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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PublishedDecember 22, 2015
After 40 years, Portland City Council watchdog says he’s done
Robert Hains tells the council that he’ll ‘try to take up a new hobby,’ and says he’s looking forward to planning his vacations without meetings in mind.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2015
Portland council delays decision on office plan for Elks Lodge property
Residents of the Stroudwater neighborhood call for a long-term plan instead of new zoning that would allow Northland Enterprises to develop two office buildings.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2015
Portland eases restrictions on farmers market
The City Council updates an ordinance to make it easier for the market to change locations and hours of operation.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2015
Neighbors resisting proposed rezone of outer Congress Street lot
Some say the 7-acre Elks Lodge site, where the buyer wants to build offices, should be used for housing.
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PublishedDecember 18, 2015
Portland’s Spring Street ‘bump’ gets a little smaller
Some West End residents had asked the city to remove the sidewalk extension meant to slow traffic and increase safety.
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PublishedDecember 18, 2015
State clears homeless camps off Interstate 295 as part of brush-removal project
As many as two dozen are dismantled for safety reasons, but advocates say it makes life harder for people who sleep outdoors.
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PublishedDecember 14, 2015
Grants dry up, strand Portland’s refugee program
The city’s biggest loss is a federal torture survivors grant, which paid for mental health counseling and case managers.
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PublishedDecember 10, 2015
More confusion on Spring Street: Portland’s parking improvement called a step backward
Drivers are supposed to back in to the angled spaces, but they haven’t caught on yet about how the redesign is supposed to work.
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PublishedDecember 9, 2015
Two housing projects totaling more than 200 units win approval in Portland
One calls for 63 market rate units at High and York streets; the other would add 150 units of senior housing on Ocean Avenue.
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PublishedDecember 8, 2015
Portland weighs several solar energy projects
One would be at a capped landfill on Ocean Avenue, and four other arrays would be on city buildings.
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