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 25, 2021
Portland shelter on track for planning approval that may foil referendum effort
If approved Sept. 14, the shelter project may be shielded from a citizens initiative in November that’s meant to derail it.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2021
Portland council considers mask mandate for all public indoor spaces
The City Council next month will discuss mandating mask-wearing in public indoor spaces as the delta variant surges across the state.
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PublishedAugust 23, 2021
Portland council decides to offer competing shelter proposals to voters
The council’s measure seeks to outmaneuver a citizen initiative to limit the size of new emergency shelters, which could block the city’s plan to build a 200-bed shelter in Riverside.
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PublishedAugust 14, 2021
Falmouth nonprofit seeks ways to help after earthquake in Haiti
Konbit Sante Executive Director Rupal Shah says she has been in contact with partners in the Caribbean nation, offering assistance in the aftermath of the 7.2-magnitude quake that hit there Saturday.
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PublishedAugust 14, 2021
Two water rescues performed at Acadia National Park
A 6-year-old boy and an 18-year-old man were taken by helicopter to area hospitals on Saturday, according to the National Park Service.
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PublishedAugust 14, 2021
Rhode Island man airlifted off Mount Katahdin
The man was coming down the Hunt Trail with his wife when he fell about 6 feet, suffering several injuries, according to Baxter State Park.
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PublishedAugust 14, 2021
Driver trying to turn around causes ‘serious crash’ on I-95, police say
An Eastport woman was was heading southbound near Pittsfield when she tried to reverse direction by using a crossover lane and was hit by a truck, Maine State Police say..
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PublishedAugust 11, 2021
Portland adds summer meeting to review shelter proposal, other projects
Critics worry that officials are fast-tracking a plan to build a 200-bed homeless services center in Riverton to outmaneuver a citizen initiative designed to block it, but city officials say the project is proceeding on its normal course.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2021
A third city councilor bows out of Portland’s November election
Spencer Thibodeau’s announcement widens an opening for an energized progressive wing and Democratic Socialist movement to capture council seats in Maine’s largest city.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2021
Portland puts Monument Square benches back after outcry by advocates for homeless
A city official says the benches were moved to make space for outdoor dining, but advocates accused the city of targeting people experiencing homelessness.
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