Current City Manager Jon Jennings could leave in as little as 90 days if hired for a job in Florida, but the city’s Charter Commission might change the job description, and some said looking for an interim candidate might make sense.
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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Sixty years after Union Station demolition, historic preservation in Portland looks to the future
Greater Portland Landmarks plans to focus more on community and culture over bricks and mortar, and connect preservation to sustainability. But critics argue preservationists are overreaching and trying to stop development.
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Candidates set for council, school board races in Portland
With 3 city councilors not seeking re-election, 8 candidates have qualified to compete for their seats.
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Portland shelter on track for planning approval that may foil referendum effort
If approved Sept. 14, the shelter project may be shielded from a citizens initiative in November that’s meant to derail it.
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Portland council considers mask mandate for all public indoor spaces
The City Council next month will discuss mandating mask-wearing in public indoor spaces as the delta variant surges across the state.
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Portland council decides to offer competing shelter proposals to voters
The council’s measure seeks to outmaneuver a citizen initiative to limit the size of new emergency shelters, which could block the city’s plan to build a 200-bed shelter in Riverside.
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Falmouth nonprofit seeks ways to help after earthquake in Haiti
Konbit Sante Executive Director Rupal Shah says she has been in contact with partners in the Caribbean nation, offering assistance in the aftermath of the 7.2-magnitude quake that hit there Saturday.
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Two water rescues performed at Acadia National Park
A 6-year-old boy and an 18-year-old man were taken by helicopter to area hospitals on Saturday, according to the National Park Service.
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Rhode Island man airlifted off Mount Katahdin
The man was coming down the Hunt Trail with his wife when he fell about 6 feet, suffering several injuries, according to Baxter State Park.
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Driver trying to turn around causes ‘serious crash’ on I-95, police say
An Eastport woman was was heading southbound near Pittsfield when she tried to reverse direction by using a crossover lane and was hit by a truck, Maine State Police say..