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 31, 2015
Portland Public Library picks associate director to take charge
Sarah Campbell will take over the executive director’s job from Stephen Podgajny, who is retiring, on July 11.
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PublishedMarch 30, 2015
Opponents of Portland Co. complex redevelopment show their feelings
With no public comment taken at Monday’s City Council workshop, residents who worry about the scope of the waterfront project wear large stickers expressing their opposition.
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PublishedMarch 30, 2015
Portland mayor meets with Gov. LePage to discuss docked shelter payments
Mayor Michael Brennan and the governor discuss their disagreement over General Assistance funding for Portland’s shelters, along with education and workforce issues.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2015
Meats are impounded as Portland area chefs innovate with high-risk processes
Food safety inspectors enforce existing rules, but insiders say they need to catch up with the new techiques.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2015
Restaurant inspections improve, but frustrations simmer
Combining more visits with a commitment to food-safety education, Portland’s inspection program chips away at the failure rate.
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PublishedMarch 21, 2015
Federal health agency consults on 22 illnesses at Reiche school
But it is unclear whether more tests will be done to determine what made the students sick at the Portland elementary school.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2015
Beet salad’s link to illness in Portland schoolchildren uncertain, officials say
Investigators are trying to determine what caused 22 Reiche School students to get sick on March 10.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2015
Front-runner for Portland city manager declines to apply for the job
Acting city manager Sheila Hill-Christian wants to return to her deputy role because it fits better with her personal and professional goals.
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PublishedMarch 16, 2015
Portland to form task force to study replacing homeless shelters
Councilors want to know if a larger facility or more smaller ones would reduce the city’s costs and improve services.
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PublishedMarch 16, 2015
Portland school board chair says district is ‘getting better all the time’
Sarah Thompson tells the City Council that the district plans facilities upgrades and curriculum changes.
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