The metal shipping modules would be placed along Washington Avenue and converted into shops, a first for Portland but a growing trend elsewhere.
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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Ride service Lyft gets ready to roll in Portland, refueling rivals’ worries
The company has applied for an operating permit and would compete with rival Uber, as well as with traditional taxi companies.
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Want to play urban planner? Portland has the table game for you
A tabletop shaped like the city, along with scale-model buildings, will be made available to get the public engaged in building a master plan.
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Plan for former Portland Co. site calls for ‘world class’ marina
Demand for slips is high, so it would be built in one of the earlier phases of the long-range plan for the 10-acre parcel at 58 Fore St.
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Attorney general says LePage officials took steps to circumvent public-meetings law
Three days after being warned that a blue ribbon panel’s meeting had to be open to the public, the governor’s staff changed the location and description, a court filing says.
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Maine native begins confirmation process to become ambassador to Lithuania
Orono native Anne Hall, a resident of Blue Hill, is introduced to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee by Sen. Susan Collins.
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Portland’s Lobsterman Park could become Menario Plaza
The City Council will consider renaming a downtown corner in honor of a former city manager who spearheaded Urban Renewal.
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Tactics in heated Senate race lead to scrutiny by Maine ethics panel
It will investigate a complaint against Diane Russell and may again take up one involving District 27 winner Ben Chipman, but not a mysterious letter.
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Lawmakers call for investigation of Maine wardens’ undercover raid
Gov. Paul LePage says he is disturbed by the Maine Sunday Telegram’s report of a dramatic raid in which agents may have padded evidence, provided alcohol to people being investigated and flouted public records laws.
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Meet Veto: LePage employs biting humor to name his new dog
The governor adopts a rescue Jack Russell Terrier just a month after the family lost its previous dog to cancer.