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.
-
PublishedMarch 27, 2020
Eviction courts are closed, but Mainers are still losing housing
Courts are still issuing orders stemming from previous eviction cases, landlords are notifying residents that leases won’t be renewed, and some rental homes are being put up for sale.
-
PublishedMarch 24, 2020
Portland woman says her loss of smell was first sign of coronavirus infection
Researchers say some patients around the world have experienced a loss of smell and taste, and that’s how a Maine woman knew she was sick.
-
PublishedMarch 23, 2020
Portland restores needle exchange program with volunteer help
The city said Monday that people will be able to pick up clean needles and dispose of used ones from 8 to 9 a.m. in Bayside.
-
PublishedMarch 20, 2020
Fifth person tests positive for coronavirus at OceanView at Falmouth
OceanView says it now has 5 cases, including 2 people who are hospitalized at Maine Medical Center and 3 who are recuperating at home.
-
PublishedMarch 20, 2020
Portland waives plastic bag fees over reusable-bag germ concerns
The city warns residents that coronavirus can survive on surfaces ‘for hours and in some cases days.’
-
PublishedMarch 19, 2020
Maine coronavirus cases rise to 52; Gov. Mills pushes U.S. for more testing supplies
While the state Center for Disease Control and Prevention urged Mainers to continue practicing social distancing, Gov. Janet Mills asked the federal government to speed up the release of personal protective equipment and testing supplies.
-
PublishedMarch 18, 2020
Mainers with no homes have greater risk, far fewer options to avoid virus
An advocate for the homeless says that even with precautions against infection in shelters, ‘it’s not if, but when.’
-
PublishedMarch 18, 2020
Coronavirus hits as Maine struggles to rebuild public health system
Key positions that were not filled during the LePage administration remain vacant even as the need for them increases.
-
PublishedMarch 10, 2020
No confirmed coronavirus cases among 20 tested in Maine so far
Gov. Janet Mills says she believes the state is as prepared as it can be for the spreading virus, but urges Mainers to take ‘common-sense precautions.’
-
PublishedMarch 9, 2020
More Mainers tested as coronavirus lab opens but state CDC leaves questions unanswered
Maine has no confirmed cases of the virus, but state officials aren’t releasing detailed information about the numbers of tests conducted, negative test results or how many Mainers are being monitored.
- ← Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 66
- 67
- 68
- 69
- 70
- …
- 243
- Next Page →