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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PublishedMay 30, 2017
Old Port parking garage does double duty as solar farm
The array of nearly 600 solar panels will produce electricity for the nearby Hyatt Place Portland Old Port hotel.
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PublishedMay 18, 2017
For first workers on Portland Opportunity Crew, a hot, dirty job sure beats panhandling
The city-run pilot program begins with two men who say they are grateful for the minimum-wage jobs.
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PublishedMay 15, 2017
Portland landowner agrees to remove tiny homes from Bayside, pays fine
He’d hoped to rent out the houses that sat on trailers that he’d set up without permits in a Bayside parking lot.
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PublishedMay 12, 2017
Poliquin defends health care vote, says he won’t advocate for or against monument
In a TV interview, Maine’s 2nd District congressman says the American Health Care Act would eliminate taxes and ensure coverage for people with pre-existing conditions.
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PublishedMay 8, 2017
Vision for Portland’s Eastern Waterfront coming to life
A series of proposals for a park, marina and buildings would turn under-used space into an active urban area.
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PublishedMay 4, 2017
Portland launches program to employ panhandlers
The Portland Opportunity Crew, overseen by the city’s social services division, began Thursday with four people enrolled.
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PublishedMay 3, 2017
Elite Airways announces Portland flights to Halifax
The airline will launch the Canadian route at the end of June.
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PublishedApril 25, 2017
Portland extends season for The Cat ferry service to Nova Scotia
The ferry will run until Oct. 15 this year, under a contract approved by the City Council.
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PublishedApril 23, 2017
One of Westbrook’s few remaining farmers stands up to sprawl
As a residential building boom spreads toward his family’s century-old Westbrook farm, L. Arthur Randall Jr. draws a line at his pastures.
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PublishedApril 17, 2017
Developers eye last remaining farmland in Portland
Home to grazing cattle until last year, 45-acre Camelot Farm becomes the city’s latest battleground over housing development.
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