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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PublishedSeptember 29, 2021
Portland considers raising pay for some city jobs to address staffing shortages
City Manager Jon Jennings says, ‘There’s no waiting for the next budget cycle,’ with the city struggling to fill vacant positions in health care, child care and public works.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2021
Portland makes closures for outdoor dining permanent, eyes remake of iconic Old Port streets
City Manager Jon Jennings says his staff is recommending a project to remake Wharf and Dana streets in the Old Port using money from the American Rescue Plan Act.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2021
Portland may turn down the volume in Bayside amid increasing noise complaints
A consultant is studying sound levels, but city officials already are eying changes to rein in the noise from outdoor music venues.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2021
Portland police chief leaving after 2 years for job in the private sector
Frank Clark said in an email to the city staff Friday that he has accepted a job as security director for a company he did not name.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2021
Complaint about Portland’s fees may give arcade owners a new game
The city’s arcade licensing fees are facing scrutiny in response to Dave Aceto’s Instagram post calling them ‘insulting as we try to bounce back from a pandemic.’
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PublishedSeptember 23, 2021
Portland school board member apologizes for past use of homophobic slur
Roberto Rodriguez, who is running for City Council, said he has been reaching out to individuals and community groups to make amends since the old posts began resurfacing last week.
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PublishedSeptember 20, 2021
City Council deadlocks on indoor mask mandate in Portland
The 4-4 vote means the proposal does not pass, but it does not go away either.
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PublishedSeptember 20, 2021
Portland City Councilor Spencer Thibodeau resigns to take job in Biden administration
The District 2 councilor was previously a senior adviser for the Biden-Harris campaign in Maine. His new position will be in the Department of Energy.
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PublishedSeptember 20, 2021
Portland council again grapples with local mask mandate
If it decides to impose one, the city would be the only municipality in Maine to require people to wear masks in indoor public settings, regardless of vaccination status.
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PublishedSeptember 17, 2021
Maine’s top court says work on energy corridor may continue during appeal
The supreme court ruled this week that work on the New England Clean Energy Connect line may go on as it considers an appeal of a judge’s decision that vacated the lease for a key stretch of state-owned land.
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