The project would consist of 26 condominium units built on top of a basement parking garage at 167 and 169 Newbury St.
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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Council confirms David Jackson as Portland’s fire chief
Jackson has more than 25 years with the department and had been interim chief since Jerome LaMoria resigned in October.
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Portland is strong but faces many challenges, Strimling says in first State of the City address
The new mayor targets housing, homelessness and the drug epidemic, among other issues, and acknowledges his ‘ambitious’ agenda for addressing them.
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Ramp at Reiche Elementary School closed because of safety concerns
Parents in Portland are seeking a bond to renovate four elementary schools in the system that haven’t been updated since they were built.
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Outcry prompts Portland council to consider rezoning site on Forest Avenue where CVS plans store
The rezoning of the site now occupied by Forest Gardens and Palmer Spring Co. would prohibit a large parking area at the front of the lot.
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Group sues Portland in effort to shrink senior housing project on Stevens Avenue
The lawsuit argues that the project was not properly approved, but others say the challenge is an example of resistance that slows housing development.
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Portland’s housing crunch not unique, national expert tells council’s new Housing Committee
The committee formed to address the issue hears from the managing director of Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies in its first meeting.
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New Portland housing committee takes aim at city’s rising rents
The panel will meet for the first time Wednesday to get diverse perspectives on the city’s housing status and needs.
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Portland weighs new rules as tour operators feud over precious waterfront space
The City Council may require licenses and restrict locations, but is wary of improperly limiting commercial free speech.
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Four Portland schools in dire need of repairs, parents say
The $29.7 million plan to replace Hall school puts a spotlight on other facilities that haven’t been updated since they opened many decades ago.