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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PublishedMarch 16, 2016
Lawsuit accuses Portland landlord of keeping security deposits
The class-action case seeks damages for his low-income tenants, who were evicted after he sold the buildings, and for other renters in similar situations.
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PublishedMarch 15, 2016
Portland seeks feedback on proposed Office of New Americans
The office would help immigrants start businesses and enter the workforce.
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PublishedMarch 14, 2016
Portland weighs competing demands for limited social service funds
The City Council considers reallocating federal money to help a shelter for teens and a program for the homeless.
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PublishedMarch 14, 2016
Another condo project planned for Portland’s India Street neighborhood
Plans call for a four-story building containing first-floor retail space and three stories of one-, two- and three-bedroom condos. Larger units could top $1 million.
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PublishedMarch 14, 2016
Loud, chaotic Woodfords Corner primed for a face-lift
Portland City Council will vote on funding to redesign the intersection March 21, and neighbors are organizing to make their own improvements.
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PublishedMarch 14, 2016
It’s Woodfords Corner – without the apostrophe
That’s the official spelling of the intersection of Forest Avenue and Woodford Street in Portland, according to the U.S. Library of Congress.
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PublishedMarch 7, 2016
Portland council approves new office to streamline building permit process
The goal is to make it easier to obtain permits, but City Manager Jon Jennings wants to increase permit fees to cover staffing and other costs.
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PublishedMarch 7, 2016
City Council approves new contract with Portland firefighters
City officials hope the agreement will help rein in growing overtime costs.
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PublishedMarch 7, 2016
City of Portland’s overtime spending jumps 8%
Most of the extra $400,000 was paid to firefighters, but the city hopes a new union contract will reverse the trend.
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PublishedMarch 2, 2016
Libbytown evictions add to concerns about housing turnover in Portland
The residents of five units must make way for needed repairs, the new landlord says, but Portland inspectors find no serious problems there.
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