previously spent 20 months in prison for contacting the same woman from jail, in violation of a prior bail order.
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Augusta man identified in fatal pedestrian crash had just left volunteering at local center
Dana M. Williams, 60, of Augusta, died at the scene on Memorial Drive near Gage Street after just having left volunteering at the LINC Wellness & Recovery Center.
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Winthrop woman pleads guilty to having unregistered, sawed-off shotgun
Abigail Webb pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Bangor and remains free on personal recognizance.
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Pedestrian struck, killed by pickup near west end of Memorial Bridge
The deceased man’s identity was not released Monday night.
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Bittar appeals two town actions against his Readfield property
The Appeals Board hearing is set for Thursday at the Town Office as Bob Bittar continues his struggle to get permits to hold concerts and events.
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Maranacook schools propose $5.8 million facilities bond
Public hearings are scheduled in Manchester, Mount Vernon, Readfield and Wayne in advance of a Jan. 8, 2019, referendum.
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Rochester, NY, man pleads guilty to drug conspiracy role in central Maine
Frankie Dejesus also was one of four people involved in an exchange of gunfire in June 2016 in the Augusta Walmart parking lot.
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Appeals court ruling sends Riverview outpatient lawsuit to jury
Jason Begin says the Augusta police officer violated his rights when she shot him as he was stabbing himself.