A City Council subcommittee will hold a hearing Tuesday on a proposal to create an Office of New Americans.
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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Traditional drug stores in Maine making way for retail clinics
Patrons of these walk-in clinics can get quick, cheaper health care services – and buy cosmetics and toiletries.
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Portland legislative races take shape, minus city councilor who missed deadline
Democrat Jon Hinck, a former legislator, said he forgot to submit his signatures to the secretary of state to appear on the ballot.
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Lawsuit accuses Portland landlord of keeping security deposits
The class-action case seeks damages for his low-income tenants, who were evicted after he sold the buildings, and for other renters in similar situations.
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Portland seeks feedback on proposed Office of New Americans
The office would help immigrants start businesses and enter the workforce.
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Portland weighs competing demands for limited social service funds
The City Council considers reallocating federal money to help a shelter for teens and a program for the homeless.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Another condo project planned for Portland’s India Street neighborhood
Plans call for a four-story building containing first-floor retail space and three stories of one-, two- and three-bedroom condos. Larger units could top $1 million.
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Loud, chaotic Woodfords Corner primed for a face-lift
Portland City Council will vote on funding to redesign the intersection March 21, and neighbors are organizing to make their own improvements.
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It’s Woodfords Corner – without the apostrophe
That’s the official spelling of the intersection of Forest Avenue and Woodford Street in Portland, according to the U.S. Library of Congress.
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Portland council approves new office to streamline building permit process
The goal is to make it easier to obtain permits, but City Manager Jon Jennings wants to increase permit fees to cover staffing and other costs.