World War II veteran Cliff West, Civil War re-enactors and Scouts gathered for the Veterans Day ceremony.
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.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Manchester double murder earns life sentence for Rochester, N.Y., man
The drug-related, execution-style slayings of the Augusta couple took place early on Dec. 25, 2015.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Augusta man accused of urinating in police cruiser loses bid for delay of prison term
Scott Holbrook said he needed a week to secure all his upholstery tools because his home is in foreclosure.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Augusta man gets time for armed threat to neighbors bearing food
Bruce M. Roy will spend 4 months behind bars and was ordered to undergo a psychological evaluation.
Posted inLocal & State
Dog bites Gardiner woman in face
The victim was taken to MaineGeneral Medical Center for treatment; the dog is quarantined at a shelter in Augusta.
Posted inLocal & State
Belgrade road work slows motorists through village
Drainage work is to be performed at the northern end of the Main Street project.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Maine governor, congressional races a big draw as central Maine voters flocked to polls
Several voters in listed the race for the Maine governor’s office as their top reason to get out and vote Tuesday, while area clerks were reporting heavy turnout throughout the day.
Posted inLocal & State
Belgrade voters to consider shoreland zoning changes
The changes cover septic system inspections in property transfers and setbacks for structures.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, Maine Crime
North Monmouth man sentenced in burglary and theft
Ronald Hinkley’s image was captured on the homeowner’s video camera.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, Maine Crime
Police: Skowhegan woman tried to leave Augusta Walmart with $1,500 in stolen merchandise
Ruth Higginbotham, 29, also faces a pending theft charge from Walmart in Skowhegan and has been convicted of thefts, violating condition of release and a drug charge.