News briefs from Portland and Maine that every West Ender needs to know about.
POLICE BEAT – October 2021 Portland Police Use Chemical Munitions in State Street Standoff On Sunday, October 24th at about 11:33 a.m., Portland Police Officers responded to a call of... Read more
Portland Police Assaulted by Bystanders On Sunday, July 11th, at approximately 7:26 p.m., Portland police officers responded to a disturbance near the block of 25 Preble Street. While interv... Read more
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS BRIEF Munjoy Hill Affordable Housing Eight Munjoy Hill residents, fed up with soaring housing prices, are fighting back with a non-traditional housing development in Portla... Read more
State St. Sewer Work and Maine Med Expansion Likely to Overlap Portland Public Works alerts residents that the State Street combined sewer separation project resumes in early April. The curr... Read more
Airplane Noise Complaints Continue by Tony Zeli In September and October, West End and South Portland residents reported increased noise from aircraft. This past spring, the Portland Interna... Read more
Fall Curbside Leaf Collection All November The City will collect residential biodegradable leaf bags curbside through the entire month of November. City crews collect leaf bags after emptyin... Read more
Pesticide Ordinance Public Hearing The City Council’s Sustainability and Transportation Committee unanimously approved the current draft of a pesticide ordinance. The full City Council will... Read more
Halloween Parade ‘Better Than Ever’ by Tony Zeli As volunteers gathered on Halloween evening there was a bit of a scare. No, it wasn’t the devil on a bike or the glow-in-the-dark alien. But,... Read more
La Vida Local: Irregular Notes on West End Life Make Your Mark in the Neighborhood! The Traffic Signal Box Project by Rosanne Graef We’re surrounded by utilitarian objects. They may do their... Read more
by Tony Zeli Question 2 City ballot Question 2 will ask voters if they want to strengthen zoning protection by allowing resident participation in proposed zoning changes. If passed, it would... Read more
