Category: Safe Streets

The Safe Streets Team focuses on public safety, walkability, infrastructure improvements, and crime prevention to make Bayside safer and more livable for all residents. The team works to address the reality that Bayside accounts for a disproportionate percentage of Portland police calls for service, while also advocating for improvements to infrastructure, lighting, crosswalks, and pedestrian-friendly street design. By monitoring crime statistics, engaging with Portland Police’s Midtown Community Policing team, and bringing community concerns to city officials, the team seeks to create streets where children can walk to school safely, neighbors feel comfortable greeting each other, and all residents can move through the neighborhood confidently.

John Van Hoewyk, Team Lead — Thomas Blackburn, Board Liaison
Contact safestreets@baysideportland.org for information

NO ICE IN BAYSIDE

On By BNA AdminIn Safe Streets, Welcome Team

In response to recent reports about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Maine, the BNA board voted today to release the following statement:

“The Bayside Neighborhood Association stands, as always, with our immigrant neighbors and friends. New Mainers from other countries, whose hard-work and commitment to building a better life makes Bayside a better place, are among the best of us. The multicultural fabric of Bayside is and has always been an integral part of our neighborhood’s identity as a welcoming community. Our mission continues to focus on promoting diversity and forging meaningful partnerships. The BNA opposes any plan to bring militarized federal agents to our city to target and detain our fellow residents.”

Food For All Services

Food for All Services in Bayside is doing incredible work to help our neighbors stay safe and they need your help. Click on the link to donate or volunteer.

Recently the City of Portland, Maine’s Mayor Mark Dion released the following statement:

“Our community is anxious and fearful regarding the understanding that ICE is planning to send agents to Portland and Lewiston next week. We are a welcoming city. There is no evidence of unchecked criminal activity in our community requiring a disproportionate presence of federal agents. In that view, Portland rejects the need for the deployment of ICE agents into our neighborhoods. While we respect the law, we challenge the need for a paramilitary approach to the enforcement of federal statutes. The consequence of law enforcement should not be chaos and violence, which only results in making Portland less safe.”

“The City Council and I stand, not apart, but with our lawfully admitted immigrant and refugee communities. I urge our residents to look out for one another. Know your rights and have a plan of action if ICE stops you on the street, visits your home, or arrives at your business or place of employment. As a reminder, Portland Police does not cooperate with ICE and they do not participate in enforcing federal immigration law. If you decide to protest or demonstrate, keep your efforts peaceful and consistent with the expectations for lawful behavior that we all share.”

More Resources from No ICE for ME:

Call Highlights and Mobilization Next Steps

Direct Support

You can also find information on legal support and how immigrants can best prepare for ICE from ACLU of Maine, Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project (ILAP) and the Refugee and Human Rights Clinic at the University of Maine School of Law.

ICE Response

  • Report ICE to the Hotline — If you see ICE, call the ICE Hotline: 207-544-9989. Save this number in your phone!
  • Become a ICE Hotline Operator — Learn to coordinate ICE verification efforts. The next trainings are on 1/21 and 2/23.
  • Train to be an ICE Watch Verifier — Learn to safely verify ICE presence and actions in real time. The next training is on 2/3 and subsequent first Tuesdays of the month.

Advocacy for Community Defense

Immediate Actions for opposing ICE

  • Report ICE to the Hotline — If you see ICE, call the ICE Hotline: 207-544-9989. Save this number in your phone.
  • Support LD1383 by submitting testimony or attending the public hearing in Augusta on Wednesday, January 21st at 11AM. Learn more here. 
  • Attend the Tuesday, February 3rd Cumberland County Commissioners’ special meeting on the County’s contract with ICE. While we don’t know the exact format of the meeting, we expect you’ll have the opportunity to give comment. We’ll update our toolkit as more becomes known. 
  • Donate to the Maine Solidarity Fund — Support bail funds, legal fees, and more.
  • Call and email Cumberland County Commissioner Jim Cloutier to tell him to end the County’s contract with ICE: 207-775-2911 and cloutier@cumberlandcounty.org. Please also reach out to your Commissioner if you live in Cumberland County.
  • Talk to your neighbors. What plans and resources do you have if ICE is in your neighborhood? What can you organize together? All we have is each other.

This work moves rapidly and pivots frequently. Be sure to check @no.ice.for.me on Instagram frequently and check your email inbox to see our latest updates.

Movements like the one emerging here in Maine are powered by small actions from everyday people. You do not need special training, gifts, or talent to be able to help out. If you see a need that’s not being met, please step up to fill it. We can only do this together.

Organizing is a way we give our life meaning in such difficult times. Please connect with your friends, meet your neighbors, and see the ways you can be a leader in this moment.

In solidarity,
No ICE for ME

Police want more crossing guards, schools explore METRO bus passes

On By BNA AdminIn Safe Streets

by Avery Yale Kamila

Parents and residents living in downtown neighborhoods are asking for increased protection for Portland children walking on city streets. This follows multiple recent incidents involving King Middle School and Portland High School students. In response, the schools are exploring expanding METRO access, and the police want to see more crossing guards. 

After weeks of neighbor complaints and SeeClickFix reports about an encampment growing next to the designated Portland High School parking area on Lancaster Street and less than a block from the entrance to Baxter Academy, the tents and piles of trash were cleared by the city on Nov. 24. The clearing happened on the same day WGME-13 reporter Max Williams called city officials to find out why the encampment near the high schools was allowed to continue. 

Reports in the Bangor Daily News and The Maine Wire also discussed the encampment near the high school. 

When asked about the safety issues at a December parent meeting at King Middle School, Ryan Scallon, superintendent of the Portland Public Schools, said he was in discussions with METRO officials to explore what it would cost to have middle school students who live within two miles of their schools ride the city METRO bus, as high school students do. 

Portland Police Chief Mark Dubois said in January that each weekday the department stations four officers in the area where Oxford, Portland and Preble streets intersect. However, he added, the officers are often dealing with incidents and are rarely able to patrol the sidewalks. Dubois would like to see the city’s crossing guard program expand to cover that area and Park Avenue, including the unattended crosswalks at State Street, Forest Avenue and Preble Street. 

The encampment was the third major safety incident affecting downtown students this school year. 

In early November, an eighth-grade King student was grabbed by a stranger while walking on the Deering Oaks sidewalk along Park Avenue. The man was identified, and the girl’s parents declined to press charges. In September, a man exposed his genitals to King Middle School students who were in the Deering Oaks playground with teachers at the time. The Portland Police were called to the scene an hour later and took a swing seat as evidence but were unable to identify the man. 

King Middle School is the district school for Bayside residents. Since Bayside is within two miles of the school, students do not qualify for a school bus and must walk or be driven in a private car. 

The walking route for many Bayside students includes Oxford, Portland and Preble streets. The intersection of these streets is where numerous social services are located and where those experiencing substance use disorder congregate. It is also where the city’s greatest number of annual arrests occur. Students walking to and from King have been harassed and threatened along the route.

Councilor Sarah Michniewicz, who lives in Bayside and represents District 1, was interviewed by multiple news outlets regarding these safety incidents and said she shares the safety concerns of parents and residents. 

Welcome our new Safe Streets Team Lead

On By Robert SylvainIn Safe Streets

Thanks to John Van Hoewyk for stepping up to the lead role in the BNA’s Safe Streets Team. John is a longtime Bayside resident and supporter of the Bayside Neighborhood Association.

John will be facilitating an exploratory meeting along with Jennifer Rogers of Midtown Community Policing and other neighborhood leaders to reconvene the team next week. Please contact safestreets@baysideportland.org if you’d like to join us. Details below.

Wednesday, January 14th, 1pm

in the Steve Hirshon Community Room at Unity Village, 24 Stone Street Portland

Everyone is welcome to attend and encouraged to speak their mind. We want to hear your struggles, your ideas, and your hopes for the future of Bayside. For more information reach out to safestreets@baysideportland.org

Here’s a news spot about the formation of the team last year:

Here’s a report put together for the original safe streets team by Deborah Van Hoewyk:

Engaging BaysideDownload

Pedestrian Safety Focus Group Success

On By BNA AdminIn Events Team, Safe Streets

The Bayside Neighborhood Association convened two sessions of the Community Voices for Road Safety Pedestrian Safety Campaign, with 10 participants attending each session. This initiative, part of the Maine Bureau of Highway Safety’s new pedestrian-focused safety effort in Portland, Lewiston, and Auburn, brought Portland residents directly into the creative process of shaping public safety messaging. Rather than using a traditional top-down approach, the campaign asked community members—many of whom walk daily as their primary mode of transportation—to help guide the message drivers and walkers need to hear, determine the creative look of the campaign, and identify where these messages would be most effective.

The sessions, each lasting 90 minutes, were designed to address the rising pedestrian injuries and fatalities in Portland by centering the voices of those most affected. Participants received $50 compensation for their time, and snacks and beverages were provided. Jeff Larason, Highway Safety Communications Program Director for Community Voices campaign moderated the program. The neighborhood-authored campaign that emerges from these focus groups is set to roll out in Spring 2026.

Paid Opportunity to Participate in a Pedestrian Safety Focus Group

On By BNA AdminIn Events Team, Safe Streets

Pedestrian injuries and fatalities are rising nationwide — especially in urban communities where many people walk out of necessity.  We need your input to change that, and you could get $50 for your time.

As part of their “Community Voices” approach, The Maine Bureau of Highway Safety is partnering with The Bayside Neighborhood Association to host a community discussion to learn from residents about the risks they see, the behaviors they witness, and the educational solutions they believe will work. These insights will directly inform the campaign’s content and outreach. Two focus groups are scheduled for Monday December 15th and Tuesday December 16th. Both groups will meet at 6pm in the Steve Hirshon Community Room at Unity Village, 24 Stone Street Portland. Please indicate your availability for either date below.

Participants are compensated with a $50 stipend. Applications to attend the focus group are being accepted by the BNA through December 12th. If interested please click here:  https://forms.gle/V5nNSyVMYykP2eHk9 

for more information email safestreets@baysideportland.org 

Neighborhood Meeting Dec 1st

On By Robert SylvainIn Events Team, Relevant Developments, Safe Streets, Uncategorized

The Harvard Kennedy School of Government is calling all Baysiders to participate in a forum to discuss the impacts of climate change and attendant severe weather events in our community. We want to hear from you, and hope you’ll take time to gather with your neighbors to share our thoughts, concerns, and ideas on how to move forward together.

Please share and post this flyer widely. Here are translated flyers for speakers of other languages:

“Join us for an interactive, in-person community engagement session focused on stormwater, flooding, and climate impacts in Bayside. Over about 90 minutes, residents will work together around a large neighborhood map to identify valued community features, share past experiences with flooding using simple color markers and optional notes, and highlight what kinds of resources or support they have used, or might need, in future events. It’s an opportunity for residents to share their own experiences and contribute to supporting the future of Bayside.”

PHOTOS FROM THE EVENT:

Help Shape Portland’s Emergency Operations Plan

On By BNA AdminIn Events Team, Safe Streets

The City of Portland is updating its Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) to improve how we prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergencies.

Your insight is invaluable. We would like to hear your experiences and ideas to make sure this plan truly reflects the needs of our diverse communities. Your input will help us build a plan that is inclusive, effective, and ready for anything.

You can find all the details on the project page here: https://portlandmaine.gov/emergencyplanning

We’re asking residents to share their ideas and concerns through a survey and an idea board on the website, which are open now through November 30, 2025.

The BNA Safe Streets Team is involved with everything concerning pedestrian and bicycle safety, including but not limited to advocating for improved lighting, signage, and streetscape design, collaborating with Midtown Community Policing on crime prevention and enforcement, safe routes to school, and helping first responders in emergency planning efforts like this. We can do more when we raise our voices together. For more information on how you can help contact safestreets@baysideportland.org

Portland BikePed Audit

On By Bayside Neighborhood AssociationIn Safe Streets

The Portland Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee held an Audit of Park Avenue and Portland Street, between St. John Street and Hanover Street , on Sunday, May 18th at 10 AM. Members of the committee led by Winston Lumpkins, representatives from several neighborhood associations, and interested citizens were joined by city councillors Sarah Michneiwicz, Wesley Pelletier and Pious Ali, meeting in Deering Oaks Park at the base of Mellen Street to make a loop, experiencing the parking-separated bike lanes on both sides of Park Ave before crossing Forest Ave into Bayside, where bike lanes transition to the traffic-side on Portland Street.

The Portland Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee aims to gather community feedback via this audit to help inform the city about what had worked—and what had not worked—about the Park Ave lanes, thereby informing the design of future roadways and any potential redesigns on Park Ave. Design work on a future plan for Forest Ave is underway, and parking-separated bike lanes are under consideration for that design.

More information about The Portland Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee, visit https://www.portlandbikeped.org or email pbpac.chair@gmail.com

BNA Team Reports May 6, 2025

On By Bayside Neighborhood AssociationIn Arts & Music, Business Club, Citizens' Trash Brigade, Comms Team, Events Team, Garden, Relevant Developments, Safe Streets, Social Services, Trees & Greens, Welcome Team

Team leads met April 7th to discuss communication, shared challenges, resources and goals. A decision was made to reboot the Baysider as an online publication, facilitated by the tech team.

Garden Team — Holly Picotte, lead — Susan McClosky, board liaison

We held the 2025 garden orientation on Saturday, May 3rd with a great turnout.  We met several new plot holders and gardeners were exchanging ideas about what they were going to plant in their plots!  The water access was discovered to be broken (pex coming from the shelter was snapped), but Stephen, one of our gardeners, volunteered to fix it which he did that day which is fantastic. Water was set to be turned on Monday, 5/5 by Port Property.

Development Developments Team — Amelia LaBreck, lead — Alex Landry, board liaison

The Franklin Street Redesign Project is in early planning stages at the city. Several Development Team members attended an open house to reboot the project at the Rines Auditorium on April 17th. The Live Nation Music Venue has had the question of traffic and parking feasibility is to be examined by the transportation committee. 89 Elm construction is underway, though currently is more of a void in the ground than a structure. 60 Elm has had an enlargement and redesign, being workshopped May 6th. The whole Reveler MDP is undergoing some changes to be announced. 72 Parris held a public meeting at the McGoldrick Center on April 14th which was attended by many BNA members and neighborhood voices.

BNA Citizens’ Trash Brigade — Megan Holt, lead — Rob Sylvain, board liaison 

Thanks to all who turned out for another successful spring cleanup on Saturday April 17th. Special thanks to city arborist Mark Reilland for providing compost and mulch for the BNA Tree Team to spread on our new neighborhood trees. Many thanks to the generous Bayside Businesses that donated gift certificates: Leavitt & Sons Deli – Isa Bistro – Wilson County BBQ – Bayside Bowl – Two Fat Cats Bakery – Tally’s Kitchen – Maine Oyster Company

Tuesday April 22 Preble Street hosted another cleanup and BBQ which was attended by BNA board and team members. Just three days after the BNA cleanup, it was noted that trash had already accumulated again.

Saturday May 3rd Portland Parks Conservancy hosted a city-wide cleanup with Megan Holt acting as a hub captain at the Bayside Community Garden. The tree team continued mulching and the garden team met to clean up and prepare the garden for spring. Holly noted that Public works did not pick up the garbage bags the following day, causing a mess on Hall Ct. Jennifer Rogers had noted the same problem after the April 17th cleanup.

Caroline Fernandez from Preble Street has indicated interest in collaborating on monthly cleanups Friday afternoons. Next cleanup is scheduled for Friday 

Tech Team — Joey Brunelle, lead — Jim Hall, board liaison

The Baysider newspaper is getting an online reboot. Submissions of news and photos from team leads are needed. Also looking for content from the community including editorials, reviews, events, photos, art, poetry, and prose of all sorts. Thanks to Special Collections Librarian & Archivist Abraham Schechter, the Portland Public Library’s has been digitizing their collection of The Baysider which lives in the Portland Room archive. The public can now access searchable pdf copies of many issues of The Baysider at the Portland Public Library Digital Commons website, and the BNA website.

Tree Team — Avery Kamilla, lead — Susan McClosky, board liaison

The BNA Tree Team has been active this spring working to grow our tree canopy and tend our existing trees. During the annual Spring Cleanup, neighbors mulched all the newly planted trees on Chestnut Street and many of the newly planted trees on the Bayside Trail. 

The Tree Team is also working with the Portland Park Rangers to host the annual Tree Hugging event June 7. For the first time, it will be held in the Bayside Neighborhood on the Bayside Trail. At the Tree Hugging event, Portland’s lead Park Ranger and certified forest bathing expert Liz Collado will lead a forest bathing walk and encourage participants to envision the day when the young trees on the trail become mature, heritage trees with wide canopies. 

Members of the Tree Team attended the recent Tree Talk given by Portland’s arborist Mark Reiland and hosted by the West End Neighborhood Association. Reiland discussed the new planting requirements that he has initiated for new trees that mandate much larger planting wells and a compost-rich soil. The disappointing news he delivered during the talk was that he does not expect to plant any trees in Bayside or East Bayside this year. Reiland said the reason why is because the city used all the viable planting locations during last year’s tree surge. 

Members of the Tree Team also attended the recent Reimagining Franklin Street event hosted by the Planning Department at the Portland Public Library. The event was a chance for the public to offer feedback about what they like and don’t like about the current street. Tree Team members advocated for the need for more trees and parkland. 

Tree Team member and Portland Protectors co-founder Avery Yale Kamila talked with city officials about the need to restore Lincoln Park to its original size and further expand it. Of particular concern is preserving the heritage oaks growing in the median between Congress and Middle streets. 

The Bayside neighborhood’s only playground, the Stone Street Playground, is slated for a $400,000 upgrade this budget year. However, Reiland is concerned that a major revamp of the playground will kill the park’s trees. The BNA and the Tree Team are awaiting more information about the project. Any day now the cherry trees in the Stone Street Playground will unfurl their pink blooms. 

Bayside Business Breakfast Club — Tom Blackburn, lead — Betsy Boyd, board liaison

Gathered on April 30 at Coffee Me Up, hosted by Alba Zakja. Topics included creating a Bayside business map, intra-team communication via whatsapp, mentorship program with ProsperityME, updating the business contact list, outreach to corporate entities, improvement district funding, ads for Baysider, lobbying city hall, promoting good news stories to the media, and delegating action items. Tom Blackburn has stepped up to lead the team. Next meeting will be at Jay York Photography, 58 Wilmot Street on Wednesday, May 28th, 8:30am

Welcome Team — Belinda Vemba, lead — Deb VanHoewyk, board liaison

The Welcome Committee has co-hosted its first event – the Samosa Social! On Thursday, April 3rd, the BNA and the Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center held an afternoon get-together at the IWC at 24 Preble Street in Bayside. The idea was to bring together various organizations, including the BNA, who serve our newly arrived neighbors who come to the IWC to learn English, access workforce and entrepreneurial programs, and navigate their way to citizenship.

Bayside neighbors and immigrants from all over the world made short work of the over 200 samosas donated by Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s, along with other halal treats from Portland’s immigrant groceries and restaurants. Music and conversation were the order of the day, along with presentations by representatives from immigrant-serving organizations. Grace Mo-Phillips from Coastal Enterprises, Micky Bondo from In Her Presence, Bright Musuamba and Amen Mibaraka from Prosperity Maine, and Belinda Vemba from the Immigrant Welcome Center, all spoke about how their organizations help the community. City Councillor and Bayside resident Sarah Michniewicz was on hand not only to meet and listen to new neighbors, but also to help serve up samosas to the crowd.

The BNA formed the Welcome Committee to better connect with the various communities who comprise the very diverse population of Bayside – home to immigrants and faith groups, homeowners and renters, social service and education organizations. The Welcome Committee works to unite neighbors in making Bayside a more “welcoming” place. We’re hoping this event is the beginning of many enduring collaborations.

BAYsideBEEs — Deirdre Paul, lead — Rob Sylvain, board liaison

Working on an event calendar for the BNA website, highlighting performing arts and First Friday openings in Bayside. 82 Parris Gallery and Maine Clay Collaborative both had open houses on First Friday in May. 

Student Liaison — Michael Marston, lead — Rob Sylvain, board liaison

Michael is working on a 3D model of Bayside, which should be complete by the end of the term. The mural project has been put on hold. John Wensman from Baxter Academy hopes to design a full-year project with a new student next fall.

Art Team — Carolyn Megan, lead — Betsy Boyd, board liaison

Still working on idea of painting of utility boxes. Looking for funding sources. Carolyn needs to be away most of May into mid-June and possibly into July.  As such, the Art Team needs any new interested members/lead.  Email Carolyn with questions and/or if you want more information.  

Safe Streets Team — Bowman Brown, lead — Deb VanHoewyk, board liaison

The next meeting is scheduled for May 20 at 6 pm in the Steve Hirshon Community Room at Unity Village 24 Stone Street.Items to be addressed at the next meeting include better lighting; the group will work out how to create a list of all non-operating street lights, as well as key places where lighting could be improved, such as Portland Street – Bowman’s building is 34 Portland Street, and there are definite dark spots there.  The Preble Street 295 underpass is another.  

In February, the group discussed a “text buddy” system so people could text to get a buddy for walking together in unsafe situations.  There were concerns about having personal numbers out there, but it seems as if WhatsApp could take care of the privacy issues.  A number of people have already volunteered to participate via WhatsApp.  

Pedestrian safety – hotspots are Portland Street, especially at the intersections with Parris and Hanover Streets.  This is related to the lack of parking enforcement, which results in people parking every which way, making pedestrian pathways unpredictable.  

Bowman distributed for discussion the New York Times article highlighting the increasing problem of Meth as opposed to fentanyl use in our neighborhood. 

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/health/meth-portland-maine.html?unlocked_article_code=1.E08.JJkQ.l9Q0PHq4ka-u&smid=url-share

Mid-month Update

On By Robert SylvainIn Business Club, Citizens' Trash Brigade, Comms Team, Governance, Relevant Developments, Safe Streets, Uncategorized

Lots going on in Bayside, and the BNA teams are rising to meet the moment. If you want to join a team, just send an email to any of the groups below, and a team lead will get back to you asap. If you have an idea for a team and want to get it started, we want to hear from you. Let’s do it!

The Tech Team is working on better communication pathways for the general membership, including mailchimp, which will allow us to send targeted email news and allow subscribers to tailor how they receive updates from various teams. We’re also now using google workspace to organize teams into google groups that can share files, calendar events, to-do lists, plus follow and archive conversations by topic within each team and between teams. Setting up the groups in a way that is simple to use but powerful enough to keep track of team tasks and communications, calendar events, shared files and important links has proven to be a challenge, but worthwhile. If you have experience and/or interest in admin tools please consider joining the tech team and helping us out.

Recent News

December’s Safe Streets Meeting was met with a strong response from the community and from the media. Troy Bennett from Bangor Daily News was in attendance and wrote this article about the effort and subsequently WCSH6 Newscenter Maine picked up the story as did WGME CBS13 shown below. The next Safe Streets Team meeting will be Tuesday, February 25th, 6:00pm in the Steve Hirshon Community Room at Unity Village, 24 Stone Street, Portland.

If you missed last month’s BNA Board meeting on zoom, you can view a recording of it here:
BNA Board Meeting January 7 2025 See below for details on the next board meeting.

Upcoming Events

Saturday January 25, 11am
BNA Citizens’ Trash Brigade
Parris Street Block Walk

UPDATE: With the recent snowfall we’re pivoting to salt & sand for sidewalks on Parris Street, which has several spots that need attention. We’ll provide buckets of sand & salt from the city lot, shovels and a few ice choppers. If you have an ice chopper please bring it! We’ll warm up afterward at Wilson BBQ. 

OP: We’re coming together for a short pickup party targeting Preble Street in particular, focusing on bits and butts that get overlooked during the Spring & Fall cleanup, and also to get eyes on the street to take stock of the pedestrian experience, flag infrastructure concerns, and to get to know each other. Afterward we’re planning to gather at Wilson BBQ to warm up, wind down, and plan for next month’s block walk. We’ll meet at 72 Parris Street and walk together. Trash bags and gloves provided.

Monday January 27, 6:00pm
Portland Music Hall Presentation
Composing Room @ Press Hotel
119 Exchange St, Portland, ME

The BNA Development Developments Team invites Baysiders to attend a public presentation by Portland Performance Ventures, LLC on their proposal for a 3,300-seat Live Nation music venue at the site of the old Press Herald printing press building across Myrtle Street from the Merrill Auditorium in Bayside. More information on the project is available on the city of portland website here:  https://selfservice.portlandmaine.gov/

Wednesday January 29, 8:30am
Bayside Business Breakfast Club
Isa Bistro, 79 Portland St. Portland, ME

The Bayside Neighborhood Association is starting 2025 with a renewed commitment to connecting with diverse stakeholders and providing opportunities for community members to come together in pursuit of shared goals. To that end, we’re excited to present the first of what will be monthly events specifically for Bayside business owners to meet in an informal setting to meet, chat, and plan a better future for all Baysiders.

RSVP here to get an invitation:  Bayside Breakfast Club Signup 

Next BNA Board Meeting:  Tuesday, February 4, 2025 6:00pm in the Steve Hirshon Community Room at Unity Village, 24 Stone Street. Open to the public. Please email info@baysideportland.org for more information. Check our community calendar often for updates and more events.

http://www.baysideportland.org

Mission Statement:
“The Bayside Neighborhood Association (BNA) empowers the Bayside community by building meaningful partnerships that promote health, safety, green spaces, diversity, housing, and sustainable development for all who live, work, and play in this unique urban neighborhood.”

We need your help! Please consider a tax-deductible donation to the BNA, a 501c(3) non-profit organization. Contact Jim Hall, treasurer for more information at jim@baysideportland.org