News from the West End and immediately surrounding neighborhoods.
Neighbors are concerned that the Western Waterfront could become a ‘trucking hub’ by Tony Zeli On February 27th neighbors held a public meeting to share information and discuss strategies to... Read more
La Vida Local: Irregular Notes on West End Life Turning the Corner by Rosanne Graef After a February in which most of the entire winter’s action was compressed into two weeks of shoveling, s... Read more
Task Force Approves Draft Pesticide Ordinance by Bridget Chase At their February 27th meeting, the Portland Pesticide and Fertilizer task force was faced with a decision about the group... Read more
POLICE BEAT Originally published February, 28th. Last updated March 3rd, 2017. West End Homicide Victim Identity Released Portland’s first homicide of the year Police are investigati... Read more
Review the New Comprehensive Plan The City’s Department of Planning and Urban Development released a final draft of Portland’s new Comprehensive Plan. This draft plan is based on work that b... Read more
La Vida Local: Irregular Notes on West End Life Americold Neighborhood Meeting Announced by Rosanne Graef, Past President – WENA UPDATE: Due to weather, the neighborhood meeting on Ame... Read more
POLICE BEAT Armed Robbery of Pizza Delivery Driver A Papa John’s Pizza delivery driver was robbed Sunday morning, February 5th, at 2:30 a.m. The driver was getting out of his car to deliver... Read more
POLICE BEAT Hate Crime Arrest A tip leads to a hate crime arrest of a Portland man. Portland Police made an arrest on February 3rd for the bias motivated attack against two students from Cas... Read more
WENA Board Announces New Leadership by Liz Parsons, WENA President Change and continuity characterize the West End Neighborhood Association’s leadership and vision for 2017. We lost some WEN... Read more
POLICE BEAT Hate Crime Investigated at Casco Bay High Four black Casco Bay High School students reported being accosted by a teenager making racist comments while they waited for a bus. The... Read more