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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PublishedDecember 6, 2012
Portland YouTube celebrity releases 2nd video with former self
Jeremiah McDonald releases a “prequel” to a video he released in July that garnered 8 million views and brought him national fame.
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PublishedDecember 6, 2012
Portland Regional Chamber CEO stepping down
Chamber Chief Executive Officer Godfrey Wood, of Falmouth, will retire on Dec. 31 after 15 years in the post.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2012
‘Fascist’ or elegant? Proposed Portland arts venue draws mixed reaction
The architect and the Friends group will discuss the project with Munjoy Hill residents Monday.
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PublishedDecember 4, 2012
Proposed music venue stirs debate on Munjoy Hill
A modern 400-seat performance hall is on the drawing board to replace a church structure at the corner of Congress and Munjoy streets.
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PublishedDecember 4, 2012
Mayor Brennan shakes up City Council assignments
Cheryl Leeman, a critic of TIF, is removed from the Housing and Community Development Committee.
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PublishedDecember 4, 2012
In first year, Portland’s mayor walks softly
Michael Brennan — the city’s first popularly elected mayor in nearly 90 years — has mostly stayed out of headlines, preferring to work behind the scenes to build consensus.
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PublishedDecember 3, 2012
Portland councilors inaugurated; school board members next
City Councilors were sworn in at noon, while school board members will take their oath at 4 p.m. Members of both bodies serve three-year terms.
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PublishedNovember 21, 2012
Nova Scotia moving to revive Maine ferry service
Officials prepare to seek bids from potential providers of round trips to Portland, last offered in 2009.
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PublishedNovember 21, 2012
Potential bidders discuss restoring Portland-Nova Scotia ferry
Ferry service ended three years ago when Bay Ferries Ltd. stopped operating The Cat.
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PublishedNovember 20, 2012
Portland seeks to resolve EPA fines, sewer overflows
The city faces a penalty of as much as $177,500 as well as millions of dollars for improvements to its aging system of sanitary sewage pipes.
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