News briefs from Portland and Maine that every West Ender needs to know about.
City News Brief With ReCode approved, City Council passes the first comprehensive rewrite of City’s land use code and zoning map in more than 50 years The City’s ReCode effort was unan... Read more
Wes Pelletier Wins – Portland District Two City Council Results By Tony Zeli Wes Pelletier stands victorious in Portland’s second district city council race. District 2 represent... Read more
By Tony Zeli Here are the Portland election results for city council, school board, and municipal ballot questions. Democrats won a clean sweep of the city’s state legistlative distric... Read more
By Tony Zeli Two city ballot questions ask voters to amend the city’s emergency wage and short-term rental ordinances. Question 1 – An Act to Amend the City of Portland’s E... Read more
West End Neighborhood Association needs your help as they raise $10,000 to refresh Harbor View Park and start planning a new intergenerational recreational area around the park and nearby pl... Read more
City News Briefs Harbor View Park Cleanup with the Portland Parks Conservancy On Thursday, July 25th, volunteers turned out at the West End’s Harbor View Memorial Park for a cleanup or... Read more
ELECTION RESULTS Duson, Yusuf Win Democratic Primaries June 2024 State Senator Jill Duson (D) defeated challenger Ken Capron securing about 87% of the vote in the June 11th Democratic primar... Read more
City News Briefs ELECTION INFORMATION The Maine Primary Election is on Tuesday, June 11th. Also on the ballot in Portland is the School Budget Referendum. Election Day is Tuesday, June 11th,... Read more
POLICE BEAT Shots Fired In The West End Portland Police responded to a report of shots fired on April 28th, 2024, at 6:41 p.m. on Tate Street. Evidence of a firearm being discharged several... Read more
City News Briefs Available Shelter Beds Go Unfilled Despite the opening up of 170 beds at the Homeless Services Center (HSC), roughly 100 shelter beds go unfilled and, as of late December, w... Read more