The Plight of Millennials by Luke deNatale and Tony Zeli No one ever said it was easy being young. People in their twenties and early thirties are likely to struggle economically. Millennial... Read more
WEN Reader Survey Results and What’s New for the West End News in 2017 by Tony Zeli, Editor In the summer of 2016 we conducted our first WEN reader survey. We captured demographics, in... Read more
West End People Lucie Trudeau’s Labors of Love in the West End by Marilyn Miller Thirty years ago, West End resident Lucille (Lucie) Trudeau wanted to earn a living and spend more time... Read more
The Spotted Turtle Gets Some Help from Noble Middle School LEGO League Team by The Turtle Tribe, Noble Middle School, Berwick, ME First LEGO League is an international robotics competition f... Read more
The Amos Farm ANIMAL PRODUCTION by Christian Torp, Master Gardner The increasing consumption of animal protein is generally considered at odds with Earth’s ability to feed its people.... Read more
Holocaust survivor Max Slabotzky made fraudulent claims about surviving some of most infamous camps. He fooled many, including young writers Autumn Minery and Bryer Sousa who were endeavorin... Read more
The Spiritual Side Post-Election Solace by Rick Ness To have a happy life In December I attended a lunch-and-learn discussion about the election. More specifically, we discussed how t... Read more
MY STORY: English language learners from Portland Adult Education share their story in their own words. This month WEN is proud to present a short story by Muntather Alsawad, a published au... Read more
Perspectives from the Sky: Astrological Forecast January 2017 USA, TRUMP AND CHALLENGES AHEAD by Leo Knighton Tallarico January 2017 starts with Mercury still Retrograde, and continues towar... Read more
Resistance and Class Struggle in the Age of Trump
By Adam Marletta If there is any solace to be found in the coming administration of Donald Trump—small though it may be—it is in the fact that those who oppose him and all the hate, fear mon... Read more