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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PublishedJuly 3, 2013
Mainer ‘lucky’ to be alive after explosion
John Littlefield spent 10 days in the hospital after Portland’s 2012 “Stars and Stripes Spectacular” fireworks display went wrong.
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PublishedJuly 3, 2013
LePage vetoes study of tar sands oil
The bill calls for an examination of the risks of piping the controversial oil through the state.
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PublishedJune 19, 2013
LePage on plastic foam ban: Don’t be ‘nanny’
He co-signs a letter to Portland councilors as a task force urges them to prohibit polystyrene use.
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PublishedJune 18, 2013
Portland unveils new city slogan
The slogan is part of a new branding system the city expects to roll out over the summer.
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PublishedJune 13, 2013
Lobster firm seeks processing space on Portland pier
Richmond-based Shucks Maine Lobster wants to lease nearly 19,000 square feet of space in the city-owned Portland Ocean Terminal on the Maine State Pier.
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PublishedJune 8, 2013
Backyard coops provide urban respite, generate cackling at city halls
Backyard chicken farming arrived in Maine cities about five years ago, when communities from South Portland to Bangor debated whether to allow the practice in urban settings.
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PublishedJune 3, 2013
Portland hospital planning $40 million expansion
Maine Medical Center has submitted preliminary plans for a $40 million expansion that would add four operating rooms to its Portland campus.
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PublishedMay 21, 2013
Officials plan to act on Maine restaurant oversight
Legislators will look into fixes after the Sunday Telegram reported that the state’s inspection program is one of the least rigorous in America.
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PublishedMay 19, 2013
Accessing, crunching the state’s results ultimately frustrate bid to create database
PORTLAND – Unlike in most other states, there is no easily accessible way for diners in Maine to look up the inspection history of their favorite restaurant. The inspection reports maintained by the state’s Health Inspection Program are accessible only through a time-consuming and costly manual process. Last fall, the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram […]
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PublishedMay 19, 2013
Why do failure rates vary across the state?
Insiders say a code is applied uniformly to inspect eateries, but using ‘common sense’ can still make results subjective.
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