Superintendent Paul Perzanoski says he wanted to let teachers know they have a right to defend themselves from the governor’s “manipulation of facts.”
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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Parties mark 50th birthday of Baxter State Park
PORTLAND — On Aug. 6, 1962, former Gov. Percival Baxter acquired his 28th and final parcel of land in northern Maine, fulfilling a lifelong dream of creating a park around Mount Katahdin.
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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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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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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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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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Portland art installation victim of ‘yarn bombing’
PORTLAND — This ain’t your grandma’s knitting circle.