News briefs from Portland and Maine that every West Ender needs to know about.
The West End News spoke to Side x Side founders, Beth Wilbur Van Mierlo and Annette Kraus, in December. They announced receipt of a grant for $1.9 million to fund a pilot program that integr... Read more
Folks all over Portland are celebrating National Bike to Work Day. The bike parking at the West End News’ co-working space, Peloton Labs, is overflowing with bikes. The City is getting... Read more
On May 14th, at 2:47 p.m., officers and detectives responded to a bank robber at University Credit Union on outer Brighton Avenue. A lone suspect displayed a black handgun and demanded money... Read more
On Wednesday night, at about 10:20 p.m., officers responded to the parking lot of the Hannaford at 787 Riverside Street for an armed robbery. Two victims reported that they were sitting in a... Read more
Joy Place is an alley, with an abandoned building, an old foundation of a barn and a dilapidated shed… and a whole lot of trouble. For years, neighbors have been concerned about safety... Read more
Voters approved the Portland Public School’s budget in a citywide referendum held on Tuesday, May 12th. The unofficial results are 653 Yes votes and 317 No Votes. The low turnout and lopside... Read more
“A culture of encounter demands that we be ready not only to give, but also to receive. Media can help us greatly in this, especially nowadays, when the networks of human communication have... Read more
Portland-based Planning Decisions, Inc. (PDI) released a study that indicates the redevelopment of 58 Fore Street, the former Portland Company complex, could add $76 million to Portland’s ta... Read more
Second- and third graders in teacher Charlie Marenghi’s class at Peaks Island Elementary School have made a Landmark Bike Tour brochure featuring a map, island landmarks, and safety tips, wh... Read more
Baltimore and the Fire Next Time
Adam Marletta The blanket condemnation of the rioting in Baltimore, coupled with white America’s tone-deaf silence on the mounting police killings of unarmed black Americans reveals a... Read more