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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PublishedJanuary 17, 2013
Condo project near India Street delayed
The developer still intends to build the 24 units, but says the time for breaking ground is not right yet.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2013
Files reveal cost discrepancy in Portland fireboat’s 2009 crash
The city said that repairs from the crash in November 2009 cost about $90,000, but invoices show it cost about $170,000.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2013
Developer puts Portland condo project on hold
The 24-unit Newbury Lofts project planned for a site along Franklin and Newbury streets is “not quite viable yet,” the developer says.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2013
Portland health clinic gets $680K federal grant
The Portland Community Health Center on Park Avenue is getting a $680,000 federal grant to expand its services, U.S. Congresswoman Chellie Pingree said in a press release Tuesday.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2013
Portland city attorney to have her interim tag removed
Danielle West-Chuhta, who has been acting corporation counsel since fall, joined the office in 2008.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2013
Portland fireboat going 14 knots before crash
The city’s report to the Coast Guard on the 2011 incident also says the vessel was in an area with known hazards.
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2013
Portland councilor wants full report on fireboat accident released
Knowing the whole story will help put the matter to rest, he says, but the city says it’s following the law.
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PublishedJanuary 8, 2013
Arbitrator reduces Portland fireboat punishments
The city’s fireboat sustained $52,000 in damages when it struck an underwater object near Fort Gorges on a sunset training mission that included a dozen family and friends of one of the firefighters.
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PublishedJanuary 4, 2013
Donations will keep free Portland clinic open
In less than a month, the city raises about $90,000 to save the Portland Community Free Health Clinic.
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PublishedJanuary 4, 2013
Portland names new deputy city manager
Sheila Hill-Christian of Richmond, Va., will fill a post left vacant by one of two assistant city managers.
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