The 4-acre property now used by the Public Works Department has high development potential, and a sale could alter the neighborhood’s future.
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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Strimling says Portland voters sent a message in ousting two city councilors
Mayor Ethan Strimling says residents want ‘bold action’ on schools, protections for tenants and rules on tax breaks for businesses.
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Challengers oust 2 Portland city councilors
Councilors Jon Hinck and Ed Suslovic lose their re-election bids.
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Portland becomes first city in Maine to require reporting on large buildings’ energy use
The council votes 6-3 to pass the ‘benchmarking’ measure, designed to collect baseline data that would be used to gauge trends and the effectiveness of efficiency upgrades.
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Portland council delays decision on retail marijuana moratorium
Councilors cite concerns about taking the step on short notice, just one day before Mainers vote on legalizing pot.
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Mayor’s campaign slogan was ‘Portland Together,’ but City Hall is mired in discord
Ethan Strimling says some at City Hall haven’t ‘made that shift’ to his stronger role; meanwhile, councilors object to ‘a lone wolf.’
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Portland council challenger holds big fundraising edge
Pious Ali has raised more than $24,000 in an effort to unseat Councilor Jon Hinck.
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Emotions still raw as second anniversary of deadly Portland fire nears
Friends and family members plan the second Stars of Light memorial service Sunday to mourn the deaths and celebrate the lives of the six people killed by the blaze.
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Portland officials hint of still more changes to long-delayed Midtown project
City Manager Jon Jennings tells a neighborhood group that the development in Bayside may be altered again, but he isn’t providing details.
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Portland tells owner of tiny RV homes in Bayside: Hit the road
Brent Adler says he has tenants lined up but he now faces a dilemma, as the city deals with its first case of code issues raised by the mini-homes-on-wheels movement.