Ray Routhier writes about pop culture, entertainment, music, TV and lifestyle issues. In more than 23 years at the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram, he has been continually fascinated with stories that show the unique character of Maine’s people and places. The word he uses most for stories he’s drawn to is “quirky.”
He’s written about the changing cable TV and Internet landscapes, and what those changes mean for the future of information and entertainment. He’s dug clams, raked blueberries and rode on the back of a garbage truck, all in pursuit of stories about real Mainers. He’s had a ball interviewing a range of celebrities from Anna Kendrick and Patrick Dempsey to Billy Joel and Tony Bennett.
His passions, besides writing, include baseball history, old movies and “Jeopardy!”
A native of Manchester, N.H., he graduated with a degree in political science from the University of New Hampshire. He lives in South Portland with his wife and two daughters.
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PublishedFebruary 17, 2019
After his start in Portland bars, country musician Jay Bragg joins Alan Jackson’s tour
Before moving to Music City, Bragg made a name for himself in Maine playing covers as J. Biddy, then starting the bands This Way and North of Nashville.
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PublishedFebruary 7, 2019
Indie film ‘Bone Cold’ starts shooting Thursday in rural York County
Los Angeles-based filmmaker Billy Hanson, a graduate of Old Orchard Beach High School, is using Newfield and Parsonsfield as stand-ins for Ukraine in the horror movie involving two Navy SEALS.
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PublishedFebruary 4, 2019
Planned Westbrook concert venue books first show
Shinedown plans to play at Rock Row’s temporary outdoor pavilion on June 29.
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2019
Before trying for Broadway, prodigy from Falmouth brings musical to USM
Sam Carner is testing tweaks to his show ‘Unlock’d’ in the March production in Gorham.
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2019
Stephen King announces new novel, TV series among string of projects
The prolific Bangor author announces his new novel ‘The Institute’ will come out in September, and a CBS series based on ‘The Stand’ is set to air next year.
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2019
Led by John Bapst grad, Superorganism to play Portland in May
Orono Noguchi, who was named after the Maine town, is the lead singer of the band whose album was named among the top 50 last year by Rolling Stone.
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PublishedJanuary 28, 2019
Crime thriller ‘Allagash’ to film in western Maine
The feature film starring Tom Berenger is set to be shot in March.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2019
No longer spinning, Westbrook’s famous ice disk appears doomed to become just … ice
The rotating phenomenon in the Presumpscot River has drawn news outlets and onlookers to the river and been a sensation on social media.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2019
A once-aspiring dancer at Deering worked his way onto Broadway
Portland native Mark DiConzo, who grew up dreaming of a career in show business, is now appearing in the musical ‘Aladdin.’
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PublishedJanuary 8, 2019
Maine songwriter Amy Allen is ‘through-the-roof excited’ to have her first No. 1 hit
‘Without Me’ by Halsey reaches No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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Singer Don McLean threatens Maine weekly for writing about ex-wife's exhibit on abuse
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Maine couple renovates Virgin Islands villa that will be marketed to Mainers
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Mills throws her support behind CMP's controversial plan for transmission line
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Old Port bar ordered to keep volume low this summer
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Cost to fix Maine's busiest highway bridge 50% higher than expected