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 2, 2018
Domestic violence victim calls on Portland to cut ties with concert promoter
In a widely read blog post, Erica Cole writes an open letter to Portland’s city manager saying that the city is putting money ahead of morality.
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PublishedApril 2, 2018
Portland weighs new historic districts as answer to development tensions on Munjoy Hill
Two sections have been roughed out as the city tries to retain the neighborhood’s character amid a surge of condominium projects.
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PublishedMarch 27, 2018
Portland Planning Board clears way for Maine Med’s big expansion
The $512 million project is expected to get underway in May and will require detours around a one-block section of Congress Street that will close for eight weeks.
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PublishedMarch 27, 2018
Apartment project envisioned as Bayside centerpiece appears dead
The long-delayed project’s developer misses a deadline to secure permits and plans to sue the city for breach of contract, prompting an angry reply from the city manager.
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PublishedMarch 27, 2018
Floating dock in Back Cove where strangers meet? Artist’s idea awaits city’s nod
The float envisioned by TEMPOart Portland would have walls that rise and descend with the tides and an 80-foot gangway inviting visitors to mingle with people of different cultures and ethnicities.
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PublishedMarch 19, 2018
Portland police to host body camera meetings
The two public meetings this week are intended to educate and gather input from the community.
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PublishedMarch 12, 2018
Lack of enforcement leads to fewer Portland landlords registering rental units
The registration program was created after a 2014 fire killed six people, but compliance has been spotty.
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PublishedMarch 7, 2018
Portland withholds name of business seeking tax break for waterfront project
Mayor Ethan Strimling says the public has a right to know, but a city spokeswoman says applicants can request and be granted confidentiality if disclosure would result in ‘significant detriment.’
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PublishedMarch 2, 2018
Federal judge orders man arrested in Lewiston drug raids held without bail
He says that Richard ‘Stitch’ Daniels, 52, has an extensive criminal history ‘of violence, drug trafficking and failing to comply with conditions of release.’
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PublishedMarch 1, 2018
Mystery developer buys properties, plans to remake section of Bayside
Josh Soley says the group he represents is looking to position itself for a major redevelopment, should Preble Street day center and soup kitchen ever leave downtown.
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