Randy Billings is a government watchdog and political reporter who has been covering Portland City Hall for the Press Herald since 2012. His beat touches on a wide range of topics, including immigration, homelessness, education, tourism, real estate development and the economy in Maine’s largest city. He has been a Portland-based journalist since 2005. A life-long Mainer who loves the outdoors, Randy is also a bassist who brews his own beer at his North Yarmouth home, where he lives with his wife and two children.
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PublishedAugust 27, 2018
Report touts immigrants’ economic contributions to Greater Portland
A study done with the Portland Regional Chamber finds foreign-born residents pumped $1.2 billion into the area’s economy in 2016.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2018
South Portland’s ‘Clear Skies’ ordinance survives challenge as federal judge finds it constitutional
Portland Pipe Line Corp. had sued to overturn the ordinance adopted in 2014 to prohibit the bulk loading of crude oil onto tankers on the city’s waterfront.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2018
‘Tiger Pride’ stolen from newly renovated athletic field in Biddeford
The orange letters were taken off the press box at Waterhouse Field sometime Thursday night, the superintendent says.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2018
State police looking for woman who has been missing since July 23
Troopers would like to talk to anyone with information about Jessica Grindle, 37, who is from Blue Hill and has lived in and around that area.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2018
York police investigating fake bomb threat seek public’s help
Police say they found no evidence of a bomb at a house on Shelton Avenue after someone called the threat to a woman’s cellphone while she was out of the house.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2018
LePage tells Portland mayor it’s illegal to give voting rights to non-citizens
The governor points to several state laws and suggests dropping the ‘politically correct boondoggle,’ but his opinion is unlikely to influence city voters, Ethan Strimling says.
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PublishedAugust 20, 2018
Short-term rental tensions surge in Portland, and some neighbors just can’t live with it
Portland’s over 700 registered units is more than it expected, sparking neighborhood opposition and talk of heightened regulations by the city.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2018
Portland assistant city manager is out after 3 months
A city spokeswoman confirms Mona Bector no longer works for Portland but would not provide any other information.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2018
Like it or not, new Maine law doubles the season to display political campaign signs
Campaign and other posters can now be in public ways for 12 weeks a year, a benefit to some and a blight to others.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2018
Portland assistant city manager may be leaving after 3 months
Mona Bector would say only that she is in transition, and a city spokeswoman has said she plans to provide information about Bector’s employment status Thursday.
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