Donald Morang Jr., who will be sentenced later, already is imprisoned on state drug charges.
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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‘Real thirst for compost education’ drives students learning that science in Monmouth
The Maine Compost School, which carried out exercises Wednesday at Highmoor Farm in Monmouth, teaches that heat, texture and odor are critical to breaking down organic material successfully.
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Rochester, NY, man pleads guilty to federal charge in central Maine drug conspiracy
Jamie Betances was convicted of drug trafficking in Somerset County.
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Sidney man imprisoned 42 months for NY-to-Maine drug conspiracy
Derek Blake, 32, was sentenced Monday in federal court in Bangor.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Dead inmate at Kennebec County jail identified as Skowhegan man
The sheriff’s office says the cause of death of Moises Pujols, 34, remains under investigation pending autopsy results.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Scott Bubar cleared of aggravated attempted murder of deputy
Judge returns not guilty verdict on both charges from May 2017 shooting that left Roger Bubar, 65, dead.
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Oakland man charged with arson in outdoor mattress fire
According to an investigator, mailboxes had burned materials in them as well.
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Concert barn flap continues in Readfield
Selectboard will take up Bob Bittar’s rezoning petition for Mill Street Road next.
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Woman arrested in stabbing incident Sunday in Readfield
One man was treated for a wound on his arm after police say a knife was thrown at him.
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Firefighters converge in Augusta to honor dead colleagues
The annual tradition, held Saturday at the firefighters memorial near the State House, honors firefighters who have died in the last year.