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
Bank Robbery Arrest Portland Police arrested 59-year-old Francis J. Ready of Portland in connection with a bank robbery on October 12th. Ready is accused of robbing the Bangor Savings Bank... Read more
One Longfellow Square has developed a reputation for jazz, folk, blues and bluegrass… some might say, mostly for Baby Boomers… But things are changing at what was once known as “Portland’s m... 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 Rosanne Graef, Past President – WENA Today’s Topic: Your Neighborhood Footprint? It’s Wednesday. What in years past was known as Prince Spaghetti Day in the North End is now trash d... 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
by Nancy Dorrans We travel, some of us forever to seek other states, other lives, other souls – Anais Nin Call me non-traditional. Instead of going to college right out of high school... 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
