News briefs from Portland and Maine that every West Ender needs to know about.
We can help expand Portland’s urban tree canopy by bringing air and water to its roots By Nancy English A summer city walk under the shifting shadows of leaves transforms time with nat... Read more
By Kip DeSerresPresident, West End Neighborhood Association In the last few months, there have been several pedestrian deaths and other dramatic examples of a lack of pedestrian safety in Po... Read more
City Briefs The West End Neighborhood Association (WENA) is fundraising to support renovation and renewal of Tate/Tyng Playground and Harbor View Memorial Park on York Street. In addition to... 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
City News Briefs Police Investigate Deadly Crash on Riverside Street – 2/23/2025 On Sunday, February 23rd, at 7:25 p.m., Portland Police responded to a deadly crash near 654 Riverside Street... Read more
City News Brief Regional planners seek help identifying new spots for EV charging Regional planners are asking the public to help identify additional locations for future electric vehicle ch... Read more
City News Brief With ReCode approved, City Council passes the first comprehensive rewrite of City’s land use code and zoning map in more than 50 years The City’s ReCode effort was unan... Read more
Wes Pelletier Wins – Portland District Two City Council Results By Tony Zeli Wes Pelletier stands victorious in Portland’s second district city council race. District 2 represent... Read more
By Tony Zeli Here are the Portland election results for city council, school board, and municipal ballot questions. Democrats won a clean sweep of the city’s state legistlative distric... Read more
By Tony Zeli Two city ballot questions ask voters to amend the city’s emergency wage and short-term rental ordinances. Question 1 – An Act to Amend the City of Portland’s E... Read more
