News from the West End and immediately surrounding neighborhoods.
Pesticide Task Force Votes to Work into 2017 by Bridget Chase The Pesticide and Fertilizer Task Force met on December 21st with the expectation of a decision on a draft ordinance that would... Read more
POLICE BEAT Disappearing Packages Per community police officer David Argitis, there was an increase in disappearing packages that were left on door steps over the holidays. To avoid theft of... Read more
Madawaska band selected to play presidential inauguration Pride of Madawaska band, the concert and marching band of the Madawaska Middle and High School since 1953, was selected to perform i... Read more
Improvements at Reiche include an elevator and a more secure entrance District 2 Councilor Spencer Thibodeau led a ribbon cutting to celebrate the opening of the renovated Clark Street entr... Read more
La Vida Local: Irregular Notes on West End Life Winter Sidewalk Report by Rosanne Graef, Past President – WENA Today’s Topic: The Perennial Problem of Perambulating Portland Black Frid... Read more
Pesticide & Fertilizer Task Force Update What Does Portland Want – Integrated versus Organic Pest Management by Bridget Chase The Portland Pesticide and Fertilizer Task Force is reviewin... Read more
Mercy, Maine Med and Area Hospitals Graded for Safety by Tony Zeli The Leapfrog Group announced its Fall 2016 release of the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade. This program assigns A, B, C, D a... Read more
Annual District Meeting Raises Concern for Transparency in Development Decisions by Tony Zeli UPDATE: The Planning Board hearing for text amendments to Waterfront Port Development Zone that... Read more
Portland Not a Sanctuary City by Tony Zeli On November 14th, the Bangor Daily News’ Jake Bleiberg penned this sensational headline, “Portland would likely cooperate with Trump’s mass deporta... Read more
Portland Election Results 2016 How Did Portland Vote? Everyone knows Portland is a liberal pocket in Maine. But how does this play out in actually election results? Jokingly referred to as... Read more