The plan for a floating platform on Back Cove, with tide-activated walls that would enclose the space, is cancelled for this summer but may be back in 2019 after additional engineering.
Randy Billings
Staff Writer
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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Portland’s ties to concert promoter in doubt over his domestic assault conviction
The mayor wants the City Council to rescind its support for contract talks with Waterfront Concerts, and some musicians pressure a nightclub linked to the company’s owner, Alex Gray.
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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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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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State Street construction work to resume, and so will periodic closures
Drivers in Portland’s West End will have to navigate lane closures and detours tied to the road project, as well as closures on Congress Street tied to Maine Med’s expansion.
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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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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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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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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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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.