Abromson, a longtime school board member and councilor, is remembered as a force in city politics and affairs.
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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Loophole in Portland ordinance invites demolitions on Munjoy Hill
Tearing down apartment buildings and replacing them with condos lets developers skirt a rule meant to protect affordable housing. Residents and city officials call for a fix.
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City Councilor Thibodeau finally home after 5 weeks in hospital
Spencer Thibodeau, who was hospitalized on Oct. 25 with a burst appendix, praises the care he got at Maine Medical Center.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Portland clears way for 123-unit housing project at Camelot Farm despite lawsuit
Neighbors opposed to the development are challenging the city’s decision to rezone the land.
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Portland aims to add tenants’ rights in evictions from disorderly houses
The proposed changes come after innocent residents lost their place to live because a landlord failed to comply with a court order to fix problems at his apartment building.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Fifth arrest made in Poland armed robbery
A transient, Isaiah Strong-Gassama, 20, was arrested Friday night, the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office says.
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Shoppers support small retailers, worthy causes in downtown Portland
Shop for a Cause, a fundraiser that this year will benefit Amistad, a nonprofit that helps people struggling with substance abuse, coincides with Small Business Saturday.
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Portland council approves Maine Med’s zoning request for acquired properties
Some neighbors oppose the so-called overlay zone, part of the hospital’s $512 million expansion, because of the potential loss of popular restaurants and 19 units of housing.
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Portland to require prevailing wage for workers on developments that get tax breaks
The City Council also grants $6.5 million in tax breaks to two affordable housing projects that could add 135 units, more than half of which would be considered affordable.
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Two proposed housing projects in Portland poised for $6.5 million in tax breaks
The Portland Housing Authority and Avesta Housing proposals for Boyd Street and Cumberland Avenue, respectively, would create 135 units.