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Portland, Maine’s Community Newspaper

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Lead in Portland's Soils - Free tests for gardeners

Lead in Portland’s Soils – Free tests for gardeners

Lead in Portland’s Soils Free soil tests for gardeners in Bayside, East Bayside, Parkside, and West End...

Kasandra Thach: Ending youth incarceration and making sure that everyone knows that they have leadership skills and power within them

Kasandra Thach: Ending youth incarceration and making sure that everyone knows that they have leadership skills and power within them

Every month PelotonLabs founder Liz Trice interviews a community member for The West End News. This month Liz...

Metro Proposes to Replace Route 8 with New Circulator that Goes Around West End

Metro Proposes to Replace Route 8 with New Circulator that Goes Around West End

By Tony Zeli The Greater Portland Metro is updating its bus routes and proposing a new bi-directional circulat...

Save the 8 - METRO proposes changes to the Peninsula Loop

Save the 8 – METRO proposes changes to the Peninsula Loop

La Vida LocalIrregular Notes on West End Life By Rosanne Graef  Save the 8! Bus riders who travel the pen...

The Rise and Fall of the Pine Street Theatre

The Rise and Fall of the Pine Street Theatre

WEST END PEOPLE The Rise and Fall of the Pine Street Theatre In the spring of 1988 the building on the corner...

Neighborhood News

Harbor View Park Gets Ready for the Summer Of 2021

Harbor View Park Gets Ready for the Summer Of 2021

April 14, 2021 12:35 pm
Lead in Portland's Soils - Free tests for gardeners

Lead in Portland’s Soils – Free tests for gardeners

April 12, 2021 1:34 pm
Letters to the Editor - Weighing in on Metro Route 8

Letters to the Editor – Weighing in on Metro Route 8

April 3, 2021 1:08 pm
Metro Proposes to Replace Route 8 with New Circulator that Goes Around West End

Metro Proposes to Replace Route 8 with New Circulator that Goes Around West End

April 2, 2021 6:00 am
Save the 8 - METRO proposes changes to the Peninsula Loop

Save the 8 – METRO proposes changes to the Peninsula Loop

April 2, 2021 5:30 am
The Rise and Fall of the Pine Street Theatre

The Rise and Fall of the Pine Street Theatre

April 2, 2021 5:15 am
Community Print News: Takes a Licking, Keeps on Ticking

Community Print News: Takes a Licking, Keeps on Ticking

March 23, 2021 1:47 pm
Browntail Moth Update Spring 2021: Problem Reaches Western Prom

Browntail Moth Update Spring 2021: Problem Reaches Western Prom

March 15, 2021 8:00 am
Jenny from the Writer’s Block

Jenny from the Writer’s Block

March 10, 2021 1:26 pm
Community Newspaper Celebrates 20 Years

Community Newspaper Celebrates 20 Years

March 8, 2021 7:30 am
Is This Any Way to Run a Newspaper?! -By Ed King

Is This Any Way to Run a Newspaper?! -By Ed King

March 8, 2021 7:00 am
Stay the Course, West End

Stay the Course, West End

February 9, 2021 6:00 am

Business & Community

Bigger Isn’t Always Better: The success of the independent pharmacy

Bigger Isn’t Always Better: The success of the independent pharmacy

April 12, 2021 1:22 pm
Kasandra Thach: Ending youth incarceration and making sure that everyone knows that they have leadership skills and power within them

Kasandra Thach: Ending youth incarceration and making sure that everyone knows that they have leadership skills and power within them

April 6, 2021 6:16 am
Look forward to better days. But for now, stay the course.

Look forward to better days. But for now, stay the course.

March 23, 2021 2:57 pm
Kate Sykes: Seeking diverse voices for a new city charter

Kate Sykes: Seeking diverse voices for a new city charter

March 10, 2021 8:00 am
Emma Holder: Creating connection through fitness & community

Emma Holder: Creating connection through fitness & community

February 24, 2021 12:53 pm
Find your early winter bliss with a local business!

Find your early winter bliss with a local business!

January 13, 2021 2:33 pm

Health and Wellness

Top 5 Healthiest Beverages According to Dr. Oren Gersten

Top 5 Healthiest Beverages According to Dr. Oren Gersten

April 8, 2021 1:14 pm
Screening for Colon Cancer - Who should get screened

Screening for Colon Cancer – Who should get screened

April 2, 2021 5:00 am
Knee Pain and Osteoarthritis

Knee Pain and Osteoarthritis

March 8, 2021 6:30 am
Practices for Making the Most of Challenging Years

Practices for Making the Most of Challenging Years

February 5, 2021 8:00 am
A physician perspective on health equity

A physician perspective on health equity

January 29, 2021 6:00 am
What Covid can teach us about global health and infectious disease

What Covid can teach us about global health and infectious disease

December 31, 2020 11:30 pm

Climate Justice

Climate Solutions Beyond Your Backyard: The Biden Climate Plan

Climate Solutions Beyond Your Backyard: The Biden Climate Plan

April 15, 2021 1:17 pm
ECOSYSTEMS TO NOURISH US - Bright Ideas No. 22

ECOSYSTEMS TO NOURISH US – Bright Ideas No. 22

April 15, 2021 12:25 pm
We're All in This Together - Faith, Stewardship & Climate Justice

We’re All in This Together – Faith, Stewardship & Climate Justice

March 12, 2021 2:06 pm
GROW A CIRCULAR ECONOMY - Bright Ideas No. 21

GROW A CIRCULAR ECONOMY – Bright Ideas No. 21

March 12, 2021 1:28 pm
Beneficial Electrification for Portland

Beneficial Electrification for Portland

February 12, 2021 1:18 pm
Planting Trees and Carbon Fees

Planting Trees and Carbon Fees

February 12, 2021 12:43 pm

Food & Travel

CELEBRITY WINES: A Deep Dive into Two Popular Offerings

CELEBRITY WINES: A Deep Dive into Two Popular Offerings

April 13, 2021 1:31 pm
Thoughts on food and wine after 20 years in Portland

Thoughts on food and wine after 20 years in Portland

March 18, 2021 1:44 pm
Layne's Wine Gig Presents: NEW FARM TO TABLE

Layne’s Wine Gig Presents: NEW FARM TO TABLE

February 16, 2021 10:22 am
Out of Our Comfort Zone…

Out of Our Comfort Zone…

February 5, 2021 11:28 am
Layne's Wine Gig - Flying Under the Radar

Layne’s Wine Gig – Flying Under the Radar

January 19, 2021 7:00 am
The Portland Palate Bids a Fond Farewell to Food

The Portland Palate Bids a Fond Farewell to Food

December 18, 2020 6:28 am

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Published since 2001, we are proud to continue a long tradition of quality, free news for everyone!

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