No or low bail means immediate release for many at Cumberland County Jail By Nancy English Cumberland County Jail currently has 370 available beds out of a total of 570, according to Cumberl... Read more
Ben Grant – The City needs to move faster to meet its biggest challenges Every month, Liz Trice interviews a community member for The West End News. This month, she caught up with Ben... Read more
This is the first of a magical realism trilogy of early 20th Century rural Norway emerging from the grip of old myths and the farming people’s laconic acceptance of deadly, harsh winters in... Read more
City News Briefs PPL Joins Dirigo Libraries and Begins Catalog Upgrade Portland, ME – Portland Public Library (PPL) announced a new partnership with the Maine State Library, the Law an... Read more
Updated 2/7/2025 By Nancy English With dedicated rent control staff and going on five years of experience, City of Portland landlords and tenants are gaining clarity on how to navigate its r... Read more
By John Johnson On January 8th, Western Cemetery was approved by Portland’s Historic Preservation Board for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. Western Cemetery will j... Read more
Sarah Michniewicz: ‘You Don’t Have to Leave Your Neighborhood to Live in a Better One‘ Every month, Liz Trice interviews a community member for The West End News. This month, she... Read more
Book Short Facing the MountainAn Inspiring Story of Japanese American Patriots in WW2 By Stephanie Miller Some immigrant integration stories in the United States make painful reading, and th... Read more
By Nancy English Two projects, both still in various phases on the drawing board, could remake the blocks of West Bayside between Preble Street and Pearl, Lancaster and Cumberland, now mostl... Read more
Wes Pelletier: It’s important to have a council that can take action Every month Liz Trice interviews a community member for The West End News. This month Liz caught up with Wes Pellet... Read more
