An older gentlemen, Paul, reported an audacious scam to the West End News. One evening while walking around the Bayside neighborhood he was approached by a man who wanted to sell him marijua... Read more
On January 21st, Mayor Michael Brennan delivered his State of the City address during a special City Council meeting. Mayor Brennan plans to form a fiber optics task force, to sell city lots... Read more
The cause of the fatal fire at 20 Noyes Street last November has been determined to be an accident. According to the Maine State Fire Marshall and Portland Fire Department the fire was the r... Read more
A report released January 16th by NOAA and NASA demonstrates that 2014 was the warmest on record. According to the report, during 2014 the average temperature across global land and ocean su... Read more
Governor LePage and Republican lawmakers in Augusta want to push forward on drug-testing for welfare benefits. If the policy makes it through the rule-making process, then it would require d... Read more
Portland Police and the FBI are investigating two bank robberies that occurred in Portland on Friday, January 16th. Key Bank branches at 400 Forest Avenue and 85 Auburn Street were robbed wi... Read more
by Rosanne Graef, Past President – WENA Today’s Topic: Parking!!! Just to make things clear from the beginning, this article is not about the larger questions of car ownership and the... Read more
The Friends of Congress Square Park have been organizing and promoting events and amenities in the much maligned park. Since May 2014 they claim over 9000 visitors came to the park to enjoy... Read more
Jeff is a Spring Street resident with a problem. His seven kids cannot seem to keep the car doors locked. This has made him a ceaseless victim of auto theft. He has lost an Ipod, a checkbook... Read more
Capitalism is Killing the Planet
A recent anti-tar sands rally in Portland, urging President Barack Obama to veto Congress’ approval of the Keystone XL Pipeline, demonstrated both the dire urgency of climate ch... Read more