With the debate around the rezoning of Five Star Industrial Park still unresolved and budgets expected to be as tight as ever, Westbrook city councilors could be faced with some tough decisions as soon as they take office. Five of the seven seats on the council will be decided through contested races. In Ward 2, […]

A woman running for the School Committee is the second Westbrook candidate to be disqualified from this year’s election. A voter appeals board Monday determined the Democratic nominee for the Ward 3 school board seat is actually a registered Republican. The three-person board voted unanimously to deny the appeal from Martha Henderson, who wanted to […]

The fanfare surrounding the rezoning of the Five Star Industrial Park was at its height this week, with both Pike Industries and Westbrook Works launching high-profile campaigns to garner the public’s support before a Planning Board hearing Tuesday. There were news conferences and press releases, T-shirts, stickers and signs – all efforts leading up to […]

WESTBROOK – Seventeen incidents in the past six months at Skybox Bar and Grill, including fights and a liquor law violation, have fueled a new effort to revoke the bar’s liquor license. The city’s Municipal Officers, which include the seven city councilors and the mayor, will hold a public hearing Monday on whether to revoke […]

Incumbent Westbrook Mayor Bruce Chuluda faces a strong challenge from Colleen Hilton. All over the city, residents are opening their doors to find the faces behind the names written on the signs that line Westbrook’s roads. With just more than two weeks until the election, local candidates are coming into the heat of their campaigns, […]

Idexx Laboratories has rejected Pike Industries’ invitation to discuss a compromise for the future of Pike’s Spring Street quarry – an offer Pike hoped would bring an end to the legal battle between the two Westbrook businesses. In a letter to Idexx Chief Executive Officer Jonathan Ayers, Pike President Christian Zimmermann said Pike would be […]

WESTBROOK – Police arrested a man Sunday who was wanted on a warrant and previously convicted for sex crimes. According to police, after being approached by an officer around Main Street at about 1 a.m., James Wiebe gave a false name and fled on foot. Officers chased and caught Wiebe, 43, who police described as […]

A South Portland man who fled from Westbrook police was apprehended and arrested Friday afternoon. Officer Jim Farrenkopf said he witnessed 27-year-old Jeremy Schumacher threaten a woman outside the public safety building and drive off in his car. Police followed Schumacher and stopped him on Giles Street, where he fled from police on foot. Officers […]

WESTBROOK – As a challenging budget season looms ahead, the Westbrook School Department not only has a brand new superintendent at the helm but has also been left searching for a new business manager. Michael Kucsma, business manager for Westbrook schools, accepted the same position last week with the Sanford School Department, effective next month. […]

WESTBROOK – There are two contested races for three vacant seats on the Westbrook’s School Committee. Newcomer Martha Henderson, a Democrat, is challenging incumbent Republican Ed Symbol in Ward 3. In Ward 4, Republican Gary Rairdon, also a new face in Westbrook politics, will challenge incumbent Mary Hall, a Democrat. Democrat Emily Serway is running […]