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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PublishedOctober 2, 2013
Portland buses to display marijuana ads despite objections
The ads promoting marijuana as safer than alcohol have upset the people trying to prevent kids from smoking pot.
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PublishedOctober 2, 2013
Instead of fining panhandlers, Portland police threaten jail
Critics say that’s too harsh and not part of a new city ordinance, but police say it’s an effective tool.
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PublishedOctober 1, 2013
Portland buses to carry advertisements that back legalizing marijuana
The ads, which claim the drug is safer than alcohol, draw sharp criticism from anti-drug groups.
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2013
Partners in hope: Assisting asylum seekers in Maine
Philanthropist Richard Berman and Hope Acts team up to aid our most vulnerable immigrants.
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2013
Hope House developer builds bastion against homelessness
Richard Berman sees the effort to welcome and shelter our immigrants as a spiritual matter.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2013
Portland restaurant inspections double, but failures decrease
The city has beefed up scrutiny, but the loss of a strict, controversial inspector and a falling non-compliance rate also affect the numbers.
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2013
Controversial Portland health inspector resigns
Michele Sturgeon was criticized for failing city restaurants at a higher rate than previously had been done.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2013
Group reaches deal key to Thompson’s Point redevelopment
Developers have an agreement that would move Suburban Propane to Riverside Street.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2013
Portland board not satisfied with $12 million condo proposal
The Planning Board tables discussion of the Newbury Street project until next month.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2013
$12 million Portland housing proposal up for city approval
The next phase of Bay House, which would bring 39 market-rate condos to Newbury Street, goes to the Planning Board.
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