City News Briefs By Tony Zeli The West End Neighborhood Association (WENA) board members voted at their meeting on Wednesday, February 18th to support creating a public park in Bayside on la... Read more
By Tony Zeli This Tuesday’s municipal election leaves the composition of the Portland City Council unchanged. The only challenged incumbent, At-large City Councilor Pious Ali won reele... Read more
We are proud to report that The West End News – Portland’s free community newspaper since 2001 – has been selected to participate in the second cohort of Climate Ready News... Read more
$19 Minimum Wage on the Ballot By Tony Zeli The Portland City Council voted in August to place an increase in the minimum wage on the November 4th municipal ballot. Voters will find it as Qu... Read more
By Tony Zeli On the November 4th, 2025 state ballot, referendum questions will ask voters to enact sweeping absentee voting restrictions and a law to prevent people in crisis from accessing... Read more
City Election – Portland, ME November 4th, 2025 State Referendum & General Municipal Election By Tony Zeli Voters around the state can now request their absentee ballots for the No... Read more
From a few intersections in Portland to many across the region, traffic calming demonstration projects are becoming more visible By Tony Zeli Last year, West End Neighborhood Association (WE... Read more
City News Briefs Absentee Voting Underway for June 10th School Budget Referendum & Special Municipal Election The June 10 municipal election in Portland will include the school budget re... Read more
By Tony Zeli Here comes winter! That means winter parking bans, snow removal rules to follow, and sand and salt to spread. Here’s your need-to-know to survive the winter in Portland th... Read more
Making RipplesShop Indie Local this Holiday Season (and all the time!) By Tony Zeli Shop Indie Local is a campaign of the American Independent Business Alliance (AMIBA) that works to increas... Read more
