Editor Articles 666
Tony Zeli has been publisher and editor of The West End News since 2014. He has a background in media and community organizing. Contact him at thewestendnews@gmail.com.
March 18, 2020 Governor Mills Takes Further Steps to Respond to COVID-19 Augusta, MAINE – Under authority granted to her in a civil state of emergency, Governor Janet Mills today issued... Read more
Curfew in effect 6:00 AM to 2:00 AM March 17-18 and then daily from 8:00 PM to 2:00 AM until March 22 PORTLAND, Maine — Portland City Manager Jon Jennings announced today he is i... Read more
By Michael Stern What does it mean to live a good life? And how does one actually do it? As a teenager growing up in New York City I became disillusioned with the dominant cultural narrative... Read more
UPDATE: MERCY ON THE MOVE Northern Light Mercy Hospital Announces Sale of State Street Hospital State Street hospital to remain open until Fore River campus expansion is complete N... Read more
Ana Torres’ decision to have her first colonoscopy three years ago may have saved her life. During the procedure doctors found and removed polyps that could have turned cancerous. For Ana, w... Read more
Beyond 7 Minutes I trained as a Family Doctor so that I would be ready to help patients with any challenge. The old school family doc used to take that skill set out into the community on ho... Read more
PechaKucha Portland Announces The First PechaKucha Night of a New Decade – VISION 20X20! By Kymberly Dakin Ok, so what the heck is PechaKucha night? There’s no reason why you would kn... Read more
Letter to the Editor MAKING MAINE CLEAN There are thousands of facts and statistics proving the urgency and greatness of the problem we are facing now and will be facing for a long time. Cli... Read more
GUEST OPINION By Emily Figdor, District 2 School Board Member I am so honored to serve on the Portland School Board, representing the West End, Parkside, St. John Valley, and part of Oakdale... Read more



The Health Care Brain Trust
Who owns health care? Part 1: The health care brain trust By Dr. Oren Gersten Humans have always and will always suffer from disease. We live in a world with radiation, toxins, stress,... Read more