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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PublishedFebruary 4, 2016
Portland bags its ban on snack sales at breweries, but a toast may be premature
Allagash Brewing and others soon will be allowed to offer prepackaged foods in tasting rooms, but officials may require a license and a $500 annual fee.
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PublishedFebruary 4, 2016
Call to help remake Portland’s Congress Square draws a heavy response
Two committees will pick finalists from the more than 100 people and firms interested in improving a public space once embroiled in controversy.
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PublishedFebruary 4, 2016
Portland City Council to tackle thorny issue: Setting a vision for Maine State Pier
Officials hope for consensus and new revenue from a waterfront asset that lacks tenants after a string of failed proposals.
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2016
Portland board gives popular Forest Gardens bar a reprieve
The building that houses the longtime neighborhood bar, which a developer has proposed razing, is among three that will be considered for local landmark status.
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PublishedFebruary 2, 2016
Six-story residential building proposed for Portland’s India Street neighborhood
The project would consist of 26 condominium units built on top of a basement parking garage at 167 and 169 Newbury St.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2016
Council confirms David Jackson as Portland’s fire chief
Jackson has more than 25 years with the department and had been interim chief since Jerome LaMoria resigned in October.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2016
Portland is strong but faces many challenges, Strimling says in first State of the City address
The new mayor targets housing, homelessness and the drug epidemic, among other issues, and acknowledges his ‘ambitious’ agenda for addressing them.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2016
Ramp at Reiche Elementary School closed because of safety concerns
Parents in Portland are seeking a bond to renovate four elementary schools in the system that haven’t been updated since they were built.
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2016
Outcry prompts Portland council to consider rezoning site on Forest Avenue where CVS plans store
The rezoning of the site now occupied by Forest Gardens and Palmer Spring Co. would prohibit a large parking area at the front of the lot.
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PublishedJanuary 28, 2016
Group sues Portland in effort to shrink senior housing project on Stevens Avenue
The lawsuit argues that the project was not properly approved, but others say the challenge is an example of resistance that slows housing development.
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