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 12, 2013
Advocates launch drive to make marijuana legal in Portland
Passage of a city ordinance would be the first step toward statewide legalization.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2013
LePage pledges to help Sudanese refugees
The governor also criticizes legislators for not doing more to help Mainers who are working toward a better life.
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PublishedAugust 27, 2013
$38 million Portland project ‘starting to gel’
Planning Board members give favorable reviews to the ambitious Bayside plan for apartments and retail space.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2013
Dunkin’ Donuts tries new paper cup
The new cups are being tested in communities such as Freeport that have banned polystyrene.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2013
Agreement outlines plan to buy Congress Square Plaza
Reactions to the proposal are mixed. Opponents say the $524,000 price for part of the Portland park insults those ‘who know the value of this space.’
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PublishedAugust 8, 2013
Housing authorities in Maine to receive $5.2M
The annual federal allocation is intended to make large-scale improvements to public housing units.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2013
WEX in South Portland puts expansion on hold
The company gives no reason for suspending a project that was making progress just weeks ago.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2013
Portland Co. complex – prime waterfront – is sold
The sale of the property at 58 Fore St. suggests the eastern waterfront is poised for development.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2013
Portland approves $40 million expansion of hospital
Despite financial problems, Maine Medical Center will undertake a $40 million project on its main campus.
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PublishedJuly 3, 2013
Even professional fireworks can be risky
The most tragic example is a death in 1993, when a pyrotechnician was killed during a Bar Harbor show.
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