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 17, 2021
Sen. King urges Biden to open northern border to vaccinated Canadians
In a letter to the president, Angus King and seven other U.S. senators highlight the economic and emotional strains the closure has on states like Maine.
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PublishedSeptember 17, 2021
Teenager charged with setting fire at a Dunkin’ in Windham
The fire on July 28 caused about $25,000 in damage at the Dunkin’ on Roosevelt Trail in Windham, according to the Maine State Police.
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2021
Portland council takes first steps in search for a new city manager
Mayor Kate Snyder said that she will assemble a committee of councilors to lay out the search process, and that councilors could name an interim manager early next month.
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2021
Funding for child care, harbor pilots among priorities at forum on how to use Portland’s pandemic aid
The city is soliciting input from the community on how best to use more than $30 million in federal funding Portland received to recover from a pandemic that appears far from over.
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2021
Doubts about plan for Maine’s first local mask mandate lead Portland council to delay vote
Businesses opposed the proposal and some councilors questioned whether a mandate would work without regional or state buy-in.
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2021
Portland Planning Board to vote on proposed 200-bed homeless shelter
Final approval could allow the city to avoid a citizen referendum meant to derail it – opponents say they will evaluate their legal options.
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2021
Portland seeks input on pandemic relief funding
Mayor Kate Snyder says Monday’s forum will help the City Council set priorities for about $14 million of the $46 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding the city expects to receive.
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2021
Portland City Manager Jon Jennings could leave post early
Jennings, who has been city manager since 2015, would start his new job in Clearwater, Florida, on Nov. 8 at an annual salary of $230,000.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2021
Developer plans apartments in Portland building where college considered dorms
The Maine College of Art & Design dropped plans for a dorm on Forest Avenue after the city decided to move its social services and public health offices, including its health clinic, next door.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2021
Portland reclaims lot once part of the ‘midtown’ project using eminent domain
The city plans to pay 3 limited liability companies just $10 each for the property in Bayside, since a city appraisal determined it has a negative fair market value.
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