In federal court, the lawyer for a Honduran man seeks a dismissal, but a state trooper defends his actions in stopping a van with a cracked windshield on I-295.
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.
Posted inLocal & State, News
New version of pesticide rules set for public hearing in Portland
City councilors will likely postpone action because of more than a half-dozen proposed amendments.
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Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Official admits Portland didn’t initially follow proper protocols in disclosing patients’ information
Communications Director Jessica Grondin says the city and USM worked quickly to remedy the situation after former HIV patients at a city-run clinic complained.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
HIV patients accuse city of violating privacy by giving out personal data without notice
Officials will apologize for mishandling the sharing of information for over 200 people with researchers at USM, but say confidentiality rules weren’t violated.
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Mayor Strimling’s plan to take lead role on Portland’s finance committee stirs tensions
He wants to make himself head of the budget panel, which some councilors are criticizing as a ‘power grab’ that threatens to damage healing relationships.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Religious leaders arrested at Sen. Collins’ Portland office after sit-in to protest her vote on tax bill
Members of the group, which included several ministers, a rabbi and a Quaker minister, kneeled and prayed before police handcuffed them.
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Portland city councilors take oath of office
Two incumbents and a newcomer are formally seated during an inauguration ceremony Monday.
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Former Mayor Linda Abromson, who helped shape Portland, dies at 78
Abromson, a longtime school board member and councilor, is remembered as a force in city politics and affairs.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
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.