The City Council weighs a proposal that would add costs for businesses with bigger paved areas.
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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Firehouse bulking up to support new tower
The placement of the new communications tower on the roof at the Munjoy Hill station surprises some.
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Mercy set to resume expansion
The hospital is working on obtaining permits and preparing building designs on its Fore River campus.
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Residents of Eastland apartments evicted
About 12 low-income tenants live in the hotel, and they must leave so renovations can begin.
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Eastland Hotel evicts last low-income residents
The remaining residents living in low-income rental units in the Eastland Hotel have 90 days to move out to allow for a major renovation that could include a new ballroom in Congress Plaza.
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Five Portland fire chief finalists to be interviewed this week
Cutting costs and department diversity will be among the new chief’s priorities.
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Portland board to vote on UNE dental school
The 39,000-square-foot Patient Care Center, which would provide dental care to the public, is expected to be at capacity in three to four years, a UNE official says.
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Lanes will change on busy stretch of Congress St.
The alterations will likely slow traffic on part of outer Congress Street. Officials expect ‘some grumbling’ from commuters, but local residents are delighted.
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City panel hashes out rules for food trucks
The council must vote on the proposed regulations, which limit where and when the trucks can operate.
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Portland a step closer to banning plastic foam
But some businesses such as coffee shops and takeout restaurants say a ban would be potentially costly and unpopular with customers.