The Town Council had been asked in September to review safety at the transfer station, where an SUV hit a man and pushed him into a trash compactor.
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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Obama immigration action has unclear effect on Portland’s illegal aliens
A city spokeswoman estimated that 10,000 foreigners live in Portland, and that 15 percent of them might be newly eligible to stay in the U.S. because of the president’s announcement.
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Housing for homeless planned near Morrill’s Corner
Avesta advances its efforts to get those with chronic illnesses off the streets with a proposal for a 30-unit apartment building in Portland.
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City attorney’s opinion on raising minimum wage in Portland: It’s legal but risky
She comes to a different conclusion than Gov. LePage, while also noting concerns about enforcement or litigation if passed by the City Council.
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Portland property owners ask councilors to ease impact of stormwater fees
Fees that could take effect in 2016 would fund projects to reduce the runoff that enters waterways such as Back Cove and Casco Bay.
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Portland apartment building where blaze killed six is in foreclosure, records show
Inspection reports reveal the city had been called to the property 16 times over the last 11 years to investigate complaints including storage of combustible material on the porch.
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Portland freezes hiring, non-emergency overtime because of immigrant-aid dispute with state
Gov. Paul LePage’s plans to withhold funding to communities that provide aid to undocumented immigrants could cost the city $3.2 million a year.
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Many in Portland live in rentals with code violations
After a fire on Noyes Street kills six, the Telegram’s renewed investigation of citywide code problems shows that inspection data is difficult to track.
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Many in Portland live in rentals with code violations
After a fire on Noyes Street kills six, the Telegram’s renewed investigation of citywide code problems shows that inspection data is difficult to track.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Many in Portland live in rentals with code violations
After a fire on Noyes Street kills six, the Telegram’s renewed investigation of citywide code problems shows that inspection data is difficult to track.