INCUMBENT HOLLY SEELIGER RUNS UNOPPOSED FOR DISTRICT 2 Holly Seeliger, a Portland Board of Public Education member representing District 2 (West End, Parkside, Oakdale/USM, and St. John Vall... Read more
by Jenny Anastasoff ELECTION 2015, THE PHOENIX OF FAMILIAR FACES Good day again, West End News readers. In our last issue, we mused about the closing of Videoport, and the cultural shifts... Read more
by Luke deNatale In July of this year, the Portland City Council decided to put a citizens referendum on the ballot, after organizers collected far more than the required number of signature... Read more
SPENCER THIBODEAU FOR CITY COUNCIL Portland is at a crossroads. The City must balance the vision of preservation with a vision of sustainable growth and development. While our current leader... Read more
ETHAN STRIMLING FOR MAYOR I don’t know a lot about politics, but I do know things in Portland need to change! City Hall seems to be falling apart, the school department can’t kee... Read more
ROB KOROBKIN FOR CITY COUNCIL I’m asking you to please vote for Rob Korobkin for City Council. With David Marshall leaving the District Two Council seat, we sorely need a Councilor to replac... Read more
WELLS LYONS FOR CITY COUNCIL As a resident of the West End, having lived and attended school in our neighborhood for nearly 20 years, I strongly feel Wells Lyons should be selected as our ne... Read more
by Luke deNatale If you walk along Fore Street, on the sidewalk closest to the water, between Waterville Street and Atlantic Street, you can see Portland Harbor. The view is a bit obstructed... Read more
Incumbent Dave Marshall steps down from City Council. A young progressive, who after almost a decade in office is still only in his thirties, Dave is moving on to practice his art and to mak... Read more
Do It Big
by Sam Pelletier This year, in Portland, we’re voting on a minimum wage of 15 dollars per hour. Their initiative also significantly raise the wages of tipped workers, who were thoroughly pee... Read more