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
MY STORY: English language learners from Portland Adult Education share their story in their own words. My Mother is My Hero – This is Madeleine’s Story My name is Madeleine. My home c... Read more
Portlanders clearly love to compost. There are now competing options for residential composting, with two companies offering curbside compost pickup: Garbage to Garden and We Compost It. Cur... Read more
The victim of the armed robbery on June 5th in the lot of 106 Gilman Street has worked with a police sketch artist to provide a sketch of the suspect. In the mid-afternoon on June 5th, a 35... Read more
With the repeal of Portland’s buffer zone, dozens of protesters escalated their activities outside Planned Parenthood of Northern New England’s Portland health center on Congress Street in... Read more
Mayor Brennan, members of Friends of Shinagawa, and City staff planted a cherry blossom tree on August 20 in Post Office Park. The planting marks the city’s 30th anniversary of its sis... Read more
Portland police found the body Robert Koch, 52, in the Presumpscot River on Tuesday, August 19th, just after 1PM. Mr. Koch left his residence at 723 Riverside Street on August 15th at about... Read more
Anthony Zeli is owner, publisher, and editor of The West End News. The West End News (WEN) is a monthly print newspaper circulating from Saco to Freeport, with a focus on community news in d... Read more
