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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PublishedNovember 25, 2017
Shoppers support small retailers, worthy causes in downtown Portland
Shop for a Cause, a fundraiser that this year will benefit Amistad, a nonprofit that helps people struggling with substance abuse, coincides with Small Business Saturday.
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PublishedNovember 21, 2017
Portland council approves Maine Med’s zoning request for acquired properties
Some neighbors oppose the so-called overlay zone, part of the hospital’s $512 million expansion, because of the potential loss of popular restaurants and 19 units of housing.
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PublishedNovember 20, 2017
Portland to require prevailing wage for workers on developments that get tax breaks
The City Council also grants $6.5 million in tax breaks to two affordable housing projects that could add 135 units, more than half of which would be considered affordable.
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PublishedNovember 20, 2017
Two proposed housing projects in Portland poised for $6.5 million in tax breaks
The Portland Housing Authority and Avesta Housing proposals for Boyd Street and Cumberland Avenue, respectively, would create 135 units.
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PublishedNovember 16, 2017
Months after saying he might resign, Portland city manager in line for contract extension
Jon Jennings nearly left over disagreements with Mayor Ethan Strimling, but ‘we’re working really effectively right now,’ he says.
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PublishedNovember 15, 2017
Portland councilor has ups and downs in recovery from ruptured appendix
Spencer Thibodeau has been in the hospital for three weeks, and the city has postponed the annual District 2 meeting planned for Thursday.
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PublishedNovember 15, 2017
Dentures left in Portland voting booth feed enough puns to set one’s teeth on edge
Will the owner and the choppers be reunited, or will he or she have to swallow the loss?
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PublishedNovember 15, 2017
As developers raze buildings to make room for bigger ones, some on Munjoy Hill seek a pause
Residents say the city needs time to assess the impact as larger condos replace apartments and historic structures in Portland’s booming East End.
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PublishedNovember 14, 2017
Landfill problems pile up, dimming Portland’s plan for solar array
The city is ordered to do more to secure the leaking landfill, and to stop or reverse some of the initial repairs.
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PublishedNovember 13, 2017
Business community a force in Portland election
‘No’ campaigns on rent control and zoning questions held big spending edges, thanks mostly to businesses such as developers and Maine Med.
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