Randy Billings

Portland Press Herald

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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Published
August 18, 2016

Portland’s housing boom is still going strong

Responding to rising demand, developers have several rental and condominium projects in the works around downtown, and two more proposals for Bayside.
Published
August 15, 2016

Clock restoration signals changing times for Portland’s Woodfords Corner

The restoration of the Odd Fellows Building clock marks the beginning of more sweeping change in the busy area.
Published
August 11, 2016

Fans of Portland park take dim view of condo project planned on Munjoy Hill

Residents hope to negotiate changes with the developer of a complex on Sheridan Street that would block scenic views from Fort Sumner Park.
Published
August 4, 2016

Trump draws supporters, protesters as he courts Maine voters at campaign rally in Portland

The Republican candidate pledges to address terrorism and the dangers of immigration, alleging crimes by the state’s Somali refugees, and mostly stays on message in a packed Merrill Auditorium.
Published
August 3, 2016

Project at Portland Co. site involves moving historic brick building

The former storehouse is in the way of a needed street extension, developers say in requesting permission to move it 230 feet.
Published
August 2, 2016

Plan calls for moving containers from ship to shore – as retail stores

The metal shipping modules would be placed along Washington Avenue and converted into shops, a first for Portland but a growing trend elsewhere.
Published
July 27, 2016

Ride service Lyft gets ready to roll in Portland, refueling rivals’ worries

The company has applied for an operating permit and would compete with rival Uber, as well as with traditional taxi companies.
Published
July 18, 2016

Want to play urban planner? Portland has the table game for you

A tabletop shaped like the city, along with scale-model buildings, will be made available to get the public engaged in building a master plan.
Published
July 18, 2016

Plan for former Portland Co. site calls for ‘world class’ marina

Demand for slips is high, so it would be built in one of the earlier phases of the long-range plan for the 10-acre parcel at 58 Fore St.
Published
July 8, 2016

Attorney general says LePage officials took steps to circumvent public-meetings law

Three days after being warned that a blue ribbon panel’s meeting had to be open to the public, the governor’s staff changed the location and description, a court filing says.