News from the West End and immediately surrounding neighborhoods.
by Rosanne Graef, Past President – WENA Have you gone to a different city and reported back to your friends, “I loved the wonderful parks and gardens there.”? How about, “Wow, I really... Read more
Developers have announced a neighborhood meeting to discuss plans for an affordable housing building at 17 Carleton Street. Well-known and currently very active developer Avesta Housing is p... Read more
Joy Place is an alley, with an abandoned building, an old foundation of a barn and a dilapidated shed… and a whole lot of trouble. For years, neighbors have been concerned about safety... Read more
“It really was a situation that couldn’t continue,” says Vin Veroneau, President of JB Brown. He is referring to an ongoing safety issue of transient use of what used to be the woods along t... Read more
by Rosanne Graef, Past President – WENA This Month’s Topic: Sound Off! Fingernails scraping a chalkboard, a single buzzing mosquito in your bedroom at night, the drip-drip-drip o... Read more
“We love it,” said Emma Holder of the Parkside Neighborhood Association, when asked if neighbors enjoyed wandering the neighborhood picking up litter. Other Parksiders echoed Emm... Read more
Public Services is currently in the process of installing new street maintenance parking restriction signs in order to reduce the number of times that residents have to move their cars. The... Read more
On April 15th a South Portland School Department bus hit a bicyclist on Deering Avenue, near King Middle School at about 7 a.m. The Police Traffic Division investigated the incident, which i... Read more
Police are investigating a hate crime that occurred on Sunday, April 12th. The Portland Halaal Market at 269 Saint John Street reported that anti-Muslim graffiti was spray painted on the A S... Read more
by Rosanne Graef, Past President – WENA Today’s Topic: Spot Gardens & Way Stations “Spring is nature’s way of saying, ‘Let’s party!’ ” – Robin Williams Luckily t... Read more
