Randy Billings is a government watchdog and political reporter who has been the State House bureau chief since 2021. He was named the Maine Press Association’s Journalist of the Year in 2020. He joined the Press Herald in 2012 as the Portland City Hall reporter, where his beat touched on a wide range of topics, including municipal government, immigration, homelessness, housing and social services. Prior to that, he worked at various weeklies as well as business and arts publications. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Maine, Orono. He lives in North Yarmouth with his wife and two children and enjoys the outdoors and playing his upright bass.
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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 10, 2018
Three-vehicle crash disrupts traffic on Route 202 in Lebanon
A pickup truck hits the rear of a stopped Subaru, which is pushed into a Chevy Tahoe.
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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 6, 2018
Portland fire chief retiring after 27 years with city
David Jackson has been chief for two years and will retire at the end of March.
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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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