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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PublishedJanuary 21, 2013
Mechanical issue knocks Peaks Island car ferry out of service
Casco Bay Lines says that a supplemental barge service will run from East End Beach while the ferry is offline.
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PublishedJanuary 18, 2013
$38 million Portland project has new name, design
The revamped plan for the former Maritime Landing is meant to safeguard views of the city’s skyline.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2013
Condo project near India Street delayed
The developer still intends to build the 24 units, but says the time for breaking ground is not right yet.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2013
Files reveal cost discrepancy in Portland fireboat’s 2009 crash
The city said that repairs from the crash in November 2009 cost about $90,000, but invoices show it cost about $170,000.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2013
Developer puts Portland condo project on hold
The 24-unit Newbury Lofts project planned for a site along Franklin and Newbury streets is “not quite viable yet,” the developer says.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2013
Portland health clinic gets $680K federal grant
The Portland Community Health Center on Park Avenue is getting a $680,000 federal grant to expand its services, U.S. Congresswoman Chellie Pingree said in a press release Tuesday.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2013
Portland city attorney to have her interim tag removed
Danielle West-Chuhta, who has been acting corporation counsel since fall, joined the office in 2008.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2013
Portland fireboat going 14 knots before crash
The city’s report to the Coast Guard on the 2011 incident also says the vessel was in an area with known hazards.
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2013
Portland councilor wants full report on fireboat accident released
Knowing the whole story will help put the matter to rest, he says, but the city says it’s following the law.
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PublishedJanuary 8, 2013
Arbitrator reduces Portland fireboat punishments
The city’s fireboat sustained $52,000 in damages when it struck an underwater object near Fort Gorges on a sunset training mission that included a dozen family and friends of one of the firefighters.
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