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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PublishedAugust 27, 2013
$38 million Portland project ‘starting to gel’
Planning Board members give favorable reviews to the ambitious Bayside plan for apartments and retail space.
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PublishedAugust 27, 2013
Gowen Marine, a Portland waterfront landmark, sold
Phineas Sprague, who recently sold the Portland Company Marine Complex, purchased the business as part of his plan to reshape the city’s working waterfront.
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PublishedAugust 27, 2013
Finding young Maine artists a cheap space to create
Creative Portland is taking on the challenge and plans a Web clearinghouse of potential studios.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2013
Dunkin’ Donuts tries new paper cup
The new cups are being tested in communities such as Freeport that have banned polystyrene.
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PublishedAugust 23, 2013
Developers try to restart Portland waterfront projects
A settlement allows former partners to proceed separately to sell or develop parcels on the eastern waterfront.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2013
Six Old Port properties to be auctioned online
Current tenants include Buck’s Naked BBQ, Fore Play, Gorgeous Gelato, The Merry Table Crêperie and Shine Salon.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2013
Portland committee OKs sale of downtown plaza
The City Council will vote on the $524,000 agreement for Congress Square Plaza on Sept. 9.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2013
Agreement outlines plan to buy Congress Square Plaza
Reactions to the proposal are mixed. Opponents say the $524,000 price for part of the Portland park insults those ‘who know the value of this space.’
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PublishedAugust 15, 2013
Portland ‘best place’ in world for circus college, founder says
The Circus Conservatory of America hopes to convert a building on Thompson’s Point into a school for up to 120 students.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2013
Thompson’s Point eyed for circus conservatory
The Circus Conservatory of America, a degree-granting college, would be the first new tenant for the $100 million Portland development since the project was rolled out in 2011.
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