The Republican candidate pledges to address terrorism and the dangers of immigration, alleging crimes by the state’s Somali refugees, and mostly stays on message in a packed Merrill Auditorium.
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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Odors from Portland sewage plant have many residents crying foul
An $11.4 million upgrade of the facility on the East End gets noses bent out of shape, and there’s no immediate end in sight.
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Project at Portland Co. site involves moving historic brick building
The former storehouse is in the way of a needed street extension, developers say in requesting permission to move it 230 feet.
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Plan calls for moving containers from ship to shore – as retail stores
The metal shipping modules would be placed along Washington Avenue and converted into shops, a first for Portland but a growing trend elsewhere.
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Ride-sharing service Lyft launches in Portland area
Like Uber, Lyft drivers are contacted through an app, but unlike Uber, Lyft cars sport a distinctive pink mustache.
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Ride service Lyft gets ready to roll in Portland, refueling rivals’ worries
The company has applied for an operating permit and would compete with rival Uber, as well as with traditional taxi companies.
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Plan for drainage pond in Portland’s Baxter Woods on hold
The city is reviewing whether the deed left by Percival Baxter allows the tree cutting necessary to create the drainage pond.
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Developer doubles down on East Bayside housing investment
Jonathan Culley plans new townhouses while avoiding conflicts with neighbors as the section of Portland continues its transformation.
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Plan for former Portland Co. site calls for ‘world class’ marina
Demand for slips is high, so it would be built in one of the earlier phases of the long-range plan for the 10-acre parcel at 58 Fore St.
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Want to play urban planner? Portland has the table game for you
A tabletop shaped like the city, along with scale-model buildings, will be made available to get the public engaged in building a master plan.