The architect and the Friends group will discuss the project with Munjoy Hill residents Monday.
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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Proposed music venue stirs debate on Munjoy Hill
A modern 400-seat performance hall is on the drawing board to replace a church structure at the corner of Congress and Munjoy streets.
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Mayor Brennan shakes up City Council assignments
Cheryl Leeman, a critic of TIF, is removed from the Housing and Community Development Committee.
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In first year, Portland’s mayor walks softly
Michael Brennan — the city’s first popularly elected mayor in nearly 90 years — has mostly stayed out of headlines, preferring to work behind the scenes to build consensus.
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Portland councilors inaugurated; school board members next
City Councilors were sworn in at noon, while school board members will take their oath at 4 p.m. Members of both bodies serve three-year terms.
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Nova Scotia moving to revive Maine ferry service
Officials prepare to seek bids from potential providers of round trips to Portland, last offered in 2009.
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Potential bidders discuss restoring Portland-Nova Scotia ferry
Ferry service ended three years ago when Bay Ferries Ltd. stopped operating The Cat.
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Portland seeks to resolve EPA fines, sewer overflows
The city faces a penalty of as much as $177,500 as well as millions of dollars for improvements to its aging system of sanitary sewage pipes.
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A torrent of views on Portland homeless services
Ideas and opinions from a Portland council task force and a chamber group draw a vocal crowd to City Hall.
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Big crowd gathers in Portland to address homelessness
Before the city-led meting, dozens of homeless advocates held a vigil on the steps of City Hall.