News from the West End and immediately surrounding neighborhoods.
By Tony Zeli, Publisher & Editor In February and March, the City of Portland, Greater Portland Landmarks, and Munjoy Hill Neighborhood Organization met with residents in a series of two... Read more
by Tony Zeli Historic Bramhall Square Site of the first federal execution (of Thomas Bird in 1790), today Bramhall Square is an oft forgotten public space at the intersection of the West End... Read more
THE BOOK NOOK Mysteries – Get Started on a New Series by Nina Sachs, MLIS Mysteries. We shelve these separate from fiction, at the very beginning of the adult collection. They deserve the di... Read more
500 Window Dressers Insulating Inserts Ordered by Elissa Armstrong This summer Window Dressers volunteers from West End Neighborhood Association (WENA) and Portland Climate Action Team measu... Read more
by Nina Sachs, MLIS When I was 12, I was confident that the only people who had a larger English vocabulary than I were my mom and William F. Buckley. And yes, I was really that obnox... Read more
Editor’s Note: WEN Volunteer Contributor Bridget Chase, 58, of Pine Street, Portland, passed away on August 7th, of late complications due to treatment of Hodgkin’s lymphoma as a teen.... Read more
by Tony Taylor As a teenage student of architectural history in late 60’s Connecticut, I remember my excitement at finding and photographing a row of mill houses in Willimantic that had been... Read more
POLICE BEAT Suspicious Death on Temple Street Ruled a Homicide UPDATE: Police Release Sketch to Identify Person of Interest Portland Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a... Read more
La Vida Local: Irregular Notes on West End Life Back to Learning (And Fun!) at the Reiche Community Room by Rosanne Graef The days are noticeably shorter and you can occasionally feel a litt... Read more
Leadership – The Story of 2018
THE STORY OF 2018 LEADERSHIP by Tony Zeli A BLUNT INSTRUMENT There is a battle raging at the ballot box between the haves and the have-nots. Look at the issues addressed by referendum ques... Read more