The West End News began in February 2001 as the West End Times,, founded and edited by Ed King, from Portland, and continues in electronic format ( www.thewestendnews.com ).
West End News features Portland-based articles and interviews, with a special focus on the city's West End neighborhood (The West End is west of High Street, south of Cumberland Avenue, east of Saint John Street, and north of West Commercial Street).
Portland Public Library’s collection of West End News is complete, and begins with the first issue, February 2001. The hard copies are available in the Portland Room.

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Submissions from 2011

The Portland Public Library will host Draw-a-Thon III, a day of print production

Submissions from 2010

West End councilor David Marshall and East End councilor John Anton, in response

Rosanne Graef and Jo Coyne, two former presidents of the West End Neighborhood A, Rosanne Graef and Jo Coyne

Board members of the West End Neighborhood Association debated the proposed clos, Ed King

Police, school, and government officials met at the Reiche Library on April 27th, Ed King

Submissions from 2009

An article on Bonnie Blythe of Portland and her Facebook project, "Portland Ency, Harlan Baker

An article calling for changes in the funding formula for the Portland Public Li, Jo Coyne

"The Tenth Voice" piece on the city of Portland's proposed budget, with a call f, Orlando Delogu

Portland police arrested Finn L. Murray, 28, of Portland, on July 10th, and char, Marge Niblock

Letter to the editor from Steve Podgajny, executive director of the Portland Pub, Steve Podgajny

Submissions from 2008

An article on continuing concerns raised at the July 9th WENA meeting that the b

Beginning Aug. 25, the Portland Public Library location at East End School will

The board of directors of the Portland Public Library has scheduled six neighbor

The Portland Public Library will close its Main library for two weeks beginning

Letter to the editor from Jo Coyne expressing concern that the Portland Public L, Jo Coyne

A column by Kevin Donoghue, District 1 City Councilor, on neighborhood stability, Kevin Donoghue

An open letter to the Portland City Council and the Portland Public Library from, Patricia Howlett

West End City Councilor David Marshal will recommend at the Council's next meeti, Ed King

Submissions from 2007

Portland voters on June 12th rejected a proposal that would have approved an add

"Inside Outside City Hall" piece questioning the lack of public conversation abo, Steven Scharf

Letter to the Editor criticizing the Portland Public Library's plan to purchase, Mark Usinger

Submissions from 2006

In the summer of 1946, William Vassily, age 9, checked out "The Baby Whale, Shar

The Portland Public Library is holding a series of open houses and community dis

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West End People piece with a profile of Abraham Schechter, Harlan Baker