Randy Billings is a government watchdog and political reporter who has been covering Portland City Hall for the Press Herald since 2012. His beat touches on a wide range of topics, including immigration, homelessness, education, tourism, real estate development and the economy in Maine’s largest city. He has been a Portland-based journalist since 2005. A life-long Mainer who loves the outdoors, Randy is also a bassist who brews his own beer at his North Yarmouth home, where he lives with his wife and two children.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2012
Portland heads for new showdown with taxi drivers
At issue is the number of special cab permits available for picking up passengers at the jetport. The number of permits, which cost $800 a year, is now capped at 40.
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PublishedJuly 12, 2012
Public invited to comment on fixes for tricky intersection
All three proposals would result in the loss of privately owned property.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2012
Australian developers weigh Portland waterfront project
The company that is renovating a historic West End church to create office space is exploring development opportunities that include the Maine State Pier, where previous plans fell apart.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2012
City offering papers for fall elections
Since nominating papers became available July 2, the greatest interest seems to be in East End seats.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2012
Portland residents take out papers for council, school seats
Nomination papers must be filed with the city between Aug. 13 and 27.
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PublishedJuly 8, 2012
Local event raises funds to aid far-off medical clinic
A community group and a nonprofit team up to send supplies to the newly independent South Sudan.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2012
Fireworks ‘pure terror’ at nearby farm
Susan Campbell says the display was worse than she imagined, comparing it to feeling like she was in a war zone.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2012
Bay State boy, 14, seriously injured when ATV rolls over
WATERBORO — Authorities are investigating whether charges should be filed in the wake of an ATV accident that seriously injured a 14-year-old boy from Saugus, Mass. The accident occurred around 9:45 p.m. Friday, as the boy was turning from Blueberry Lane into a local campground, according to John MacDonald, spokesman for the Maine Warden Service. […]
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PublishedJuly 7, 2012
Man who died in buoy accident identified as local film actor
Thomas McNamara of Kennebunk slipped off a navigational buoy and struck his head before slipping below the surface of the water.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2012
Mirror image: Maine video goes viral
A Portland man has a chat with himself by splicing an old video with new footage.
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