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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PublishedApril 25, 2020
Pandemic has Mainers buying more liquor, but there’s no trickle-down effect for brewers
While liquor sales have spiked since the coronavirus hit Maine, craft breweries, which rely heavily on taproom sales, are struggling.
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PublishedApril 18, 2020
Family of deceased resident of Belfast nursing home raises alarm over patient care
Nursing homes across the state are closed to visitors during the pandemic, worrying families who need to advocate for loved ones.
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PublishedApril 14, 2020
Confusion arises over Maine CDC’s testing protocols for group homes
The agency said it tests everyone in such facilities once 3 people test positive for COVID-19, but it waited days before sending test kits to one home in Portland.
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PublishedApril 14, 2020
Belfast long-term care facility with COVID-19 outbreak has a history of health violations
The Commons at Tall Pines, where 23 people have tested positive, did not substantially meet program requirements in 2018 or 2019.
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PublishedApril 9, 2020
Crowding at Portland shelter still a concern despite new space at USM gym
City officials say not enough homeless people have been moved into the new shelter in the University of Southern Maine’s Sullivan gymnasium.
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PublishedApril 9, 2020
Gyms are closed, but some members are still paying
Some fitness centers are letting members freeze memberships while they’re closed, but others are asking members to continue their monthly fees.
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PublishedApril 6, 2020
As trolls hijack remote meetings, officials rethink public access
Stay-at-home orders have prompted Maine municipalities to move their meetings online. But intruders are ‘Zoom-bombing’ the video forums with lewd images and comments.
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PublishedApril 3, 2020
Maine rural hospitals cut pay, hours while preparing for surge of patients
The cost-cutting measures are happening because hospitals are no longer getting revenue from emergency room visits and elective procedures were canceled to make room for COVID-19 patients.
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PublishedApril 2, 2020
Maine attorney general fielding dozens of price-gouging complaints during crisis
An order by Gov. Janet Mills prohibits essential items, such as toilet paper, cleaning products and food, from being sold at ‘unconscionable prices.’
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PublishedMarch 31, 2020
Domestic violence becomes a concern as people shelter at home
Advocates for domestic violence victims say help remains available, even if it is not face-to-face.
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