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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PublishedJuly 15, 2013
Portland outlaws panhandling in medians
In 30 days, it will be illegal for anyone to loiter in the city’s street medians for any reason, including panhandling.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2013
Portland advocates cite race in push to legalize marijuana
They say marijuana is safer and less addictive than alcohol and that current law disproportionately affects black people.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2013
Learn the science of coffee, great cup of joe’s the reward
Coffee By Design’s guru puts his faith in slow-roasted, quality beans from farms he visits himself.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2013
Portland’s Coffee By Design growing from the grounds up
Powered by a robust blend of passion and caffeine, the shop is poised to grow again, exemplifying the rare success story that manages to stay true to its ‘humble beginnings.’
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PublishedJuly 10, 2013
Portland approves $40 million expansion of hospital
Despite financial problems, Maine Medical Center will undertake a $40 million project on its main campus.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2013
Six show interest in running for Portland council
Many of those taking out papers for at-large seats are familiar names. School board slots also are open.
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PublishedJuly 3, 2013
Even professional fireworks can be risky
The most tragic example is a death in 1993, when a pyrotechnician was killed during a Bar Harbor show.
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PublishedJuly 3, 2013
Mainer ‘lucky’ to be alive after explosion
John Littlefield spent 10 days in the hospital after Portland’s 2012 “Stars and Stripes Spectacular” fireworks display went wrong.
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PublishedJuly 3, 2013
LePage vetoes study of tar sands oil
The bill calls for an examination of the risks of piping the controversial oil through the state.
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PublishedJune 27, 2013
Portland bistro probed as possible source of food-borne illness
Petite Jacqueline is described as a ‘commonality’ between a food handler and a patron who fell ill.
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