News briefs from Portland and Maine that every West Ender needs to know about.

Munjoy Hill Residents Team Up to Build Affordable Housing
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS BRIEF Munjoy Hill Affordable Housing Eight Munjoy Hill residents, fed up with soaring housin...

Road Construction Alert – State Street and Maine Med Expansion
State St. Sewer Work and Maine Med Expansion Likely to Overlap Portland Public Works alerts residents that the...

AIRPLANE NOISE REPORT
Airplane Noise Complaints Continue by Tony Zeli In September and October, West End and South Portland resident...

Leaves In Bags, Please – Curbside Leaf Collection Begins
Fall Curbside Leaf Collection All November The City will collect residential biodegradable leaf bags curbside...

Pesticide Ordinance City Council Hearing
Pesticide Ordinance Public Hearing The City Council’s Sustainability and Transportation Committee unanimously...

After a scare, West End Halloween Parade was a big success!
Halloween Parade ‘Better Than Ever’ by Tony Zeli As volunteers gathered on Halloween evening there was a bit o...

TSBs – It’s time to make your mark in the neighborhood!
La Vida Local: Irregular Notes on West End Life Make Your Mark in the Neighborhood! The Traffic Signal Box Pro...

City Ballot : Zoning, Americold & Question 2
by Tony Zeli Question 2 City ballot Question 2 will ask voters if they want to strengthen zoning protection by...

Rent Stabilization : Moving Forward or Halting Improvement
by Tony Zeli Local Ballot Question 1 Question 1 on the City ballot asks voters if they support rent stabilizat...

At-large City Council Candidates : Development & School Bonds
At-large city council candidates in their own words on issues of importance to our readers. Two community le...

Police Beat – Hate Crime Arrest
Portland Man Charged in Hate Crime Police arrested 37-year-old Jesse James Taylor of Portland following a dist...

West End Homicide Investigated
POLICE BEAT Originally published February, 28th. Last updated March 3rd, 2017. West End Homicide Victim Ident...

New Comprehensive Plan Released for Review
Review the New Comprehensive Plan The City’s Department of Planning and Urban Development released a final dra...

Pizza Delivery Driver Robbed at Gunpoint
POLICE BEAT Armed Robbery of Pizza Delivery Driver A Papa John’s Pizza delivery driver was robbed Sunday morni...

Hate Crime Investigated at Casco Bay High – Police Beat
POLICE BEAT Hate Crime Investigated at Casco Bay High Four black Casco Bay High School students reported being...

Reiche Brackett Street Ramp Set for Removal
Councilor Thibodeau Looks to Remove Reiche Brackett Street Ramp The Brackett Street ramp leading to the second...

Police Seek Help with Unsolved Murder – Police Beat
POLICE BEAT Portland Police Seek Information on Unsolved Murder It has been seven years since the unsolved sho...

Disappearing Packages Over the Holidays – The WEN Police Beat
POLICE BEAT Disappearing Packages Per community police officer David Argitis, there was an increase in disappe...

Madawaska band to play at the inauguration, but not without controversy
Madawaska band selected to play presidential inauguration Pride of Madawaska band, the concert and marching ba...

Pious Ali Challenges Jon Hinck
School Board Member Pious Ali Challenges Incumbent Jon Hinck for City Council At-large School Board Member Pio...

Matt Moonen Is Virtually Unchallenged
No Campaign Challenge for District 38 Incumbent Matt Moonen by Luke deNatale Matt Moonen is a Democrat running...

South Portland Pesticide Ordinance, What It Means For Portland
South Portland Pesticide Ordinance Clarifies Charge of Portland Pesticide Task Force by Bridget Chase The pass...

Minimum Wage a Moral Issue
Faith leaders gather at St. Luke’s to say minimum wage is an issue of justice and morality. by Tony Zeli...

West End Prostitution Arrests – Police Beat
POLICE BEAT West End Prostitution Sting Operation In August a West End prostitution sting operation led to the...

Black Lives Matter Protest Demands
Black Lives Matter Protest Demands Transparency and Accountability On July 14th an action organized by Portlan...

Old Port Thefts
POLICE BEAT Rash of Old Port Thefts Old Port thefts trigger warning to local businesses. Police say be on the...

Pesticide Ordinance Delayed
Council review of proposed Pesticide Ordinance moved to October. by Bridget Chase The ten-member Pesticide and...

Carleton Street Parking
Additional Carleton Street parking will be seasonal. There will soon be more Carleton Street parking in respo...

Public Art Utility Box
Open Call for Artists Design a Public Art Utility Box A public art utility box may soon be are around the corn...

METRO BUS NEWS!
Metro Bus NEWS Introducing GPS Tracking and New Freeport – Yarmouth Route This summer in Metro bus news, the G...

Police Beat: Release of Steven Ricci
POLICE BEAT Release of Steven Ricci Fifty-two year old Steven Ricci was released from jail on June 29th. He is...

Portland Primary Results
The unofficial Portland primary results are in. The Portland primary results are in. The most hotly contested...

West End Shooting and Several Assaults on Women
POLICE BEAT West End Shooting On May 30st Police responded to a West End shooting. At 8:30 p.m. a 48-year-old...

STOLEN PORCUPINE SCULPTURE REPLACED
A donated porcupine sculpture replaces a stolen one at the Jetport. The Portland International Jetport announc...

Pedestrian killed by moped
POLICE BEAT – May 2016 Pedestrian killed in moped accident On May 17th, at approximately 8:35 p.m., Port...

India Street Clinic Faces Transition, City Budget Passes
Most India Street clinic services remain under City control until June 2017. City Council approves $236 millio...

Portland School Budget Referendum Results
In low turnout, Portland school budget passes by large margin The unofficial results for the Portland Public S...

Portland Thrift Shop Is Still a Good Cause
Portland Thrift Shop Grand Reopening by Tony Zeli They have a slogan at this Portland thrift shop, “If we ours...

Parkside House Race
Primary Election: Bayside / Parkside House Race Sees Competition by Tony Zeli State Representative Ben Chipman...

WENA Sidewalk Buttlers
WENA Sidewalk Buttlers: First neighborhood association to purchase cigarette recycling devices Pretty soon, yo...

Porcupine Sculpture Stolen from Jetport
City asks for your help recoving a stolen porcupine sculpture The City is asking for assistance from the publi...

Hall School Construction Approved
Voters Overwhelmingly Approve Rebuilding the Hall School in Rosemont Portland voters on Tuesday, April 5th, ap...

Democratic Primary for Justin Alfond’s Seat
Democratic Primary for Senate District 27 is the Campaign to Watch by Luke deNatale With the national coverage...

Congress Square Redesign Enters Next Phase
City Announces Congress Square Redesign Finalists The City’s Planning & Urban Development Department has s...

New Parking Rules at Evergreen Cemetery
Evergreen Cemetery entrance road will soon be a no parking zone Monday-Friday City Manager Jon Jennings, after...

Homicide on Gilman St
Police Beat: Homicide on Gilman Street On Tuesday, March 15th, at 11:07 p.m., patrol officers were called to 8...

Underage Alcohol Checks
Police Beat: 3 Businesses Fail Underage Alcohol Checks Between March 4th and March 11th, the Police Department...

Hall School Construction on Special April Ballot
Hall School Referendum: Special Municipal Election To Approve Construction Set for April 5th The City Clerk’s...

Sidewalk Buttlers
Sidewalk Buttlers Looking to Expand into West End Mike Roylos, former owner of Spartan Grill, sold his busines...

Vinny O’Malley Interim Director for Irish Heritage Center
The Maine Irish Heritage Center announces the hiring of P. Vincent “Vinny” O’Malley as its interim executive d...

UPDATE: Housing Forum Requested by Parkside Neighbors
Letter from PNA Requests Housing Forum UPDATE: Councilor Spencer Thibodeau has responded to the letter and agr...

Reiche Gets Upgrades
Reiche Elementary and surrounding neighborhood undergoing significant change by Luke deNatale The ramp that co...

Body Recovered in Casco Bay
Body Recovered in Casco Bay Saturday morning, February 20th, at 9:00 am, a deceased victim was seen in the wat...

Police Beat – Stabbing on Marginal Way
Police Beat In the early morning hours of Tuesday, February 9th, several individuals were involved in a fight...

Group Seeks to Ban Pesticides
$25,000 of synthetic pesticides spread on Riverside Golf Course each year A community group Portland Protector...

Reiche Ramp Closed
Group Pushes for School Infrastructure Bond to Improve Elementary Schools The Public Works department fenced o...

Empty Storefronts Awarded Funds
Empty Storefronts Among Businesses Awarded Facade Improvement Funds Three storefronts and a marquis on Congres...

Pingree Moves to Reduce Food Waste
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree is tackling an issue that has long gone overlooked; food waste. On December 7th,...

City Launches Landlord Registration Process
The City is launching the rental housing registration process that requires landlords to register their rental...

UPDATE: Terrorizing Arrest Made for Suspicious Package
On Monday, December 7th, at 8:53 a.m. a suspicious package was discovered in the lobby of the office building...

VOLUNTEER TO SHOVEL SNOW
The West End Neighborhood Association (WENA) is beginning to accept applications on their website for voluntee...

New Writing Classes at Reiche
Chrystal Wing will be teaching two writing courses through Portland Adult Education at Reiche Community Center...

City Will Seize Abandoned Bicycles
The City is enforcing a new ordinance for bicycles that have been locked and left on public property. In effor...

Home Invaded for Marijuana
On Monday, November 30th two residents on Sherwood Street reported being robbed in their apartment. According...

PET DOG DIES IN FIRE AT 165 BRACKETT ST
by Luke deNatale A fire severely damaged the back of an apartment building and claimed the life of a pet dog o...

Casco Bay and King Receive Highest ‘Credentialed’ Rating
Casco Bay High School and King Middle School have been named among 14 newly ‘Credentialed’ schools by EL Educa...

$40,000 to Irish Heritage in Maine
The Maine Irish Heritage Center is based out of the West End’s Saint Dominic’s Church on the corner of State a...

Market Street Shooting
Gun shots echoed through the Old Port for the second time this year. Two Westbrook men were injured, one shot...

Shoveling for Seniors, an Important Volunteer Service
by Luke deNatale Although shoveling snow is not an immediate concern for most of us, winter is fast approachin...

Bike Bright Portland
The Bicycle Coalition of Maine is out in full force promoting their 3rd annual Bike Brightly campaign....

West End History: Andrews Square Rededicated
This Veterans Day leaders from the City, soldiers, veterans, and business leaders gathered to rededicate Andre...

City Seeks Proposals for Open Access Fiber
The City of Portland has released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for fiber optic connectivity to its facilities...

Serious Bike Accident on Allen Avenue
A serious bicycle accident occurred on the afternoon of October 29th, on Allen Avenue at approximately 3:10 p....

Indie Biz Award Winners
The 8th annual Indie Biz Awards were revealed on Thursday, October 22nd, at Port City Music Hall. Local busine...

Stop paying sample stormwater bills
The City is asking media to alert property owners that the stormwater bills they received in September are jus...

City & Developer Reach Agreement on Midtown Project
The City and The Federated Companies announced that the Midtown project is expected to break ground by the end...

Police Beat: Bank Robbery Arrest, Getaway Car Photo, Pedestrians Struck by Car
Bank Robbery Arrest Portland Police arrested 59-year-old Francis J. Ready of Portland in connection with a b...

Last Day of WMPG Begathon
Today is the last day of WMPG’s annual fundraiser, Begathon. Call in a donation at 207-874-3000. WMPG st...

Bank Robbery at TD Bank
On Saturday, October 3rd, at 8:10 a.m. the TD Bank at 1410 Congress Street was robbed by a lone male who displ...

Police Beat: Man Arrested for Impersonating Police Officer and Sexual Assault
Man Arrested for Impersonating Police Officer and Sexual Assault Police arrested 57-year-old Gary Mariner of L...

FIRST DEBATE SETS UP MAYORAL CAMPAIGNS
The Mechanics Hall at 519 Congress Street hosted Portland’s first Mayoral debate on September 30th. It was a b...

Bank Robberies Solved
Since May, the City of Portland has seen an unusual rash of six bank robberies, the most recent of which occur...

WENA – REICHE PTO YARD SALE
On Sunday, October 18th, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the West End Neighborhood Association and Reich Parent-Teacher Org...

Suspect Arrested in University Credit Union Robbery
The University Credit Union at 391 Forest Avenue was robbed for the second time this month. An arrest has alre...

Domino’s Pizza Robbery
On Wednesday, September 23rd, at about 1:55 a.m., the Domino’s Pizza at 788 Forest Avenue was robbed. Employee...

Three Attempted Robberies in West End
Three women have recently reported being the victims of attempted robberies while walking in the West End. On...

New Traffic Pattern at Bramhall Square
City crews are busy finishing road construction projects before the first snow. One ongoing project is at Bram...

Check Out the Book Nook at Reiche!
Okay – it’s 8 am on Tuesday, and you wish you had a mystery you haven’t already read to take on the bus to Bos...

Metered Spots Turn into Parks for PARK(ing) Day 2015
On the third Friday in September Portland joins cities around the globe in transforming on-street parking spac...

New Food Cooperative Competes for UMaine Contract
The Maine Farm and Sea Cooperative held its official launch event on Wednesday, September 16th at Broadturn Fa...

Volunteers for Congress Square Park Honored
The Friends of Congress Square Park held their Annual Meeting on Wednesday, September 16th. The event was held...

New Motorcycle / Scooter Spots in Front of Peloton Labs
About a year ago Liz Trice, owner of Peloton Labs, a coworking space located at Bramhall Square, requested mot...

City to Host Two Comp Plan Open Houses in September
The City’s Planning & Urban Development Department will hold two Comprehensive Plan Open Houses in Septem...

Blue Trash Bag Amnesty Announced
The City Council approved a new amnesty policy for blue trash bags at its meeting last night. Citizens can con...

Police Beat: Taxi Driver Robbed at Knifepoint
On Saturday, September 12th, at about 11:15 p.m., a cab driver for ABC Taxi reported that he was robbed at kni...

SCHOOL NEWS: Results of New Standardized Test Demonstrate Little
Results of the new Smarter Balanced statewide assessment were released on September 8th. Data for the Portland...

POLICE BEAT: Armed Bank Robbery at University Credit Union
On Friday, September 4th, at 9:30 a.m. the University Credit Union at 391 Forest Avenue was robbed. Two heavil...

Evergreen Cemetery Free Fall Tours
The Friends of Evergreen Cemetery have scheduled over a month of free fall tours. The tours are scheduled for...

10 Cruise Ships in 2 Weeks
The 2015 cruise season is heading into its peak in Portland with 10 cruise ships scheduled to call to port ove...

Nominations Open for Indie Biz Awards
Nominations for Portland Buy Local’s 8th Annual Indie Biz Awards Awards close tomorrow, September 2nd at 5pm....

Woman Charged in False Claim of Sexual Assault
Sarah Dodge, a 34-year-old woman from Bridgton, is charged with false public alarm or report in connection wit...

Wells Lyons Jumps into District Two Council Race
Wells Lyons has entered the District 2 race for Portland City Council. Wells joins joins Rob Korobkin and Spen...

Expect Traffic: High & Spring Street Road Work
The Maine DOT will be excavating in the intersection of High Street at Spring Street until September 1st. East...

Apply for a Stormwater Service Charge Credit
In advance of the new stormwater service charge ordinance, which goes into effect on January 1st, 2016, resi...

UPDATE: Sexual Assault on Back Cove Trail Recanted
The victim in the reported sexual assault on Back Cove trail recanted their story. Following investigation by...

POLICE BEAT: 3 Arrested for Parkside Murder, Robbery Arrests
Three Arrested for Murder Three local men were arrested on the afternoon of Thursday, August 13th, in connec...

Rob Korobkin Announces Bid for Open District 2 Council Seat
UPDATE: As of Friday, August 14th, Rob Korobkin and Spencer Thibodeau have qualified for the ballot as Distric...

Serious Motorcycle Accident in Parkside
On Thursday, August 13th at approximately 12:42 a.m. the Portland Police Department responded to the area of S...

NEW ROUTE AND SUNDAY SERVICE
The Greater Portland METRO bus system has announced new Sunday service on all METRO routes beginning Sunday, A...

Bike Thefts Up, Advice for Securing Your Wheels
by Luke deNatale At the July West End Neighborhood Association’s meeting, Portland Police Officer David Schert...

Nickelodeon Robbed… Again
On Tuesday, August 4th, at 10:00 p.m. the Nickelodeon Cinema was robbed. This is the third robbery at the Nick...

Police Make Multiple Arrests in Prostitution Sting
Portland Police conducted an undercover prostitution sting in the Parkside area of the city Sunday evening, Au...

Second Man Charged in Old Port Murder
In a release to media, Portland Police stated that they have arrested thirty-year-old Gang Deng Majok in conne...

Anti-GMO Labeling Bill (DARK Act) Passes US House
A bill that has come to be known as the DARK (“Denying Americans the Right-to-Know”) Act has passed the...

Arrest Made: Portland Man Charged with Bank Robbery and Car Jacking
Police arrested 25 year old Jimmy Odong of Portland at about 4:10 p..m on Thursday, July 23rd. Jimmy Odong fle...

592 Washington Avenue Unfit for Human Habitation
The City has posted the apartment building located at 592 Washington Avenue against occupancy. Some of the vio...

Police Beat: 2 Armed Robberies, Increased Reward for Bank Robber, Murder Suspect Arrested
2 Armed Robberies in Back Bay Neighborhood Police are investigating two armed robberies that occurred Friday,...

City Counts Asylum Seekers for Community Support Fund
City officials have completed analyzing data in order to determine how many asylum seekers would be ineligible...

Videoport Closes, Gifts 18,000 DVDs to Library
Videoport might be closing, but their collection of independent, hard-to-find movies, will be gifted to the Po...

Councilor Kevin Donoghue Will Not Seek Reelection
District 1 City Councilor Kevin Donoghue (Munjoy Hill, East End) announced today that he will not seek reelect...

Franklin Street Redesign on to City Council
The Franklin Street Redesign effort, over many years, has developed a shared vision of a corridor that better...

Portland Gets a Raise
After a 6-3 vote by City Council, the minimum wage in Portland will go up. The question remains how much and h...

Neal Dow OPEN House
ALL WELCOME!!! TUESDAY, JULY 7TH, 11 am to 3 pm **Free Strawberry Shortcake** Come see Portland as it was in t...

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: DAVE MARSHALL WILL NOT SEEK REELECTION
After nine years on City Council, and much recent speculation as to his future plans, Councilor Dave Marshall...

Spring Street Construction Begins Monday, July 6th
Starting Monday, July 6th, the City will begin removing the Middle/Spring Street median (weather permitting.)...

Mako Bates Runs for City Council in District 2
Article updated Mako Bates, an organizer for the local ballot initiative to create a $15 minimum wage in Portl...

Spencer Thibodeau Launches Campaign for City Council District 2
Article updated Spencer Thibodeau, a 27-year-old real estate attorney at Verrill Dana and resident of Pitt Str...

FORE RIVER IN TROUBLE
by Tony Zeli The salt marshes of Upper Fore River are polluted with nitrogen leading to a host of problems for...

Vaped Out: Council Bans Public Use of Nicotine Vaporizers
by Tony Zeli Smoking has been banned in Portland for years, but as of this summer the ordinance has been expan...

La Vida Local – Irregular Notes on West End Life: Get Involved!
by Rosanne Graef, Past President – WENA Today’s Topic: Why Get Involved? We want to feel that our lives...

Family, Health and Religion: Kamani’s Story
MY STORY: English-language learners from Portland Adult Education sharing their stories in their words. We wel...

Blue Trash Bags Turn Purple… and Cost More
The City is getting ready to roll out new purple pay-as-you-throw trash bags, which will be available at local...

Councilors Will Push for $10.10 Min Wage
In an email sent to media, Councilor Jon Hinck stated that he, Councilor Justin Costa and Mayor Brennan will i...

City Establishing Assistance Program for Asylum Seekers
Following the City Council’s June 25th vote to pass the municipal budget, which included an amendment to fund...

Arrest of Burglary Suspect
On Saturday, June 27th, Police arrested Richard Bing Coleman (age 29) of Portland on two counts of residential...

Fire Department Saves Man from the Water
At approximately 9:30 p.m. on Thursday night Fire Department personnel from the Marine Division were approache...

Police Beat: Residential Burglaries in Parkside and West End
Police are investigating a series of residential burglaries in Parkside and the West End. Over the past week,...

CITY BUDGET IN BRIEF
Here is a brief look at some of the more contentious issues in the recently passed $222 million city budget. T...

UPDATE: Bank Robbery Reward Up to $10,000
TruChoice and cPort Federal Credit Unions, are working in cooperation with the Portland Police Department to o...

New Law: Cars Must Yield at Crosswalks, Bikes Must Obey Stop Signs
In an increasingly rare act Governor LePage singed a bill into law. The new Maine law defines bicyclists, pede...

cPort and Bank of America Robbed
Portland Police are investigating two bank robberies that occurred early on June 19th. They appear to have bee...

$15 Minimum Wage Petition Turned In
Portlanders for a Living Wage, a ballot question committee formed to support the passage of “An Ordinance Towa...

City Seeks Solar Installations
City operations seek to substitute grid power and fossil fuels with renewable power and fuels that produce les...

Summer Food Program for Children
Local children can enjoy free lunch through the Summer Food Service Program, a federally funded nutrition prog...

Police Beat: Local 188 Staff Threatened with Knife
Next time you head out to tie one on, leave your blade at home. The staff at Local 188 at 685 Congress Street...

WESTERN CEMETERY FENCE RENOVATION
by Luke deNatale The West End Cemetery has had recent construction completed. The fence that surrounded the Ce...

Old Port Fest ’09: How the World’s Longest Lobster Roll Saved Lives
by Tony Zeli In 2009, the oddest thing that happened at the Old Port Festival was not giant parading puppets o...

UPDATE: Victim’s Gun Trumps Suspect’s Knife
The victim of the armed robbery on June 5th in the lot of 106 Gilman Street has worked with a police sketch ar...

City Monitoring Noise During Old Port Festivities
It’s slated to be a busy weekend in Portland, but don’t have too much fun. There are several conce...

UPDATE: Person of Interest Related to Car Burglaries
A security camera captured the image of the individual at approximately 4:08 a.m. on Somerset Street between C...

Developing 17 Carleton St: Animosity Over Lost Parking
Between 50 and 60 neighbors from Carleton, Pine, Neal, West Streets and others, attended the neighborhood meet...

Developing 17 Carleton St: TIF Passed Committee
Avesta Housing, developers of 17 Carleton Street, gained unanimous approval for tax-increment financing (TIF)...

Informational Meetings on METRO Busing of High School Students
Starting in September, Portland high school students will be transported to and from school and extracurricula...

Minimum Wage State Referendum Underway
Try not to get confused this summer while traveling through squares and parks downtown. You will be asked if y...

Congress Square Park: Derelict Space to Summer Hot Spot
The Revitalization of Congress Square Park by Tony Zeli There is a new venue in town. Wednesday night concerts...

Biking Surges Among Millennials
by Luke deNatale Warmer weather always brings Portlanders outdoors from the many months spent inside waiting...

TREES NEEDED IN WEST END
by Tony Zeli As the debates around the budget demonstrate, resources are scarce in the City. Parks and green s...

LA VIDA LOCAL- IRREGULAR NOTES ON WEST END LIFE: TREES
by Rosanne Graef, Past President – WENA Have you gone to a different city and reported back to your frie...

DEMOCRAT HIT PIECE
by Sam Pelletier Tommy stumbles out of bed at 12:45 p.m. and retrieves his EBT card from atop his antique maho...

From Guatemala to Portland: Amelia’s Story
MY STORY: English-language learners from Portland Adult Education sharing their stories in their words. We wel...

Police Need Help Identifying Deceased Woman
Police are asking the public for assistance identifying a woman found deceased on the East End beach on May 22...

RUM RIOT: Friends of Evergreen Commemorate 160th Anniversary
It was called the Maine Law. Passed in 1855, it was the first prohibition law in the country. Mayor Neal Dow w...

POLICE BEAT: Attempted Sexual Assault, Stabbing and Robbery
ROBBERY, ASSAULT AND ATTEMPTED SEXUAL ASSAULT IN WEST END On Sunday, May 31st at 12:30 a.m., a 23-year-old Por...

Developing 58 Fore St: Rezoning Passed
Through postponed hearings, arguments over what the comprehensive plan — the document that governs zonin...

CITY BUDGET POSTPONED UNTIL JUNE 24
The City Council postponed the budget vote for a second time on Monday, June 1st. This is after the vote was f...

Words of Advice – Baby Goats!
Rainy days are ahead. According to the Farmer’s Almanac we can expect thunderstorms and showers on a wee...

Union Street Paving Work Begins
Paving prep work is scheduled to begin on Union Street, between Spring Street and Commercial Street, on June 1...

Carleton Street Development: Neighborhood Meeting Scheduled
Developers have announced a neighborhood meeting to discuss plans for an affordable housing building at 17 Car...

Enforcement of New Overnight Parking Rules Begins
New overnight parking restrictions for the majority of Peninsula residents and the Nathan Clifford neighborhoo...

UPDATE: Two Shot in Old Port
UPDATE: One of the victims of the shooting in the Old Port on Tuesday night has died as a result of a gunshot...

Lost in Translation: Why I Won’t Be Attending Your “Gatsby” Party
Adam Marletta As we continue our societal shift from a print-based culture which emphasizes the importance of...

Summer March Season Has Begun
Summahs in Maine. Time to visit the lake, go camping, enjoy the beach, have a lobster bake. Every weekend ther...

King Students Dismissed Early Due to Power Outage
King Middle School students got an early start to their weekend. They were dismissed at 10:45 a.m. on Friday,...

Rally and March for Respect
The We Are Maine march and rally was attended by hundreds of people from across the state. Immigrants, student...

Fatal Motorcycle Accident on Brighton
Initial investigation indicates excessive speed was a factor in the crash on May 21st that killed 38 year old...

High Kicks, Laughs and Action: Local Filmmaker Set to Release Miniseries
by Luke deNatale Portland has a burgeoning film scene that is always bringing new filmmakers and genres to the...

Referendum Initiated to Protect Scenic Views
A group of residents have submitted an affidavit to initiate a referendum to protect scenic views. The residen...

Mayor Exercises Powers and Postpones Budget Hearing
“The Portland City Council will postpone its vote on the municipal budget, which was scheduled to take place d...

GMO CONCERN GROWS, CONSUMERS WANT LABELING
In an email to supporters, Representative Chellie Pingree is asking her base to oppose the DARK Act, a Republi...

1st Ever Homeless Youth Count in Maine
Preble Street, the hub of services for the homeless and poor in Greater Portland and the state, has organized...

Update: Nonprofit Brings Arts Integration to Core Classes
The West End News spoke to Side x Side founders, Beth Wilbur Van Mierlo and Annette Kraus, in December. They a...

City’s Wellness Committee Promotes Biking to Work
Folks all over Portland are celebrating National Bike to Work Day. The bike parking at the West End News...

Bank Robbery at University Credit Union
On May 14th, at 2:47 p.m., officers and detectives responded to a bank robber at University Credit Union on ou...

Armed Robbery in Parking Lot of Hannaford
On Wednesday night, at about 10:20 p.m., officers responded to the parking lot of the Hannaford at 787 Riversi...

Joy Place Development: City Looks to Sell Reiche Teachers’ Parking Lot
Joy Place is an alley, with an abandoned building, an old foundation of a barn and a dilapidated shed… a...

School Budget Passed
Voters approved the Portland Public School’s budget in a citywide referendum held on Tuesday, May 12th. The un...

Fr. Mike Seavey Blogs on Divisive Issues
“A culture of encounter demands that we be ready not only to give, but also to receive. Media can help us grea...

Developers Tout Economic Report on Fore Street Rezoning
Portland-based Planning Decisions, Inc. (PDI) released a study that indicates the redevelopment of 58 Fore Str...

Students Create Peaks Island Bike Map
Second- and third graders in teacher Charlie Marenghi’s class at Peaks Island Elementary School have made a La...

Baltimore and the Fire Next Time
Adam Marletta The blanket condemnation of the rioting in Baltimore, coupled with white America’s tone-de...

WMPG’s Vinyl Collection Airing Out
A burst water pipe flooded the basement at community radio station WMPG. Supporters have rallied and are savin...

Police Fight Motorcycle Noise
Every year residents report being disturbed by motorcycles with excessively loud exhausts, the unnecessary rac...

CLEAR CUTTING THE WESTERN WATERFRONT
“It really was a situation that couldn’t continue,” says Vin Veroneau, President of JB Brown. He is referring...

New Poll: Majority Support for $15 Minimum Wage Initiative
A new Public Policy Polling survey, commissioned by the Portland Green Independent Committee, finds that a maj...

School News: Board Approves New Schedules
The Portland Board of Public Education voted to approve a revised schedule of elementary and middle school sta...

Serious Motorcycle Accident
On May 4th at about 3:40 p.m., the Portland Police responded to a single vehicle motorcycle accident on Congre...

Words of Advice: Self-Employed In Need of Health Care
“Maine is open for business,” except if you are able-bodied, childless and self-employed… In...

Disabled Residents Robbed Twice, Police Make Arrest
Two robberies occurred at the same residence, in the area of Boyd Street and Cumberland Avenue in East Bayside...

$15 LIFTING WORKERS UP, SHUTTING SMALL BUSINESS DOWN
$7.50… $8.75… $10.10… $15… The stakes keep getting higher for workers and small busine...

When City Council Fails: A Look at the Ballot Initiative Process
“It’s an option of last resort.” -David LaCasse, Friends of Congress Square Park “The referendum is a blunt in...

Any 10 Citizens… And a Lot of Bureaucratic Hurdles: The Ballot Initiative Process
So you want to put your own ordinance on the ballot? Get ready… The process is not exactly an easy one....

Sokear’s Story
MY STORY: English-language learners from Portland Adult Education sharing their stories in their words. We wel...

BULLY PULPIT
by Sam Pelletier Our Governor is once again taking a swing at my home city of Portland by advocating for LD 13...

La Vida Local – Irregular Notes on West End Life: SOUND OFF!
by Rosanne Graef, Past President – WENA This Month’s Topic: Sound Off! Fingernails scraping a chal...

Arc Iris Wants You To Know Them… Intimately And Over And Over Again
Inviting all musically curious, trend setting, intrigued audience members. May marks a very special month at O...

SCHOOL NEWS: Metro Buses for High Schoolers and New Bell Schedule
UPDATE: The May 5th meeting of the new METRO Advisory Committee has been rescheduled. The next meeting of the...

New Outdoor Dining Regulations
The City recently implemented new outdoor dining permit regulations after a year-long review process that invo...

Tragic Fall from Second Floor Porch
On April 22nd at about 3 p.m. police officers, fire fighters, and paramedics responded to 563 Cumberland Avenu...

Police Beat: Racially Motivated Assault and Home Invasion
Racially Motivated Assault Two men were arrested and charged in a racially motivated assault outside 790 Congr...

Neighborhood Clean-up Days
“We love it,” said Emma Holder of the Parkside Neighborhood Association, when asked if neighbors e...

Shooting in Libbytown Neighborhood
Portland Police have arrested 18 year old Christopher McMann of 111 Elizabeth Road. He is charged with Reckles...

MAYOR’S MINIMUM WAGE GUTTED BY FINANCE COMMITTEE
After a public hearing, the Finance Committee of the City Council shredded the Mayor’s minimum wage proposal b...

New Parking Restriction Signs
Public Services is currently in the process of installing new street maintenance parking restriction signs in...

Bus Hits Bicyclist
On April 15th a South Portland School Department bus hit a bicyclist on Deering Avenue, near King Middle Schoo...

Maine Robotics to World Championship
Baxter Academy for Technology and Science’s rookie First Robotics team, the Outliers, qualified for World Comp...

City to Host Two Community Conversations on the Budget
The City will host two community conversations at the end of April in order to receive input from citizens and...

Plastic Bag Fee Starts April 15
Starting Wednesday, April 15th, Portland became Maine’s first city to place a five-cent fee on disposable pape...

Hate Crime Under Investigation
Police are investigating a hate crime that occurred on Sunday, April 12th. The Portland Halaal Market at 269 S...

Pizza, Cherries & Democracy: Branca’s Story
MY STORY: English-language learners from Portland Adult Education sharing their stories in their words. We wel...

Spate of Robberies, Home Invasion, Police Make Arrest
Over the last several months there have been 15 robberies, including armed robberies, throughout Portland....

Cell Phones in Angola
MY STORY: English-language learners from Portland Adult Education sharing their stories in their words. We wel...

Young Man Robs Nickelodeon
At 10 p.m. on April 2nd, police responded to an armed robbery at Nickelodeon Cinemas in the Old Port. It was r...

It No Longer Matters Which Map Was Passed
58 Fore Street Rezoning Update A big contention in the rezoning of 58 Fore Street, whether building heights sh...

Suspect Evades Police, Struck by Own Car
UPDATE: At approximately 3:45 p.m., Jamie Vandegraff was located and arrested in the Maine Mall area in South...

Which Map Was Passed: 58 Fore Street Rezoning
Developer CPB2 wants to rezone and build up 10 acres at 58 Fore Street, site of the Portland Company complex....

Local Inventor Weighs Hives to Save Bees
Local entrepreneur and inventor Alex Jones has had bees on his mind for some time. “I was really hoping to bui...

Portland’s Urban Agriculture Agenda
Finally… Spring has come. Time for spring showers to bring May flowers! I’m Jeremy Bloom, co-chairman...

BUILDING A POLLINATOR CORRIDOR
There is 26 square miles of roads, driveways, parking lots, roofs and other impervious surfaces in Portland. T...

Native Seeds for Native Bees
The Wild Seed Project is a nonprofit in Maine working to reintroduce native plants into the landscape. Native...

Neighbors Ban Together for Pollinators
The Portland Pollinator Partnership is hosted by the Bayside Neighborhood Association (BNA), and its partners...

Plant These to Help the Bees
by Betsy Garrold, The Populist Farmer We have all heard about the plight of our pollinator species especially...

22 Students Sickened at Reiche Elementary
by Luke deNatale Twenty-two students at Reiche Elementary School became ill with sudden stomach illness and vo...

Charge Your Electric Vehicle at Elm Street Garage
by Luke deNatale The city of Portland has installed an electric vehicle (EV) charging station. The unit has be...

ACLU, Police Reach Settlement in Filming Case
The ACLU of Maine and counselfor Portland Police Officer Benjamin Noyes have reached a settlement in a lawsuit...

The Small Business Swindle
By Adam Marletta In the coming days, the Portland Green Independent Committee–the local branch of the Ma...

Citizen Group Fights Eastern Waterfront Development
A new group, Soul of Portland, has formed to fight developers over the Portland Company Complex redevelopment...

Greens Initiate $15 Minimum Wage Effort
On March 26th, a gaggle of Portland Green Party members gathered to present an affidavit and ordinance languag...

Transportation Future – Take the Survey
It has been over twenty years since the City has done a comprehensive transportation plan. The City has starte...

Marshall to Bring Pesticide Ban
Councilor Dave Marshall has been working with City staff to draft an ordinance to ban at least some pesticide...

“Pop-up” Park a Hit with City Committee
A “pop-up” park is a temporary park that pops-up seasonally on a closed urban street. Jim Brady, a local busin...

Transforming the Eastern Waterfront
What’s the hubbub about the Portland Complex (58 Fore Street) and rezoning the Eastern waterfront? If develope...

Lobster Boat Blockader Visits Portland
Imagine a 32′ lobster boat anchoring itself directly in the path of a huge steam ship with 40,000 pounds...

Adopt a Bus Stop
Waiting for the bus is never a highlight of one’s day. In the winter, waiting for your lift can be outri...

Beware of Falling Ice & Snow
Over the last week, there have been two incidents in which ice has fallen from buildings on Exchange Street an...

Workers’ Center Blasts Governor for “Xenophobic” Policies
On Tuesday, March 3rd, the the Maine legislative Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs and Health...

Peeping Tom Alert
On Saturday, February 28th, a peeping tom was reported on Spruce Street. The report was made via social media...

Rezoning 58 Fore Street
In late February, the Planning Board voted unanimously, 6-0, to approve zoning changes on the eastern waterfro...

East End 7-Eleven Robbed
On Wednesday, February 25th, at about 1:15 a.m. the clerk at the 7-Eleven located at 27 Washington Avenue repo...

Cultural Summit to be Held in Portland
The Maine Arts Commission has gathered information and data about arts and culture in Maine and want help sett...

Fairpoint, Unions Reach Tentative Agreements
FairPoint Communications, Inc; System Council T-9 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (AFL-...

Give the Schools a Piece of Your Mind
Portland Public Schools launched its second annual parent survey. Parents of children in the district are urge...

Three Deaths in City Due to Overexertion Removing Snow
On February 5th the City reported three deaths over the last ten days, where the victim had just finished shov...

Update – Constellation Gallery Closing, Maine Artist Collective Continues
In early January, the West End News reported that Constellation Gallery would close their doors at the end of...

Students Encouraged to Choose School Lunch
Portland Public Schools is now launching its “Choose School Lunch” Campaign to encourage more students and the...

Mayor Delivers State of the City Address
On January 21st, Mayor Michael Brennan delivered his State of the City address during a special City Council m...

Smoldering Cigarette Recepticle Caused Noyes Street Fire
The cause of the fatal fire at 20 Noyes Street last November has been determined to be an accident. According...

Robbers Hit Two Key Banks in 15 Minutes
Portland Police and the FBI are investigating two bank robberies that occurred in Portland on Friday, January...

Friends of Congress Square Park Begin Membership Drive
The Friends of Congress Square Park have been organizing and promoting events and amenities in the much malign...

Tenants Evicted After Complaining to City
Landlord Gregory Nisbet is the owner of the Noyes Street multi-unit that caught fire last November, killing si...

City Launches Mobile App for Reporting Problems
On January 12th, the City unveiled “Fix It! Portland.”, a mobile app for Portlanders to report quality of life...

TruChoice Gains 1000 Police as Members
The Portland Police Departments’s credit union recently merged with TruChoice Federal Credit Union. In S...

19 MAINE WORKERS DIED ON THE JOB IN 2013
According to a new report recently issued by the Research and Statistics Unit of the Bureau of Labor Standards...

Let it snow! Winter Activities in Portland
The City offers numerous cross-country skiing, ice skating, sledding, snowshoeing and snowboarding opportuniti...

Rooftop Park for Congress Square Rejected Again
The Congress Square Redesign Study Group met on Thursday, January 8th, in a joint meeting with the Land Bank a...

Chipotle Coming to Bayside
Chipotle and Dunkin’ Donuts will anchor a new shopping plaza on Marginal Way in the Bayside neighborhood. Cons...

Fire & Safety Task Force Enters Second Phase
After the deadly fire on Noyes Street in November, the City Manager set up a task force to review fire and cod...

MDOL Gets New Forklift Simulator
Violations on “Powered Industrial Trucks” are of the most frequently cited by the federal Occupational Safety...

New Composting Truck Hits the Streets
Local residents will see a new orange truck hit the streets this January, as We Compost It! rolls out a new fo...

Constellation Gallery Forced Out of Arts District Home
For five years the Maine Artist Collective ran Constellation Gallery out of 511 Congress Street in the heart o...

Update – Police Make Arrest in Homicide Case
On December 19th, 2014, 23 year-old Abdirahman Haji-Hassan was arrested in Minneapolis by the local U.S Marsha...

Tenants Meet to Discuss Noyes Fire Task Force
A City task force has opened its meetings to at-large landlord representatives and a tenants’ rights adv...

Update – Fairpoint Wins First Round, Federal Mediation Begins
In late December, the regional National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) dismissed unfair labor practice charges t...

Unexpected Gift for Portland Trails
Portland Trails, a nonprofit urban land trust that maintains a free 70-mile trail network, was awarded $100K o...

Gunshots Reported in North Deering
On Sunday, December 28th, at about 4:45 a.m., Portland police officers were dispatched to the area of Birchval...

Online Survey on Parks and Open Spaces
This fall, the City of Portland and its partners launched an open space planning process. With help from Portl...

AIRE Founder Dies in Auto Accident
Susan Reilly, 64, was killed in a three vehicle collision on the Massachusetts Turnpike in Charlton, Massachus...

Taxi App Faces Regulation by City
Portland Council’s Transportation Committee Requests Draft Ordinance to Regulate Uber Members of the Portland...

$10.68 Minimum Wage Debated in Portland: Businesses Say ‘Too Much’, Workers Say ‘Not Enough’
On December 11th, the Finance Committee of the City Council held a public hearing on raising the minimum wage...

DARK Act Threatens Maine Statute on GMO Foods
On December 16th, local nonprofit Green Initiatives Education Fund held a press conference with Food and Water...

Leave Suspected Bombs Where You Find Them
Construction Crew Brings Potential Bomb to the Police On the afternoon of December 11th, a local construction...

Reckless Driver Waves Pellet Gun, Gets Arrested
Noor Ibrahim, 27 years old of South Portland, was arrested by Portland police this morning after crashing his...

USM Collecting Donations for Students Displaced by Noyes St Fire
The Portland Well (Wellness Resource Center) in the Woodbury Campus Center is collecting items for USM student...

Portland Food Co-op Open for Business
On Wednesday, December 10th, member-owners, local farmers, and Mayor Michael Brennan cut the ribbon on the Por...

Superintendent Says Football Coach Controversy is “Unfounded”
The day before the big Thanksgiving Day game, amidst allegations of racial insensitivity, Deering High School...

School Board Inauguration, Thompson Reelected Chair
At a ceremony at City Hall on Monday, Dec. 1, the Portland Board of Public Education inaugurated its newest me...

Roving School Board Meetings
Beginning in February, the Portland Board of Public Education will hold its regular meeting on the first Tuesd...

New Electric Vehicle Charging Station at Elm Street Garage
The City unveiled its first electric vehicle charging station last week at the Elm Street Parking Garage. Two...

Update on Noyes Street Fire Task Force
City Outlines Task Force Members & Process Mayor Brennan has established a task force to review the City...

Express Bus to Freeport and Yarmouth in the Works
Next summer, the Greater Portland Metro plans to launch a new bus route that will run to Yarmouth and Freeport...

New Policing Powers for Library Security
The City Council approved to extend constable powers to library security staff at their last meeting. This giv...

City Forms Task Force in Wake of Noyes Fire
On Saturday, November 1st, five young people, all in their twenties, died in a tragic fire at an aging rental...

Donated Van Helps Transport Incarcerated Youth
Project Bazia is a non-profit organization based in the West End. Bazia Anthony started this organization to p...

New Parking Regs
At the Annual District Two Meeting (Parkside, St. John Valley and West End), on November 6th, City staff annou...

Sale of Congress Square Still Possible
On November 5th, the Congress Square Redesign Study Group recommended a ground-level park concept rather than...

Next Step for Congress Square
On November 5th, the Congress Square Redesign Study Group voted ten to five, with one abstention, to recommend...

Election Reform Petitions at the Polls
Election Day saw several petitions being presented to voters at the polls, all some how related to election re...

Election Results for the West End
This was not a good election for voters in the West End. Despite Portland voters picking Michaud and Bellows b...

Victims of Portland Fire Identified
Officials confirmed the identities of the victims from the tragic fire on Saturday at 20-24 Noyes Street in Po...

Strong Odor in West End Not a Gas Leak
Portland fire officials reported on October 28th that construction on Commercial Street was releasing a pungen...

Campaign Signs Stolen in Parkside
Over 65 campaign signs representing 15 different campaigns and political affiliations including Democrat, Repu...

ALFOND UNDECIDED ON BEAR QUESTION
At the Bayside Neighborhood Association candidate forum, held on Tuesday, October 21st, in the basement of Cit...

New Voter Guide
A new volunteer group is hoping to influence elections in Portland. The Voter Education Brigade released its f...

Police Seek ‘Person of Interest’ in East Bayside Burglary, Sexual Assault
The Portland Police Department is asking the public’s help in locating a person of interest in an assault on a...

Portland Police Dog and Trainer Win Patrol Dog Competition
Portland Police Officer Christian Stickney and his partner K-9 Blaze took first place in a police patrol dog c...

Cruise Ships Continue to Buy Maine Lobster
Cruise ships are continuing to buy thousands of pounds of live Maine lobster when they visit Maine, according...

MORE LOCAL FOOD AT PORTLAND SCHOOLS
This September Portland Public Schools Food Services Department began Farm Fresh Fridays to increase the amoun...

City Committee to Investigate Reduced Pesticide/Herbicide Use
The Transportation, Sustainability and Energy Committee will create a proposal to bring to City Council to red...

CANDIDATES BIKE PORTLAND TO COMMON GROUND FAIR
Candidates from the Maine Green Independent Party lead a “Climate Ride to Common Ground” to raise support for...

Paving of Deering Oaks Pond Delayed
The City’s Transportation, Sustainability and Energy Committee will delay a project to replace the bottom of D...

USM Future To Be Decided in Fort Kent
The University of Maine system will be having an important board of trustees meeting on December 22nd, in Fort...

Portland Police Sued Over Arrest of Couple Attempting to Record Police
A Portland policeman has been sued by the ACLU of Maine in the case of a couple who were arrested while at...

Cyclist Hurt in Forest Avenue Crash
On Sunday, September 14th at approximately 7:45pm, the Portland Police responded to the area of 1871 Forest Av...

Donors Overwhelm Successful 9/11 Blood Drive
Organizers were unable to accommodate all the potential donors who showed up for the 2nd “Roll Up Your Sleeves...

Portland Police: Get in Shape if You Want to be a Cop
The Portland Police Department is currently hiring for the January 2015 Maine Criminal Justice Academy Class,...

New Online Classes Stir Controversy with School Board
School Board members want a say in how online courses are offered to students in Portland schools. A new progr...

Superintendent Caulk Challenges Local Politicians
The Ice Bucket Challenge has arrived in Portland. Superintendent Emmanuel Caulk challenged Mayor Michael Brenn...

The Ballot Box: Portland Municipal Races Take Shape
All eyes will be on the gubernatorial race this November, but count on some interesting contests at the local...

Preble Street Announces Staff Changes
Kristin Doneski of Portland has joined Preble Street as teen services supervisor. Doneski will work with homel...

Labor Day Union Rally in Longfellow Square
Fairpoint workers held a demonstration in Longfellow Square to protest what they consider to be union-busting...

Portland Minimum Wage Proposal Seen as Overreach, Not Going Far Enough
On Wednesday, August 20, Mayor Brennan and the Minimum Wage Advisory Group held a public forum on raising the...

Activity Escalates With Repeal of Buffer Zone as Police Separate Protesters, Patients and Pedestrians
With the repeal of Portland’s buffer zone, dozens of protesters escalated their activities outside Planned Par...

Heavy Rains Cause Damage Across City
More than six inches of rain caused flooding and damage at many locations across the city on Wednesday night,...

Cherry Blossom Tree in Honor of 30th Anniversary of Sister-City Relationship with Shinagawa, Japan
Mayor Brennan, members of Friends of Shinagawa, and City staff planted a cherry blossom tree on August 20 in P...

PORTLAND CITY MANAGER RESIGNS
Portland City Manager Mark Rees announced his resignation on August 18th to the Mayor, City Council, and City...

Body of Missing Man Found in Presumpscot River
Portland police found the body Robert Koch, 52, in the Presumpscot River on Tuesday, August 19th, just after 1...

Sidewalk Buttlers Installed in Congress Square Park
Two ‘Sidewalk Buttlers’ were installed on August 8th on the Congress Street side of Congress Squar...

Chipman to Run for Re-Election in Parkside/Bayside
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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...