News briefs from Portland and Maine that every West Ender needs to know about.
Councilor Thibodeau Looks to Remove Reiche Brackett Street Ramp The Brackett Street ramp leading to the second-floor community room at Reiche is set to be torn down. District 2 City Councilo... Read more
POLICE BEAT Portland Police Seek Information on Unsolved Murder It has been seven years since the unsolved shooting of Darien Richardson and Cory Girard. Portland Police are seeking informat... Read more
POLICE BEAT Disappearing Packages Per community police officer David Argitis, there was an increase in disappearing packages that were left on door steps over the holidays. To avoid theft of... Read more
Madawaska band selected to play presidential inauguration Pride of Madawaska band, the concert and marching band of the Madawaska Middle and High School since 1953, was selected to perform i... Read more
School Board Member Pious Ali Challenges Incumbent Jon Hinck for City Council At-large School Board Member Pious Ali mounts a campaign to unseat former State Representative and current City... Read more
No Campaign Challenge for District 38 Incumbent Matt Moonen by Luke deNatale Matt Moonen is a Democrat running for the Maine House District 38 seat. He is currently running for his third ter... Read more
South Portland Pesticide Ordinance Clarifies Charge of Portland Pesticide Task Force by Bridget Chase The passage of the South Portland pesticide ordinance in early September removes a conce... Read more
Faith leaders gather at St. Luke’s to say minimum wage is a moral issue by Tony Zeli Question 4 on the November ballot has seen a lot of endorsements roll in over the past weeks. Some... Read more
POLICE BEAT West End Prostitution Sting Operation In August a West End prostitution sting operation led to the arrest of four men for engaging a prostitute, a class E crime. City police cond... Read more
Black Lives Matter Protest Demands Transparency and Accountability On July 14th an action organized by Portland Racial Justice Congress led to the arrest of 17 protesters for Obstructing a P... Read more
