Randy Billings is a government watchdog and political reporter who has been covering Portland City Hall for the Press Herald since 2012. His beat touches on a wide range of topics, including immigration, homelessness, education, tourism, real estate development and the economy in Maine’s largest city. He has been a Portland-based journalist since 2005. A life-long Mainer who loves the outdoors, Randy is also a bassist who brews his own beer at his North Yarmouth home, where he lives with his wife and two children.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2012
Maine man among those returning Eagle Scout medal following Boy Scout’s anti-gay policy announcement
PORTLAND — Austin Smith received his Eagle Scout medal in 1973, when he was a 16-year-old boy living in Columbus, Miss. The award not only capped off a longtime commitment to the Boy Scouts, but it fulfilled a dream of his family.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2012
Portland man plans to return his Eagle Scout medal
PORTLAND — Austin Smith received his Eagle Scout medal in 1973, when he was a 16-year-old boy living in Columbus, Miss.
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PublishedJune 20, 2012
Portland considering ban on Styrofoam-like products
PORTLAND — Three years ago, Dan Fuentes tried selling coffee at the Lobby Café on Congress Street out of paper cups, thinking it would increase his business with environmentally minded customers.
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PublishedJune 19, 2012
Portland considers ban on polystyrene foam
Councilors direct a subcommittee to draft an ordinance that bans the petroleum-based packaging product that is harmful to the environment.
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PublishedJune 10, 2012
Portland art installation victim of ‘yarn bombing’
PORTLAND — This ain’t your grandma’s knitting circle.
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