Randy Billings

Press Herald

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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Published
November 29, 2016

Sentencing postponed for landlord in Noyes Street apartment fire case

Landlord Gregory Nisbet was acquitted last month on six manslaughter charges stemming from a fatal fire two years ago, but faces sentencing for a misdemeanor code violation.
Published
November 28, 2016

Restoration aims to put the Parisian gleam back in neglected Portland fountain

The project is the first step in efforts to restore Lincoln Park – the city’s first public park – which was created as a firebreak after the Great Fire of 1866.
Published
November 26, 2016

Five-story condo development planned at Congress and Washington in Portland

The project by a Biddeford developer would include two first-floor retail or restaurant spaces on a vacant lot next to The Snug pub.
Published
November 26, 2016

Arts group files plans for new performance hall in Portland, but still lacks funding

Friends of the St. Lawrence still must raise $10 million before the group can build a 400-seat center on Munjoy Hill.
Published
November 23, 2016

Plan for economic office for immigrants, people of color goes to Portland City Council

The office comes with an annual price tag of $260,000 and would be staffed by a director and two program managers.
Published
November 23, 2016

Portland councilors finish with harsh words for Strimling

In further evidence of a schism with the mayor, two outgoing members and others criticize how he pushed his position on a city land deal.
Published
November 22, 2016

Portland’s top municipal attorney, city clerk win big pay raises

The increases sail through approval at a busy City Council meeting and bring the employees in line with the market, one councilor says.
Published
November 21, 2016

Portland council rebukes mayor, votes to sell waterfront lot to developer

The roughly 12,000-square-foot parcel is seen as key to redeveloping the Portland Co. site on the eastern waterfront.
Published
November 21, 2016

Portland approves modest reforms to address housing insecurity

The City Council unanimously adopts a package that adds a ‘Tenant Housing Rights’ section to an ordinance.
Published
November 21, 2016

Council approves 60-day moratorium on developments near Portland’s parks

The temporary ban applies only to the East End and gives the city time to consider new rules to protect public scenic views amid a surge in building projects.

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