The City Council votes 7-2 to expand the so-called ‘Great Space’ at Casco Bay High School where schoolwide assemblies take place.
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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Portland plan would allow shelters beyond downtown
City Council could vote on the new zoning rules as early as June 5.
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Portland Mayor Ethan Strimling requests salary review, monthly vehicle allowance
Following significant raises given to three city officials, Strimling asks the City Council to determine whether his $71,100 salary is competitive.
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Portland extends season for The Cat ferry service to Nova Scotia
The ferry will run until Oct. 15 this year, under a contract approved by the City Council.
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Portland council gives voters choice of school renovation plans
The ballot in November will include a $64 million proposal to make improvements at four elementary schools and a $32 million plan to renovate two schools and seek state funding for the others.
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Maine officials unsettled by threat to block grants that help so many
President Trump wants to eliminate a federal program that provides more than $16 million annually for initiatives in communities all over the state.
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One of Westbrook’s few remaining farmers stands up to sprawl
As a residential building boom spreads toward his family’s century-old Westbrook farm, L. Arthur Randall Jr. draws a line at his pastures.
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Portland’s new $29.7 million Hall Elementary School should be completed by fall 2018
Work on the project to create a 558-student school is expected to begin with tree clearing this week.
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Developers eye last remaining farmland in Portland
Home to grazing cattle until last year, 45-acre Camelot Farm becomes the city’s latest battleground over housing development.
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Portland developer has big plans for city land
But there’s a problem. The land is not for sale and some city officials show little interest in selling it.