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The West End News (WEN) is Portland’s community newspaper. A free independent paper published monthly and circulating on First Friday. Read the full e-edition below.

Harbor View Park Spring 2020 Updates

Harbor View Park Spring 2020 Updates

By Pamela Shaw Though we humans may be struggling, spring is on the way in Maine. At Harbor View Park, the pea...

Our Star Magnolia and other Views from the Third Floor

Our Star Magnolia and other Views from the Third Floor

La Vida Local Irregular Notes on West End Life By Rosanne Graef I’ve been spending a lot of time at home latel...

Dining Out in Portland, Maine: Musings during a Pandemic

Dining Out in Portland, Maine: Musings during a Pandemic

The Portland Palate Review and Photos by James Fereira We are living in frightening and uncertain times. While...

Maine partners with IDEXX to more than triple its testing capacity

Maine partners with IDEXX to more than triple its testing capacity

Mills Administration Secures Major COVID-19 Testing Capacity Expansion for Maine  Augusta, MAINE – G...

Ready to garden? Avoid the soil lead. Get a free soil test!

Ready to garden? Avoid the soil lead. Get a free soil test!

TESTING FIRST Some neighborhoods are eligible for free garden soil tests from the Portland Soil Lead Awareness...

Neighborhood News

Harbor View Park Spring 2020 Updates

Harbor View Park Spring 2020 Updates

May 18, 2020 8:00 am
Our Star Magnolia and other Views from the Third Floor

Our Star Magnolia and other Views from the Third Floor

May 16, 2020 6:00 am
Elementary School Construction Forums Set for May 13 via Zoom

Elementary School Construction Forums Set for May 13 via Zoom

May 8, 2020 9:46 am
Maine partners with IDEXX to more than triple its testing capacity

Maine partners with IDEXX to more than triple its testing capacity

May 7, 2020 12:30 pm
Ready to garden? Avoid the soil lead. Get a free soil test!

Ready to garden? Avoid the soil lead. Get a free soil test!

May 6, 2020 8:00 am
Council Repeals Portland's Stay at Home Order

Council Repeals Portland’s Stay at Home Order

May 5, 2020 2:16 pm

Business & Community

Buy Local - A Movement During a Pandemic

Buy Local – A Movement During a Pandemic

May 18, 2020 12:00 pm
Stefanie Gill of IntWork

Stefanie Gill of IntWork

May 7, 2020 9:01 am
Addy Smith-Reiman: Complete your City, Design your Neighborhood

Addy Smith-Reiman: Complete your City, Design your Neighborhood

April 10, 2020 8:00 am
Disruption Worse for Local Business than Big Chains

Disruption Worse for Local Business than Big Chains

April 9, 2020 7:30 am
PelotonPosts - Kym Dakin

PelotonPosts – Kym Dakin

March 13, 2020 2:00 pm
C Love Cookie Project

C Love Cookie Project

March 5, 2020 6:00 pm

Health and Wellness

The High Cost of Insulin – A Case Study

The High Cost of Insulin – A Case Study

May 8, 2020 7:30 am
An Emotionally Intelligent Response to Crisis

An Emotionally Intelligent Response to Crisis

May 8, 2020 7:00 am
Providing our community care in new ways

Providing our community care in new ways

May 5, 2020 8:30 am
A Primary Care Perspective on COVID-19

A Primary Care Perspective on COVID-19

April 13, 2020 8:30 am
Soft Skills for Hard Times

Soft Skills for Hard Times

April 9, 2020 12:00 pm
The Life-Changing Power of Emotional Intelligence

The Life-Changing Power of Emotional Intelligence

March 16, 2020 8:30 am

Climate Justice

Why not try gardening - Bright Idea No. 11

Why not try gardening – Bright Idea No. 11

May 15, 2020 3:16 pm
Your own climate solution simulator

Your own climate solution simulator

May 6, 2020 12:00 pm
Citizens' Climate Lobby - Kristen Caldwell's Story from The Hill

Citizens’ Climate Lobby – Kristen Caldwell’s Story from The Hill

April 13, 2020 8:00 am
The Green New Deal - Bright Ideas No. 10

The Green New Deal – Bright Ideas No. 10

April 13, 2020 7:30 am
DEALING WITH CLIMATE ANGST AND ANGER - Bright Ideas No. 9

DEALING WITH CLIMATE ANGST AND ANGER – Bright Ideas No. 9

March 16, 2020 8:00 am
Young Climate Activists Urge Citizens to be ‘Climate Voters’

Young Climate Activists Urge Citizens to be ‘Climate Voters’

March 15, 2020 9:00 am

Food & Travel

Dining Out in Portland, Maine: Musings during a Pandemic

Dining Out in Portland, Maine: Musings during a Pandemic

May 14, 2020 2:45 pm
Worldly Biological Phenomenon…

Worldly Biological Phenomenon…

April 22, 2020 10:54 am
Going on Seven Years…

Going on Seven Years…

April 21, 2020 12:11 pm
Mountain and Forest Bathing...

Mountain and Forest Bathing…

April 20, 2020 6:39 pm
Why Not Poland?

Why Not Poland?

April 20, 2020 1:46 pm
King of the Roll - The Portland Palate

King of the Roll – The Portland Palate

April 14, 2020 12:24 pm

WEN Community Cause Blog

Maine Youth Justice Rally In Augusta To Close Long Creek Juvenile Detention Center

February 25, 2020 4:09 pm
People Power And The Affordable Housing Crisis

People Power And The Affordable Housing Crisis

February 22, 2020 4:02 pm

An Eventful Day At The Capital

February 4, 2020 7:04 pm
Rally and Street Theater at Holyoke City Hall Demands New England Grid Operator Stop Subsidizing Coal

Rally and Street Theater at Holyoke City Hall Demands New England Grid Operator Stop Subsidizing Coal

January 29, 2020 10:58 pm
Portland's Women's March Hosts Many Inspiring Speakers

Portland’s Women’s March Hosts Many Inspiring Speakers

January 24, 2020 9:08 pm
The Weymouth Compressor Should Be Of Regional Concern

The Weymouth Compressor Should Be Of Regional Concern

January 24, 2020 9:01 pm

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