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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PublishedAugust 28, 2012
Bond delay won’t hold up Portland dental school
Gov. LePage’s decision not to issue voter-approved bonds to help pay for it won’t stop construction from beginning Thursday.
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PublishedAugust 28, 2012
New Portland school chief takes on 1st board meeting
On the agenda: whether to buy a property for use as a central kitchen, and whether to create two new administrative positions.
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PublishedAugust 28, 2012
Munjoy Hill meeting to focus on future playground
A question that’s sure to come up tonight: Will Sadie Ouillette and Natasha Malia get those monkey bars?
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PublishedAugust 27, 2012
Portland schools to decide if city should buy seafood plant
The schools would use the former Portland Shellfish processing facility as its new central kitchen.
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PublishedAugust 27, 2012
Eleven candidates vying for six seats in Portland
Only one race on Nov. 6 – the at-large School Board seat – may be uncontested.
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PublishedAugust 27, 2012
State urged to reinstate vets’ worker
Some big guns weigh in on the need for the Oxford Street Shelter position, which was cut in June.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2012
Maine’s ‘Bert and I’ may be headed for Hollywood
An entire business is being launched to promote the Maine humor, and plans include a radio-stage show, albums, books, a feature-length movie and a TV series.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2012
School chief defends his lambasting of Gov. LePage
Superintendent Paul Perzanoski says he wanted to let teachers know they have a right to defend themselves from the governor’s “manipulation of facts.”
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PublishedAugust 22, 2012
Portland’s new rules would reduce business tax breaks
A City Council committee will begin review of a proposal that would be less generous for developers.
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PublishedAugust 20, 2012
Portland celebrates 50 years of a living legacy
The city honors all things Baxter on an anniversary marking the completion of a remarkable state park.
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