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Tony Zeli has been publisher and editor of The West End News since 2014. He has a background in media and community organizing. Contact him at thewestendnews@gmail.com.
WHAT’S GOING ON Gradients: A BIPOC Variety ShowSat, Aug. 5 / 8:30p / Empire Live (575 Congress St, Portland) / $20 The first BIPOC variety show, heavy on burlesque and drag performance... Read more
Motor Vehicle Thefts on the rise in Portland The number of motor vehicles stolen in Portland has significantly risen in 2023. Last year there were two reports of stolen vehicles between July... Read more
News Brief New Park is by Lyseth Elementary and Moore Middle Schools The City of Portland and Trust for Public Land acquired twenty-four acres of land to create the new city-owned North Deer... Read more
News Brief Busy Day of Six Water Rescues On July 20th, Portland Fire crews successfully rescued six individuals in two separate incidents on the water. The first incident occurred off t... Read more
Letters to the Editor – June Edition 2023 Readers Respond to ‘Abandonment of Pain Patients’ I have always enjoyed your newspaper, but I am unsure of why you would allow essentially an... Read more
Portland Summer Meals Program for Children, Teens The Portland Public Schools operates various summer meal sites across the city of Portland during the summer. Sites post meals and times and... Read more
The Portland Gothic House & Cuba Connection Part II: Horatio Fox & the Spanish Colony of Cuba By Marta Morse Portland has an illustrious past. Before the American Revolution, ships w... Read more
Body Found in Presumpscot River On Sunday, June 25th, around 3:00 p.m., police arrived at the banks of the Presumpscot River near the Riverside Golf Course to investigate a report of a... Read more
The Portland Gothic House & Cuba Connection Part IPortland Gothic House Saved from Urban Renewal By Marta Morse After purchasing the Portland Gothic House at 387 Spring Street in 1986, I... Read more
Suspicious Person Enters King Middle School At 8:48 a.m. on Monday, May 15th, 2023, officers were dispatched to King Middle School for a report of a suspicious person who had entered the bu... Read more