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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PublishedSeptember 18, 2017
Portland designates 2nd Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples’ Day
The City Council, joining other Maine cities and towns, votes to no longer observe Columbus Day despite opposition from Italian-Americans.
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2017
Portland joins nationwide lawsuit against opioid manufacturers
The move the City Council ensures that the city would be entitled to a portion of any settlement stemming from the legal action against the makers of prescription painkillers.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2017
Portland to consider recognizing Indigenous Peoples’ Day
The City Council will hear a proposal Monday to recognize the holiday on the second Monday of October, which is currently celebrated as Columbus Day.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2017
Portland official defends councilors’ apparently illegal island meeting
Though state law says a gathering of 3 or more councilors represents a public meeting, the city says it didn’t need to post a public notice about the trip to Fort Gorges made by at least 7 members of the council.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2017
Motorcyclist killed in collision with tractor-trailer in Limerick
Jay Traunig of Cornish was apparently trying to pass the truck as it made a left turn Friday afternoon.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2017
Members of Bangor wedding party being evacuated from ‘complete devastation’ on St. Martin
Suzanne LeVasseur says her daughter is one of the people being flown out on a chartered plane ahead of a second hurricane that is forecast to hit the Caribbean island this weekend.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2017
Massachusetts hunter dies in apparent fall from tree stand in Maine woods
Thomas Pelletier, 62, was found by a hunting partner Thursday in a remote area northeast of Old Town.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2017
Crowd of 400 rallies in Portland to protest Trump decision to end protection for ‘dreamers’
Chanting slogans like ‘the people united will never be divided,’ the crowd protests the administration’s decision to end protection for people who were brought into the country illegally as children.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2017
Portland council puts rezoning process, rent increase initiatives on November ballot
Councilors also decide to include the full text of the proposed ordinances on the ballot, which some say would suppress voter support for them, as well as summaries.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2017
Portland adopts incentives to help affordable housing projects compete for state funding
The changes are aimed at encouraging more affordable developments on the peninsula and along certain traffic corridors such as Forest Avenue.
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