Ray Routhier has written about pop culture, movies, TV, music and lifestyle trends for the Portland Press Herald since 1993. He is continually fascinated with stories that show the unique character of Maine’s people and places. He’s written about why so many businesses use the made-up word “Mainely” in their names, how you can trace Portland’s history through its various smells and why Mainers lament the loss of Portland-made B&M baked beans. He’s interviewed a wide variety of filmmakers, actors, musicians and authors, including Patrick Dempsey, Tony Shalhoub, Richard Russo, Tess Gerritsen, Tony Bennett, Anna Kendrick, and Stephen King. His passions, besides writing, include baseball history, old movies and “Jeopardy!” A native of Manchester, New Hampshire, he graduated with a degree in political science from the University of New Hampshire. He lives in South Portland with his wife and two children.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2011
Maine at Work: Raking blueberriesby hand proves no easy feat
Jake Powers is raking blueberries on a hillside with spectacular views, bending over and using an aluminum rake with two small handles to sweep through the low-lying blueberry plants that cover the land.
It doesn’t look that hard, so I grab my little rake — it’s sort of like a big dustpan with tines — and bend over at the waist. That is my first mistake . . .
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PublishedAugust 18, 2011
Radio host Voornas comes out
The longtime area personality tells listeners this week of her upcoming union with her same-sex partner.
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PublishedAugust 7, 2011
Open House: Neat nooks
Clever use of random spaces gives a Harpswell cottage by the sea the illusion of being much bigger than it really is.
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PublishedAugust 4, 2011
Carrying on the Zappa legacy
Dweezil, son of Frank, is making sure that his father’s brilliance still shines.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2011
‘Bachelorette’ from Maine to ring out TV, ring in ‘real world’
Though TV has been pretty good to Maine’s Ashley Hebert – she traveled the world and found a fiance while starring on two reality shows this year – she says her days on the small screen are over. She told reporters Tuesday that people shouldn’t expect to see her on TV again. “Not unless you […]
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PublishedAugust 2, 2011
‘Bachelorette’ makes’passionate’ choice – J.P.
Maine’s Ashley Hebert finally picked the man she wants to marry.
Even though he seemed to be the man that her sister definitely, positively, didn’t want her to marry.
Hebert, a 27-year-old dental student from Madawaska, picked J.P. Rosenbaum to be her fiance in Monday’s finale of the ABC romance reality show “The Bachelorette.”
Early in the episode, Hebert’s sister, Chrystie Corns, told Hebert that Rosenbaum – a 34-year-old construction manager from New York City – was not for her. And that he was too old.
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PublishedJuly 31, 2011
Acting on a homing instinct
Francoise Paradis envisions community, collaboration and eco-sensitivity in her cohousing project near Salmon Falls in Buxton.
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PublishedJuly 31, 2011
Decision time for ‘Bachelorette’
On Monday, Maine’s Ashley Hebert will make her choice from the 25 men who romanced her on TV.
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PublishedJuly 31, 2011
Readers’ Choice
Mainers pick favorites in more categories than ever in our annual poll.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2011
Oxxfest’s edge: STP
By a twist of connections, the young music festival scores Stone Temple Pilots and Sick Puppies.
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