The students told a school nurse that they were feeling ‘off’ after eating baked goods at the party Wednesday.
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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Mercy Hospital building emerges as latest prospect for Portland shelter
West End resident M. Curt Sachs has proposed using the building on State Street as a homeless shelter, neighborhood health clinic, soup kitchen and transitional/affordable housing complex.
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Portland boosting patrols at houses of worship in wake of Pittsburgh attack
Interim Chief Vern Malloch says the department received requests for added patrols after the Saturday morning tragedy.
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Nor’easter brings rain, snow, high winds and power outages to Maine
More than 13,000 Central Maine Power customers were without electricity Saturday night.
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Residents renew bid to protect Portland’s working waterfront
A group looks to replicate the success of a 1987 referendum to limit redevelopment, which it calls a ‘death knell for the fishing people’ and others who need water access.
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Homeless shelter an issue for District 1 councilor and challenger
The city has proposed building a 200-bed facility at the city-owned Barron Center.
Posted inElections, Local & State
Portlanders will vote on requiring more campaign finance transparency
The sponsor of the change wants to make it easier to see who is funding campaigns and how the money is spent in early autumn ‘when it really matters.’
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Portland’s growth spurs city to take new look at building convention center
A dramatic increase in hotel space has created demand for a center that could handle as many as 3,000 people, City Manager Jon Jennings says.
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Candidates decry national Realtors group’s unusual bid to sway Portland election
The National Association of Realtors Fund has spent $7,300 to support a city councilor facing a challenger who previously has advocated for rent control.
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Some balk at Portland’s move to tighten limits on short-term rentals
New requests are put on hold as Portland confronts fast growth and hits ‘the pause button on new non-owner-occupied’ units.