by Luke deNatale and Tony Zeli Many struggle in Maine’s economy, but is it particularly difficult for millennials? City Councilor Spencer Thibodeau (West End, Parkside) counts himself among... Read more
WENA Board Announces New Leadership by Liz Parsons, WENA President Change and continuity characterize the West End Neighborhood Association’s leadership and vision for 2017. We lost some WEN... Read more
Yes We Can! A Strong Pesticide Ordinance for Portland by Bridget Chase In January, Portland’s Pesticide and Fertilizer task force resumed work on a draft pesticide reduction ordinance. The t... Read more
Councilor Thibodeau Looks to Remove Reiche Brackett Street Ramp The Brackett Street ramp leading to the second-floor community room at Reiche is set to be torn down. District 2 City Councilo... Read more
The Plight of Millennials by Luke deNatale and Tony Zeli No one ever said it was easy being young. People in their twenties and early thirties are likely to struggle economically. Millennial... Read more
WEN Reader Survey Results and What’s New for the West End News in 2017 by Tony Zeli, Editor In the summer of 2016 we conducted our first WEN reader survey. We captured demographics, in... Read more
West End People Lucie Trudeau’s Labors of Love in the West End by Marilyn Miller Thirty years ago, West End resident Lucille (Lucie) Trudeau wanted to earn a living and spend more time... Read more
The Spotted Turtle Gets Some Help from Noble Middle School LEGO League Team by The Turtle Tribe, Noble Middle School, Berwick, ME First LEGO League is an international robotics competition f... Read more
The Amos Farm ANIMAL PRODUCTION by Christian Torp, Master Gardner The increasing consumption of animal protein is generally considered at odds with Earth’s ability to feed its people.... Read more
Meme writers walk off the job. What are progressive orgs to do?
The War of Words What happens when the meme writers strike? by Sam Pelletier Negotiations Fail Salary negotiations drew to an abrupt end today when union leaders stormed out of a meeting wit... Read more