NEWTON, Iowa – Kyle Busch is now a better bet than the Nationwide Series field. Busch raced to his sixth victory in his last seven Nationwide starts and ninth in 17 events this season Saturday night, leading 209 of 250 laps in a dominating run at Iowa Speedway. Busch moved a victory away from the […]

WESTBROOK – Former Fire Chief Daniel Brock has made good on his threat to sue the city and Mayor Colleen Hilton. In a lawsuit filed last week, Brock accuses the mayor of violating his constitutional rights, breaching his contract with the city and defaming him when he lost his job earlier this year. The mayor […]

Town, residents cleaning up the damages, estimated to be in the ‘tens of thousands.’ GORHAM – Gorham will be struggling for some time to clean up the aftermath of the tornado that struck the town July 21. With winds up to 90 miles per hour, the storm flattened two barns and blew down an unknown […]

WESTBROOK – A Buxton teenager who survived a car wreck in May received his high school diploma last week after earning it from a hospital bed. Donning a cap and gown, Nicholas Bickford, 19, and his family gathered in the office of Westbrook High School Principal Marc Gousse on July 21 for a special graduation […]

WESTBROOK – Westbrook’s mayor has fired Richard Dorr, one of three firefighters placed on administrative leave in June for alleged misconduct outside of work. And full-time firefighter James D. Gammon is no longer on the city’s payroll as of this week, according to City Administrator Jerre Bryant. The third firefighter, James Harbaugh, resigned earlier this […]

WESTBROOK – Some – if not all – of the cows at Smiling Hill Farm in Westbrook were transported to new homes this week. The departure of the cows has apparently created dissension among members of the Knight family that owns the farm, and unsettled some customers and others with connections to Smiling Hill. Warren […]

WESTBROOK – Westbrook residents and businesses are unhappy they’re in the dark about negotiations among the city, Pike Industries and Idexx Laboratories on an agreement that could allow Pike to operate its controversial Spring Street quarry with some restrictions. However, the city says the negotiations are private because they involve the potential settlement of a […]

WESTBROOK – Transition to a less labor-intensive milking system could start as early as this weekend as the farm begins to sell or temporarily move some of its herd. WESTBROOK – Smiling Hill Farm in Westbrook plans to temporarily stop milking cows on site as the farm transitions to a less labor-intensive type of milking […]

WESTBROOK – Transition to a less labor-intensive milking system could start as early as this weekend as the farm begins to sell or temporarily move some of its herd. WESTBROOK – Smiling Hill Farm in Westbrook plans to temporarily stop milking cows on site as the farm transitions to a less labor-intensive type of milking […]