Frank Clark said in an email to the city staff Friday that he has accepted a job as security director for a company he did not name.
Randy Billings
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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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Complaint about Portland’s fees may give arcade owners a new game
The city’s arcade licensing fees are facing scrutiny in response to Dave Aceto’s Instagram post calling them ‘insulting as we try to bounce back from a pandemic.’
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Portland school board member apologizes for past use of homophobic slur
Roberto Rodriguez, who is running for City Council, said he has been reaching out to individuals and community groups to make amends since the old posts began resurfacing last week.
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City Council deadlocks on indoor mask mandate in Portland
The 4-4 vote means the proposal does not pass, but it does not go away either.
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Portland City Councilor Spencer Thibodeau resigns to take job in Biden administration
The District 2 councilor was previously a senior adviser for the Biden-Harris campaign in Maine. His new position will be in the Department of Energy.
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Portland council again grapples with local mask mandate
If it decides to impose one, the city would be the only municipality in Maine to require people to wear masks in indoor public settings, regardless of vaccination status.
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Maine’s top court says work on energy corridor may continue during appeal
The supreme court ruled this week that work on the New England Clean Energy Connect line may go on as it considers an appeal of a judge’s decision that vacated the lease for a key stretch of state-owned land.
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Sen. King urges Biden to open northern border to vaccinated Canadians
In a letter to the president, Angus King and seven other U.S. senators highlight the economic and emotional strains the closure has on states like Maine.
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Teenager charged with setting fire at a Dunkin’ in Windham
The fire on July 28 caused about $25,000 in damage at the Dunkin’ on Roosevelt Trail in Windham, according to the Maine State Police.
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Portland council takes first steps in search for a new city manager
Mayor Kate Snyder said that she will assemble a committee of councilors to lay out the search process, and that councilors could name an interim manager early next month.