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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PublishedDecember 13, 2017
Official admits Portland didn’t initially follow proper protocols in disclosing patients’ information
Communications Director Jessica Grondin says the city and USM worked quickly to remedy the situation after former HIV patients at a city-run clinic complained.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2017
HIV patients accuse city of violating privacy by giving out personal data without notice
Officials will apologize for mishandling the sharing of information for over 200 people with researchers at USM, but say confidentiality rules weren’t violated.
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PublishedDecember 1, 2017
Loophole in Portland ordinance invites demolitions on Munjoy Hill
Tearing down apartment buildings and replacing them with condos lets developers skirt a rule meant to protect affordable housing. Residents and city officials call for a fix.
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PublishedNovember 30, 2017
City Councilor Thibodeau finally home after 5 weeks in hospital
Spencer Thibodeau, who was hospitalized on Oct. 25 with a burst appendix, praises the care he got at Maine Medical Center.
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PublishedNovember 30, 2017
Portland clears way for 123-unit housing project at Camelot Farm despite lawsuit
Neighbors opposed to the development are challenging the city’s decision to rezone the land.
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PublishedNovember 28, 2017
Portland aims to add tenants’ rights in evictions from disorderly houses
The proposed changes come after innocent residents lost their place to live because a landlord failed to comply with a court order to fix problems at his apartment building.
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PublishedNovember 25, 2017
Fifth arrest made in Poland armed robbery
A transient, Isaiah Strong-Gassama, 20, was arrested Friday night, the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office says.
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PublishedNovember 25, 2017
Shoppers support small retailers, worthy causes in downtown Portland
Shop for a Cause, a fundraiser that this year will benefit Amistad, a nonprofit that helps people struggling with substance abuse, coincides with Small Business Saturday.
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PublishedNovember 15, 2017
As developers raze buildings to make room for bigger ones, some on Munjoy Hill seek a pause
Residents say the city needs time to assess the impact as larger condos replace apartments and historic structures in Portland’s booming East End.
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PublishedNovember 14, 2017
Landfill problems pile up, dimming Portland’s plan for solar array
The city is ordered to do more to secure the leaking landfill, and to stop or reverse some of the initial repairs.
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