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Tony Zeli has been publisher and editor of The West End News since 2014. He has a background in media, advocacy, and community organizing. Contact him at thewestendnews@gmail.com.
Victoria Pelletier Wins District 2 The City has released the unofficial results as of Wednesday morning, November 3rd and Victoria Pelletier is victorious. Pelletier wins with 56% of the vot... Read more
New Hunger Data Reveals Mixed Results for Maine By Tony Zeli The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) released new hunger data in the 2020 US Household Food Security report. The news for Main... Read more
PORTLAND ELECTION 2021 BALLOT & VOTING INFORMATION By Tony Zeli This November Portland voters face an important local election with several open seats up for grabs on Portland City Counc... Read more
By Tony Zeli Spencer Thibodeau vacates District 2 seat for job in Biden administration Spencer Thibodeau had announced that he would not run for reelection for District 2 city council. Then... Read more
Local Election: District 2 City Council is an open seat with two interested candidates. Also, D2 school board member Emily Figdor runs unopposed for reelection. By Tony Zeli It’s 2021... Read more
By Tony Zeli (with contribution from Pine Tree Legal Assistance) On August 26th, the US Supreme Court struck down the Center for Disease Control’s order to temporary protect tenants from evi... Read more
Natalie “Figgy” DiBenedetto, chef and owner of Figgy’s on Walker Street in the West End has closed her famous fried chicken joint. Figgy won a cash prize and some celebrity on the Food Netwo... Read more
By Tony Zeli Portland Conservatory of Music is moving to the West End and hopes to start music instruction in the new location as soon as this fall. In the meantime, they are renovating and... Read more
Political enthusiasm may be too great for the charter commission to take a narrow view of their role By Tony Zeli No matter who is elected to the charter commission, whatever agendas they br... Read more
Facebook Is a Publisher: Let’s Hold Social Media Companies Accountable
Facebook Is a Publisher: Let’s Hold Social Media Companies Accountable Commentary by WEN Editor Tony Zeli The release of the Facebook Papers, internal research originally leaked to The Wall... Read more