News briefs from Portland and Maine that every West Ender needs to know about.
City asks for your help recoving a stolen porcupine sculpture The City is asking for assistance from the public in recovering a piece of public art that was recently stolen. The porcupine sc... Read more
Voters Overwhelmingly Approve Rebuilding the Hall School in Rosemont Portland voters on Tuesday, April 5th, approved the construction costs for a new Hall School in a special citywide munici... Read more
Democratic Primary for Senate District 27 is the Campaign to Watch by Luke deNatale With the national coverage of the presidential primaries it is easy for local races to go unnoticed, but s... Read more
City Announces Congress Square Redesign Finalists The City’s Planning & Urban Development Department has selected four design teams as finalists for the Congress Square Redesign project.... Read more
Evergreen Cemetery entrance road will soon be a no parking zone Monday-Friday City Manager Jon Jennings, after consultation with district city councilors, the Friends of Evergreen Cemetery,... Read more
Police Beat: Homicide on Gilman Street On Tuesday, March 15th, at 11:07 p.m., patrol officers were called to 88 Gilman Street apartment number 305 for a reported shooting and homicide. Offic... Read more
Police Beat: 3 Businesses Fail Underage Alcohol Checks Between March 4th and March 11th, the Police Department conducted 68 alcohol compliance checks of retail locations for the sale of alco... Read more
Hall School Referendum: Special Municipal Election To Approve Construction Set for April 5th The City Clerk’s Office announced that Portland voters will be asked to approve the construction... Read more
Sidewalk Buttlers Looking to Expand into West End Mike Roylos, former owner of Spartan Grill, sold his business to pursue a passion: cigarette butts. Okay, to be more precise, his passion is... Read more
The Maine Irish Heritage Center announces the hiring of P. Vincent “Vinny” O’Malley as its interim executive director. Vinny grew up in Portland’s West End, the son of Irish immigrants from... Read more
Guys, Just Fund the General Assistance
by Sam Pelletier Let me first clarify the situation as I write this. Firstly, the Portland City Council voted...